The Level

A podcast for people who love video games.

About the show

The Level is a podcast for people who love video games. It's a weekly roundtable hosted by friends and industry outsiders Kole Ross, Ben Merkel, Dennis Furia, David Moneysmith, and Jala Prendes. Every Friday, we discuss video game news, the games we've been playing, and listener mail.

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Episodes

  • 82: Second Person Shooter

    November 7th, 2014  |  1 hr 41 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Murasaki Baby, Grand Theft Auto V's first-person mode, and we read your gaming binge confessions.

  • 81: Strategic Fandango Reserves

    October 31st, 2014  |  2 hrs 11 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about LucasArts games coming to GoG, Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies, and we ask you about your favorite scary moments in games.

  • 80: Threestyle

    October 22nd, 2014  |  1 hr 43 mins

    Kole, Ben, and David talk about the Paranautical Activity controversy, The Silent Age Episode 2, and we ask you about Bundle games.

  • 79: Sonic Sonnets

    October 17th, 2014  |  2 hrs 16 secs

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about some GamerGate updates, Gauntlet, and we do a Free-Play Multiplayer.

  • 78: Thermonuclear Clippy

    October 10th, 2014  |  1 hr 46 mins

    Kole, Ben, David, and Jala talk about the Myst TV show, Destiny, and we ask you about clans and guilds.

  • 77: Molenukes Clish and Richard Fartlick

    October 3rd, 2014  |  2 hrs 48 secs

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the new Steam experience, Neverending Nightmares, and we ask you which game's looks blew you away.

  • 76: Jambormee

    September 19th, 2014  |  1 hr 54 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Mojang acquisition, Hearthstone, and we ask what's up with Twitch.

  • 75: Fiddly Bits

    September 12th, 2014  |  1 hr 50 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about the new 3DS, Five Nights at Freddy's, and we ask you about genre-bending games.

  • 74: Resident Gear

    September 5th, 2014  |  1 hr 49 mins

    Kole, Ben, David, and Jala talk about the recent unpleasantness, Shadowgate, and video game cover art.

  • 73: Volcano for Military Purposes

    August 29th, 2014  |  1 hr 47 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Metrico, Amazon's Twitch acquisition, and we continue last week's Free Play Multiplayer.

  • 72: Don't Rage Quit the Yawhg

    August 22nd, 2014  |  2 hrs 10 mins

    Kole, Ben, David, and Jala talk about Atari's horror reveals, The Yawhg, and we do an action-packed free-play multi-player.

  • 71: Ben Smiles

    August 15th, 2014  |  1 hr 59 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Gamescom announcements, Crypt of the Necrodancer, and ask you how your name your characters in games.