The Level

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

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20 episodes
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Saturday · 1 hr 29 min
The Level 593: A Spouse in Every Town
Kaye, Ben, and Jala talk about Palworld, Everything is Crab, Vampire the Masquerade: Redemption, and much more! The Grind: Jala: Dungeons & Dragons: Eye of the Beholder. Vampire the Masquerade: Redemption. Ben: The Incident at Galley House. Palworld. Kaye: Desktop Explorer. The Multiplayer: Tell us some mods you like! The End Boss: Amazon’s Warhammer television series is in production. Platinum is working on a TMNT game, The Last Ronin. The new CEO of NexusMods is saying some concerning stuff.
July 24 · 1 hr 39 min
The Level 592: Femmes Fatale
Kaye, Ben, Jala, and Moxie talk about The Incident at Galley House, Desktop Explorer, Vampire Therapist, and much more! The Grind: Jala: Chicken Police: Paint It RED! Vampire Therapist. Kaye: Desktop Explorer. Ben: Eventide Matter. The Incident at Galley House. Moxie: Diablo IV. The Multiplayer: What was your first computer OS for playing games and what do you miss about it? The End Boss: Microsoft desperately announces new Fallouts, Elders Scrollses. Florida Man arrested in Steam malware crypto heist. People are adding Jimothy the Raccoon into games.
July 20 · 1 hr 37 min
The Level 591: Don't Eat Me, You Might Choke!
Kaye, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about the Homestar Runner DLC for Walkabout Mini Golf, tEverQuest Legends, Nodebuster, and much more. The Grind: Ben: Linelith. Stacklands. Nodebuster. Moxie: Diablo IV. Kaye: Walkabout Mini Golf Homestar Runner Content. EverQuest Legends. Dennis: EverQuest Legends. Darkwood. The Multiplayer: Propose a concept album based on a video game. The End Boss: Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced is a success, disaster. New cast members for Far Cry anthology show announced. The Lego Donkey Kong arcade cabinet looks sick as hell.
July 12 · 1 hr 50 min
The Level 590: Why So Gun?
Kaye, Dennis, Jala, and Moxie talk about EverQuest Legends, Gokigen Lovely Days, Thirsty Suitors, and much more! The Grind: Jala: Thirsty Suitors. Gokigen Lovely Days. Kaye: EverQuest Legends. Dennis: iRacing. Trackmania. Diablo IV. Knights and Bikes. Moxie: Diablo IV. The Multiplayer: FREE PLAY! The End Boss: Sony is going to stop shipping game discs. Microsoft laid everyone off. Blizzard got rid of good Diablo IV items.
July 4 · 1 hr 42 min
The Level 589: People Just Don't Look Back
Kaye, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about MOLE, Pronoun Palace, Order of the Sinking Star, and much more! The Grind: Ben: Saros. Order of the Sinking Star (Demo). Kaye: PHASE ZERO (Demo). Silver Pines (Demo). MOLE. Dennis: Pronoun Palace. Moxie: Diablo IV. The Multiplayer: Video game adaptations. The End Boss: Grand Theft Auto 6 to be a $100 code in a box. Call of Duty no longer day and date on Game Pass. Kyle MacLachlan is Jill Valentine’s boyfriend. mechanical-pencil.com
June 22 · 2 hr 5 min
The Level 588: ILW: I Love Worms
Kaye, Dennis, Jala, and Moxie talk about Mina the Hollower, Thirsty Suitors, The Walking Trade, and much more! The Grind: Jala: Neofeud. Thirsty Suitors. Kaye: Mina the Hollower. The Walking Trade. Dennis: Worms W.M.D. Moxie: Diablo IV. The Multiplayer: What’s a game moment that made you cry? The End Boss: EU says it can’t stop games from being killed, yoinked. Sonic statue purports to have Sonic DNA in it. Resident Evil Veronica announced, Resident Evil 0 remake extant but delayed.
June 6 · 1 hr 25 min
The Level 587: There's Nothing but Candy in the Pit
Kaye, Dennis, and Moxie talk about 007 First Light, Wreckfest, Diablo IV, and much more! The Grind: Kaye: 007 First Light. Wreckfest. Moxie: Diablo IV. Dennis: Diablo IV. The Multiplayer: Favorite rainbows in games. The End Boss: Bungie ends active support of Destiny 2. Rayman Legends Retold takes a beautiful game and uglifies it. Stuntman: Hollywood announced, looks rad.
May 24 · 1 hr 52 min
The Level 586: Lure King
Kaye, Dennis, Jala, and Moxie talk about Idols of Ash, Forbidden Solitaire, Knights and Bikes, and much more! The Grind: Jala: Book Bound. Lurking. Idols of Ash. Dispatch. Dennis: The Dark Queen of Mortholme. Knights and Bikes. Moxie: Operation Epic Furious: Strait to Hell. Dead as Disco. Kaye: Forbidden Solitaire. The Multiplayer: The best gaming hub worlds. The End Boss: Steam shakes up its tags. California law could stop games from being killed. Sony won’t put Wolverine on PC. AI ghouls are being booed at graduation parties.
May 16 · 1 hr 35 min
The Level 585: You Put Down the Gun
Kaye, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Dead as Disco, Saros, Deadlock, and much more! The Grind: Moxie: Dead as Disco. Ben: Saros. Dennis: Deadlock. Kaye: Forbidden Solitaire. The Multiplayer: What lesson from games works best for you in real life? The End Boss: Nintendo Switch 2 game bundle is last chance to get a good deal. The Mortal Kombat 2 movie is out. eBay rejects GameStop’s absurd offer to buy them.
May 8 · 1 hr 30 min
The Level 584: You're a Cowboy Now
Kaye, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Saros, Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred, Trepang2, and much more! The Grind: Moxie: Trepang2. Minishoot’ Adventures. Ben: Saros. Dennis: Diablo 4: The Lord of Hatred. Kaye: RimWorld. The Multiplayer: Pick a game character to run your city. The End Boss: Steam Controllers sell out immediately, because of resellers. Maniac restores Nintendo’s first arcade game: Wild Gunman. Resident Evil Survive is a neat-looking fan-made beat-em-up. Subnautica 2 gets late May early access release date.
May 2 · 1 hr 56 min
The Level 583: Snake Draft
Kaye, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred, Vampire Crawlers, Marathon, and much more! The Grind: Dennis: Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred. Trackmania. David: Minishoot’ Adventures. Marathon. Kaye: Marathon. Ben: Slay the Spire 2. Twilight Imperium. Talisman. Vampire Crawlers. The Multiplayer: What’s your favorite nonviolent video game? The End Boss: Steam hardware details leak. Want a Mario coffin? Good news! Tomodachi Life players love cigarettes. Phasmophobia is getting character creation after all of this time.
April 26 · 1 hr 38 min
The Level 582: Roving Escape Room Gangs
Kaye, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Slay the Spire 2, Karate Survivor, Minishoot’ Adventures, and much more! The Grind: Dennis: Family Escape Room (not a video game!). Slay the Spire 2. Ben: Karate Survivor. Kaye: Resident Evil: Revelations 2. Marathon. Moxie: Marathon. Minishoot’ Adventures. The Multiplayer: What’s the quickest and hardest you’ve fallen out of love with a game? The End Boss: Microsoft drops Game Pass price, removes day one Call of Duty. Elden Ring movie gets 2028 release date. Troy Baker is starting his own studio. Kick is a nostalgic soccer game. Games: News Story: Links: Titles: Moxie Games: News Story: Links: Titles: Is This an Escort Quest? Dennis: Games: News Story: Links: Titles: [Roving Escape Room Gangs] That’s Why You Shouldn’t Talk on This Podcast Adventures of the Airplane Kid Kole: Games: News Story: Links: Titles: SpaceBourne Jala: Games: News Story: Links: Titles:
April 18 · 1 hr 23 min
The Level 581: A Disappointment That Will Not Wash Away
Kaye, Ben, and Jala talk about Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE, 100 Jumps, Eclipsium, and much more! The Grind: Jala: 100 Jumps. Eclipsium. Exit 8. Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo. Ben: REANIMAL. Slay the Spire 2. Kaye: Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE. The Multiplayer: What series or game from an established studio was a big disappointment for you? The End Boss: Confidential Rockstar information leaked by ransomware hackers. Sony announces Bloodborne animated movie with YouTuber JackSepticEye as producer. Google pulls Doki Doki Literature Club from the Play Store.
April 10 · 1 hr 34 min
The Level 580: The First Geneva Convention
Kaye, Ben, and Moxie talk about Reanimal, Hozy, Quasimorph, and much more! The Grind: Ben: Slay the Spire 2. REANIMAL. Mewgenics. Moxie: Quasimorph. Marathon. Kaye: Marathon. Hozy. The Multiplayer: What game’s aesthetic works for you, even if you don’t play it? The End Boss: They’re making a Backrooms movie. Elden Ring movie set photos published. Chris Pratt doesn’t know very much about Mario. The Rooks are unionizing.
April 5 · 2 hr 4 min
The Level 579: A Three Hour Psychological Event
Kaye, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Super Battle Golf, Expelled!, The Drifter, and much more! The Grind: Jala: Cyclopean II: The Dreamlands and The Bagman (demos). The Dark Queen of Mortholme. Expelled!. The Drifter. Dennis: Marathon. Slay the Spire 2. iRacing. Kaye: Marathon. Super Battle Golf. Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake. Ben: Mewgenics. The Multiplayer: What kind of game do you like even though you’re bad at it? The End Boss: PlayStation price hikes hurt everyone. Star Wars: Zero Company looks neat! Fan makes Buffy text adventure in attempt to revive revival. MindsEye studio CEO blames terrible game on saboteurs.
March 29 · 1 hr 51 min
The Level 578: Staph McRacken
Kaye, Ben, and Dennis talk about Marathon, Slay the Spire 2, Mewgenics, and much more! The Grind: Kaye: Marathon. Resident Evil: Requiem. Dennis: iRacing. Slay the Spire 2. John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando. Ben: Mewgenics. The Multiplayer: What game enemy has the highest dangerousness delta between its appearance and how much of a threat it actually is? The End Boss: Crimson Desert devs caught using AI placeholder art. The RAM shortage is having a bigger effect than we thought. EverQuest Legends is a trap designed specifically to kill Kaye.
March 21 · 1 hr 52 min
The Level 577: You Can Do All Kinds of Magical Things With Blood
Kaye, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Pokemon Pokopia, John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando, Resident Evil: Requiem, and much more! The Grind: Jala: Resident Evil 4 Remake. Resident Evil Requiem. Kaye: Resident Evil: Requiem. Pokemon Pokopia. John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando. Dennis: John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando. Slay the Spire 2. Ben: Mewgenics. The Multiplayer: What’s your favorite game where you play the bad guy? The End Boss: New movement in the Subnautica 2 court case. Alex commits some incest in the newest Street Fighter 6 DLC. Iowa wants to create tax incentives for video game developers. nVidia’s DLSS 5 is bad and it should feel bad.
March 13 · 1 hr 47 min
The Level 576: Oh No, We Were Annoying Too!
Kaye, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Resident Evil: Requiem, Slay the Spire 2, Mewgenics, and much more! The Grind: Kaye: Resident Evil: Requiem. Dennis: Slay the Spire 2. Helldivers 2. Moxie: Helldivers 2. Ben: Mewgenics. The Multiplayer: Create your own microgenre. The End Boss: Sony will stop releasing their games on PC. Who knows when the Steam machine will be released? Not Valve! Mega Man voice actor being dropped by Capcom over union protections.
March 6 · 1 hr 39 min
The Level 575: Spelling Dolphin Words
Kaye, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando, Vampire Crawlers, Cursed Words, and much more! The Grind: Dennis: John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando (Demo). Cursed Words (Demo). Backseat Champions (Demo). Helldivers 2. Moxie: Helldivers 2. Ben: Mewgenics. Vampire Crawlers (Demo). Kaye: Nothing! The Multiplayer: What system do you understand but not really? The End Boss: Jala’s game has a demo! Highguard to shut down. Bloodborne remake isn’t happening.
March 1 · 1 hr 48 min
The Level 574: Canadians Are Like IGN
Kaye, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Mewgenics, Backpack Hero, the new Deep Rock Galactic content, and much more! The Grind: Kaye: Nothing! Ben: Silksong. Mewgenics. Dennis: Backpack Hero. Deep Rock Galactic. Helldivers 2. Moxie: Nothing! The Multiplayer: What's your favorite puzzle in a non-puzzle game? The End Boss: Xbox is falling apart, names AI chief as new CEO as Schiller steps aside. Insomniac’s Wolverine game gets September release date. Discord delays age verification by six months, cuts ties with Palantir. Star Wars Galactic Racing details emerge.