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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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#585
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.
#584
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.
#583
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.
#582
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:
#581
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.
#580
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.
#579
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.
#578
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.
#577
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.
#576
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.
#575
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.
#574
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.

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