The Level
The Level

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. RSS Feed: https://www.patreon.com/rss/80117?show=1693347

Recent Episodes

The Level 570: Snakes (Not) on a Plane
JAN 9, 2026
The Level 570: Snakes (Not) on a Plane
<html><p>Kaye, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Ball x Pit, Carnival Massacre, Dead Island 2, and much more!</p><p><strong>The Grind:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Moxie: Dead Island 2.</p></li><li><p>Ben: Slots and Daggers. Ball x Pit.</p></li><li><p>Dennis: Liar’s Bar. Tactical Breach Wizards. Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown.</p></li><li><p>Kaye: Carnival Massacre.</p></li></ul><p><strong>The Multiplayer:</strong></p><ul><li><p>What new years resolution are you going to break?</p></li></ul><p><strong>The End Boss:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Clair Obscur loses Indie Game Awards GOTY, Blue Prince wins instead.</p></li><li><p>Helldivers 2 file size reduced. You can install other games now.</p></li><li><p>Splitgate 2 relaunch barely launches.</p></li><li><p>The People’s Joker is coming to Tubi.</p></li><li><p>They made snake on a sphere.</p></li></ul><p></p></html>
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107 MIN
The Level 569: Who Are My Kids?
DEC 20, 2025
The Level 569: Who Are My Kids?
<html><p>Kaye, Dennis, and Jala talk about Guilty as Sock, Embr, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, and much more!</p><p><strong>The Grind:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Kaye: Resident Evil VII but it’s Simpsons. Bloodborne Randomizer. Embr. PEAK. Guilty as Sock. Pico Park 2.</p></li><li><p>Jala: Guilty as Sock. Pico Park 2. One-Eyed Likho.</p></li><li><p>Dennis: Embr. PEAK. Guilty as Sock. Pico Park 2. Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown.</p></li></ul><p><strong>The Multiplayer:</strong></p><ul><li><p>TOTY Results</p></li></ul><p><strong>The End Boss:</strong></p><ul><li><p>New Zealand’s game industry is one of the only ones that’s growing.</p></li><li><p>Looks like Larian uses AI and leadership is being a dick about it!</p></li><li><p>Silksong is getting free DLC.</p></li></ul><p></p></html>
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90 MIN
The Level 567: The Kids Hunger for Lore
DEC 6, 2025
The Level 567: The Kids Hunger for Lore
<html><p>Kaye, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Total Chaos, Asbury Pines, PEAK, and much more!</p><p><strong><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScFnjAMmerR6iRClUj33K9b8rsU8NGtO6bS4vMfrEOKTD4pHA/viewform" target="_blank">TITLE OF THE YEAR VOTING IS NOW OPEN!</a></strong></p><p><strong>The Grind:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Moxie: PEAK.</p></li><li><p>Ben: Asbury Pines.</p></li><li><p>Dennis: PEAK. Five Nights at Freddy’s.</p></li><li><p>Kaye: Total Chaos. <a href="https://Puzzmo.com" target="_blank">Puzzmo.com</a>.</p></li></ul><p><strong>The Multiplayer:</strong></p><ul><li><p>What’s a good implementation of something you otherwise think is bad in games?</p></li></ul><p><strong>The End Boss:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Roblox CEO wants to groom kids into gambling.</p></li><li><p>Tim Sweeny mocks Steam’s AI disclosures.</p></li><li><p>Amazon caught trying out terrible AI anime dubbing.</p></li><li><p>Silksong devs won’t be at the VGAs, post something kinda shitty about it.</p></li></ul><p></p></html>
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122 MIN
The Level 566: Pitch Problem
NOV 30, 2025
The Level 566: Pitch Problem
<html><p>Kaye, Ben, and Dennis talk about Dispatch, Deadpool VR, Umigari, and much more!</p><p><strong>The Grind:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Dennis: Deadpool VR.</p></li><li><p>Ben: Dispatch.</p></li><li><p>Kaye: Final Sentence Demo. Umigari Demo.</p></li></ul><p><strong>The End Boss:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Megabonk dev pulls the game out of running for VGA.</p></li><li><p>No sign of a Steam Deck 2 in sight.</p></li></ul><p></p></html>
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83 MIN
The Level 565: If You Said Guts...
NOV 21, 2025
The Level 565: If You Said Guts...
<html><p>Kaye, Dennis, Jala, and Moxie talk about House of Necrosis, The Last Train Home, Islands of the Caliph, and much more!</p><p><strong>The Grind:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Jala: Fire Emblem: Awakening. Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles. Aberration Analyst. Ookami Okami (Demo). Islands of the Caliph.</p></li><li><p>Moxie: NOTHING.</p></li><li><p>Dennis: Last Train Home. Hades II. War Thunder.</p></li><li><p>Kaye: Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol. House of Necrosis.</p></li></ul><p><strong>The Multiplayer:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Gaming opinions that will start a Thanksgiving fight.</p></li></ul><p><strong>The End Boss:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Valve hardware announcements: Steam Frame, Steam Machine, Steam Controller.</p></li><li><p>It’s a very expensive Christmas for gamers’ parents.</p></li><li><p>News Tower is a neat historical management sim.</p></li><li><p>Remembering Rebecca Heineman.</p></li></ul><p></p></html>
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111 MIN