The Level – Details, episodes & analysis

Kaye, Ben, Jala, and Moxie talk about Metal Gear Solid Delta, Heartworm, SPRAWL, and much more!

The Grind:

• Jala: Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. Alterium Shift. Cyclopean: The Great Abyss. Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy.

• Kaye: Metal Gear Solid Delta. Heartworm. Picross.

• Ben: PAX West. The Fate of the Fellowship.

• Moxie: SPRAWL. Fallen London. The Division 2.

The Multiplayer:

• Put together an RPG team out of any video game character!

The End Boss:

• Silksong stomped all over other indie game release dates.

• The Division 2 is getting a new game mode.

• Call of Duty movie is coming and there are NO details so far.

Kaye, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Nine Kings, Threshold, Voxelgram, and much more!

The Grind:

• Dennis: Nine Kings. Elden Ring.

• Ben: Voxelgram.

• Moxie: Warhammer 40k: Darktide.

• Kaye: Threshold. Eyes on the Exam.

The Multiplayer:

• What kind of game surprised you, either positively or negatively?

The End Boss:

• AI company’s poll says game developers love AI, don’t ask any further questions.

• John Carpenter’s game, Toxic Commandos, announced at GamesCom.

• Valor Mortis is a first person Soulslike from the Ghostrunner devs, is very French.

• Silksong announcement announced.

Kaye, Ben, Jala, and Moxie talk about Mario Kart World, KARMA: The Dark World, Skald: Against the Black Priory, and much more!

The Grind:

• Jala: Without a Dawn. KARMA: The Dark World. Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls. Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp.

• Kaye: Mario Kart World.

• Moxie: The Division 2.

• Ben: Skald: Against the Black Priory.

The Multiplayer:

• Best trolls

The End Boss:

• Resident Evil 9: Requiem announced.

• They’re making a Phasmophobia movie.

• VR game seeks to reverse nearsightedness.

• Big Walk is a neat looking multiplayer game that uses positional voice chat well.

The Grind:

• Kole: Rusted Moss. Like a Dragon: Isshin!

• David: Redfall.

• Dennis: Redfall. GTFO. Trackmania. Slay the Spire.

• Ben: Star Wars: Jedi

The Multiplayer:

• Let’s talk about our favorite celebrity appearances in games.

The End Boss:

• VICE shutters Waypoint.

• Game budgets are out of control.

• Marvel’s Midnight Suns won’t be getting a Switch version.

• New Golden Idol expansion is coming out this week.

• PolishPixels.com is a database of games developed in Poland.

The Grind:

• Ben: Moss Book 1. Crab Champions.

• Kole: Snakedate. Octodad (Student Edition). IndependANT. Antbassador.

• David: Shardpunk: Verminfall.

• Dennis: Destiny 2. Slay the Spire.

The Multiplayer:

• What’s your favorite example of a developer listening to their players?

The End Boss:

• Sega of America workers are unionizing.

• Sony kills a lot of projects, but maybe for the better?

• Wizards of the Coast sent the literal Pinkertons after a dude.

• We’re getting more Case of the Golden Idol.

The Grind:

• Jala: Murderous Muses. Dark Side of the Moon. Aperture Desk Job.

• Dennis: Last Epoch. Call of Duty DMZ.

• David: No Man’s Sky.

• Kole: Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion.

The Multiplayer:

• Name the best duos in gaming.

The End Boss:

• Someone broke Resident Evil 2 and 3.

• Media Molecule co-founder leaves company.

• Mario theme added to the Library of Congress

Kole, Ben, David, and Dennis talk about Dredge, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion, After the Fall, and much more!

The Grind:

• David: Dredge. Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands.

• Dennis: Mighty Doom. Crusader Kings 3. Jurassic World Evolution 2.

• Ben: Horizon: Call of the Mountain. After the Fall. BIGFOOT.

• Kole: Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - Reunion.

The Multiplayer:

• Design your dream controller!

The End Boss:

• E3 cancelled.

• Sony patents wacky shapeshifting controller.

• American Tabletop Awards winners announced.

The Grind:

• Kole: Resident Evil 4.

• Ben: Resident Evil 4. Altered. Resident Evil Village VR. No Man’s Sky VR. Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge. Horizon: Call of the Mountain.

• David: Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty. Sorry We’re Open.

• Dennis: Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands. Diablo IV Beta.

The Multiplayer:

• Propose a new visual style for a game!

The End Boss:

• Steam won’t support older versions of Windows anymore come January 1, 2024.

• Jake Solomon leaves Firaxis.

• A game company made an AI its CEO and nothing means anything.

The Grind:

• Kole: Resident Evil 4 Chainsaw Demo. Choo-Choo Charles. Myst FPS.

• David: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II. Wo-Long: Fallen Dynasty.

• Ben: Kirby and the Forgotten Land. Betrayal at Club Low.

The Multiplayer:

• What game do you experience most through secondary content?

The End Boss:

• Suicide Squad and Starfield are delayed.

• There’s one texture that defines your whole childhood.

• They’re toning down the rain in the Resident Evil 4

The Grind:

• Kole: Like a Dragon: Ishin! PowerWash Simulator: Midgar Special Pack.

• Jala: Boyfriend Dungeon. A Mortician’s Tale.

• Dennis: Grindstone. Call of Duty: DMZ.

The Multiplayer:

• What game got you into your favorite genre?

The End Boss:

• AI learns games better when you let it read the manual.

• Paradox announces tons of new games.

• Forspoken studio dissolved.