The Level

Kole Ross, Dennis Furia, and Tyler Crumrine talk about the Pokemon X and Y announcement, Far Cry 3, and speedrunning against cancer. THE BRIEF Tyler:  Pokemon X and Y announced. Animaniguchi announced their second full length album "Endless Fantasy". Kole:  Steam box officially announced, detailed. Dennis:  Don't burn games. THE GRIND Tyler:  Dark Souls. Far Cry 3. Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Surviv...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Journey's grammy nomination, Hotline: Miami, and the Perfect Banana Slicer. THE GRIND Kole:  Hotline: Miami. The Binding of Isaac. Ben:  Hitman: Absolution. Dark Souls. Denis:  Double Dragon Neon. Little Big Planet 2. Wario Ware Smooth Moves. Bit. Trip Runner. David:  FTL. Dead Island. THE MULTIPLAYER 2013 Game Resolutions. THE END BOSS Kole:  New X-Men and...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about video game cease fires, games that can't decide if they're bad or good, and our games of the year. THE BRIEF Cease Fire for Sandy Hook. Lt. Grossman: Games train to kill, and he might have a point. EA opens up voting for NCAA Football Cover. Gladdos in Pacific Rim. THE GRIND David:  World of Warcraft. Kole:  Resident Evil 6. Dennis:  Rochard. Dark Souls. Ben...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Dark Souls 2 announcement, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, and dead franchises. THE BRIEF Steam Box. You used to be cool, Humble Bundle. VGA Rundown. Dark Souls 2 (but no Wii U?) THE GRIND Dennis:  Quantum Conundrum. Bioshock 2. Double Dragon Neon. Ben:  Assassin's Creed III. Call of Duty: Black Ops II. David:  Call of Duty: Black Ops II. Kole:  Baldur's Gate...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Gary talk about the Binding of Isaac remake, political issues in games!, and whether or not loot is a good thing. THE BRIEF Beck, Soundshapes, and the VGAs. Skrillex Quest is a thing. Binding of Isaac for console. Planescape: Torment successor? Baldur's Gate delayed on iOS. THE GRIND Kole: Super Hexagon . Ben: Assassin's Creed III . Dennis: Soundshapes  (The Creation of Man....

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Wii Mini, gender in video games, and Mystcraft, and Gravity Rush. THE BRIEF Wii Mini Hitman: Absolution comes out on the 47th week of the year. The Pac Man on the Moon. #1ReasonWhy THE GRIND Kole: The Walking Dead .  Mystcraft . David: Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 .  Dishonored .  Quantum Conundrum . Dennis: Outland . Ben: Frog Fractions .  Call of Duty: Bl...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Wii U launch, Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies, and Planetside 2. Welcome to the second level. THE BRIEF Indie Game the Movie on Netflix Wii U launch hassles Humble Indie Bundle 6 Ben's Amazon Deals THE GRIND Ben: Call of Duty: Black Ops II .  Assassin's Creed 3 . Kole: Rayman Legends .  Metal Gear Solid HD Collection .  Frog Fractions .  Dark Souls . Den...

Kole, Ben, and Dennis talk about Wreck It Ralph, PlayStation Plus on the Vita, and X-Com. THE BRIEF PlayStation Plus for the PS Vita. New Mass Effect revealed. Mass Effect Trilogy announced for PlayStation 3. General Petreus THE GRIND Wreck It Ralph! Ben: Battlefield 3 . Dennis: X-Com: Enemy Unknown .  Borderlands 2 .  Parasite Eve . Kole: Curiosity .  Angry Birds: Star Wars .  Zero Escape: Virtue...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Zero's Escape: Virtue's Last Reward, Alpha Protocol, and the end of the Don't Tree. Stay tuned for more information about our new show, The Level. What Have You Been Playing? Kole: Super Mario 3D Land . Zero's Escape: Virtue's Last Reward . Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss . Ben: Alpha Protocol . David: Payday: The Heist . Kingdom of Loathing . Dark Souls ....

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Videogame: The Game, Don't Look Back, and play a game surrounding the brands of guns in Borderlands 2. What Have You Been Playing? Ben: Borderlands 2 . Alpha Protocol . Dennis: Adventure Bar Story . Don't Look Back . Kole: The Basement Collection . Resident Evil 6 . Dishonored . Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss . David: Payday: The Heist . I Want to Play a...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the sparse fall release schedule, TVTropes, and Resident Evil 6. What Have You Been Playing? Ben: Borderlands 2 . David: Borderlands 2 . Guild Wars 2 . Kingdom of Loathing . Dennis: Borderlands 2 . Kole: Bad Piggies . F.T.L. . Resident Evil 5 . Resident Evil 6 . Links of Note: Hitman: Absolution Bandage Babe Inverted Controls Portal 2 The Orange Box

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Borderlands 2, FTL, and starting areas from games. What Have You Been Playing? David: Guild Wars 2 . Borderlands 2 . Kole: FTL . Resident Evil 5 . Ben: Borderlands 2 . Dennis: Borderlands 2 . I Want to Play a Game. Guess the Starting Area. Show Notes: Magic Man Chinatown Inbox Zero Achewood

Kole, Dennis, and Ben talk about everything but video games. What Have You Been Playing? We didn't really play anything this week, so instead, have a Links of Note. Midnight Releases. FedEx and normal people. Dennis's dangerous neighborhood. Feelies. Blacklogs, or "Kloggin'". Borderlands 2. The Noid. Cave Johnson. Game openings. Sound Shapes and failure/suffering. 84 Problems. Dishonored. I Want t...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Dust 514, wrap up Silent Hill: Downpour, and play a game about game taglines. What Have You Been Playing? Dennis: Dust 514. Ratchet and Clank: Full Frontal Assault. Soundshapes. David: Kingdom of Loathing. Guild Wars 2. Kole: Rock Band Blitz. McPixel. Silent Hill Downpour. Ben: Civilization: Revolution. Gravity Bone. I Want to Play a Game Taglines. Links of...

Kole and Ben talk about the others behind their backs, more Civ, and more Slender. What Have You Been Playing? Ben: Civilization: Revolution. Kole: Slender. Gravity Bone. Walking Dead Episode 3.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Sound Shapes, Counter Strike: Global Offensive, and guess more game quotes. What Have You Been Playing? Kole: Sound Shapes. Yesterday. Counter Strike: Global Offensive. Dennis: Sound Shapes. SSX. Ben: Civilization: Revolution. David: The Secret World. Slender. I Want to Play a Game Potent Quotables

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Civilization: Revolution, the Tetris Effect, and we play a new game. What Have You Been Playing? Ben: Civilization Revolution . Kole:: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD. Dennis: Tetris (PS3) David: The Secret World I Want to Play a Game Potent Quotables Links of Note Deadliest Warrior Simlish Tetris Effect Puzzle Pirates

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Demon's/Dark Souls, Closure, and the Secret World. What Have You Been Playing? Ben: Amnesia: The Dark Descent. Lone Survivor. Age of Empires II. Braid. Bastion. Kole: Demon's Souls. Dennis: Closure. Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One. Saints Row The Third. David: Colossal Cave Adventure. The Secret World. What's On Your Mind Jonathan Blow talk at Rice University P...

Kole, Dennis, and David talk about Spelunky, Nihilumbra, Blacklight, and we talk to Jen Furia about Mario Kart. What’cha Been Playin’? Kole : Walking Dead Episode 2. Spelunky. Nihulumbra. Plague, Inc. David : Fallen London. Blacklight: Retribution. Dennis : Saints Row The Third. Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. Matching With Friends. Assassin’s Creed: Recollection. Jen : Mario Kart Wii. Links of Not...

Kole, Dennis, and David talk about what “twitch” means, free to play games, and the interminable issue of Mass Effect 3’s ending. What’cha Been Playin’? Dennis : Saints Row the Third. David : Killing Floor. Kole : The Walking Dead. Lone Survivor. The Binding of Isaac. Yesterday. What’s On Your Mind Gunlord: A new game for the Dreamcast. Spelunky, XBLA, July 4, $15. Mass Effect 3 extended endings r...

Kole and Ben talk about The Walking Dead, Ben’s E3 afterthoughts, and Watch Dogs. What’cha Been Playin’? Kole : Walking Dead . Souvenir . Ben : Bastion . What’s On Your Mind Ben’s E3 Afterthoughts. Links of Note Video Games Hotdog Champions of Norrath Watch Dogs Demo

Kole, Dennis, and David talk about a very disappointing E3. What’cha Been Playin’? Kole : Waking Mars . Dennis : Puzzle Quest II. Battlefield 3. David : Diablo III. Echo Bazaar . What’s On Your Mind A bunch of E3 stuff. Links of Note Humble Bundle The Future is Now Racist PSP Ad Crossplay

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Diablo III, Silent Hill: Downpour, and the ending of Mass Effect 3 (not really). What’cha Been Playin’? David : Diablo III . Ben : Deus Ex: Human Revolution . Kole : Silent Hill: Downpour . Dennis : Assassin’s Creed: Recollection . Anodia . Feed Me Oil . Qvoid . Puzzle Quest 2 . Silent Hill . Battlefield 3 . What’s On Your Mind Tomba! Announced for PSN DmC D...

Kole, Ben, and Dennis talk about how we don’t play games anymore, Kickstarter games, and then we spoil the crap out of Journey. What’cha Been Playin’? Dennis : Assassin’s Creed: Recollection . Silent Hill . Battlefield 3 . Sega Genesis Collection . Kole : Wolfenstein 3D Classic . Ben : Deus Ex: Human Revolution . What’s On Your Mind Republique Kickstarter funded. Bioshock Infinite delayed. Xbox 36...

Kole and Ben talk about pretentious indie games, Dear Esther, and missed movie opportunities. What’cha Been Playin’? Ben : Journey . Renegade Ops . Closure . To the Moon . Kole : Fez . Journey . Dear Esther . To the Moon . Mass Effect 3 . Draw Something . Groove Coaster . What’s On Your Mind The Avengers Randy Savage Skyrim Mod Elder Scrolls MMO Links of Note Don’t Look Back Video Games Hot Dog Sy...