The Level

Episode 142: Snake Lipton

Kole, Ben, David, and Jala talk about the PlayStation VR pricing, The Division, and do a Free-Play Multiplayer.

The Brief:

  • PlayStation VR gets a price.
  • Genital Jousting.
  • Microsoft makes it possible to do multiplayer with other platforms.

The Multiplayer:

  • Favorite webcomics.
  • Have you done a 180 on a particular game since childhood?
  • Rick and Morty.
  • Is there a game you always intend to go back and finish?
  • Have you tricked yourself into thinking you've played a game?
  • Non-gaming hobbies?
  • Favorite video game movies?

The Grind:

  • David: The Division.
  • Kole: NES Remix Pack.
  • Ben: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.
  • Jala: Long Story. Raising Ojipockle. BioShock.

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Episode 141: A Lot of Bucket Play

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about the new Hearthstone announcements, a whole bunch of older games, and we ask you if you've ever broken your video game hardware.

The Brief:

  • Hearthstone announcements: Deck Recipes.
  • Thief might become a movie.
  • Brazilian tribe develops a game to preserve their culture.
  • Obduction gets a release date.
  • No Man's Sky gets a release date, more details revealed.
  • Lionhead is closing down.

Multiplayer:

  • Have you ever broken your video game hardware?

The Grind:

  • Ben: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Rocket League.
  • Jala: 80 Days. Lone Wolf. Hakuoki: Warriors of the Shinsengumi.
  • Dennis: Minecraft.
  • Kole: Nothing.

Episode 140: Kole Shoulder

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about SUPERHOT, Infiniscene, and we ask you if you've ever taken a break from gaming.

##The Brief:

  • Infiniscene is cloud-based streaming.
  • Uncharted 4 is getting a network stress test beta.
  • Pokemon Sun and Gold announced.
  • Pokemon Red, Blue, and Yellow remakes announced.

##Multiplayer:

  • Have you ever fallen out of the habit of playing games?

##The Grind:

  • Jala: Sniper Elite 3. Dream Revenant.
  • Dennis: The Magic Circle. Helldivers.
  • Ben: Pony Island. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Rocket League. The Witness.
  • Kole: Super Hot.

Episode 139: Needs More Wolf Junk

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about the PlayStation VR release leak, Firewatch, and we ask you about your favorite romances in games.

The Brief:

  • To Ash is now available for purchase.
  • Dark Souls III is getting two DLC packs.
  • PlayStation VR rumored to come out this Fall.
  • Rise of the Tomb Raider wins a Video Game Writers guild award.

Multiplayer:

  • What's your favorite romance, or romance system in a game?

The Grind:

  • Jala: Joe Dever's Lone Wolf HD Remastered. Besiege. Impossible Draw. Horror Escape.
  • Ben: Firewatch.
  • Kole: Firewatch.
  • Dennis: Chariot. League of Legends.

Episode 138: Timestorm

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Amazon's new game engine, Darkest Dungeon, and we ask you what speed runs you like to watch.

The Brief:

  • Rocket League is coming to Xbox One in February.
  • Amazon releases Lumberyard, their own game engine.
  • Breath of Fire III is available on PSN now.
  • Red Dead Redemption was briefly backward compatible on Xbox One.

Multiplayer

  • What games do you enjoy speed running, or enjoy watching people speed running?

The Grind:

  • David: Darkest Dungeon.
  • Dennis: The Magic Circle. League of Legends.
  • Ben: Until Dawn. The Witness.
  • Kole: The Witness. Firewatch.