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MULTIPLAYER!!! From Umbrella to Nuka Cola, fictional companies and/or brands from gaming can be much more amusing than real life. What are some of your favorites, and why? Answer by 9pm ET on Tuesday to be featured on The Level!

Your truck is absolutely FILTHY.

Just disgusting.

Let me clean it.

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MULTIPLAYER!!! Like Greg below, many characters and places in gaming have non-canon nicknames that are widely accepted by the community. What are some of your favorites? Answer by 9:00pm TONIGHT to be featured on The Level! Shoutout to @desireekorruption.bsky.social for the question idea.

MULTIPLAYER!!! Most heroes would be lost without their handlers providing them live updates (plot), support (banter), and intel (tutorials). Who are your favorite voice-in-your-ear characters in gaming, and why? Answer by 9pm EST ON Tuesday to be featured on The Level!

MULTIPLAYER!!! No one really asked for Lego Horizon Adventures, but the precedent has been set! What games would be most amusing to see in a cute, kid friendly form? Answer by 9pm EST on Tuesday to be featured on The Level!

A screen of Shovel Knight at his campfire

MULTIPLAYER!!! Any game that gets big enough will spawn a string of imitators. That’s not to denigrate them, though! What “spiritual successors” outshone their inspiration, either in part or in whole? Answer by 9pm on Tuesday to be featured on The Level.

Aw man, we already recorded, but this quote is a banger!

MULTIPLAYER!!! What’s a video game quote that’s stuck with you? It could be meaningful, wise, or just funny. Answer by 9pm EST on Tuesday to be featured on The Level!

MULTIPLAYER!!! We expect a difficulty spike for bosses, but sometimes a “regular” enemy can ring your bell just as hard. What non-boss enemy is your personal kryptonite, and why? Answer by 9pm EST on Tuesday to be featured on The Level!

Should be fixed!

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This week's Level has some talk about Metal Gear Solid Delta, some RPG party drafting, and some discussion about Silksong's impact on the indie release schedule. Come listen!

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Last week was a bye, so we’re still looking for answers to this Multiplayer! Chime in by 9pm on Tuesday to be featured on The Level!

MULTIPLAYER!!! It’s time to assemble an all-star party of 1 DPS, 1 Support, and 1 Tank character, but you can choose each one from ANY game (even ones that don’t explicitly have classes). Who’s on your dream team, and how do they work together? Answer by 9pm on Tuesday to be featured on The Level!

I've been hearing about this Silksong fella for years now. Who is he?

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Meme of bird angrily biting cracker and then realizing they love it.

MULTIPLAYER!!! Humans are terrible at predicting what they will (or won’t) like in advance. What genre of games were you most surprised by, for better or worse?

Answer by 9pm EST on Tuesday to be featured on The Level. Shoutout to Aaron from our Slack for the question idea!

Munny, Zenny, Bottle Caps. They all spend the same, baby.

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MULTIPLAYER!!! Be it coins, rings, or souls, a game’s currency is always a fun little bit of worldbuilding. What is your favorite currency from a game, and how does it add flavor to the game’s world? Answer by 9pm EST on Tuesday to be featured on The Level!

Look Outside? Well, okay, I thought I wasn't supposed to look outside, but I don't see what harm it could bring.

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Shoutout to @desireekorruption.bsky.social for the question idea! They also proposed a hard mode of no Fromsoft or Bethesda answers.

Loading screen for DMC3

MULTIPLAYER!!! Much like game manuals, loading screens are becoming a lost art. What are your favorite loading screens from times past when you actually had to stare at them for a while? Answer by 9pm EST tonight to be featured on The Level!

The Getfaster Times Kaye, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, Witchfire, Date Everything, and much more!

Unfortunately despite Date Everything being out, you cannot date this podcast.

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MULTIPLAYER!!! Forget your dream castings for live action video game adaptations; give us your troll castings! What actor would be most hilariously bad and/or send the entire fandom into a meltdown? Answer by 9:00pm EST on Tuesday to be featured on The Level.

Thanks to our factory automation, this podcast was created using only 9 moves. It did cost ¥20 million, however.

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MULTIPLAYER!!! You must assign someone a game to play as punishment. You can’t just choose AI slop or a non-functional game, but you *can* impose conditions on how they play it to make things miserable. What game and rules do you choose? Answer by 9:00pm ET to be featured on The Level!

Who's excited for Subnautica 2?!

Unfortunately, I have some terrible news for you.

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MULTIPLAYER!!! There are so many iconic “you did it!” sounds from video games. Which one plays in your head when you accomplish an IRL objective? Answer by 9pm ET on Tuesday to be featured on The Level! Shoutout to @desireekorruption.bsky.social for the question.

XCOM missed meme

MULTIPLAYER!!! What is the most half-baked, unpolished, janky game that you’d still recommend to anyone? Answer by 9:00pm EST TONIGHT to be featured on The Level!

MULTIPLAYER!!! Many games promise a living world, but few deliver on it. What is a small touch that goes a long way to make a game’s world actually feel lived in? Answer by 9pm ET on Tuesday to be featured on The Level!

MULTIPLAYER!!! It’s been a while since we’ve done one of these, so this week is a Free Play! That means you can respond to this post with questions of your own, and we’ll answer them. Reply by 9pm EST on Tuesday to be featured on The Level!

MULTIPLAYER!!! Sometimes devs can’t help but engage in a little light trolling. What are the best/funniest “gotcha” moments that you’ve fallen for in games? Answer by 9pm EST on Tuesday to be featured on The Level!