PAX West 2022 just ended and there were a ton of great indie games shown off! Holden Hintz and Brian Keese join me to list our top five games that we want to talk about, even if they aren't our best in show. Many of them have demos, so make sure to check them out on Steam if they're new to you! Some of our big hits include: Lies of P System Shock Spiderheck Freshly Frosted Wanted Dead Anger Foot Socials: How to Waste your Time: https://anchor.fm/howtowasteyourtime twitter.com/howtowasteyour Draft Punks: twitter.com/realdraftpunks Drop a question or leave a suggestion here! Email: Questions@Le ..read more

James Smith, Mitch O'Brien, and Mahvl... Mahvlson? join me this week to recap all things Gamescom! We each bring three topics to the show and some honorable mentions to chat about!  Our big games: Dead Island 2, Atomic Heart, Lies of P, Callisto Protocol, Goat Simulator 3, and... Outlast Trials? That can't be right. Let us know what your favorite reveals were at some of the links below! Twitters: James: https://twitter.com/UntitledSmithy Mitch: https://twitter.com/mitchob1012 Mahvl: https://twitter.com/Mahvlson Special thanks to Alex Brinegar for the Logo! Twitter - @clobberinthyme Graphi ..read more

The Evolution Championship Series brings all the greatest fighters from around the world together for one massive tournament that includes many of the greatest current fighting games available, such as: Street Fighter V TEKKEN Guilty Gear -Strive- Dragon Ball FighterZ Skullgirls: 2nd Encore And who could forget the GOAT: Multiversus Holden Hintz from How to Waste your Time joins me to explain a quick overview history of this tournament, from its beginnings as Battle by the Bay to its massive recent Evo 2022 return.  How to Waste your Time: https://anchor.fm/howtowasteyourtime The Score ..read more

Sad about the Starfield delay? Even more sad about the Redfall delay? Well forget those massive RPGs because I'm joined by Chris Logan of Best of the Rest to share our top three favorite superhero games! You asked for em, you got em.  Are they all Batman games? You'll have to listen to find out! Best of the Rest links: www.twitter.com/botrcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/best-of-the-rest/id1257580702 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/718AedIWsYPhm0kN9mjKJt?si=ba4314d8932f4b50 Special thanks to Alex Brinegar for the Logo! Twitter - @clobberinthyme Graphic Des ..read more

Have you been seeing this big industry buzzword everywhere and wondered why so many companies have jumped to using it? What do Crypto and NFTs have to do with video game worlds? Are we on the cusp on Internet 2.0? Why has the Zuck become so obsessed with the Meta verse? Preston and Brian attempt to answer these questions and more on this conversation-style episode. Let us know what you think of the next generation of VR immersion and what it might mean for how we interact with other people in our daily lives by joining us at any of the links down below! CNET YT Video:  https://youtu.be/7D ..read more

I'm joined by Kaedhen of The Great Game Debate this week to talk all about the closure of the 3DS and WiiU eshops and the larger impact this has on games preservation! After, we spend a very long time talking about a very great game, Elden Ring. We hope you are enjoying it just as much as we are. If you want to join our endeavors, find the discord links below and drop on by Great Game Debate Links! Twitter: @greatgamedeb8 Discord: discord.gg/4mCBKxX Special thanks to Alex Brinegar for the Logo! Twitter - @clobberinthyme Graphic Design - https://alexbrinegar.wordpress.com/ More from Level Zero ..read more

Hey there! You found the show notes section! Typically, you can find links to all the cool Level Zero stuff, like our twitter and website. Although, I'm never sure how many people actually read the show notes, much less click through these links. A nice experiment might be to email Greg at hi@levelzeropod.com and let him know how much you miss him. That sounds like a fun way to get you engaged and a wholesome way to support the show! You can also let Preston know how meta these show notes are. Oh wait. I put the episode subject in the show notes, thereby breaking the weird meta joke about not ..read more

Trying to make sense of the insane amount of acquisition news in January? Wanting a bit of insight into the background and law related specifics on how these acquisitions work or could be discontinued? Pokemon Legends Arceus? Join Preston on the first episode of our new semi-regular news show as guest Haley McClean walks us through the finer details of these massive company purchases and their potential implications. Stick around for our Arceus impressions! For LZ News, expect a lightly edited conversational show where we chat with a guest about a recent news story. If you have a story you'd ..read more

We continue our chat with Charles McGregor! This time we focus in on the development of HyperDot from the initial idea all the way to release and the game awards. Some ideas that started out as "what ifs" grew until they were core components of the game!  Come find out Charles' reactions to his own game and the development process as well as what he dubs "The year of dreams." Website Post - https://levelzeropod.com/2021/12/13/the-making-of-hyperdot-with-charles-mcgregor/ Featuring: Charles McGregor of Tribe Games GDC Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zzxf9pWpWx4 Hello Player: https ..read more

Becoming a game developer is no easy feat. Especially when you're wearing all of the hats as an independent developer looking to create their own company. Charles McGregor joins Preston this week to tell us how he got into programming and how that interest at a young age grew to a successful career.  Even though his story is unique to him, there is plenty of great advice for those new to programming or anyone considering the field.  Website Post - https://levelzeropod.com/2021/11/28/becoming-a-game-developer-with-charles-mcgregor/ Featuring: Charles McGregor of Tribe Games Itch.io ..read more