The Hidden Levels has returned to talk about most anticipated video games of the fall 2015 season. It’s looking to be a busy one with the likes of Halo 5, Fallout 4, and Star Wars: Battlefront all fighting for your dollars and valuable attention this holiday season. Before delving into the biggst releases of the…
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The Hidden Levels #6: Post-PAX-A-PALOOZA!
Austin and Caleb have returned from PAX and can’t seem to get the jitters out of their thumbs. On this special episode the traveling duo talk about their demos and experience from Seattle’s finest gaming convention. Austin talks about his newfound optimism for the new Star Fox and Caleb talks about his suprising run-in with…
The Hidden Levels #5 : We’re Going to PAX Prime! Special
Austin and Caleb are heading to PAX Prime in Seattle this weekend and they can’t wait to check out all of the latest games, booths, and live events. What’s PAX? What are a few things they hope to see at the show? Tune in to find out! Download MP3 Rate and subscribe on iTunes
The Hidden Levels: E3 Reactions Special
E3 is the magical place where even the most absurd gaming announcements can be made a reality and 2015 has been no exception! The Hidden Levels has returned to discuss the high points from this year’s hottest press conferences from Bethesda, Sony, and Nintendo. Bethesda finally dropped the Fallout 4 bomb we’ve all been waiting for…
The Hidden Levels #4 – Annual Franchises
What do you do when your favorite game franchise gets a new entry every year? In this week’s episode of The Hidden Levels– Caleb, Austin, and Tyler discuss the current trend of yearly game releases for the Madden, Assassin’s Creed, and Call of Duty franchises. Does the expected release hurt the quality of otherwise strong IPs…
The Hidden Levels #3 – Gaming Under Construction
Day 1 patches. Game breaking bugs. Beta testing. Has the game industry become too relaxed with releasing incomplete games? In this episode of the Hidden Levels; Caleb, Austin, and Tyler discuss the merits and drawbacks of games having post-release fixes. Is the industry destined to make this a permanent addition to the gaming experience? Before…
The Hidden Levels #2: The Digivolution
The Hidden Levels has returned to talk about the rise of digital distribution in the game industry and how we’re mere years aways from discless consoles. Which of the big three between Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony will jump first and how will they do it? Before we get thumbs deep in analysis discussion, Austin talks…
The Hidden Levels #1 – The Console Wars
In our pilot episode, The Hidden Levels kicks things off by tackling the granddaddy of gaming debates in our discussion on the console wars. We take a hard look at Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo before we make our bets on who leads the charge in 2015. Does the jumping impaired elf really stand a chance…
Introducing The Hidden Levels
I’ve been writing, podcasting, and producing video covering movies and TV for a good while now, but one crucial piece to my love of pop culture is video games. Before I ever wrote my first movie review, my teenage self was publishing my thoughts on video games(however poorly written) on my gaming blog. After years…
Caleb Masters 