Matthew Keast

Matthew Keast

My new approach to play all games on Hard mode straight off the bat has proven satisfying. Sure there is some frustration, but I've decided it's the lesser of two evils when weighed against the boredom of easiness that Normal difficulty has become in the era of casual gaming.

Latest articles by Matthew Keast

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Game of the Month, September 2011

By Matthew Keast, Charlie Barratt Published

Two console-exclusive shooters go head-to-head in the calm before the holiday storm

Gears of War
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Mercury Hg review

By Matthew Keast Published

The periodic table is finally fun

Puzzle
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Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken hands-on preview

By Matthew Keast Published

Can a story about a Rambo chicken fighting Nazi penguins be emotionally stirring?

Platformer
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Ace Combat Assault Horizon hands-on preview

By Matthew Keast Published

Forget white-knuckle, this is ruined-knuckle

Games
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Inversion hands-on multiplayer preview

By Matthew Keast Published

Gravity is the weapon of choice for humiliating opponents

Action
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Dead Island video - Full Access Playthrough

By Matthew Keast Published

Let's stomp some heads into hamburger together

Action
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BloodRayne: Betrayal review

By Matthew Keast Published

Betrayed by the controls is more like it

Action
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Resistance 3 review

By Matthew Keast Published

The Chimera have risen, but so shall you

Action
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Dark Souls preview - look at the size of this thing!

By Matthew Keast Published

The spiritual successor to Demon's Souls goes big

Dark Souls
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Dead Island review

By Matthew Keast Published

It's big, it's messy, it's unique - an ambitious, shaky experiment

Action Games
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Sony reveals 3D HDTV inside a lightweight headset

By Matthew Keast Published

It's not VR, it's a home theater on your face!

Headsets & Headphones
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Razer unveils unique gaming laptop

By Matthew Keast Published

Can desktop power merge with laptop portability? We’ll see soon

Gaming
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PlanetSide 2 isn't coming to PS3 - also, new screens

By Matthew Keast Published

This just means it's time to upgrade your PC!

Action
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No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise review

By Matthew Keast Published

Suda51's bizzarro brawler doesn't translate to PS3 perfectly

Action
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Tribes: Ascend hands-on preview

By Matthew Keast Published

Bringing back the sci-fi ski-jump in glorious HD

Action
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Rage interview reveals mind-controlling crossbow

By Matthew Keast Published

Todd Hollenshead talks about how Rage sits in the pantheon of a genre id created

Action
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Dishonored preview - looking for a unique game?

By Matthew Keast Published

Enter a world that doesn't feel like every other damn game out there

Action
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim hands-on preview

By Matthew Keast Published

Saying hello to the new world with a friendly stream of fire

RPG
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QuakeCon 2011 photo diary

By Matthew Keast Published

One serious-ass LAN party

Action
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Limbo quietly arrives on Steam

By Matthew Keast Published

See what all the fuss on consoles was about, but with one PC-specific caveat

Adventure
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Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet review

By Matthew Keast Published

Madly warped lightless celestial body

Action
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Mercury Hg hands-on preview

By Matthew Keast Published

A liquidy take on Marble Madness, or, if you prefer, Monkey Ball

Puzzle
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How to get into PC gaming

By Matthew Keast Published

It's cheaper, easier, and way more worth it than you think

Action
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New Dark Souls screens to make you sweat

By Matthew Keast Published

No other series weaves beauty and danger so perfectly

Dark Souls
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PlanetSide 2 officially announced with amygdala-stroking trailer

By Matthew Keast Published

Forget Call of Duty, forget Battlefield, THIS is the multiplayer shooter to get excited about

Action
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