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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Sniper: Ghost Warrior review

By Matthew Keast Published

A rough game with potential gets half a polishing

Action Games
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GamesRadar E3 2011 Special Award: Most Tasteless New Game

By Matthew Keast Published

Blackwater game trivializes a company accused of war crimes with "pew pew!"

Action
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FEAR 3 review

By Matthew Keast Published

Surprisingly not scary, but a gory hoot when you bring friends along

Action Games
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Hunted: The Demon's Forge review

By Matthew Keast Published

What happens when co-op becomes peripheral when it should be central

Action Games
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Red Faction: Armageddon review

By Matthew Keast Published

Shift your expectations and things may turn out all right

Third Person Shooters
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What adults want from games

By Matthew Keast Published

This industry is all grown up - it's time for our games to act like it

Adventure
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Dead Island in-game trailer is a tease

By Matthew Keast Published

It might be in-game, but we still have no actual gameplay to see

Action
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Dead Island hands-on preview

By Matthew Keast Published

Even regular zombies are scary again

Action
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Deus Ex: Human Revolution hands-on preview

By Matthew Keast Published

Worry no more - this is no dumb or simple shooter

Action
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Dark Souls preview gives us clammy hands

By Matthew Keast Published

Prepare to meet your doom (and love it)

Dark Souls
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Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale hands-on preview

By Matthew Keast Published

Delving deep into the darkness of dwarven mines

RPG
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Why we hate gamers who can't admit they suck

By Matthew Keast Published

If you're terrible and you know it, clap your hands!

Games
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LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean hands-on preview

By Matthew Keast Published

Packing in more pirates per inch of ship deck

Action
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Inversion hands-on preview - normal gravity is sooo last year

By Matthew Keast Published

It seems you CAN do cool things with the direction "down"

Action
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Crysis 2 review

By Matthew Keast Published

Manhattan isn't boring when you're the invisible hulk

Action Games
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Crysis 2's 3D tech is unbelievable

By Matthew Keast Published

If other games can do 3D this well, then we're on board

Action
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PixelJunk Shooter 2 review

By Matthew Keast Published

Ratcheting up the shooting and the challenge

Games
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Dead Island - skull-smashing preview

By Matthew Keast Published

Zombies always seem to ruin a good tropical getaway

Action
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De Blob 2 review

By Matthew Keast Published

Like an artistic mind, it's creative but structurally vague

Action Games
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Hard Corps: Uprising review

By Matthew Keast Published

We knew this wasn't going to be easy

Action
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De Blob 2 hands-on preview

By Matthew Keast Published

Wait, wait, this isn't just for kids

Action
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Inversion hands-on preview

By Matthew Keast Published

Is it just a gimmick? We're not sure yet…

Action
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Ace Combat: Assault Horizon gets a sneak peek

By Matthew Keast Published

Turning exploding aircraft into something downright pornographic

Games
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Age of Empires Online hands-on preview

By Matthew Keast Published

Taking the RTS into the persistent and social world of the MMO

Age of Empires
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Crysis 2 hands-on multiplayer preview

By Matthew Keast Published

Concessions for console: dumbed-down, or streamlined?

Action
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