Kenneth Shepard, Author at Kotaku

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Overwatch Is Roaring Back On Steam After Massive Season 1 Patch

The hero shooter just hit a new concurrent Steam record during its soft relaunch

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 11, 2026

A white Pikachu looks at the camera while standing in a forest.

Tips & Guides

8 Things We Just Learned About The Animal Crossing-Like Pokémon Pokopia

It turns out the cozy life sim is more Viva Piñata than we realized

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 11, 2026

CulturePokemon

Pokémon Fan Spends Half A Decade On The Craziest Shiny Hunt I’ve Ever Seen

Pokémon Battle Revolution didn’t have wild monsters, but it did still have a Shiny hunt

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 10, 2026

CultureNews

Spider-Man 2 Reportedly Leads February’s PlayStation Plus Games

It’s not a bad time to play Insomniac’s latest Marvel game before the next one’s out

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 10, 2026

CultureNews

Cut Content, Stupid Retcons, And A Sex Offender: Yakuza 3 Remake Has Longtime Fans Crashing Out

Yakuza Kiwami 3 may be the final straw for disillusioned fans

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 10, 2026

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Trading Card Games Are Booming, So Here’s Why Blizzard Isn’t Making Hearthstone Cards (Yet)

The Warcraft card game has only been available digitally since it launched in 2014

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 9, 2026

CulturePokemon

Lego Eevee Hides Neat Tributes To All Of Its Eeveelutions

One of the first Pokémon Lego sets has a fun detail in the build

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 9, 2026

Entertainment

Atreus, Baldur, And Everyone Cast In The God Of War TV Show (So Far)

Amazon’s live-action series is bringing back some actors who were part of the games

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 9, 2026

Entertainment

Fan Tribute To League Of Legends And Arcane Slammed As ‘Soulless And Deeply Disrespectful’

The generated League of Legends characters look the part, but the video is an incoherent mess

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 9, 2026

The Bests

The Best (And Worst) Super Bowl Video Game Ads

From the Pokémon to God of War , here’s what video game companies spent millions of dollars showing to football fans

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 9, 2026

CultureNews

Overwatch Actor Calls Out Her Hero’s ‘Ozempic-Chic’ Character Design As Fans Beg For Changes [Update]

Fans are begging Blizzard to change Anran’s face back to what it used to look like

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 9, 2026

Danganronpa V3 Cg Kokichi Oma Waking Up Shuichi Saihara

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Danganronpa Lead Says The Best Way To Get Good Games Made Is To Lie To Your Bosses

‘You’ve got to deceive the company,’ Kazutaka Kodaka says

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 6, 2026

Detective Pikachu makes a surprised face.

CulturePokemon

New Pokémon Gen X Leak Shows A Glimpse Into The Games’ Open World

The games are likely to be revealed later this month on the series’ 30th anniversary

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 6, 2026

Entertainment

Larian Isn’t Involved With The Baldur’s Gate Show, Fans Are Not Happy: ‘I Genuinely Don’t Think Anyone Can Trump Our Writers’

Showrunner Craig Mazin has reached out to the studio to discuss the series

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 6, 2026