Kenneth Shepard, Author at Kotaku

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Ex-BioWare Dev Explains How Anthem Could Live On As A Single-Player Game

Mark Darrah has released a lengthy postmortem on the loot shooter that’s worth watching

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 14, 2026

CulturePokemon

Scalpers Try To Unload Lego Pokémon Sets On eBay For Over $1,000

The Charizard, Venusaur, and Blastoise set is already being listed for more than a grand

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 13, 2026

CultureFeature

EA Kills Anthem: A BioWare Fan’s Five Stages Of Grief

After a canceled revamp and a server shutdown, BioWare fans mourn the loot shooter’s potential

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 13, 2026

CulturePokemon

We Finally Have Good Art Of All The Pokémon Legends: Z-A Megas

We are free from boring render hell, Pokémon fans

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 13, 2026

Entertainment

The Stranger Things Documentary Gave Season 5 Haters More Ammunition

One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 is streaming on Netflix

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 13, 2026

Entertainment

A Dog Beat Alison Brie And Ethan Hawke For An Acting Award, And No, This Isn’t The Plot Of A New Air Bud

Indy led the horror movie Good Boy without any acting training

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 12, 2026

CultureNews

Looks Like 2026 Just Got Its First Stinker

Code Violet is a cross between Resident Evil and Dino Crisis and it’s nowhere near as cool as that sounds

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 12, 2026

CulturePokemon

The Pokémon Lego Sets Are Incredible And Expensive

The collaboration was teased almost a full year ago

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 12, 2026

CultureNews

Larian Explains Why Baldur’s Gate 3’s Most Underserved Companion Felt Shortchanged

Wyll was rewritten in the development phase, but that’s not the only reason he has less involvement than other companions

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 9, 2026

CultureNews

After Baldur’s Gate 3, Larian Wants Companions To Stop Trying To Immediately Have Sex With You

The RPG got some flak for characters like Gale and Halsin coming on too strong

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 9, 2026

CultureNews

Baldur’s Gate 3 Director Addresses Missing Switch 2 Port: ‘It’s Wasn’t Our Decision’

Larian says it ‘would have loved to’ bring the RPG to Nintendo’s console

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 9, 2026

CultureNews

Nintendo Markets Mario Toys With Mom Whose Thumb Is A Medical Miracle Or AI Slop [Update]

The My Mario toys are being marketed toward parents with children too young to pick up a Switch

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 9, 2026

CultureNews

FF7 Rebirth Director Explains The Mini-Game Bloat

Square wanted to keep things varied, but it also wanted to pay tribute to the original FF7

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 8, 2026

CultureNews

The Leaked Synopsis Of The Next Life Is Strange Has Me Worried

Life Is Strange: Reunion will apparently bring back Chloe…who might be dead?

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 8, 2026

Entertainment

The Stranger Things Secret ‘Conformity Gate’ Finale Conspiracy Is Dead

Fans had been spreading rumors of a secret ninth episode that would ‘fix’ its disappointing finale

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 8, 2026

OpinionCommentary

I Finally Understand Why People Don’t Finish Games They Love

I know more Pokémon is coming, but finally nearing the end of Legends: Z-A is breaking my heart

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 7, 2026

CultureNews

Ubisoft Shuts Down Studio That Just Unionized, Claims It’s Not Because It Unionized [Update]

The studio was working on mobile games in the Assassin’s Creed and Rainbow Six series

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 7, 2026

CulturePokemon

Pokémon’s Promo Card For Its Natural History Museum Collab Could Scare Off Scalpers

It will also be sold outside of the museum at select retailers

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 7, 2026

CulturePokemon

Logan Paul’s Pitch For A Pokémon Game Is Nostalgia Brain Poison

‘Guys, what if Game Freak remade the old games I played as a kid?’ - every fairweather fan who stopped playing in the '90s

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 6, 2026

EntertainmentSuperhero

The X-Men’s Avengers: Doomsday Trailer Featuring Cyclops Is Officially Here

Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, and James Marsden are reprising their X-Men roles

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 6, 2026