Kenneth Shepard, Author at Kotaku

Entertainment

Stranger Things Fans Are Convinced There’s A Secret Episode That Will ‘Fix’ Disappointing Finale

A conspiracy theory called ‘Conformity Gate’ is attempting to explain away a bad ending

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 5, 2026

CultureNews

Clair Obscur’s Devs Don’t Want To Ruin Their Next Game By Worrying Too Much About What People Want

Sandfall Interactive is more focused on its ‘personal taste’ than caving to fan demands

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 5, 2026

Entertainment

The Stranger Things Finale Fallout Keeps Getting Worse

One of the series’ creators says he ‘shouldn't have done any of these postmortem interviews’

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 5, 2026

CultureNews

The Surprising Reason This Obscure Star Wars Game’s Price Has Quadrupled

Star Wars: Racer Revenge’s PS4 port has caught the eye of resellers, collectors, and PS5 hackers

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 2, 2026

EntertainmentSports

Straight Men Watching Heated Rivalry Is My New Favorite Thing

Your best bro is learning what it means to be verse thanks to the HBO Max hockey show

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 2, 2026

Entertainment

Fans Call The Stranger Things Finale A Game Of Thrones Ending For A New Generation

The season 5 finale has received criticism for its acting, special effects, and more

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 2, 2026

ReviewsYear in Review

The Best Video Game Moments Of 2025

From big bosses to little discoveries, here are some of the best moments we experienced in games this year

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 29, 2025

CulturePokemon

Pokémon Legends: Z-A Leak Is A Fascinating Look At The Game We Didn’t Get

The Teraleak shows that the Switch RPG was almost a very different game, for good and ill

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 29, 2025

EntertainmentSci-Fi

Fans Call Stranger Things’ Coming Out Scene Sweet, But Corny

As the Netflix supernatural horror series races to the finish line, Will finally lets the gang know he likes boys

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 29, 2025

The Bests

The 27 Best Games For The Nintendo Switch

From Zelda to Mario , here are our favorite Switch games

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 26, 2025

ReviewsYear in Review

Kenneth Shepard’s Top 10 Games Of 2025

How many times am I allowed to put ‘Running around with Mega Raichu in Pokemon Legends: Z-A’ on here?

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 26, 2025

CulturePokemon

I Think The Mega Dimension DLC Might’ve Made My Pokémon Stupid

Pokémon Legends: Z-A's expansion has monsters taking the scenic route when attacking

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 26, 2025

Detective Pikachu makes a surprised face.

CulturePokemon

Surprise Pokémon Leak Reveals Fresh Clues About The New Gen 10 Games

New details about the upcoming Pokémon Wind and Wave show the games’ map, battle gimmicks, more

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 24, 2025

ReviewsYear in Review

The Best Video Game Characters Of 2025

From the weirdest little guys to the bravest heroes, here are our favorite characters from this year

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 23, 2025

CultureNews

Sonic Fans Waited Over A Year For This Crummy Shadow Generations Collector’s Edition, And They Want Their Money Back [Update]

The Limited Run Games’ edition is showing up with defects and damage

By Kenneth Shepard Updated December 23, 2025

CultureNews

The Video Game Industry Pays Tribute To Vince Zampella: ‘The Embodiment Of A Legend’

The Call of Duty co-creator was killed in a car accident on Sunday

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 23, 2025

CultureNews

Today’s Wordle Made The Internet Crash Out

I didn’t know people felt this passionate about Wordle in 2025

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 19, 2025

CultureNews

Palmer Luckey’s Retro Gaming Company Is Selling A Game Boy Made Of The Same Metal As Attack Drones

The Anduril Chromatic device is made for ‘performance and reliability’ in case you’re playing Tetris in a warzone, I guess?

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 19, 2025

EntertainmentSuperhero

It Feels Impossible To Trust Anything People Are Saying About Avengers: Doomsday Right Now

The Marvel fandom has been stuck in a cycle of misinformation for years, and AI has made it worse

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 19, 2025

Entertainment

This New Version Of KPop Demon Hunters’ Best Song Has An Incredible, Surprising Twist

The Netflix musical’s closing number was originally a bit longer, and there’s a lot packed into the extra minute

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 19, 2025