Kenneth Shepard, Author at Kotaku

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Everything We Saw At The 2025 Game Awards

Another December rolls around, and we get another round of World Premieres

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 11, 2025

Tips & Guides

7 Tips To Know Before Heading Into Pokémon Legends: Z-A’s Grindy New DLC Mode

Time is not on your side in the Mega Dimension DLC, so here’s a few tricks to help you out in Hyperspace

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 11, 2025

Entertainment

Fans Are Modding Ugly Sonic Back Into The Original Movie

If you ever wanted to watch a worse version of Sonic the Hedgehog on purpose, here’s your chance

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 11, 2025

CultureNews

You Won’t Believe How Cheap It Was To Make Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Sandfall Interactive made a GOTY contender for a fraction of what most companies spend

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 11, 2025

CultureNews

Aerith’s Outfit In Final Fantasy VII’s Nier Crossover Has Fans Acting Up

The look’s an odd choice considering Aerith and Kaine could not be more different

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 11, 2025

CulturePokemon

Mega Raichu Flies Around Like Superman, And It Rules

After a decade-long wait, Pokémon's mascot finally has two Mega Evolutions in Legends: Z-A's DLC

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 10, 2025

CulturePokemon

Pokémon Legends: Z-A’s $30 DLC Pay Gates A Fix For Its Insufferable Shiny Grind

Mega Dimension has a roundabout way to find more Shinies if you drop the cash

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 10, 2025

CultureNews

Marvel Rivals Fans Are Terrified Of Rogue, And She’s Not Even Out Yet

The hero shooter’s next Vanguard has the kind of kit fans usually make up

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 10, 2025

CulturePokemon

Pokémon Legends: Z-A’s DLC Crushes A Years-Long Fan Dream

Mega Dimension adds new forms for Raichu, and by extension, ensures a dead monster stays gone

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 10, 2025

ReviewsMultiplatform

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy: The Kotaku Review

One of 2025’s most important games is one you probably haven’t heard about

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 10, 2025

CultureNews

Gooner Gacha Game Abandons Steam Launch After Refusing To Make Changes

BrownDust2 says accommodating Steam wouldn’t ‘preserve the game’s core direction’

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 9, 2025

OpinionImpressions

I Want To Give Skate Story Another Shot, But It Makes A Rough First Impression

The gorgeous, ethereal skate game is available to PlayStation Plus subscribers

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 9, 2025

CultureNews

This Might Be The Worst Thing Overwatch 2 Has Ever Done

The Fortnite-ification of Blizzard’s hero shooter just hit a new low

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 9, 2025

ReviewsPC

I Don’t Think We’d Be Talking Much About Horses If It Hadn’t Been Banned

The horror game was banned from Steam and Epic, and the resulting furor feels needlessly intense after playing it

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 8, 2025

CulturePokemon

Watch Pokémon And Yu-Gi-Oh’s Heroes Duke It Out In A Pure ’90s Nostalgia Bomb

Death Battle is back with a video pitting Ash Ketchum and Yugi Moto against one another

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 8, 2025

Entertainment

Stranger Things Fans Blame Netflix For The Bad Dialogue In Season 5

The streaming service is reportedly telling writers to dumb down their writing for people on phones

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 8, 2025

CultureNews

Tekken Director Katsuhiro Harada Is Leaving Bandai Namco After 31 Years

The fighting game veteran announced that he is leaving the company after decades leading the series

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 8, 2025

Report

I Went To See The Abandoned Yoshi That’s Been Sitting On The Subway Tracks For Weeks [Update]

‘I’m going to save him one day,’ a passerby says as she waits for her train

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 5, 2025

CultureNews

Dragon Age Day Comes And Goes In Complete Silence Just One Year After Veilguard

This comes after a ton of internal strife before, during, and after Dragon Age: The Veilguard

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 5, 2025

CultureNews

Fortnite Frees The Nipple

It seems like Epic Games may have changed its stance on accurately rendering shirtless characters

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 4, 2025