Kenneth Shepard, Author at Kotaku

Competitive Pokémon Player Stripped Of Win After Celebrating Too Hard

Firestar73 was named second place in an Orlando tournament for ‘unsportsmanlike’ behavior

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 6, 2026

The 7 Best Games To Play After Watching The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

The latest Mario movie will leave you hungry for adventures in the Mushroom Kingdom. Here are some of the most appropriate ones

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 3, 2026

Entertainment

Bowser, I Know What You Are: Bisexual

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is giving gay Bowser truthers ammunition

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 3, 2026

Black accessories appear from the darkness.

CultureNews

New Leaks Point To Sony Paving The Way for A PS6 Handheld

It also sounds like the next PlayStation could be imminent

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 3, 2026

Entertainment

It Sure Sounds Like A Luma Drops An F-Bomb In The Mario Galaxy Movie

Parents were shocked to find out the cute little star boy had the mouth of a sailor

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 2, 2026

Entertainment

Look, I’m Not A Furry, But When I See Fox McCloud, I Get It

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie better not awaken anything in me

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 2, 2026

Entertainment

Breaking Down The 12 Biggest Super Mario Galaxy Movie Cameos And References

The movie is chock full of references to the games, and here’s where they originate from

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 2, 2026

CultureNews

Last Of Us Online Dev Says It Was Around ‘80 Percent’ Complete Before Its ‘Soul-Crushing’ Cancellation

The game’s director sat down for an interview in which he talked about his career and the ‘soul-crushing’ cancellation

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 2, 2026

CultureNews

Marvel Rivals Is Not Where I Expected To See A Reference To The ‘No Kings’ Anti-Trump Rallies

The new Lower Manhattan map draws a line between Trump and Kingpin

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 1, 2026

CulturePokemon

How A One-Off Pokémon Anime Gag Led To One Of The Best Games Of The Year

Pokémon Pokopia’s Ditto protagonist probably wouldn’t have looked like it does if not for a nearly 30-year-old anime episode

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 1, 2026

CultureNews

Overwatch’s Hilarious April Fools’ Event Is Throwing Balance Out The Window Once More

The ‘Underwatch’ mode turns a bunch of knobs and switches to create chaos

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 1, 2026

Bowser Jr. looking surprised at something off-screen with his gross ass eyes.

Entertainment

Everything You Need To Know About Super Mario Galaxy’s Post-Credits Scenes

Does the movie tease new characters or a Super Smash Bros. crossover? Find out here

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 1, 2026

CultureNews

All This Year’s Best Video Game April Fools’ Day Jokes

It’s time for your favorite news writer’s least favorite day

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 1, 2026

ReviewsMultiplatform

Life Is Strange: Reunion: The Kotaku Review

Deck Nine breaks Life Is Strange’s reality for what feels like a coddling piece of fanfiction

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 1, 2026

OpinionImpressions

13 Cool Games We Just Saw At PAX East That Should Be On Your Radar

The Boston convention is lacking in big names, but it’s still got smaller indie standouts on the showfloor