Kenneth Shepard, Author at Kotaku

Huntr/x wagging their fingers at the camera

Entertainment

KPop Demon Hunters 2 Is Happening, Aiming For 2029

We will be seeing Huntr/x again…in a few years

By Kenneth Shepard Published November 5, 2025

CultureNews

If You’ve Finally Run Out Of Stuff To Do In Baldur’s Gate 3, How About A New Campaign?

A team of over 100 fans is releasing a new story for Larian’s RPG

By Kenneth Shepard Published November 5, 2025

CultureNews

Nintendo Has Been Keeping A Record Of All Your Gaming Sins And Will Now Share It With You

The Nintendo Store app doesn’t just have your overall play time; it has much more specific data

By Kenneth Shepard Published November 5, 2025

CultureNews

The PlayStation Portal Just Became The Streaming Handheld It Was Meant To Be

Sony’s handheld streaming device is getting a huge update tonight

By Kenneth Shepard Published November 5, 2025

CultureNews

Did Overwatch 2 Just Wrap Up Its Canceled Campaign In An Audio Drama?

The hero shooter’s campaign may not be coming back, but Blizzard might finally move the story forward

By Kenneth Shepard Published November 4, 2025

CultureNews

A Final Fantasy Actor Is 2025’s ‘Sexiest Man Alive’

And no, it’s not Ben Starr

By Kenneth Shepard Published November 4, 2025

Paddington walking through a train station.

Entertainment

The Paddington Stage Show’s Bear Costume Has To Be Seen To Be Believed

The new musical premiered this weekend in London

By Kenneth Shepard Published November 4, 2025

CultureNews

Walmart Finally Takes Action Against Pokémon Scalpers After Video Of Guy Buying Thousands Of Cards Goes Viral

The store will now implement a purchase limit per visit

By Kenneth Shepard Published November 4, 2025

A gay couple in the Sims taking a selfie in front of their house.

CultureNews

Ex-Sims Director Says That Same-Sex Relationships Must Remain In The Series After Saudi Arabia Acquisition

Fans are worried about the series’ future after EA’s $55 billion acquisition by Saudi Arabia and Trump’s son-in-law

By Kenneth Shepard Published November 3, 2025

CultureNews

Cyberpunk Creator Tells Keanu Reeves To ‘Contact’ Him About Bringing His Character Back

Johnny Silverhand’s story was pretty much done, no matter what you did in 2077

By Kenneth Shepard Published November 3, 2025

CultureNews

Pokémon Legends: Z-A Fans Have Discovered One Of The Most Elaborate Shiny-Hunting Exploits I’ve Ever Seen

Players found a way to shiny hunt six Alpha Pokémon at once

By Kenneth Shepard Published November 3, 2025

The cast of Dispatch sits around a meeting table.

OpinionCommentary

Dispatch Brings Back One Of The Worst Parts Of Telltale Games

The superhero workplace comedy has its own ‘Tell David Off’ moment

By Kenneth Shepard Published November 3, 2025

Two characters embrace, but one is barely visible in the lighting.

CultureNews

One Of The Biggest Games In The World Responds To Criticism That Its Dark-Skinned Characters Are ‘Invisible’

Love and Deepspace’s lighting is clearly not optimized for every skin tone

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 31, 2025

The Bests

It’s Halloween Again, Let’s Rank The Best Ghost-Type Pokémon

Ghosts were once rare, but the Pokémon series has added so many creepy monsters over the years we had to choose the best

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 31, 2025

CultureNews

Pokémon Legends: Z-A Tells Negligent Cop He Might Be The Problem

The ‘Investigating with Shuppet’ quest starts out suspect, then turns it back on the cop

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 31, 2025

CultureNews

Here’s The Clair Obscur X Final Fantasy Crossover You Didn’t Know You Needed

The artists for both RPGs reimagined each other’s characters in their style

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 31, 2025

CulturePokemon

So, Almost All Of Pokémon’s Mega Evolutions Are X And Y-Shaped, Right?

While Legends: Z-A strays a little bit from this design philosophy, it also doubles down on it with the series’ mascot

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 30, 2025

CultureNews

Amazon Is Abandoning One Of Its Biggest Games, But Not Before The Devs Got To Say Goodbye

New World: Aeternum has received its final update after Amazon put the game on life support

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 30, 2025

An Animal Crossing character sitting on a Lego couch.

CultureNews

The Animal Crossing Community Just Woke Up Like A Sleeper Agent

The Switch 2 edition and 3.0 update have given Animal Crossing fans something to look forward to again

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 30, 2025

An Animal Crossing character dressed as Zelda

CultureNews

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Is Getting A Switch 2 Upgrade And Massive Free Update

The 3.0 update will be available for all players regardless of system

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 30, 2025