Kenneth Shepard, Author at Kotaku

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The Studio Behind Oblivion Remastered, One Of 2025’s Biggest Hits, Is Reportedly Laying Off 300 People [Update: Layoffs Confirmed]

The video game industry continues to reward successful games with job losses

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 16, 2025

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Cyberpunk 2077‘s New Patch May Fix One Of The Game’s Biggest Annoyances Five Years Later [Update: It Does]

CD Projekt Red has laid out what's to come in the 2.3 update

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 16, 2025

Entertainment

The Last of Us Could End With One More Season, Rather Than The Planned Two

HBO doesn’t sound as certain about the show’s runway as it once did

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 16, 2025

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After Two Decades, One Of The Stars Of Kingdom Hearts Is Finally Playing The Games

David Gallagher has voiced Riku for half his life, but has never played the Disney RPGs

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 15, 2025

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McDonald’s Is Getting Another Pokémon TCG Collab, But Only In Japan

The brief event will feature an exclusive Pikachu card with an ugly McDonald’s logo slapped on it

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 15, 2025

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Persona 5 Gacha Players Review Bomb The Game After Accelerated Schedule Comes With Worse Rewards

The Phantom X ’s rewards have seemingly been nerfed from the original China release

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 15, 2025

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Even Sonic Fans Were Too Slow For Magic: The Gathering‘s Latest Secret Lair Debacle

Fans are reporting hour-long wait times even after adding the cards to their cart within seconds

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 14, 2025

OpinionCommentary

Superman Didn’t Go ‘Woke,’ He’s Just A Good Person

The first film in James Gunn’s DCU unmasks the culture war grift for what it’s always been

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 14, 2025

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One Of 2025’s Best Games May Have Saved Its Company From Going Under

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy has 100 endings, and it sounds like they’re only the beginning

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 11, 2025

OpinionCommentary

Anthem Was A Mistake, But It Didn’t Deserve To Die Like This

BioWare is shutting down its ill-fated loot shooter, and all that will be left is a crater where the studio’s legacy once was

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 11, 2025

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Professional Musicians Are Being Blown Away By This Deltarune Track

Toby Fox’s crazy compositions have captured the hearts of professional musicians

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 11, 2025

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The Horse Girl Gacha Game Reminds Fans To Be Cool Around IRL Horses

Umamusume: Pretty Derby stars high school girls based on real race horses

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 11, 2025

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One Of Pokémon’s Most Prominent Voice Actors Has Died At 71

James Carter Cathcart voiced Gary in the original anime, then went on to voice mainstays like Professor Oak and Meowth

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 10, 2025

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Astro Bot’s New Update Finally Adds A Character Fans Have Been Waiting For

New levels mean new Special Bots, including one that the game has been missing since launch

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 10, 2025

Entertainment

As Fantastic Four: First Steps Nears, Fans Brace Themselves For The MCU-ification Of Its Heroes

The MCU has a way of changing superheroes across the rest of the multiverse

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 10, 2025

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Team Liquid ‘Disappointed’ CEO’s Story About Growing Up Gay Was Censored From Esports Documentary In Saudi Arabia

Amazon Prime’s Level Up documentary addresses the backlash the organization faced, but not in every territory

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 9, 2025

Entertainment

KPop Demon Hunters Is Worth The Hype

Netflix’s latest animated hit has the soundtrack of the summer

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 9, 2025

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Persona 5: The Phantom X Is Accelerating Its Roadmap To Catch Everyone Up

The gacha game has been out in China for over a year, so the game is rolling out story updates faster to bring everyone up to speed

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 9, 2025

OpinionImpressions

I Played The Horse Girl Gacha Game That’s Taking The Internet By Storm, And I Get It

Umamusume: Pretty Derby is taking over the internet, but is it actually any good?

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 8, 2025

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Naughty Dog Somehow Found Another Way To Get You To Replay The Last Of Us Part II

The ‘Chronological Experience’ lets you play the flashback-driven story in order

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 8, 2025