Kenneth Shepard, Author at Kotaku

Entertainment

Sonic The Hedgehog 3’s Post-Credits Scenes, Explained

The lead-in to Sonic 4 is a bit messy but still exciting

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 20, 2024

CultureNews

The Musician Behind Some Of Sonic‘s Most Iconic Music Is Suing Sega

Crush 40’s vocalist is alleging the Sonic publisher has been using his music without proper licensing

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 18, 2024

Tips & Guides

Marvel Rivals Streamer Finds The Most Hilarious Use For Doctor Strange’s Portal Yet

Making a portal that leads to a chasm is old news, as fans are finding more creative ways to use the ability

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 18, 2024

Tips & Guides

Marvel Rivals Players Are Terrified Of Iron Fist

The martial arts superhero is in your backline and beating up your supports

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 17, 2024

Tips & Guides

One Of The Best Skills To Learn In Marvel Rivals Is How To Shut Down An Ultimate

Why run away from your enemy’s strongest attacks when you can stop them entirely?

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 17, 2024

Tips & Guides

Everything We’ve Learned About Intergalactic, Naughty Dog’s New Sci-Fi Adventure

The team behind The Last of Us and Uncharted is heading into space for its next game

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 16, 2024

Entertainment

Look Out: Sonic The Hedgehog 3’s Post-Credits Scene Is Spreading Online

If you’re wary of spoilers, maybe it’s time to disconnect from social media

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 16, 2024

OpinionCommentary

Thank God Naughty Dog Is Doing Something Other Than The Last Of Us

Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet breaks a nearly 20-year-long streak of Naughty Dog bouncing between Nathan Drake and Ellie

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 13, 2024

OpinionImpressions

Sonic X Shadow Generations’ DLC Has The Weirdest Keanu Reeves Line Read I’ve Ever Heard

It sounds like he’s much better as Shadow in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 , at least

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 13, 2024

CultureNews

Everything We Saw At The 2024 Game Awards

Here are all the World Premieres of upcoming games revealed at this year's award ceremony

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 12, 2024

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Tips & Guides

Balatro Crosses Over With Shovel Knight, Warframe, And More In New Update

The Game of the Year-nominated roguelike is adding a new ‘Friends of Jimbo’ update

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 12, 2024

Tips & Guides

Overwatch 2’s Avatar: The Last Airbender Collaboration Finally Gives An Underserved Hero A Skin

Kiriko, Venture, Zenyatta, and more are dressing up as characters from the beloved Nickelodeon show

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 12, 2024

Entertainment

Sonic The Hedgehog 3 Parodies All Your Favorite Christmas Movies With New Posters

Sonic and friends celebrate the holidays the only way these movies know how: with pop culture references

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 12, 2024

Tips & Guides

Cyberpunk 2077 Has A Balatro Crossover Quest, Here’s How To Start It

Some players are reporting issues activating the new treasure hunt quest

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 11, 2024

Entertainment

Sonic The Hedgehog 3 Early Impressions Are Calling It The Best In The Series

Keanu Reeves’ and Jim Carrey’s performances sound like highlights of the blue blur’s third time on the big screen

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 11, 2024

ReviewsMultiplatform

Marvel Rivals: The Kotaku Review

NetEase’s take on the hero shooter is unapologetic about its inspirations, but it should learn from Overwatch ’s mistakes instead of repeating them

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 10, 2024

Tips & Guides

Cyberpunk 2077 Is Somehow Still Getting Free Updates, Adds New Character Creator Options And More

CD Projekt Red is releasing one more big update that makes Keanu Reeves a passenger princess

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 10, 2024

Tips & Guides

Marvel Rivals’ First Patch Nerfs Doctor Strange With Bug Fixes

Players had found a way to instantly charge Doctor Strange’s ultimate

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 10, 2024

CultureNews

Marvel Rivals Fans Are Ready To Curbstomp Jeff The Land Shark

The cutest hero on the roster has players feeling like Thanos was right

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 9, 2024

Reviews

Secret Level: The Kotaku Review

What creator Tim Miller described as a ‘love letter’ to video games just feels like an advertisement

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 9, 2024