Kenneth Shepard, Author at Kotaku

The Bests

The Assassin’s Creed Heroes, Ranked From Worst To Best

Where do Ezio and Kassandra land in our ranking of the best Assassins

Kenneth Shepard & Carolyn Petit & Willa Rowe & Zack Zwiezen Published May 17, 2024

CultureNews

Mortal Kombat 1 Mod Recreates The Drake Vs. Kendrick Beef

They haven’t made a new Def Jam fighting game in almost 20 years, so we make do

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 17, 2024

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Yes, Morph Was Confessing Feelings For Wolverine in X-Men ‘97

The non-binary shapeshifter wants to kiss Logan on the mouth, and that’s canon

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 17, 2024

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Sonic Fans Are Going Feral Waiting For The Third Movie Trailer

It’s the Year of Shadow the Hedgehog, so show him to me, please

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 16, 2024

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Who Is Yasuke, Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Black Samurai Protagonist?

The co-lead of the next Assassin’s Creed is the series’ first playable historical figure

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 16, 2024

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Fans Want This Pokémon X Animal Crossing Mashup To Be Real

An artist has imagined what Pokémon might look like in Nintendo’s life sim

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 16, 2024

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Half Of PlayStation Players Still Haven’t Upgraded To PS5

The PS5 is four years into its life cycle, but only accounts for half of PlayStation Network users

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 16, 2024

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Overwatch 2 Patch Makes One Tank’s Ultimate Terrifyingly Busted

Sigma’s ultimate ability no longer needs line of sight to slam an enemy to the ground

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 15, 2024

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Here’s Your First Official Look At Joel And Ellie In The Last Of Us Season Two

Pedro Pascal is sporting Joel’s long hair in a pivotal Part II scene

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 15, 2024

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Here’s How Street Fighter 6 Nailed The Jacked Look Of Its Fighters’ Bodies

Being the body reference for Zangief has got to go on the bodybuilding resume

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 15, 2024

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Baldur’s Gate 3 Fan Makes Shadowheart’s Artefact Into An Xbox Controller

The D20-style object makes for an odd but effective way to play Baldur’s Gate 3

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 14, 2024

The Bests

8 Movies We Want To See In Chris Pratt’s Proposed Nintendo Cinematic Universe

Mario actor Chris Pratt wants a shared Nintendo movie continuity. What might that look like?

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 14, 2024

OpinionImpressions

Akuma May Be Better Than Ever In Street Fighter 6

A classic Street Fighter character is coming to the latest entry, and this game still whips

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 14, 2024

ReviewsMultiplatform

Hi-Fi Rush: The Kotaku Retrospective Review

With developer Tango Gameworks shut down, let’s look back on its final game

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 13, 2024

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Last Of Us Season Two Set Photos Show Bella Ramsey Sporting The Part II Look

New pictures from the British Columbia set show what looks like Ellie and Dina in Seattle

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 13, 2024

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Marvel’s Answer To Overwatch Blasted For Trying To Ban Criticism

Marvel Rivals developer NetEase is retracting a contract that prohibited creators from criticizing the game

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 13, 2024

OpinionCommentary

The Xbox Fallout: Breaking Down Microsoft’s Worst Gaming Week In Years

It’s been a bad week for Xbox, its employees, and its fans

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 10, 2024

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MCU Taps Best Voice From Final Fantasy XVI To Eat Planets As Galactus

Ralph Ineson will face the Fantastic Four in their film next year

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 10, 2024

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A New Lord Of The Rings Movie Starring Gollum Is Coming

Gollum actor Andy Serkis is on board to direct and star in the new movie

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 9, 2024

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EA Considering In-Game Ads (Because It Went So Well Last Time)

The company wants to implement advertising in a more ‘thoughtful’ way

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 8, 2024