Kenneth Shepard, Author at Kotaku

OpinionCommentary

It’s The Perfect Time To Give Final Fantasy’s Best Sequel A Second Chance

It’s Final Fantasy X’s 25th anniversary this year, and X-2 is still a perfect continuation

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 22, 2026

OpinionImpressions

One Massive Flaw Is Really Holding Back The New Avatar Fighting Game

Avatar Legends has the sauce, but throws players in the deep end with little help

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 22, 2026

CultureNewsIRL

OpenAI’s Models Hacked Into Another Company’s System On Their Own In ‘Unprecedented Cyber Incident’

But sure, give it your credit card information

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 22, 2026

Entertainment

Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender Deserved Better Than This

The leaks weren’t even half as disrespectful as not putting the movie on the big screen

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 21, 2026

Entertainment

The Hulk Whoops Spider-Man’s Ass In Final Brand New Day Trailer

The MCU faithful are getting a double dose of trailers this week

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 21, 2026

Entertainment

Evil Captain America And 6 More Avengers: Doomsday Theories Fans Are Pulling From The Trailer

Could Chris Evans be pulling double duty as both Steve Rogers and Captain Hydra?

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 21, 2026

Entertainment

Watch Spider-Man: Brand New Day Actor Sadie Sink Expertly Avoid The Jean Grey Question

Fans have been speculating that the Stranger Things actor may be playing one of the most powerful X-Men

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 21, 2026

CultureNews

That’s…Not Injustice 3, DC

DCKO is putting DC Comics characters back in the fighting game ring, but not in the way many fans were hoping for

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 20, 2026

CultureNews

The Canceled Kingdom Hearts Spin-Off May Have Given Us Clues For The Fourth Game

Kingdom Hearts: Missing-Link may not be coming out, but its leaked cinematic may hint at stories yet to come

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 20, 2026

CulturePokemon

Over 300 New Pokémon And All Of The Other Leaks And Rumors Circulating About Winds And Waves

The Switch 2 RPGs are still a year away, but fans have been gossiping about what the new Pokémon games may entail

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 20, 2026

Entertainment

10 Things We Noticed In Avengers: Doomsday’s First Trailer

The MCU is doing the movie equivalent of breaking the glass in case of emergency

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 20, 2026

CultureNews

The Canceled Kingdom Hearts IV Prologue’s Cinematic Has Allegedly Leaked And Fans Are Trying To Decipher It [Update]

Kingdom Hearts: Missing-Link was a canceled mobile game that would have tied into the upcoming fourth mainline game in the series

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 19, 2026

The Bests

The Odyssey And Every Other Christopher Nolan Movie, Ranked From Worst To Best

With The Odyssey out in theaters, let’s look back at Nolan’s nearly 30 years as a director

Kenneth Shepard, Ash Parrish, and Ethan Gach Published July 17, 2026

Entertainment

The Odyssey Has A Scene That Is Giving People Headaches And Could Trigger Epilepsy: ‘Some Of The Most Aggressive Screen Flashing I’ve Ever Seen’

Christopher Nolan’s latest film has one segment that fans are warning new viewers about

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 17, 2026

CultureNewsIRL

Disney Store Stays Closed After Scalpers Get Violent Waiting For New Lorcana Drop: ‘The Safety Of The Local Community Is Always Our Top Priority’

Over 100 people lined up, with some having been there for over 12 hours

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 17, 2026

CultureNews

PlayStation’s YouTube Channel Is Still Being Flooded With Outrage

PlayStation's YouTube comments section is mostly full of people angry about losing physical discs, but kids games are safe from the barrage

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 16, 2026

Entertainment

Nintendo Is Kicking The Zelda Movie Promo Into Overdrive With Toys

Hasbro and Nintendo are partnering for figurines based on the series

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 16, 2026

Entertainment

The New Avatar Movie Is Coming To Theaters Like Fans Wanted, But In The Worst Way

Here’s to the least effort a company has put into an ‘awards qualifying’ theatrical run

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 16, 2026

Entertainment

One Tom Holland Quote Has Spider-Man: Brand New Day Fans Scrambling

Two weeks ahead of the film, Peter Parker himself has given fans another clue

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 15, 2026

CultureFeature

The Not-So-Hidden Homophobia Of Love And Deepspace: ‘I’ve Seen The Face Behind The Pretty Boys, And It’s Sneering At Me In Disgust’

The otome hit is a worldwide phenomenon directed at women, so what happens when men who like men want to try?

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 15, 2026