Kenneth Shepard, Author at Kotaku

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Watch A Dozen Gamers ‘Raid’ EA To Block Saudi Takeover In Protest Outside The Battlefield Publisher’s Headquarters

The Players Alliance led a brief protest outside the company's Redwood City headquarters

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 11, 2026

CultureNews

Unprecedented Uncharted 4 Deep Dive Reveals Cut Stories, Playable Characters, And Much More

The 2016 game underwent a significant rework after the departure of original creative director Amy Hennig

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 11, 2026

Entertainment

New Last Of Us Set Photos Show First Look At Abby And Lev After The Controversial Season 3 Casting

HBO was widely criticized for casting a cis girl to play Lev, a trans boy

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 11, 2026

CultureNewsIRL

Graduation Speaker Looks Completely Shocked When Students Loudly Boo AI

The University of Central Florida commencement speaker didn't know how to read the room

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 11, 2026

CultureFeature

The Makers Of Mixtape Break Down The Game’s Music Track-By-Track

What makes a good soundtrack for a friend group’s last day together?

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 8, 2026

Entertainment

Fans Aren’t Sure How To Feel About One Of Mortal Kombat 2’s More Surprising Deaths

The fighting game adaptation said ‘finish him’

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 8, 2026

CultureNews

The Story Behind One Of The Grossest Video Game Scenes Of 2026

Mixtape tries to capture the awkwardness of a teenager’s first kiss and succeeds, maybe a little too well

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 7, 2026

CultureNews

Star Fox Needs Aura And It’s Missing From The New Game

Nintendo just had a perfect version of Fox McCloud last month and now we have…this

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 7, 2026

CultureNews

GameStop CEO Accused Of Auctioning Off History From The Game Informer Vault As Part Of His eBay Acquisition Stunt

Ryan Cohen tried to fund an acquisition he can't afford by selling what seem to be games from the publication's 'Vault'

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 7, 2026

ReviewsMultiplatform

Mixtape: The Kotaku Review

Beethoven & Dinosaur’s narrative adventure curates a mix of music and mechanics

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 7, 2026

CultureNews

Everything We Saw At The Surprise Star Fox Nintendo Direct

Nintendo shadow-dropped a Direct about the star of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 6, 2026

Tips & Guides

Lego Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight: Everything We Know About The Arkham-Style Adventure

The next Lego Batman is drawing clear inspiration from Rocksteady’s open-world action games, as well as other sides of the Caped Crusader's history

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 6, 2026

CultureNews

It’s Been 365 Days Since We Last Saw GTA 6

Rockstar’s next open-world blockbuster was once supposed to be out in a few weeks

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 6, 2026

Entertainment

At Least The Mario Movies Got One Thing Right

The movies’ choice to not use toilet humor doesn’t mean Wario won’t show up in a future sequel

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 6, 2026

CultureNews

Saros Fans Can’t Decide If The Game Is Hard Enough

Housemarque says it wanted more people to actually finish this game than Returnal

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 5, 2026

Games

Struggling With Saros? Here Are The Best Modifiers To Make Your Run Easier

Protections and Trials allow you to tweak difficulty, but there’s a catch

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 5, 2026

CultureNews

The Star Wars: Fate Of The Old Republic Team Is Full Of Mass Effect Veterans

The new action RPG is not technically a sequel to KOTOR, but folks who worked on the RPG at BioWare are returning

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 5, 2026

CultureNews

Capcom Doesn’t Plan To Age Out Resident Evil’s Legacy Heroes: ‘We Don’t Really Think Of It In Those Terms’

Leon could still be kicking zombie ass in his 70s

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 4, 2026

Robert and Blazer sit on top of a car hood drinking beers.

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Despite Fan Conspiracy Theories, Dispatch Devs Say They Didn’t Play Favorites With The Game’s Love Triangle

Regardless of whether you dated Invisigal or Blonde Blazer, one was featured more than the other

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 4, 2026

CultureNews

Saros Is At The Center Of A Misinformation Campaign

Housemarque’s roguelike shooter has been unwillingly drafted into the culture war

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 4, 2026