Kenneth Shepard, Author at Kotaku

CultureNews

Final Fantasy XIV Won’t Let You Give Your Character A Fat Ass…’Yet’

Square Enix’s annual Fan Festival is popping off

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 24, 2026

OpinionVG Chat

Saros Reviews Are Glowing, But Its Embargo Restrictions Make It Harder To Talk About

The Kotaku crew talks about restrictive review embargoes, why they happen, who they help, and who they hurt

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 24, 2026

Entertainment

Guy Who Allegedly Leaked The New Avatar Movie Arrested, Could Serve Seven Years In Jail

Avatar: Aang, The Last Airbender is supposed to come out in October, but a lot of people have already seen it

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 24, 2026

Saros' main character points a gun at something off-screen

CultureNews

If You Bounced Off Returnal Because Of Difficulty, Saros Lets You Make An Easy Mode

Housemarque gives you options to set the difficulty to your liking

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 24, 2026

CultureNews

Clair Obscur Gets A Teeny Tiny Update To Celebrate Its First Anniversary

Sandfall Interactive has pushed through a small patch for the game’s first trip around the sun

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 24, 2026

Reviews

Saros: The Kotaku Review

Housemarque’s spiritual successor to Returnal offers the same thorny, rewarding challenges

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 24, 2026

CultureNews

Overwatch Is Making Good On A Decade-Old Promise

The hero shooter’s reboot is getting one thing right

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 23, 2026

Entertainment

The Mario Galaxy Movie Completely Changed Princess Peach’s Origin Story And Miyamoto Wants It To Stay That Way

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie expands Peach’s backstory in a way that breaks away from the games

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 23, 2026

Entertainment

Miyamoto Was Surprised The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Reviews Were Bad: ‘I Thought Things Would Be Different This Time Around’

The movie currently holds a 43-percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 22, 2026

CultureNews

Troy Baker Says We Haven’t Seen The Last Of Joel, Who Is Dead

The actor played the sad dad in both The Last of Us games

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 22, 2026

CulturePokemon

The Pokémon Company Finally Responds To Controversy After Stripping A Player Of Win For ‘Unsportsmanlike’ Pop-off

Firestar73 disputes the company’s official statement

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 22, 2026

OpinionCommentary

I Need Everyone To Start Being Normal About Pragmata

Capcom’s sci-fi shooter has become the center of an internet storm

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 21, 2026

CultureNews

Xbox Clears Up One Rumor About Project Helix, Leaves Another Conspicuously Unanswered

Xbox’s Jason Ronald squashed one rumor and was notably quiet on another

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 21, 2026

Winston looking sad at something off-screen

OpinionImpressions

That’s Much Better, Overwatch On Switch 2

The Switch 2 upgrade launched in a rough state

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 20, 2026

Entertainment

Mass Effect Show Writer Denies It’s Being Rewritten For ‘Non-Gamers’

The Amazon show will take place after the original trilogy, and won’t follow Commander Shepard

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 20, 2026

Entertainment

The Sonic 4 Trailer May Contain A Hint About A Fifth Movie, Actually

A fan theory has folks clamoring for a fit check from one of the movies’ actors

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 20, 2026

CultureNews

Pragmata Actor Was Afraid To Post About The Artemis Crew: ‘I Know So Much About The F*cking Moon’

David Menkin, the voice of Hugh, was afraid Capcom might think he was breaking an NDA

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 20, 2026

Entertainment

Fresh Leaks From The Legend Of Zelda Movie Are Spurring All Kinds Of Fan Theories

The photos show Link in his full Hero of Time getup and what might be the Temple of Time

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 20, 2026

OpinionCommentary

Pragmata Isn’t A ‘Sad Dad’ Game, It’s A Game That Loves Fatherhood, And That Rules

Capcom’s sci-fi shooter weaves taking care of Diana’s heart and soul into its gameplay just as much as protecting her

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 17, 2026

CultureNews

Developer Feels ‘Shut Down And Silenced’ After BAFTA Awards Pulled Her Game Over Its Subject Matter [Update]

The Quiet Things is an autobiographical narrative game about childhood trauma

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 17, 2026