Kenneth Shepard, Author at Kotaku

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Walmart Finally Takes Action Against Pokémon Scalpers After Video Of Guy Buying Thousands Of Cards Goes Viral

The store will now implement a purchase limit per visit

By Kenneth Shepard Published November 4, 2025

A gay couple in the Sims taking a selfie in front of their house.

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Ex-Sims Director Says That Same-Sex Relationships Must Remain In The Series After Saudi Arabia Acquisition

Fans are worried about the series’ future after EA’s $55 billion acquisition by Saudi Arabia and Trump’s son-in-law

By Kenneth Shepard Published November 3, 2025

CultureNews

Cyberpunk Creator Tells Keanu Reeves To ‘Contact’ Him About Bringing His Character Back

Johnny Silverhand’s story was pretty much done, no matter what you did in 2077

By Kenneth Shepard Published November 3, 2025

CultureNews

Pokémon Legends: Z-A Fans Have Discovered One Of The Most Elaborate Shiny-Hunting Exploits I’ve Ever Seen

Players found a way to shiny hunt six Alpha Pokémon at once

By Kenneth Shepard Published November 3, 2025

The cast of Dispatch sits around a meeting table.

OpinionCommentary

Dispatch Brings Back One Of The Worst Parts Of Telltale Games

The superhero workplace comedy has its own ‘Tell David Off’ moment

By Kenneth Shepard Published November 3, 2025

Two characters embrace, but one is barely visible in the lighting.

CultureNews

One Of The Biggest Games In The World Responds To Criticism That Its Dark-Skinned Characters Are ‘Invisible’

Love and Deepspace’s lighting is clearly not optimized for every skin tone

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 31, 2025

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It’s Halloween Again, Let’s Rank The Best Ghost-Type Pokémon

Ghosts were once rare, but the Pokémon series has added so many creepy monsters over the years we had to choose the best

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 31, 2025

CultureNews

Pokémon Legends: Z-A Tells Negligent Cop He Might Be The Problem

The ‘Investigating with Shuppet’ quest starts out suspect, then turns it back on the cop

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 31, 2025

CultureNews

Here’s The Clair Obscur X Final Fantasy Crossover You Didn’t Know You Needed

The artists for both RPGs reimagined each other’s characters in their style

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 31, 2025

CulturePokemon

So, Almost All Of Pokémon’s Mega Evolutions Are X And Y-Shaped, Right?

While Legends: Z-A strays a little bit from this design philosophy, it also doubles down on it with the series’ mascot

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 30, 2025

CultureNews

Amazon Is Abandoning One Of Its Biggest Games, But Not Before The Devs Got To Say Goodbye

New World: Aeternum has received its final update after Amazon put the game on life support

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 30, 2025

An Animal Crossing character sitting on a Lego couch.

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The Animal Crossing Community Just Woke Up Like A Sleeper Agent

The Switch 2 edition and 3.0 update have given Animal Crossing fans something to look forward to again

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 30, 2025

An Animal Crossing character dressed as Zelda

CultureNews

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Is Getting A Switch 2 Upgrade And Massive Free Update

The 3.0 update will be available for all players regardless of system

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 30, 2025

OpinionImpressions

The Team Behind One Of 2017’s Most Underrated Games Is Back With Another Banger

Battle Suit Aces is the latest from Trinket Studios, the developer of Battle Chef Brigade, and it rules

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 29, 2025

Shep and the Poke Ball collector laughing.

OpinionCommentary

This Guy Is The Unsung Hero Of Pokémon Legends: Z-A

If nobody’s got me, I know the Poké Ball Collector’s got me

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 29, 2025

CultureNews

One Of Pokémon Legends: Z-A’s Biggest Reveals Is Easy To Miss

A letter in your hotel room may hint at the future of the Legends games

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 29, 2025

OpinionImpressions

I Don’t Know If I Like Dispatch Yet, But I’m Glad It Exists

AdHoc Studio is bringing back the Telltale formula…mostly

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 28, 2025

OpinionCommentary

White House Claims Trump Is ‘Hugely Popular’ With Gamers Despite Sky-High Console Prices

The revisionist history just gets more stupid with each passing day

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 28, 2025

CultureNews

Pokémon Legends: Z-A Has A Terrifying Death Trap Fans Keep Warning Others To Avoid

Wild Zone 17 and its pride of Pyroar is not for the faint of heart

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 27, 2025

CultureNews

Halo Gets Sucked Into ICE’s Recruitment Meme War [Update]

The Trump administration is using Master Chief a lot today

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 27, 2025