Kenneth Shepard, Author at Kotaku

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It’s Official, KPop Demon Hunters Is Going On A World Tour

Time to seal the honmoon, y'all

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 13, 2026

Entertainment

A Shot From Disney’s New Punisher Special Is Going Viral For Looking Like A PS3 Game [Update]

Punisher: One Last Kill features an unintentional cameo from Joel Last of Us

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 13, 2026

CultureNews

Somebody Save The Overwatch Heroes From Fortnite’s Crossover Slop

D.Va, Tracer, Genji, and Mercy are joining Epic's crossover battle royale

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 13, 2026

CultureNewsIRL

Police Arrest Man Who Threatened To Blow Up Nintendo Headquarters

The 27-year-old allegedly sent letters to the company saying he planted 'multiple bombs' near the company's offices

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 13, 2026

CultureNews

Harada, Not Like This…

The Tekken director is part of a new studio that would have sounded cool like, a decade ago

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 12, 2026

Entertainment

Mortal Kombat 2 Writer Wanted To ‘Rectify’ Not Having Original Creators That Involved In The First Movie

The sequel seems to be going over better with long-time fans of NetherRealm's fighting series

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 12, 2026

CultureNewsIRL

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