Kenneth Shepard, Author at Kotaku

CultureNews

AOL Dial-Up Ending Reminds Us That All Empires Collapse Eventually

The heyday of the '90s internet service provider is worth remembering

By Kenneth Shepard Published August 12, 2025

Taylor Swift in a black dress standing in the middle of a room with papers flying around it

Entertainment

Taylor Swift Is Music’s Best Game Master

The pop star announced her new album, The Life of a Showgirl, in a more low-key way than usual

By Kenneth Shepard Published August 12, 2025

CultureNews

Overwatch 2 Goes Full Avatar: The Last Airbender With Its New Waterbender-Style Hero [Update]

Wuyang comes from a long line of fire wielders, but he’s taking up water instead

By Kenneth Shepard Published August 11, 2025

CultureNews

Umamusume Fans Tried To Pay Tribute To Recently Deceased Racehorse, But It Didn’t Go As Planned

The fan-led effort was well-intentioned, but accidentally ended up using AI-generated art

By Kenneth Shepard Published August 11, 2025

Dorian Pavus looks sad at something off-screen

CultureNews

BioWare Apparently Pitched A Dragon Age Remaster And EA Said No

The ‘soft pitch’ for Dragon Age: The Champions Trilogy never got off the ground

By Kenneth Shepard Published August 11, 2025

Pikachu looking through a telescope alongside other Pokemon.

CultureNews

Ah, Crap, Is Pokémon Using AI-Generated Art To Promote One Of Its Next Big Events?

A new piece of promo art has fans suspicious about how it was made

By Kenneth Shepard Published August 7, 2025

Oscar from The Paper looks at the camera

Entertainment

The New Office Spin-Off’s First Trailer Is Remarkably Unfunny

The Paper has at least one returning star, and he’s the best part of the first trailer

By Kenneth Shepard Published August 7, 2025

CultureNews

18 Cool Games We Saw In Nintendo’s Surprise Indie Direct

The latest Nintendo Direct featured a lot of cool indie games, both new and old, coming to the Switch systems

By Kenneth Shepard Published August 7, 2025

CultureNews

Nintendo Of America Once Suggested Pokémon Company Should Give Pikachu Big Naturals, It’s Claimed

A decades-old interview with The Pokémon Company’s CEO has put a fan dispute to rest

By Kenneth Shepard Published August 6, 2025

MrBeast waves at someone off-screen at the Kids Choice Awards

Entertainment

MrBeast Wants To Recreate Hunger Games In Real Life: ‘I Think That Would Crush’

The dystopian young adult novels pit poor people against one another for rich people’s amusement

By Kenneth Shepard Published August 6, 2025

Entertainment

Tom Holland’s New Spider-Man Suit Is Getting Comic Book Fans Excited Again

Brand New Day is shooting in Glasgow, and fans are taking pics good enough for the Daily Bugle

By Kenneth Shepard Published August 6, 2025

ReviewsMultiplatform

One Of 2025’s Most Special, Emotional Games Is $5 And Will Take You An Hour To Finish

and Roger is the kind of game you should just play without knowing what it’s about, if you can

By Kenneth Shepard Published August 4, 2025

Entertainment

The Internet Reacts To Critical Role’s Big Shakeup

Longtime dungeon master Matthew Mercer is stepping down from the role as Brennan Lee Mulligan steps up

By Kenneth Shepard Published August 4, 2025

Elizabeth from Bioshock Infinite lights a cigarette

CultureNews

BioShock Studio Hits Trouble With Sequel Still MIA

A new report says developer Cloud Chamber ‘failed’ an internal review of the fourth entry in the acclaimed shooter series

By Kenneth Shepard Published August 1, 2025

Captain America gives Iron Man a punch to the gut.

CultureNews

Three Things We Learned About The Coolest-Looking Marvel Fighting Game In Years

Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls draws from Arc System Works and MvC for what looks like a real complex fighter

By Kenneth Shepard Published August 1, 2025

An assassin's appears in front of a ship.

CultureNews

Assassin’s Creed Actor Says Ubisoft Threatened To Sue Him For Hinting At Black Flag Remaster

Matt Ryan got candid at a signing when asked about Edward Kenway’s rumored return

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 31, 2025

CultureNews

Octopath Traveler 0 Is Based On A Mobile Game, But Is Leaving The Gacha Behind

The prequel RPG is streamlining its story to let you recruit its characters throughout the game

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 31, 2025

ReviewsPC

This FMV Game Has Final Fantasy And Baldur’s Gate Leads Living Out The Horrors Of Hollywood

Dead Take features Ben Starr and Neil Newbon as opposing actors fighting for a seat at an auteur's table

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 31, 2025

CultureNews

Persona 3 Reload Is Coming To Switch 2 So You Have No Excuse [Update]

The best version of the best Persona game is coming to the system it was always destined for

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 31, 2025

Opinion

23 Games We’d Love To See Announced For Switch 2 In Tomorrow’s Direct

The sequel system is stronger than the original Switch, so it's possible some recent gems could make an appearance at the showcase

Kenneth Shepard & Ethan Gach & Zack Zwiezen Published July 30, 2025