Kenneth Shepard, Author at Kotaku

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.

CultureNews

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

An AI mock-up of Trump saluting the American flag in a Master Chief suit.

CultureNews

Trump Takes Break From Destroying White House To Post AI-Generated Halo Meme

GameStop is getting cozy with the president on social media

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 27, 2025

Master Chief looks at something off-screen

CultureNews

Microsoft Confirms Halo Will Be On PlayStation ‘Going Forward’

Master Chief is a multiplatform boy now

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 24, 2025

CultureNews

Only One Pokémon Is Catchable In Every Game Now, And It’s Not Pikachu

The return to Lumoise City took two more Pokémon off the board

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 24, 2025

OpinionCommentary

A Child Held Me Hostage In Pokémon Legends: Z-A

This game has no business being this funny

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 24, 2025

Rumi using her sword against something off-screen.

Entertainment

This Is The Closest We’ve Gotten To A New KPop Demon Hunters Song

Ejae, the voice and songwriter behind the Netflix hit, is making her grand debut

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 24, 2025

CulturePokemon

One Of The Biggest Competitive Pokémon Players Is Taking A Break Because Of Fan Harassment

Wolfe 'Wolfey' Glick says fans have 'groped' him and otherwise overstepped at competitive events

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 23, 2025

OpinionCommentary

All Video Game Controllers Need Back Paddles, Damn It

The DualSense Edge has ruined me on other controllers, even this cool Kratos one

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 23, 2025