Kenneth Shepard, Author at Kotaku

Tips & Guides

Which Mega Raichu Should You Use In Pokémon Champions?

Raichu’s Mega Evolutions are finally coming to the battle sim, but how are they different?

By Kenneth Shepard Published June 16, 2026

CultureNews

Saros Dev Wants To Mimic FromSoftware’s Dark Souls Journey: ‘We Will Keep Educating The Market That These Are The Coolest Games You Can Play’

Housemarque wants to keep making hard games like Returnal

By Kenneth Shepard Published June 16, 2026

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Entertainment

The First KPop Demon Hunters Lego Set Has Finally Been Revealed And It Looks Great

Derpy and Sussie are the first of several planned Lego sets based on the Netflix animated musical

By Kenneth Shepard Published June 16, 2026

CulturePokemon

Pokémon Theme Song Singer Denies Scamming Kids Out Of Valuable Cards And Does ‘Gengar Dance’ In AI Diss Track Music Video

Jason Paige was accused of ripping off kids for a Gengar at a card show

By Kenneth Shepard Published June 15, 2026

CultureNews

Trump Uses Persona 5, A Game About Fighting Corrupt Politicians And Sex Offenders, To Spread Propaganda

The Phantom Thieves’ prime target thinks he’s one of them

By Kenneth Shepard Published June 15, 2026

OpinionCommentary

The Kingdom Hearts Games, Ranked From Worst To Best

With Kingdom Hearts IV back in the public eye, let's look back at Square Enix’s Disney and Final Fantasy crossover

By Kenneth Shepard Published June 15, 2026

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All Of The God Of War Games, Ranked From Worst To Best

Before God of War Laufey takes us on Faye’s journey, let’s look back at the ups and downs of Kratos’

Kenneth Shepard and Ash Parrish Published June 12, 2026

CultureNews

In An Incredibly On-Brand Move, Kingdom Hearts 4 Has Characters From A Game You Can’t Play Anymore

Characters from Kingdom Hearts Union X Dark Road appeared in the latest trailer

By Kenneth Shepard Published June 12, 2026

CultureNews

Niantic Spatial Denies Pokémon Go Data Is Being Shared With A Drone Company

The company says it no longer receives data from the monster-catching app after Niantic was acquired by Scopely

By Kenneth Shepard Published June 11, 2026

CultureNews

Come The Hell On, Overwatch

The hero shooter is never beating the ‘same face’ allegations

By Kenneth Shepard Published June 11, 2026

OpinionImpressions

Tomb Raider: Legacy Of Atlantis Hands-On: An Awkward Marriage Of Past And Present

The Tomb Raider remake’s delay was probably for the best

By Kenneth Shepard Published June 11, 2026

OpinionCommentary

Sorry, I Hate The Way Kingdom Hearts IV’s Photorealism Looks

Get me out of Quadratum, Nomura

By Kenneth Shepard Published June 11, 2026

OpinionImpressions

This Game Could Be One Of The Best Parts Of The Avatar: The Last Airbender Renaissance

Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game has the sauce

By Kenneth Shepard Published June 10, 2026

Entertainment

Saw: Genesis Seems Like A Cool Multiplayer Game, But A Questionable Saw One

The asymmetrical horror game is playing fast and loose with one of horror’s most precise worlds

By Kenneth Shepard Published June 10, 2026

OpinionImpressions

Hands-On: An Unorthodox Sonic Game Was My Biggest Summer Game Fest Surprise

Sonic Pico Park isn’t the fast-paced platformer you associate with the blue blur

By Kenneth Shepard Published June 10, 2026

OpinionImpressions

Hands-On: Alien: Isolation 2 Remembers What Made The First Game Great

Creative Assembly’s long-awaited horror game knows not to mess with a good thing

By Kenneth Shepard Published June 10, 2026

CultureNews

Everything We Saw At The June 2026 Nintendo Direct

The Switch 2 company rounds out the video game industry's summer showcase season

By Kenneth Shepard Published June 9, 2026

CultureNews

Crazy Taxi: World Tour Lead Says Generative AI Will Continue To Be A ‘Hot Topic,’ But They’re Using It Anyway

Series creator Kenji Kanno elaborates on the game’s use of AI-generated assets

By Kenneth Shepard Published June 8, 2026

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CultureNews

Everything We Saw At Xbox’s 2026 Summer Showcase

From Gears of War to Fable to Halo and much more, here's everything that was featured at today's big Xbox event

By Kenneth Shepard Published June 7, 2026

CultureNews

Everything We Saw At Summer Game Fest 2026

It's time for another onslaught of World Premieres

By Kenneth Shepard Published June 5, 2026