Kenneth Shepard, Author at Kotaku

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Kotaku Asks: What’s The Best Mario Game?

Mar10 Day is coming up, so let’s chat about our favorite games from the series’ long history

By Kenneth Shepard Published March 8, 2024

CultureNews

When Xbox Was Struggling In Japan, Akira Toriyama Was Its Ace

Blue Dragon was one of Xbox’s earliest attempts to court the Japanese market

By Kenneth Shepard Published March 8, 2024

CultureNews

Overwatch 2 Needs To Leave Quick Play Alone

Blizzard is going to test removing hero limits in a new Quick Play: Hacked

By Kenneth Shepard Published March 8, 2024

CultureNews

Akira Toriyama, Legendary Dragon Ball Creator, Dies At 68

Toriyama also created the character designs for Chrono Trigger and the Dragon Quest games

By Kenneth Shepard Published March 7, 2024

CultureNews

Overwatch 2’s Cowboy Bebop Collaboration Is 10/10, No Notes [Update]

Blizzard will bring skins based on the classic anime to its heroes this month

By Kenneth Shepard Published March 7, 2024

CulturePokemon

New Mega Evolutions And 7 More Predictions For Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Game Freak hasn’t said much about its next Pokémon RPG, but we can speculate

By Kenneth Shepard Published March 7, 2024

CultureNews

Toyota Is Making A Real, Rideable Pokémon, And It Looks Incredible

If you’ve ever wanted to ride Pokémon Violet ’s Miraidon, ask Toyota if they’ll let you

By Kenneth Shepard Published March 7, 2024

OpinionCommentary

12 Years Ago, Mass Effect 3’s Ending Was Ahead Of Its Time

While the execution was messy, BioWare’s conclusion had some ideas

By Kenneth Shepard Published March 6, 2024

CultureNews

Everything We Saw At Xbox’s Partner Preview Stream

Persona 3 Reload , Final Fantasy XIV , and others made an appearance

By Kenneth Shepard Published March 6, 2024

OpinionVG Chat

We Need To Talk About Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s Ending

The Kotaku staff chats about how the second game in the Remake trilogy caps things off

Kenneth Shepard & Claire Jackson & Jen Glennon & Moises Taveras Published March 6, 2024

CultureNews

Mass Effect’s Original Crew Is Reuniting For An Unexpected Mission

Mass Effect the Board Game—Priority: Hagalaz brings back Garrus, Tali, and other favorites

By Kenneth Shepard Published March 5, 2024

CultureNews

Fans Deem Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s Moogle A Freaky Little Guy

The series mascot has taken many forms over Final Fantasy ’s lifetime

By Kenneth Shepard Published March 5, 2024

OpinionCommentary

Stop Telling People They Can Play Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Without Remake

Video games, more than most other media, are always trying to make everything an entry point

By Kenneth Shepard Published March 4, 2024

OpinionCommentary

11 Years Later, Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons’ Big Moment Still Hits

The remake of Josef Fares’ video game directorial debut is still a triumph

By Kenneth Shepard Published March 4, 2024

CultureNews

Willy Wonka Event Becomes Video Game Parody Gold Mine

Fans have remade the Glasgow dumpster fire in Fortnite, Animal Crossing, and The Sims

By Kenneth Shepard Published March 1, 2024

CultureNews

The Last Of Us Show Casts Abby’s Friends And Ellie’s Targets

We now know who’s going to play Manny, Mel, Nora, and Owen

By Kenneth Shepard Published March 1, 2024

CultureNews

Baldur’s Gate 3 Xbox Physical Edition May Have A Whole Lotta Discs [Update]

The goal is to have the entire game playable on-disc, rather than having a mandatory download

By Kenneth Shepard Published March 1, 2024

OpinionCommentary

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Looked At Cid And Said ‘I Can Fix Him’

The Remake trilogy has the best-realized versions of its iconic cast

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 29, 2024

CultureNews

Neil Druckmann Is Tired

The director of The Last of Us said on Logic’s podcast he doesn’t think he has many big games left in him

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 29, 2024

CultureNews

Does Aerith Die In Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Explained

Spoilers ahead, but if you don’t want to play Rebirth , here’s Aerith’s fate

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 29, 2024