Kenneth Shepard, Author at Kotaku

CultureNews

PlayStation 5 Is About To Have A Quiet Year

Sony says it’s not releasing 'new major existing franchise' games until 2025

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 14, 2024

CultureFeature

The Industry Is Divided On How To Write Video Game Romance

Baldur’s Gate 3 is the latest big game to follow an inclusive (but divisive) trend in video game courtship

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 14, 2024

The Bests

Ranking Mass Effect Boyfriends By Whether They’d Actually Be Good Partners

Sure, Garrus is sexy, but is he too dangerous to create a stable home?

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 13, 2024

CultureNews

Immortals Of Aveum Proves It’s A Grim Time For Single-Player Games

Ascendant Studios’ debut was a victim of overscoped budget and impossible expectations

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 13, 2024

CultureNews

Overwatch 2 Just Killed One Of Its Most Famous Hero Combos

Season 9’s new patch reworks Pharah and leaves Mercy playing catchup

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 13, 2024

CultureNews

PSA: FF7 Rebirth Spoilers Leak On Tiktok, Reddit, And Twitter

If you want to go into Cloud and friends’ next adventure unspoiled, log off

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 12, 2024

CultureNews

FF7 Rebirth Producer Teases A Happy Ending, With A Catch

Will the Remake trilogy end with Cloud and friends a little less traumatized?

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 12, 2024

CultureNews

Suicide Squad Easter Egg Hints At The Return Of A Beloved Character

The death of a certain hero sparked backlash before Rocksteady’s shooter even launched

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 9, 2024

Tips & Guides

How To Get Persona 3 Reload’s True Ending

The remake doesn’t have a lot of branching paths, but here’s how to make sure you reach the right conclusion

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 8, 2024

CultureNews

Overwatch 2’s Season 9 Brings Some Of The Most Drastic Changes Yet

Blizzard is introducing sweeping changes that could significantly shift how Overwatch 2 is played

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 8, 2024

CultureNews

With Knuckles, The Sonic Movies Make Their MCU Play

Hopefully Paramount and Sega can learn from Marvel’s mistakes

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 8, 2024

CultureNews

Switch 2 Is Getting Persona And More Sega Games, Leaker Claims

They also claim remakes of Persona 2 and 4 are in the works

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 8, 2024

CultureNews

Sonic 3 Movie Is Bringing Back An All-Time Sonic Adventure 2 Banger

A new generation will bask in the glory of Crush 40’s ‘Live and Learn’

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 7, 2024

CultureNews

Overwatch 2’s Next Anime Collaboration Is Cowboy Bebop

Blizzard has teased that Cassidy and likely other heroes will be featured in the game’s latest crossover

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 7, 2024

CultureNews

Everything We Know About Death Stranding 2

Kojima Productions’ upcoming sequel promises packages and stop-motion puppets

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 7, 2024

OpinionKotaku Asks

Kotaku Readers React To The Possibility Of Xbox Games On PS5

While some pockets of the internet are melting down, y’all seem pretty chill about Starfield going to PlayStation

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 6, 2024

OpinionCommentary

Persona 3 Reload Gives Me Hope Persona 6 Can Do Right By Queer Fans

The remake tweaks storylines to be explicitly queer, so maybe Atlus will do better with the series’ future

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 6, 2024

CultureNews

Sonic Fans Are Stoked To Probably Watch A Child Die In The New Movie

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 casting has long-time fans anticipating a pivotal scene from the games

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 5, 2024

OpinionKotaku Asks

Kotaku Asks: How Do You Feel About Xbox Games Potentially Coming To PlayStation?

Starfield and Indiana Jones may be launching on PS5 after Xbox

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 5, 2024

CultureNews

Indiana Jones, Starfield PS5 Reports Suggest A Major Xbox Pivot

It sounds like Microsoft is floating the idea of bringing some of its biggest games to its biggest competitor

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 5, 2024