Kenneth Shepard, Author at Kotaku

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Sonic X Shadow Generations’ DLC Has The Weirdest Keanu Reeves Line Read I’ve Ever Heard

It sounds like he’s much better as Shadow in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 , at least

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 13, 2024

CultureNews

Everything We Saw At The 2024 Game Awards

Here are all the World Premieres of upcoming games revealed at this year's award ceremony

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 12, 2024

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Tips & Guides

Balatro Crosses Over With Shovel Knight, Warframe, And More In New Update

The Game of the Year-nominated roguelike is adding a new ‘Friends of Jimbo’ update

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 12, 2024

Tips & Guides

Overwatch 2’s Avatar: The Last Airbender Collaboration Finally Gives An Underserved Hero A Skin

Kiriko, Venture, Zenyatta, and more are dressing up as characters from the beloved Nickelodeon show

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 12, 2024

Entertainment

Sonic The Hedgehog 3 Parodies All Your Favorite Christmas Movies With New Posters

Sonic and friends celebrate the holidays the only way these movies know how: with pop culture references

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 12, 2024

Tips & Guides

Cyberpunk 2077 Has A Balatro Crossover Quest, Here’s How To Start It

Some players are reporting issues activating the new treasure hunt quest

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 11, 2024

Entertainment

Sonic The Hedgehog 3 Early Impressions Are Calling It The Best In The Series

Keanu Reeves’ and Jim Carrey’s performances sound like highlights of the blue blur’s third time on the big screen

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 11, 2024

ReviewsMultiplatform

Marvel Rivals: The Kotaku Review

NetEase’s take on the hero shooter is unapologetic about its inspirations, but it should learn from Overwatch ’s mistakes instead of repeating them

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 10, 2024

Tips & Guides

Cyberpunk 2077 Is Somehow Still Getting Free Updates, Adds New Character Creator Options And More

CD Projekt Red is releasing one more big update that makes Keanu Reeves a passenger princess

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 10, 2024

Tips & Guides

Marvel Rivals’ First Patch Nerfs Doctor Strange With Bug Fixes

Players had found a way to instantly charge Doctor Strange’s ultimate

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 10, 2024

CultureNews

Marvel Rivals Fans Are Ready To Curbstomp Jeff The Land Shark

The cutest hero on the roster has players feeling like Thanos was right

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 9, 2024

Reviews

Secret Level: The Kotaku Review

What creator Tim Miller described as a ‘love letter’ to video games just feels like an advertisement

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 9, 2024

Tips & Guides

Dragon Age: The Veilguard Is On Sale For A Short Time, But There’s A Catch On PlayStation

BioWare’s fantasy RPG is cheaper for a limited time, but you have to buy the right edition on PS5

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 6, 2024

Tips & Guides

11 Things To Know Before Starting Marvel Rivals

Marvel Rivals is a decent Overwatch clone, and some of the same team-based principles apply

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 6, 2024

Tips & Guides

Overwatch 2 Teases Avatar: The Last Airbender Crossover

The Fortnite -ification of Blizzard's hero shooter continues

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 5, 2024

Entertainment

Spotify Wrapped Tells Me My Music Habits Are Not Normal

Yes, I can explain how I listened to Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Espresso’ over 1500 times

Kenneth Shepard & John Walker Published December 5, 2024

Tips & Guides

Dragon Age: Veilguard Stats Reveal You Monsters Are Ignoring The Griffon

BioWare breaks down decisions from the smallest interactions to the most climactic moments

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 4, 2024

CultureNews

BioWare Says Old Dragon Age Choices That The Veilguard Ignored May Still Matter In The Future

The Veilguard only imported three choices, but other past decisions may return in later sequels

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 4, 2024

CultureNews

Dragon Age: The Veilguard Directors Explain Why They Made You Make That Choice At The End

The RPG’s final act requires some sacrifice, but it was all in service of the characters it put on the chopping block

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 4, 2024

Tips & Guides

Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s Fourth Patch Brings Bug Fixes And A DA2 Crossover

Hawke doesn’t appear in The Veilguard, but you can pretend

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 4, 2024