Kenneth Shepard, Author at Kotaku

CultureNews

Pokémon Company Plans To ‘Investigate’ Palworld

The company did not outright name Pocketpair's latest game in a recent statement, but the message is clear

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 24, 2024

CultureNews

Pokémon Concierge On Game Boy Is Too Good To Be Real

The GB Studio mock-up harkens back to Pokémon’ s Game Boy roots

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 24, 2024

CultureNews

Modeler Who Compared Palworld And Pokémon Critters Denies Fabrication Accusations

The modeler says they only scaled models, but didn’t alter them

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 24, 2024

CultureNews

The Last Of Us Part II Almost Had A Lot More Senseless Death

Developer commentary on the PS5 remaster reveals some crucial characters almost didn’t make it to the end

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 23, 2024

CultureNews

Nintendo DMCAs Palworld Mod That Makes Everything Pokémon

The creators are not releasing the mod ‘for the time being’

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 23, 2024

CulturePokemon

Unpacking The ‘Pokémon With Guns’ Game Palworld And Its Controversies

Between angry Pokémon fans and AI accusations, Pocketpair's survival game has had a hectic launch weekend

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 22, 2024

CultureNews

New Ad Turns Umbrella Academy Actor Into Persona Character For Some Reason

The live-action commercial for Persona 3 Reload is like a fever dream

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 22, 2024

CultureNews

Modders Have Already Put Actual Pokémon In Palworld

The ‘ Pokémon With Guns’ label just got a lot more literal

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 22, 2024

OpinionCommentary

AI Video Game Characters Seem As Soulless As You’d Expect

Does big tech think video game characters only exist to waste our time?

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 19, 2024

CultureNews

Here’s Why Palworld Limits Multiplayer Numbers On Xbox

The developer of the “ Pokémon With Guns” survival game says it’s negotiating to bring bigger multiplayer numbers to Xbox

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 19, 2024

CultureNews

Pokémon With Guns Game So Popular The Servers Can’t Handle It

Palworld entered Early Access to the tune of over 300,000 concurrent players

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 19, 2024

Tips & Guides

11 Essential Tips For TLOU 2’s Roguelike Mode, No Return

Don’t approach combat in this new mode like you would in the main campaign

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 19, 2024

CultureNews

Indiana Jones’ Great Circle Actor Sounds Familiar For A Reason

The Last of Us star is putting on his best Harrison Ford impression

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 18, 2024

CultureNews

Everything We Saw At Xbox’s January Developer Direct

From Indiana Jones to Hellblade , here’s what Xbox’s first-party devs showed

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 18, 2024

CultureNews

Baldur’s Gate 3 Will Never Be On Game Pass Or PS Plus, Says Dev

Larian Studios’ CEO doesn’t want subscription services to dominate the market

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 18, 2024

CultureNews

Cloud’s Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Actor Says Shippers Are Too Damn Horny

‘Shippers crumble under the idea that a character is allowed to have significant relationships with multiple characters’

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 17, 2024

CultureNews

The Last of Us Part II’s Lost Levels Are Interesting, But Not Relevatory

The PS5 remaster gives us a playable look at what could have been

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 17, 2024

CultureNews

Square Enix Splatoon Clone Is Using AI-Generated Art

Foamstars will launch next month and will be a part of PlayStation Plus at launch

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 16, 2024

CultureOdds and Ends

Ellie And Abby’s Best Video Game T-Shirts in TLOU 2′s No Return

The Last of Us Part II Remastered gives us a glimpse into its co-leads’ video game tastes

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 16, 2024

OpinionImpressions

The Last Of Us Part II’s Roguelike Mode Is Fun If You Don’t Think Too Hard

No Return remixes Ellie and Abby’s cycle of violence again and again

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 16, 2024