Kenneth Shepard, Author at Kotaku

Entertainment

New Yuri Anime Has Girls Duking It Out In Street Fighter 6 (And Falling In Love)

Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games features in-game footage of Capcom’s fighter

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 1, 2026

CultureNews

The Weeknd Sad-Posts Through Messing Up His Persona 5 Royal Romance

The ‘Blinding Lights’ singer fumbles a baddie, posts through it

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 30, 2026

CulturePokemon

Grown Man Hides In A Best Buy Overnight To Buy Pokémon Cards

‘What? The scalpers are evolving!’

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 30, 2026

Entertainment

Here’s How The New Resident Evil Movie Fits Into The Games’ Timeline

The movie is canon, even if it’s not starring Leon or Chris

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 30, 2026

Tips & Guides

You’ll Miss Some Of The Best Parts Of Saros If You Don’t Die Enough

Housemarque’s latest bakes death into its story so much that you should probably die on purpose

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 30, 2026

CulturePokemon

The Pokémon Champions Backlash Won’t Change Its Destiny

The battle simulator had a wave of pushback when it launched, but it doesn’t seem fundamentally broken

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 30, 2026

Entertainment

Nintendo Updated Super Mario Galaxy 2 After 16 Years And Fans Are Confused, Mostly

A new storybook chapter shows Rosalina talking to a young blonde girl

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 30, 2026

Entertainment

There’s No Sign Of Leon Or Chris In The New Resident Evil Movie Trailer

Weapons director Zach Cregger is taking the Resident Evil movies in a different direction

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 30, 2026

CultureNewsIRL

No Horror Game Can Compete With Real-Life Robot Dogs That Look Like Elon Musk And Mark Zuckerberg

The ‘Regular Animals’ art installation also features Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and more

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 29, 2026

Tips & Guides

A Spoiler-Free Guide On How To Get Saros’ True Ending

Seeing all of Arjun’s story is mostly straightforward, until it’s not

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 29, 2026

CulturePokemon

Pokémon Player Stripped Of Tournament Win Tells His Side Of The Story After Weeks Of Controversy

Firestar73 calls for a reform in how competitive Pokémon handles accidental disruptions

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 29, 2026

Tips & Guides

12 Things To Know Before You Start Playing Saros

Housemarque’s roguelike shooter can be a test of resilience or a pretty breezy third-person shooter

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 28, 2026

Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi prepare for an adventure.

Entertainment

The Next Nintendo Movie Is Coming In 2028, And It’s Probably Not Mario

Universal Pictures Spain has confirmed a new Nintendo and Illumination film is just two years away

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 28, 2026

CultureNews

New Avatar Fighting Game Gives Sokka A Speed Boost For Being A Wife Guy

Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game is pitting characters from across the franchise against one another

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 27, 2026

CulturePokemon

Pokémon Champions Dev Responds To Technical Criticism: ‘We’ve Truly Tried To Do Our Best’

The battle sim launched on Switch earlier this month, with a mobile version on the way

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 27, 2026

CultureNews

Fortnite Gives Refunds But Won’t Remove D4vd’s Music After Arrest In Investigation Of Murder Of 14-Year-Old Girl

The song 'Feel It' is featured in an emote

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 27, 2026

Entertainment

The KPop Demon Hunters Cast Finally Performed Something Other Than ‘Golden’ And It Was Kind Of A Bummer

The McDonald’s collaboration gave us the first ‘live’ performances of ‘How It’s Done’ and ‘Soda Pop’

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 27, 2026

CultureNews

12 Months And Dozens Of Awards Later You Now Have No Excuse Not To Play Clair Obscur, Which Is On Sale

Sandfall Interactive’s RPG is on sale on its anniversary

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 24, 2026

CultureNews

Final Fantasy XIV Won’t Let You Give Your Character A Fat Ass…’Yet’

Square Enix’s annual Fan Festival is popping off

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 24, 2026

OpinionVG Chat

Saros Reviews Are Glowing, But Its Embargo Restrictions Make It Harder To Talk About

The Kotaku crew talks about restrictive review embargoes, why they happen, who they help, and who they hurt

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 24, 2026