Kenneth Shepard, Author at Kotaku

Persona 5: The Phantom X Is Accelerating Its Roadmap To Catch Everyone Up

The gacha game has been out in China for over a year, so the game is rolling out story updates faster to bring everyone up to speed

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 9, 2025

OpinionImpressions

I Played The Horse Girl Gacha Game That’s Taking The Internet By Storm, And I Get It

Umamusume: Pretty Derby is taking over the internet, but is it actually any good?

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 8, 2025

CultureNews

Naughty Dog Somehow Found Another Way To Get You To Replay The Last Of Us Part II

The ‘Chronological Experience’ lets you play the flashback-driven story in order

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 8, 2025

CultureNews

One Mysterious Tease Has Danganronpa Fans Imploding

Monokuma’s voice actor is posting cryptic tweets about something in November

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 8, 2025

CultureNews

Romero Games Says It’s Not Dead, But Looking For A New Publisher After Xbox Layoffs

The company is exploring options after Microsoft pulled its funding

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 7, 2025

OpinionCommentary

The Nintendo Switch 2: One Month Later

We’ve had a whole month with Nintendo’s new console. How are we feeling?

Kenneth Shepard & Carolyn Petit & Ethan Gach & John Walker & Zack Zwiezen Published July 7, 2025

Entertainment

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Is Getting A Second Season, And The Writer Can’t Wait To ‘Make The Whole World Sad’

There are still stories to tell in Night City, even if the old crew is gone

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 7, 2025

CultureNews

Xbox Execs Reportedly Raved About ‘Blade Runner Meets Destiny 2’ Loot Shooter Before Canceling It

Xbox boss Phil Spencer reportedly loved the game when he played it in March

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 3, 2025

EntertainmentSuperhero

Spider-Gwen’s New Comic Already Has Fans Reeling, And It’s Not Even Out Yet

The All-New Spider-Gwen comics are changing reality, but is it for the better?

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 3, 2025

Entertainment

Neil Druckmann Exits HBO’s The Last Of Us

The director of the game series will not return as showrunner for season three of the TV adaptation

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 2, 2025

CultureNews

Marvel Rivals Is Either About To Make Spider-Man Fans’ Dreams Come True Or Do The Funniest Thing

Will the web-slinger ever get his iconic black Symbiote suit?

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 2, 2025

CultureNews

Microsoft Kills Sea Of Thieves Studio’s Long-Troubled Action-Adventure Everwild [Update]

Rare's next game was in development for over a decade

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 2, 2025

CultureNews

Two Of The Biggest Names In Video Game Acting Star In A New Psychological Horror Game

Ben Starr and Neil Newbon star in Dead Take , a new game from the Tales of Kenzera team

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 1, 2025

CultureNews

Let Me Tell You About The ‘Subway Slammer’ Persona Fans Love To Hate

Persona 5: The Phantom X 's first story arc is hilariously self-serious

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 1, 2025

OpinionCommentary

This Pride Month, Overwatch 2 Made Good On A Years-Old Promise

Three years in, Blizzard's Pride event feels more vital than ever

By Kenneth Shepard Published June 30, 2025

CultureNews

Overwatch 2’s Newest Addition Can’t Seem To Please Anyone

The community is split on the hero shooter’s map voting system

By Kenneth Shepard Published June 30, 2025

CultureNews

Magic: The Gathering’s Sonic Crossover Is Running Toward My Wallet At The Speed Of Sound

The latest Secret Lair drop brings the blue blur to the long-running card game

By Kenneth Shepard Published June 27, 2025

Entertainment

Street Fighter Movie Casts Anti-Woke Online Personality As Dan

Podcaster and stand-up performer Andrew Schulz is joining the fighting game adaptation

By Kenneth Shepard Published June 27, 2025

Entertainment

The New Street Fighter Movie Has The Most Bizarre Cast

Each new casting announcement makes it sound like the upcoming live-action movie could be crazy enough to work

By Kenneth Shepard Published June 26, 2025

The Bests

The Pixar Movies, Ranked From Worst To Best

With Elio out in theaters, we look back at the last 30 years of Pixar

Kenneth Shepard & Zack Zwiezen Published June 26, 2025