Kenneth Shepard

New York, United States

Freelance Writer and Critic at Freelance

Writer at Kotaku

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Articles

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

5 days ago | kotaku.com | Justin Clark |Lucas White |Ethan Gach |Kenneth Shepard

Why ponder your orbs when you could be beating the crap out of them with our help?
One Surprising Switch 2 Launch Game Sold Me On The Mouse Controls

5 days ago | kotaku.com | Kenneth Shepard

I finally got to play the Switch 2. It happened as part of a demo here at PAX East, and though my time with the system was brief (and I wasn’t even allowed to look at the console itself as it was hidden beneath a demo station), it did give me a chance to play around with one of the features I was most curious about: the mouse controls. I don’t typically play games on my PC, and when I do, I don’t often use my mouse if I can help it.
One Surprising Switch 2 Launch Game Sold Me On The Mouse Controls

5 days ago | malaysia.news.yahoo.com | Kenneth Shepard

Kenneth Shepard9 May 2025 at 11:53 am·4-min readI finally got to play the Switch 2. It happened as part of a demo here at PAX East, and though my time with the system was brief (and I wasn’t even allowed to look at the console itself as it was hidden beneath a demo station), it did give me a chance to play around with one of the features I was most curious about: the mouse controls. I don’t typically play games on my PC, and when I do, I don’t often use my mouse if I can help it.
Overwatch 2’s Street Fighter Collaboration Would Be Cool If The Game Wasn’t Becoming Fortnite

6 days ago | kotaku.com | Kenneth Shepard

I love Overwatch 2. I love Street Fighter. Put the two of them together for a skin collaboration, and that should, in theory, speak to me directly. But I don’t know, I feel like I’m becoming desensitized to all the collaborations Blizzard has been shoving into its hero shooter, even when they involve things I enjoy.
Grand Theft Auto 6’s Jason Is Gay Men's Latest Sex Symbol

6 days ago | kotaku.com | Kenneth Shepard

I was gonna play Grand Theft Auto 6 regardless of who I got to be, but I gotta give a shoutout to Rockstar for giving everyone some eye candy with its protagonist duo, Jason and Lucia. While Jason is in a loving relationship with Lucia and seemingly straight (to be determined), that hasn’t stopped gay men from latching onto the guy after he was shown shirtless, sweaty and gross in the latest trailer.
Grand Theft Auto 6’s Jason Is Gaymers’ Latest Sex Symbol

6 days ago | flipboard.com | Kenneth Shepard

Oblivion Remastered mod finally fixes the loot levelling, so no longer do you need to complete quests then wait forever to hand them in"No more worrying about what level you should or shouldn't complete certain quests at!" As well as the enormous visual glow-up, Oblivion Remastered …
Grand Theft Auto 6’s Jason Is Gaymers’ Latest Sex Symbol

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Kenneth Shepard

Grand Theft Auto 6’s Jason Is Gaymers’ Latest Sex SymbolThu, May 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM UTCScreenshot: Rockstar Games / KotakuYahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysI was gonna play Grand Theft Auto 6 regardless of who I got to be, but I gotta give a shoutout to Rockstar for giving everyone some eye candy with its protagonist duo, Jason and Lucia.
Ex-BioWare Lead Says The Dragon Age Team Didn't Feel Supported During Veilguard Development

1 week ago | kotaku.com | Kenneth Shepard

It’s no secret that the game that would become Dragon Age: The Veilguard had a troubled development. However, every time a new story comes out about how studio in-fighting and corporate favoritism affected the project, it feels like more of a miracle that the fantasy RPG got out the door looking like a classic BioWare game.
Switch 2 Will Launch With Almost Twice As Many Profile Icons

1 week ago | kotaku.com | Kenneth Shepard

For most of the original Nintendo Switch’s lifetime, I think I had a Mario profile icon for my personal account. I don’t have anything against the fireball-throwing plumber, but he’s hardly my favorite character in Nintendo’s stable of mascots. Pokémon is my go-to Nintendo series, but it weirdly took years before Nintendo made characters from the monster-taming franchise available as profile icons.
Switch 2 Will Launch With Almost Twice As Many Profile Icons, Including Every Pokémon Starter

1 week ago | malaysia.news.yahoo.com | Kenneth Shepard

Kenneth Shepard6 May 2025 at 12:46 pm·2-min readFor most of the original Nintendo Switch’s lifetime, I think I had a Mario profile icon for my personal account. I don’t have anything against the fireball-throwing plumber, but he’s hardly my favorite character in Nintendo’s stable of mascots. Pokémon is my go-to Nintendo series, but it weirdly took years before Nintendo made characters from the monster-taming franchise available as profile icons.