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Kenneth Shepard

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  • polygon.com
  • IGN
  • Paste Magazine

Past articles by Kenneth:

The Last of Us Show Changed Ellie In Ways That Make Season Two Worrying

HBO’s show leans into the worst falsehoods in The Last of Us Part II’s marketing → Read More

The Last Of Us Show Used A Real Giraffe To Recreate Its Iconic Game Scene

Nabo lives in an Alberta zoo close to where the show was filmed → Read More

The Last Of Us Show Tries To Change What The Game Told Us About Joel

Whatever you might believe him to be, HBO’s show wants you to view Joel as a protector → Read More

Overwatch 2 Fixes Cow Balloon, Game Is Good Again

The Busan map staple was affected by a bug since launch → Read More

The Last of Us Show Destroyed Everyone With Two Words: Baby Girl

The line is small, but it carries a lot of meaning for Joel and Ellie’s relationship → Read More

The Last Of Us Show Mercifully Leaves Out A Famous, Devastating Game Death

The winter episode was already dark enough, so this is a kindness → Read More

Pokémon Fans Love This Gym Leader Because He's Just Like You, FR

Kotaku's new Pokémon column looks at why so many fans love a normie → Read More

This Incredible Elden Ring Paper Model Recreates Leyndell

Papercraft artist Sky Burkson painstakingly recreated one of Elden Ring’s iconic locations → Read More

The Last Of Us Show Makes Its Most Horrific Character More Horrifying

David was clearly a bad guy in The Last of Us, but the HBO show does away with all subtext → Read More

Pathfinder Developer Bans AI Art, Takes A Hard Stance

The tabletop developer wants a “human touch” in its products → Read More

Long-Hated Steve From Minecraft Is Being Banned In Competitive Smash Bros.

A newly discovered glitch in Steve’s toolset has made him a contentious pick for Smash players → Read More

The First Pokémon Season Without Ash Gets First Real Trailer

Liko, Roy, and Captain Pikachu all make an appearance → Read More

Ash And Pikachu’s Final Pokémon Episode Will Bring Back Gary (And Your Tears)

Ash and Gary both left Pallet Town on the same day in the anime’s first episode → Read More

8 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting Octopath Traveler II

The RPG is expansive and sometimes overwhelming, but here’s how you can cut through the noise → Read More

New Patch Fixes One Of Pokémon Scarlet And Violet’s Most Overpowered Monsters

Dondozo and Tatsugiri were getting free stat boosts with Order Up until now → Read More

Everything You Need To Know About Pokémon Scarlet’s Exclusive Paradox Suicune Raid

The Walking Wake raid is only available for just under two weeks → Read More

Everything You Need To Know About Pokémon Violet’s Exclusive Paradox Virizion Raid

The Iron Leaves raid is only available for a limited time → Read More

Netflix Is Making A New Pokémon Show

Pokémon Concierge is part of a larger anime and manga effort at Netflix → Read More

This Shiny Pokémon May Have A Competitive Advantage In Scarlet And Violet

Tatsugiri’s multiple forms determine how it functions in battle, and its shiny forms may throw off an opponent → Read More

Overwatch 2 Hero Pick Rates Show Most Players Don’t Care About The Meta

The difference between Kiriko’s win rate and pick rate is a microcosm of the difference in how people play Overwatch → Read More