Kenneth Shepard

Kenneth Shepard

Kenneth is a Staff Writer at Fanbyte. He still periodically cries about the Mass Effect trilogy years after it concluded.

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The Last of Us Part I's Problem isn't Price, it's Hubris

Back in June, Naughty Dog released an extensive breakdown video about the changes that would be coming to The Last of Us Part I in the PlayStation 5 remake of the 2013 PlayStation 3 game. It...

I'm Tired of Special Editions That Don't Include the Game

This is not a blog about God of War: Ragnarok, specifically, but the special editions for Sony Santa Monica’s sequel have once again reminded me of a weird, frustrating trend in video game co...

What Did Indies Learn from the Boyfriend Dungeon Content Warning Discourse?

It’s been a year since Boyfriend Dungeon came under fire online at launch for a content warning that developer Kitfox Games admits was insufficient. The original warning, shown at the beginni...

New Tales from the Borderlands Seemingly Launching in October

It looks like the sequel to Tales from the Borderlands might be launching pretty soon. Like, October 21, according to a listing on Amazon. As much as I would love to be excited for...

Sony Wants You to Know PlayStation Stars is Not Dealing in NFTs

As companies look to do more in digital markets and industry veterans are continuing to invest in NFT and crypto nonsense, it feels like some companies need to introduce new things while making sure i...

Job Listing Implies Bungie is Working on a New Destiny Game

It looks like Bungie might be working on a new, competitive-focused game in the Destiny universe, according to a job listing from the studio.

Rating the Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Tera Jewel Crowns So Far

As Pokemon games often do, Scarlet & Violet has a new gimmick to shake up battles called the Terastal phenomenon. This crystalizes any Pokemon in the region and gi...

Nothing Could Prepare Me for the Places the Sonic Omens Fan Game Goes

Update: Following publish of this article, more information about Sonic Omens surfaced that has put the game and the fan-run team who developed it in a different li...

Does Cyclizar Evolve into Pokemon Scarlet & Violet's Legendaries?

It’s not often that a Pokemon game’s box art mascot has an evolutionary line. More often than not, the mascot characters for each of the Pokemon RPGs is a legenda...

Does Pokemon Scarlet & Violet's Grafaiai Have a Penis? Fanbyte Investigates

I don’t know what’s in the water over at Game Freak right now, but the phallic imagery we’re seeing in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet needs to cease. I bring this up because Fanbyte S...

Evangelion Revenant is the Real Star of the Apex Legends Gaiden Event

Get in the robot, Revenant. Alright, that’s one obligatory Neon Genesis Evangelion joke out of the way, but I will be making several as I write about how Apex Lege...

Pokemon World Championships Pays Tribute to a Classic 2014 Pachirisu Play

The Pokemon World Championships are taking place in London right now, and during the opening ceremony, The Pokemon Company paid tribute to one of the most iconic moments in competitive Pokemon

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet is Getting Auto Battles to Speed Up Grinding

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet doesn’t seem to have all of the quality of life changes Pokemon Legends: Arceus had earlier this year, but given their development seems t...

The Internet is Down Bad for the Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Professors

A new Pokemon Scarlet & Violet trailer went up today, and while it showcased some pretty important things like online cooperative play and new pocket monsters for you to catch,...

God of War: Ragnarok Collector's and Jotnar Edition Pricing, Where to Pre-Order

Last week, Sony and Santa Monica Studio announced the release date and special editions for God of War: Ragnarok, but failed to mention one very important detail: how much do the big boxes co...

Sonic Origins Further Confuses the Hydrocity vs. Hydro City Debate

The question of “how do you pronounce Hydrocity” has plagued the Sonic the Hedgehog community since 1994. The word “Hydrocity” refers to a level in Sonic 3 & Knuckles....

How 8-Bit Big Band Won Its First Grammy With a Kirby Arrangement

When Charlie Rosen, the band leader and arranger of 8-Bit Big Band, submitted the group’s cover of Kirby Super Star’s “Meta Knight’s Revenge” as consideration for a Grammy, he didn’t expect any...

Ash's Original Voice Actor Returns to Pokemon for Deep Dive Audiobook

It’s been 17 years since Veronica Taylor portrayed Ash Ketchum, the protagonist of the Pokemon anime, and yet, for a lot of older fans, her performance is still pretty ingrained in...

Can We Believe Blizzard Will Avoid Crunch with the Overwatch 2 Seasonal Model?

Overwatch 2 is finally nearing its PVP launch after decoupling the game’s competitive side and the cooperative story mode. Blizzard announced during the 2022 Xbox and Bethesda showcase that <...

Dear Modders: Help Me Date All the Guys in Persona on PC

The definitive version of all the modern Persona games are coming to PC and Xbox. Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden, and Persona 5 Royal ...