Kenneth Shepard



As we bid farewell to 2014, it’s time for Gaming Trend’s Game of the Year coverage to begin. This year, many of our editors are putting out their personal top ten lists, all culminating in a site-wide top ten list as well as miscellaneous category winners on January
by Kenneth Shepard
Looking back at Sony during 2012 and looking at it now in 2014, it’s impossible to deny how holistically it has turned around the public perception of PlayStation. Through calculated messaging, a consistent appeal to the right audience, and recently, a dash of nostalgia and celebration of its history,
by Kenneth Shepard
Anyone who’s been to a convention or any sort of industry event will tell you that, when you’re not bumping into other attendees, being on the show floor is a pretty awesome experience. Not only are there games to play and people to talk to, but there’s
by Kenneth Shepard
I adore Tearaway. When the game originally came out on Vita, I played it out of curiosity and so I could have something on my criminally underused handheld, but after hours of play, I found it to be an incredible use of the Vita’s functionality that was full of
by Kenneth Shepard
Tonight, I, and hundreds of others, attended a “Night Under No Man’s Sky” event where footage of Hello Games’ No Man’s Sky was shown to the backdrop of an independent band’s live concert. Before the show began, Hello Game’s Sean Murray, clearly humbled by the opportunity
by Kenneth Shepard
It’s been about six months since I originally played The Order: 1886 at E3, and between then and my trip to the PlayStation Experience, I had started to get cold feet regarding my initial praise. The game sure looks gorgeous and cinematic, but after I re-watched old footage and
by Kenneth Shepard
Today, I am feeling a bit nostalgic. As this piece is being published, I’m likely headed to an airport in order to head to Sony’s PlayStation Experience event, and I can’t help but reflect on the past 20 years that this event is meant to be celebrating.
by Kenneth Shepard
More than anything else, the thing that stuck out to me most in the first episode of Tales from the Borderlands is that the game actually functions. Having played both TellTale’s The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us on PlayStation 3, I fully expected the studio’s take
by Kenneth Shepard