That’s right, Silksong gang, pack the cork boards and regret your red ribbon – turns out we’ve had it. Or maybe just drunk on a familiar pattern. Usually it’s the latter.
In case you’re out of the loop (honestly, you better be), the Silksong community had a discussion last week after developer William Pellen’s account alt, mostly used for shitposting, changed his handle and profile picture to some chocolate. , then cryptically tweeted out the message “something is growing. keep your eyes closed tomorrow”.
Like a horde of hungry zombies who have just been thrown an arm, the many-hungry fanbase around and started collecting ideas. Some that I even bought into, like how the new account, “little bomey”, is a reference to Napoleon Bonaparte – it’s all. All signs seemed to point to April 2, 2024 – turns out, the signs were wrong.
Hollow Knight fast and competitive running fireb0rn to X that Matthew Griffin-aka Leth, who is the marketing and advertising manager for Team Cherry, has “reached out to me to confirm that there is no Silksong ARG, and that the change to William’s account and the tweet is nothing. Every cake is a lie.”
This is then seemingly confirmed by Griffinwho, in an answer to a quote tweet, reassures gamers saying: “If the game is real, successful and will be released. <3".
So, what does the fanbase do? Do-not very goodaccording to a post discussing the letdown report. “Radio silence for years when asked to provide any updates, responded within two days to this,” write a despondent player on the r/Silksong subreddit. “I care about this bait,” write others“they are big (by William after all) so of all spring into judgment and hope, only to be crushed.”
The main Hollow Knight subreddit seems disappointed, but not surprised. “Let’s take a break from all this typing before he gets carpal tunnel,” the detractor jokedreferencing the marketer’s long silences. That’s a bit harsh – but in fairness, Team Cherry has been around and quiet about the project other than some promise that it’s all happening, with the news droughts reach hundreds of days.
That have the ability because whenever Team Cherry says something at this point, its fan community descends on these words like a group of hungry people – which, I get, even if they can is a touch melodramatic. At the very least, it is not an optical device to release a trailer in 2022 showcase of the game ready to be released in the same year, before spending three more years to create it nothing but occasionally squeak. Hopefully there will be some decent news soon, for the health of everyone – and not least the “Daily Silksong News” man, whose long vigilance will well continued.
