Hollow Knight: Silksong developer insists the game is “real” and “will release”

Let’s
cover
a
more
amusing
story,
shall
we?
According
to
a
marketing
employee
at
developer
Team
Cherry,
Hollow
Knight:
Silksong
is,
in
fact,
“real.”
and
will
be
released.
Er,
eventually.
Like,
in
30
years,
maybe?

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“Yes
the
game
is
real,
progressing
and
will
release.
<3”
wrote
Matthew
Griffin
in
response
to
a
desperate
fan
who
just
wanted
to
know
if
the
game
was
still
happening
or
if
it
had
been
cancelled.

This
latest
wave
of
Silksong
desire
came
after
fans
got
excited
about
a
picture
of
cake.
I
kid
you
not,
dear
reader.


Hollow
Knight
co-creator
William
Pellen
changed
his
social
media
profile
picture
to
a
rather
tasty
slice
of
cake
.
A
quick
reverse
Google
search
led
to
fans
discovering
that
the
cake
was
from
a
recipe
posted
on
2nd
April
2024,
exactly
one
year
ahead
of
when
Nintendo
will
hold
an
event
showing
off
the
Switch
2.
This
led
to
speculation
that
Silksong
might
be
releasing
alongside
the
Switch
2,
or
somehow
be
shown
off
at
the
event.
The
same
account
posted
up
on
January
16
that
“something
big
is
coming,
keep
your
eyes
closed.”

However,
the
account
regularly
posts
absolute
nonsense.

Excitement
was
quickly
turned
into
dismay
when
Youtuber
Fireborn
posted
that
Team
Cherry’s
Leth,
who
is
the
same
Matthew
Griffin
from
above,
apparently
reached
out
to
inform
him
that
the
cake
means
nothing.

A
few
fans
were
less
than
happy
that
after
yet
another
long
period
of
radio
silence,
Team
Cherry
opted
to
once
again
communicate
through
a
third-party
rather
than
directly.
That
is
presumably
while
Matthew
Griffin
decided
to
take
pity
on
a
random
fan
and
confirm
that
the
game
is
still
actually
being
worked
on.

Silksong
is
in
a
bit
of
a
weird
position.
It
began
life
as
DLC
for
Hollow
Knight,
funded
via
Kickstarter.
However,
the
project
grew
so
much
in
scope
that
Team
Cherry
decided
to
turn
it
into
a
full
game,
which
they
had
to
announce
as
early
as
possible
so
that
Kickstarter
backer’s
would
be
aware
of
the
change.
And
so
in
2019
the
announcement
was
made.
It
was
far
too
early
to
reveal
the
game
because
it
had
barely
begun
development
but
Team
Cherry
had
to
do
it.

Over
the
years
the
three-man
development
team
have
released
very
sporadic
updates
leaving
the
vocal
fanbase
feeling
annoyed
at
the
lack
of
progress
and
information.

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