Oh boy, Geoff Keighley

Well, Geoff Keighley is making fun of Hollow Knights: silksong on Gamescom opening live. Is it…it's finally time? Do we dare to hope?

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See you tomorrow @gamescom ONL. pic.twitter.com/59ef5sfysj

– Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) August 18, 2025

If the post above doesn't make sense to you, you've managed to avoid the Hollow Knight: the zeal of Silk for years, over the years. Since 2021, Hollow Cavaliers fans have Used images and clown emojis (Specifically, the following one) is to talk about their ongoing hope for silk news, especially in big talks like Nintendo Directs, Game Awards or Summer Game Fest. Every time a new speech rolls, Silksong fans post images of the Joker and joke about wearing Joker makeup, actually admitting that the hope of getting Silksong News is cartoonish, but they all hope it anyway.

Of course, Keighley might post his own clown costume for this, but given the enthusiasm of the silk audience, I can't imagine it's desirable. Earlier this year, fans Crazy on Chocolate Cake Recipesthis move even Force developers to issue statementsso teasing the audience may not be the best idea.

Despite this, Keighley's teasing seems certain. We know Silksong will appear in 2025, banning any accidental delaysthere is one Demos where you can play games in the showroom Gamescom this week. We also know through leaks that Rog Xbox Ally will be launched on October 16, with Sarah Bond of Xbox previously saying Silksong Will be on the system when booting. If everyone is telling the truth and there is no last minute change, that means the silk should appear in the next two months. This also means we need to have an actual, confirmed release date now. Who has a large display that such an announcement would cause a huge splash? Of course, Kigley.

Now, there is always a chance that today we are all doing clown makeup, but we are disappointed again tomorrow. Grab a slice of chocolate cake and stick to that rubber nose and let us lock in the opening ceremony tomorrow. Silk silk?

Rebekah Valentine is a senior journalist at IGN. You can find her post on bluesky @duckvalentine.bsky.social. Is there a story tip? Send it to [email protected].