The Silksong hive is buzzing over a dev tweet that sees a chocolate cake, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Imagine Dragons all pointing with red string to the April Switch 2 Nintendo Direct

I mean this with all the affection in the world—I cannot think of a single gaming community that is as cooked as the Silksong fanbase. “Cooked” as in, stewing in their own juices for so long that said juices have evaporated, leaving behind a shiny braised lump in a scorched pot. This is not an indictment, it’s a statement of fact.

In case you’ve missed this descent into madness, some context: Silksong, the successor to Hollow Knight, was announced back in 2019. Then, in 2022, it surfaced again—taking part in a showcase displaying games meant to be released in the next “12 months”. This has not proven to be true, because you are reading this article.