Image: Push Square “For sure it did,” Hell Is Us creative director Jonathan Jacques-Belletête said when asked if Hollow Knight: Silksong had impacted sales of his game. He was speaking as part of Skill Up’s Friends Per Second podcast, as spotted by Eurogamer.net, where he explained he felt it was a “little callous” of dev Team Cherry to “shadow drop” …
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Hollow Knight: Silksong Developer Team Cherry Releases Patch Notes for Second Post-Launch Update
Hollow Knight: Silksong‘s second post-release patch is on the way. While the first patch prioritized “critical issues,” this one focuses on other lingering problems, as well as “cleaning up some bugs around specific tools.” (We can only presume that’s a reference to video game bugs rather than the ones found in The Citadel!) Before it rolls out to all, however, …
Read More »Hollow Knight: Silksong’s second patch detailed, but don’t expect any balance tweaks
Team Cherry has detailed what’s planned for Hollow Knight: Silksong‘s second patch, but don’t expect any balance changes as with the first. “Where the first patch dealt mainly with critical issues,” the studio said in the patch notes, “this next one focuses on a few still remaining, while also cleaning up some bugs around specific tools”. This …
Read More »Hollow Knight: Silksong is reportedly already about a third of the way to the original’s total sales, with Steam leading the charge
Hollow Knight: Silksong has sold 3.2m copies on Steam alone since its release, according to analyst estimations. Ahead of its release, Silksong was the most wishlisted game on the platform with 4.8m wishlists. It seems the majority of these have converted into full sales. That’s all led to large numbers of concurrent players – Silksong reached a concurrent …
Read More »Hollow Knight: Silksong’s surprise release date was “a little callous,” says Hell is Us lead
Hell is Us’ creative director, Jonathan Jacques-Belletête, has described Team Cherry’s surprise reveal of Hollow Knight: Silksong’s release date just two weeks before its launch as “a little callous.” As reported by This Week in Videogames, Jacques-Belletête appeared in the most recent episode of Skill Up’s Friends Per Second podcast, where he discussed his and Rogue Factor’s experience releasing soulslike …
Read More »Silksong boss honors Hollow Knight fan who lost cancer battle
A Hollow Knight fan who passed away from cancer has been immortalized in Silksong as a full boss fight, NPC, and sidequests. Hollow Knight: Silksong released after years of anticipation, serving as the follow-up to Team Cherry’s 2017 breakout hit. The original game became one of the most acclaimed indies of all time, praised for its challenging combat, sprawling world, …
Read More »Where To Find All Pale Oil Weapon Upgrades In Hollow Knight: Silksong
GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Are you planning to upgrade your Needle weapon by using Pale Oil in Hollow Knight: Silksong? The damage that you deal early in the game might not seem much. However, as you progress through the campaign, you’re bound to find items that …
Read More »Hollow Knight: Silksong: How To Cure Hornet’s Curse – Twisted Bud, Infestation Operation Quest
Image: Nintendo Life What do you mean there’s a way to make Silksong harder? Why is there a baby crying in my inventory? And what is a Twisted Bud? Yep, you can give Hornet a curse that makes her unable to heal and use Tools, which definitely makes things more challenging. However, there are a few reasons you’ll want to …
Read More »Hollow Knight: Silksong: How To Unlock Act 3 – Silk And Soul Quest
Image: Nintendo Life Hollow Knight: Silksong is full of secrets, isn’t it? That includes an entire third Act which has some pretty particular requirements to access. Given that Pharloom and The Citadel are huge, and there are a few different things you need to do to unlock the third (and final) Act, here’s our guide to accessing the true endgame …
Read More »How To Unlock All Endings In Hollow Knight: Silksong
Mushroom ending: Passing of the Age Mister Mushroom, an NPC from the previous game, makes his return in Silksong. And, yes, there’s another obtainable ending that’s related to his quest. The idea is to find all seven Mister Mushroom locations throughout Pharloom. Talk to him in each location in the correct order. Then, defeat the final boss in the Abyss–i.e. …
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