If you’ve been keeping an eye on indie games over the past six years, ever since Hollow Knight: Silksong was first announced, you’ve probably noticed the gaming community’s incredible anticipation for any hint of a release date. The level of excitement surrounding this game is just that intense. And after years of radio silence, it seems a cheeky little hint has emerged in the form of a dessert recipe, giving fans a dash of hope, wrapped in what’s likely the funniest potential Silksong tease we’ve encountered.
The whole saga kicks off with a seemingly innocent move by a Team Cherry member. They changed their Discord tag and profile picture to a tempting slice of cake just before the big Nintendo Switch 2 reveal. But Silksong aficionados, ever vigilant, decided to reverse image search this cake snapshot – and guess what? They stumbled upon a particular online cake recipe. Suddenly, fans were piecing together the first crumbs – or cake crumbs, if you will – leading them to more clues.
The recipe in question is Bon Appetit’s Brooklyn Blackout Cake, penned by Rick Martinez and posted on their site on April 2, 2024. If that date rings a bell, that’s because it’s only a year shy of the next Nintendo Direct scheduled for April 2, 2025. So, what started as a playful coincidence started looking like a tantalizing morsel of what’s to come.
But hang on, there’s more to this cake caper. If you dig into the comments on the Brooklyn Blackout Cake page, you’ll spot remarks from Ari Gibson and William Pellen. These two are none other than an art director and game designer at Team Cherry. While their comments aren’t exactly evidence, Gibson’s playful rating of the cake as “4/2” certainly raises some eyebrows – a nod to both the date the cake recipe was posted and the upcoming Nintendo Direct.
So, if this delightful scavenger hunt holds any truth, those of you yearning for more Silksong content might just get your wish in a matter of months. Or, perhaps, Team Cherry is pulling a fast one on their eager fans, delivering a mix of hilarity and agony. Let’s hope they’ve been hard at work all these years, and not just mastering their baking skills.
With this latest twist, what was already a hotly anticipated Nintendo Direct seems poised to hit a home run. Featuring not only brand-new Switch 2 reveals but potentially Silksong itself would make it one for the history books. Fingers crossed this isn’t just some wild goose chase!
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