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The Latest Breaking News from Silksong

ICYMI: the 8 biggest tech stories of the week, from IFA 2025 to the Hollow Knight: Silksong launch and the iPhone 17

Our reliable recap will fill you in if you've missed what's been happening in technology over the last week.

TechRadar

Is Silksong everything we hoped? 5 PC Gamer writers react to the first hours of Team Cherry's extraordinarily hyped sequel

Were those six years of Silksanity well spent?

PC Gamer

Hollow Knight Silksong review bombing is underway for an unexpected reason

There's always something.

Destructoid

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"We were scared as hell when Silksong was announced to release on our day," indie dev says, but "now it seems it was a blessing in disguise"

Jetrunner benefitted from the Hollow Knight black hole

GamesRadar

Silksong News: New Game Just Broke Steam - Here's What You Should Know Before Buying the Game

Hollow Knight: Silksong overwhelmed global digital stores minutes after release, leaving thousands unable to buy the game due to server crashes.

International Business Times UK

Silksong crashes Steam, Nintendo eShop on release day — highly anticipated indie video game took six years to arrive and is already one of the most played games ever on Steam

Hollow Knight: Silksong has become one of the biggest releases in recent video game history. The game crashed digital storefronts worldwide on release, and soon became the #3 most-played game on Steam behind Counter-Strike and Dota 2.

Tom’s Hardware

Do you need to play Hollow Knight before Silksong?

It's not compulsory, but you might not want to miss out on all the Easter Eggs.

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Hollow Knight Silksong review: "Worth the wait and then some, this isn't just more Hollow Knight but an evolved, spindly beast all its own – even if it's fiddly at times"

GamesRadar

Hollow Knight: Silksong has barely been out for a day, and players are already complaining about its difficulty level – ' I feel like they’re really overusing double damage'

Some players are finding Hollow Knight: Silksong a little too difficult.

TechRadar

How to beat Fourth Chorus in Silksong

Trounce this boss so you can finally leave the Far Fields.

PC Gamer

Despite bringing Steam to its knees, Silksong attracted more day one players than the Battlefield 6 open beta

After a single day, Silksong currently ranks as the seventh highest peak concurrent player count for a single-player game on Steam.

TechRadar

Hollow Knight: Silksong launch crashes online gaming stores

Steam, the Nintendo eShop and Playstation Store among those that crashed on Friday, unable to cope with demand for the Australian-made game

The Guardian - AU

Silksong newcomers, I can't stress to you enough that you should buy all of Shakra's map items ASAP

Hollow Knight veterans will know, but don't leave Shakra without buying him out.

PC Gamer

Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone voices somebody in Hollow Knight: Silksong, but he won't say who "so as not to spoil any surprises for anyone"

ConcernedApe has a new gig

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Hollow Knight: Silksong breaks 535,000 concurrent players on Steam, making it one of the biggest launches of all time and nearly 8x bigger than the first game

That's a big bug

PC Gamer

Silksong PC features: Ultrawide, 16:10 for Steam Deck, uncapped framerate and more

Silksong comes equipped with most of the features we'd want from a 2D action game.

PC Gamer

Silksong already has the 18th highest all-time peak player count in Steam history as it draws over 500,000 concurrent players in its first 4 hours

Happy Silktember everyone.

Tom’s Guide

Steam was down — 'Hollow Knight: Silksong' launch caused major headaches

Steam experienced a major outage earlier today and slow load times as Hollow Knight fans took to the PC gaming platform in droves to play the highly anticipated sequel.

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Tom’s Guide

Hollow Knight: Silksong is finally here — here's how to get your copy

The hotly anticipated Hollow Knight: Silksong is finally here. Here's where you can snag a copy

PC Gamer

How to get Rosaries in Silksong

Gather this currency from across Pharloom to purchase items from merchants.

Destructoid

How to find maps, Quill, and Compass in Hollow Knight Silksong

I hope you're saving your Rosaries.

We Got This Covered

Nine years of waiting pays off as Hollow Knight: Silksong finally drops, immediately breaks the entire gaming internet

Gaming's most tortured fanbase crashes every store at once.

PC Gamer

Silksong achievement suggests it'll take at least 10 hours longer to 100% complete compared to Hollow Knight—even for the fastest players

Gotta skong fast.

Destructoid

Hollow Knight: Silksong’s launch crashed Steam, PSN, Xbox, and Nintendo eShop all at the same time, but now seemingly everyone’s playing it

That's a lot of hype you have there.

PC Gamer

After 1,693 days of daily Silksong news, its skeletal host signs off with heartfelt thanks: 'We have finally reached an end. So let's do this one last time'

End of an Ara.

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