
On January 18, 2025, Team Cherry, the developers of Hollow Knight: Silksong, were questioned by fans on X who wanted to know the state of the game's development.
This inquiry was sparked by the fact it has been Hollow Knight: Silksong has delayed to an undefined release date and recent changes to William Pellen's X account handle and profile picture led fans to speculate that a Silksong ARG (Augmented Reality Game for short) marketing campaign was taking place but was confirmed by the Hollow Knight-centric YouTuber @fireb0rn to be a false alarm.