Uh oh, Geoff Keighley is teasing Hollow Knight: Silksong at Gamescom Opening Night Live. Is it...finally time? Dare we hope?

Gamescom Opening Night Live might not operate like some of Geoff Keighley’s other events, but it does feature high-profile game announcements, reveals and more

Hollow Knight: Silksong made an appearance at Gamescom Opening Night Live on August 19 2025, with nearly 30 seconds of new gameplay shown during the broadcast. The update came alongside confirmation from host Geoff Keighley that the title will release later this year, though no date was provided.

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Skongposting has infiltrated the upper echelons of Gamescom due to the highly-plausible presence of Hollow Knight: Silksong. And like any good eldritch being, its worshipers must wear the cult's uniform. Behold: Geoff Keighley, the clown.

The hosts of Gamescom 2025 are none other than Geoff Keighley and Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere, two names that carry a lot of weight in the gaming and esports worlds.

Gamescom Opening Night Live was once again hosted by Geoff Keighley last night, and GamesIndustry.biz was there in the

Geoff Keighley has confirmed seven of the games that will be shown during Opening Night Live on Tuesday. In a tweet, Keighley listed big hitter Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 (Black Ops 7 just had a number of key details leak ahead of the show) alongside other Microsoft-owned games The Outer Worlds 2,