Is Hollow Knight: Silksong too hard? Well, it depends on what you mean by “hard.”
The Ars Difficulty Matrix™ helps us analyze the many dimensions of Silksong's challenges.
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Gaming // Gaming & Entertainment
Accessory maker will pay Nintendo after showing illicit Switch 2 mockups at CES
Genki says it "didn't obtain any unreleased Nintendo property" before launch.
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Switch modder owes Nintendo $2 million after representing himself in court
Daly's defense asserted, in part, that Nintendo's "alleged copyrights are invalid."
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All 54 lost clickwheel iPod games have now been preserved for posterity
Finding working copies of the last few titles was an "especially cursed" journey.
Kyle Orland
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Civilization VII team at Firaxis Games faces layoffs
CEO says the game is projected to meet expectations, but there are cuts anyway.
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Dev says Switch 2’s physical Game Cards were too slow for Star Wars Outlaws port
Data transfer speeds are much lower for Switch 2 Game Cards than for downloaded games.
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Hollow Knight: Silksong is breaking Steam, Nintendo’s eShop
Valve's usually stable platform struggles thanks in part to lack of pre-loading options.
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This ultra-rare ’90s LaserDisc game console can finally be emulated on a PC
You don't have to track down pricey retro hardware to play the Pioneer LaserActive anymore.
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Battlefield 6 dev apologizes for requiring Secure Boot to power anti-cheat tools
Amid player complaints, EA says 330,000 cheaters were stopped in beta's first two days.
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Today’s game consoles are historically overpriced
Ars analysis shows missing price cuts are costing console consumers hundreds of dollars.
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Chris Roberts hopes Squadron 42 will be “almost as big” as GTA VI next year
French report also suggests Star Citizen might hit 1.0 release in "2027 or 2028."
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The Outer Worlds 2 wants you to join the space police
Preview: The sequel's prologue stresses meaningful choices, wry humor
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Framework Laptop 16 update brings Nvidia GeForce to the modular gaming laptop
Older Ryzen 7040-based model will stick around at $1,299 as a lower-end option.
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Explaining the Internet’s obsession with Silksong, which (finally) comes out Sept. 4
Hollow Knight fans found strange ways to cope with impatience and anticipation.
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Sony makes the “difficult decision” to raise PlayStation 5 prices in the US
Price hikes go into effect August 21; standard PS5 will now start at $550.
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Microsoft and Asus’ answers to SteamOS and the Steam Deck launch on October 16
ROG Xbox Ally runs a stripped-down Windows that isn't publicly available (yet).
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A question for the ages: Is The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall a good game?
Revisiting the 1996 RPG exposes both genius and madness.
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Ars Technica System Guide: Five sample PC builds, from $500 to $5,000
Despite everything, it's still possible to build decent PCs for decent prices.
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Tiny, removable “mini SSD” could eventually be a big deal for gaming handhelds
Fast, removable storage could be one way to address soaring game install sizes.
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Drag x Drive is a uniquely fun and frustrating showcase for Switch 2 mouse mode
Dual mouse controls work surprisingly well—if you find somewhere to use them.
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Google and Valve will kill “Steam for Chromebooks” experiment in January 2026
Well, that's one way to exit beta.
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Review: Framework Desktop is a mash-up of a regular desktop PC and the Mac Studio
Size matters most for Framework's first stab at a desktop workstation/gaming PC.
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Citing “market conditions,” Nintendo hikes prices of original Switch consoles
Switch 2 and online membership pricing "will remain unchanged at this time."
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The King Is Watching condenses kingdom-building strategy to a single screen
Frantic positional resource management is engrossing without becoming overwhelming.
Kyle Orland
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Nvidia announces end of GPU driver updates for GeForce 10-series, Windows 10
Nvidia will cover gamers who take advantage of Windows 10's extended updates.
Andrew Cunningham
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Not (just) seeing red: Virtual Boy emulator adds full color support
Red Viper on the 3DS makes Nintendo's failed '90s experiment look like new.
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Remembering Descent, the once-popular, fully 3D 6DOF shooter
Descent is a big part of gaming history, but not many people talk about it.
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Once a relative haven for adult games, itch.io begins removing explicit titles
Dozens of games deleted with no advance notice, thousands more hidden by "deindexing."
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Julian LeFay, “the father of The Elder Scrolls,” has died at 59
LeFay spearheaded Arena and Daggerfall before passing the torch to Todd Howard.
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After 5 years in development, the Assassin’s Creed TV series is happening
Series will be led by Westworld, Halo alums.
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Samsung’s Odyssey 3D monitor delivers great visuals, limited game support
$2,000 display is hard to recommend when its best feature works with only 14 titles.
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Steam cracks down on some sex games to appease payment processors
New rule against "certain kinds" of adult content accompanies removal of "incest" games.
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YouTuber faces jail time for showing off Android-based gaming handhelds
Italian law allows for up to three years in jail for "promotion of pirated copyrighted materials."
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Mac graphics settings for Cyberpunk 2077 aim for console-like simplicity
The finite number of Mac configurations could be good for players and game devs.
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Donkey Kong Bananza is a worthy successor to Super Mario Odyssey’s legacy
Cathartic, punch-fueled land destruction is a great showcase for Switch 2 hardware.
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Nintendo discontinues cost-saving game vouchers for Switch Online players
Vouchers could save buyers $10 or $20 on the cost of many Switch games.
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