Ready Your Clown Noses: The Game Reveals We Keep Hoping For Ahead Of SGF 2026
Early June marks the annual summer game reveal season, with Summer Game Fest and associated publisher events serving as prime opportunities for the video game industry to showcase its biggest upcoming titles. The article explores the tradition of players setting ambitious expectations for what games might be revealed, often leading to disappointment when hoped-for announcements fail to materialize.
A central theme is the long history of Hollow Knight: Silksong as the quintessential “hoped-for but never shown” game. For years, the sequel accumulated so much fan speculation and endured repeated no-shows at major events that it became synonymous with the “clown applying makeup” meme—a reference used to humorously mock fans’ persistent hope despite consistent letdowns. The game had become legendary in gaming culture as a perpetual source of disappointed fan expectations.
However, the article notes that with Hollow Knight: Silksong finally released, the curse surrounding the game has been broken. Nevertheless, another game has seemingly taken its place as the new perennial hope for fans—the next game destined to capture the community’s collective wish for a reveal that may never come during the summer event season.