The Subtle Storytelling Genius of Hollow Knight and Silksong

This approach is common in games like *Dark Souls*, and it really emphasizes skillful gameplay. It works because it depends on players carefully watching and understanding what’s happening. To see why *Hollow Knight* and the upcoming *Silksong* are so popular, it’s helpful to look at how their design choices use the game’s world, characters, and mechanics to tell a story.

Why the Next Stephen King TV Show Is Bringing Back a Mysterious The Shining Character

Dick Hallorann is famous as the chef at the Overlook Hotel and becomes a friend to young Danny Torrance because they both have psychic abilities – a power known as ‘the shining.’ Though he appears in both the novel *The Shining* and its sequel, *Doctor Sleep*, the movies change his story significantly (be warned: he dies in Stanley Kubrick’s *The Shining*). However, Hallorann’s reappearance in the 1960s-set *Welcome to Derry* proves he remains an important character in Stephen King adaptations, and suggests he’ll play an even bigger role in future installments of that series.

Batman Comic That Introduced 2 of His Biggest Villains Just Sold for a Record Price Only Bruce Wayne Could Afford

A copy of the 1940 Batman #1 comic recently sold for $651,188 (or $794,449 with the buyer’s fee), according to Goldin. This particular copy received a 7.0 grade from CGC, meaning its pages are off-white to white. Comics in better condition could potentially sell for even more, and one already has – a near-mint copy of Batman #1 sold for $2.2 million in 2021. However, that’s not the most expensive vintage comic ever sold. That record belongs to a copy of Action Comics #1, which went for an incredible $6 million in 2024.

Valve blocks mature games from Steam Early Access — what it means?

In July 2025, Steam changed its rules for publishing games, largely to satisfy requests from its financial backers. As a result, hundreds of adult games were taken down. While some of these removals were probably reasonable, it created a worrying situation. Many gamers wondered why Steam cared what people purchased with their own money.