After a long day at work, I thought it might be a good idea to unwind with some video game commercials in the form of Gamescom’s “Opening Night Live“ event. Well, the highlight certainly was there right at the start of the show: “Silksong,” the follow-up to “Hollow Knight” – one of the best games ever made – was on screen for a bit and the 2025 release date confirmed. But after that? In all the AAA bombast, not much excitement was to be found. There is a reason why I stopped watching these events: I’m not interested in another iteration of your annual shooter, the 10th gacha collectathon, or your free-to-play tank game. It’s all a bit… boring.