Rock Paper Shotgun (RPS), a popular gaming website, has announced its winter holiday break, urging its audience to refrain from sending emails until the new year. With 2023 coming to an end, the staff of RPS are taking some well-deserved time off, returning to their workstations on January 2, 2024.
During this festive season, while the treehouse (a metaphorical office space for the RPS staff) remains closed due to the chilly weather, the team has prearranged a series of posts and wrap-ups to keep their readers entertained. RPS emphasizes that even as they take a break from their usual services, they remain committed to providing their audience with engaging gaming content.
One of the most anticipated events scheduled to take place during the holidays is the unveiling of the Game Of The Year 2023 on the final day of the RPS Advent Calendar. Despite hints dropped in Discord conversations that led many to speculate about the winner, RPS invites everyone to join in the traditional charade of anticipation and celebration. This reveal is scheduled for 1 PM GMT, keeping the spirit of excitement alive.
In addition to the Game Of The Year reveal, the RPS team has curated a unique series of recommendations known as the Selection Boxes. These are their alternatives to the main calendar entries, consisting of games that the staff believes deserve honorable mentions or did not quite make it into the final list. This series is a token of appreciation towards games that provided incredible experiences but might have been overshadowed in the regular Advent Calendar selection. Selection Boxes will be posted daily from December 26th, ensuring a continued stream of gaming insights.
The RPS team will also offer its readers a ‘Year In Review’ roundup, a reflection on the defining moments and highlights of the gaming industry in 2023. From the standout titles reviewed during the year to insightful features and guideposts, the roundup aims to give readers a comprehensive look back at what shaped the gaming landscape. For instance, one might find it hard to believe that the game Hi-Fi Rush was a part of this year's offerings. To give context and summarization, the RPS staff has prepared lists of the Bestest Best reviews, top features, and guide-focused retrospectives.
Moreover, RPS is making available a series of Supporter-funded posts for all readers. These posts, once exclusively for supporters, will be accessible through the 'Latest' feed or the 'From The Archive' tag. This initiative provides an opportunity for a broader audience to engage with content that offers in-depth analyses and perspectives.
The holiday season would not be complete without a touch of humor from Rock Paper Shotgun. True to tradition, the website is rolling out its annual Christmas Crackers – a collection of jokes that the staff amusingly admits may be embarrassingly awful but are sure to bring a smile to readers’ faces. A daily dose of these jests will accompany fans throughout the break, including a certain ‘sort of Star Trek one’ that is promised to be memorably terrible.
As the RPS team takes a break from their regular schedule, they express their gratitude towards their readers for their support throughout the year. They encourage the community to share their game-related resolutions for 2024 in the comments, with a personal goal from the team being to "play more weird stuff," which echoes their annual tradition of embracing the unconventional in gaming.
After a year full of gaming news, reviews, and features, RPS leaves its audience with a collection of content that highlights both the year's successes and the games that might have slipped through the mainstream attention. Readers are invited to engage, reflect, and look forward to what the new year has to offer in the gaming world, all while the staff of RPS recharges for yet another exciting year of coverage. See you all when the holidays wrap up, and the games begin anew on January 2, 2024!
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