For the team at Rock Paper Shotgun, a gaming website known for its engaging content and community interaction, it's time to retreat from their virtual treehouse for a well-deserved winter slumber. They've wrapped their keyboards and have asked their readers to refrain from emailing until the new year rings in. With a light-hearted tone, they acknowledge a managerial miscalculation on winter warmth, promising to reappear on the digital stage on January 2nd, 2024.
The break isn't expected to dampen the holiday spirits of RPS's dedicated followers, as the staff has ensured a festive lineup of content to fill the gap. Even as the team cozies up for the holidays, their website won't be devoid of delights. On the calendar is the much-anticipated Game of the Year 2023 reveal. Despite hints dropped and guesses made by the community on Discord, the official pronouncement is set for a ceremonious unveiling.
The charades, as they tease, continue with the RPS Selection Boxes – a series of picks by each staff member of games that didn't quite make it to the forefront during the year but are nonetheless worthy of mention. These selections fill the void of the Advent Calendar, serving as honorable mentions or 'hon. menchies'. These will be rolled out consecutively starting from December 26th.
With an eye towards reflection and looking back, RPS plans to publish a suite of Year In Review roundups. They aim to capture the essence of 2023, listing their Bestest Best reviews and standout features. In a more meta-gaming fashion, the guides team will present an overview of trends that dominated the year from their perspective. They use games like Hi-Fi Rush as anchors to jog the readers' memory and to ground the timeline of what has been a year fast passing.
Moreover, with the community's heart in view, the RPS team has unlocked Supporter-funded posts for the wider readership, letting even non-paying visitors delve into an array of musings, stories, and features that previously rumbled behind the Supporter wall. Themed under 'From The Archive', these releases cater to those hungry for more in-depth reads during the chilly days.
But it won't all be this serious. Rekindling a lighter tradition, the annual Christmas Crackers are set to erupt with humor, or the lack thereof. The staff hints, with a twinge of self-deprecation, at jokes so terribly funny they might just burn the leftover turkey – or at least ignite some intra-comment chuckles.
The team’s holiday message doesn't end without an invitation to dream forward. They prompt their audience to ponder their gaming resolutions for the upcoming year of 2024. As a bonding call, they share their personal resolution – to dive more into the unusual, the ‘weird stuff’ of the gaming universe, encouraging readers to share their gaming intents and wishes in the comments.
Finally, the goodbye note carries an undercurrent of gratitude for the moments shared in the year. With a sense of camaraderie and a reminder that time flies, the staff at RPS steers its reader ship into the holidays with promises of joy, digital banter, and the comforting knowledge that come January 2nd, the gaming conversations, reviews, and quips will resume. And as the keys lay silent and the screens take a nap, the gaming world takes a breath, awaiting the new adventures 2024 will surely bring.
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