As the cold winter months set in, popular gaming news and reviews site Rock Paper Shotgun has announced it's taking a well-deserved break for the holiday season. The team will be stepping away from their 'treehouse' until the new year, planning to return energized on Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024.
Though the staff will be enjoying their time off, Rock Paper Shotgun has made sure to leave their audience with plenty of articles to read during the holidays. The commitment to keeping their readers entertained even while the staff is away showcases the team's dedication to their community.
One of the highlights scheduled during the break is the highly anticipated reveal of Rock Paper Shotgun's Game Of The Year 2023. Scheduled for Saturday, the reveal is the culmination of the site's Advent Calendar, which has been teasing readers throughout December. Although many fans have speculated about the winner, the formal announcement is still a cherished tradition, much like playing charades during holiday gatherings.
Additionally, responding to readers' feedback regarding the Advent Calendar, the Rock Paper Shotgun team is offering a series of Selection Boxes. These articles are penned by various staff members who are eager to share their personal game recommendations—those deserving games that they felt were unfairly excluded from the Advent Calendar or narrowly missed being featured.
Furthermore, the team is preparing 'Year in Review' roundups to provide readers with retrospectives of the year's gaming landscape. These cover the range of the best reviews, features, and a perspective from the guides team on what defined the year in gaming. A did-you-know moment reminds readers that the game Hi-Fi Rush was indeed a product of this year, and the roundup content is crafted to keep everyone anchored as they reminisce about the gaming milestones of 2023.
In a generous move, Rock Paper Shotgun is making some of its Supporter-funded posts available to all readers. This content will be progressively released during the holiday period and can be accessed through the 'From The Archive' tag, welcoming readers to a vault of rich gaming content.
Continuing another tradition, the annual Christmas Crackers will be part of the holiday entertainment. Known for their humor, ranging from embarrassingly bad to delightfully clever, these jokes will surely bring laughter or at least an eye roll, with a new joke shared every day during the break.
As they sign off for the year, the Rock Paper Shotgun team interacts with their community one last time, encouraging members to share their game-related resolutions for 2024 in the comments section. The team's own resolution is to 'play more weird stuff', reflecting their continued passion for seeking out and exploring the vast variety of gaming experiences.
The announcement of their temporary hiatus is both a farewell and a reassurance to their readers. It ensures that even in their absence, their audience will not be left wanting for content. The staff at Rock Paper Shotgun express gratitude to their community for their support throughout the year and are excited to come back refreshed and ready to dive into another year of gaming journalism.
As the team looks forward to returning in 2024, they send their best wishes to their readers for the holiday season. They encourage everyone to indulge in the festive period, explore the scheduled content, and ideally, not be too hungover when Rock Paper Shotgun is back in action in January. With that, the website signs off, leaving a digital wonderland of gaming articles as their gift to readers during the winter holidays.
