Rock Paper Shotgun is keeping its annual holiday tradition alive with “The third RPS Christmas Cracker 2025,” a short seasonal post that leans into the site’s trademark silliness and end-of-year exhaustion.

Framed as a rhyming intro from the RPS team, the piece positions the “Christmas Cracker” series as a light palate cleanser after a long year of coverage. It’s a familiar vibe for the long-running PC gaming outlet: quick, self-aware humor rather than a big editorial statement.

### A Holiday Post With a Subscription Nudge
Alongside the festive verse, the article also points readers toward RPS Supporters, encouraging subscriptions for access to additional posts. The message is straightforward—holiday cheer now, more content (and presumably a return to regular programming) in January.

### Why This Matters
It’s a small post, but it highlights the reality of modern games media: even playful seasonal content often doubles as a reminder that reader support helps fund reporting. For fans, these tradition posts help maintain a sense of community—something that can get lost amid nonstop releases, layoffs, and the algorithm-driven churn of the wider entertainment news cycle.

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