Rock Paper Shotgun is keeping up its seasonal tradition with “The sixth RPS Christmas Cracker 2025,” a short holiday post built around a festive poem and, as promised, a new joke for readers.

The piece is less “games news” and more end-of-year curtain call: eight RPS writers reflect on a long year of work, lean into the Christmas-cracker gag format, and invite the audience to stick around through the quieter post-holiday stretch.

### A Holiday Tradition With a Subscription Nudge
Alongside the rhyme, RPS points readers toward its Supporters subscription, framing it as a way to keep up with member-focused posts as January rolls in. It’s a familiar move for editorial sites that rely on reader funding—especially during a period when ad rates and traffic can fluctuate.

While the post doesn’t reveal any major announcements, release dates, or game-related scoops, it works as community maintenance: a light, shareable bit of site personality designed to keep RPS in readers’ feeds between bigger stories.

From a wider industry perspective, small seasonal posts like this highlight how games media increasingly blends humor, community touchpoints, and direct subscription appeals to stay sustainable. For readers, it’s a reminder that supporting outlets you regularly read is often what keeps the more in-depth reporting and criticism viable.

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