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RPS’s Seventh Christmas Cracker 2025: Eight scribes, jokes, and a zombie holiday punchline
A year-end collaboration from Rock Paper Shotgun that blends self-deprecation, humor, and community.
Ollie’s Bonus Games of 2025: A Culture & Opinion take on The RPS Selection Box
A culture-and-opinion look at how 2025’s Advent Calendar picks map the year’s tastes, from roguelite experiments to open-world epics.
Slay the Spire posts new all-time Steam concurrent peak nearly seven years after release
The enduring deckbuilder draws a holiday surge in concurrent players, underscoring its lasting cultural impact on the genre.
The Sixth RPS Christmas Cracker 2025: Boxing Day Laffs and the Culture of Holiday Humor in Gaming
Rock Paper Shotgun’s year-end tradition delivers humor, community, and a sly nudge toward subscriptions.
Skin Deep Is 2025's Best Cat Game
A cat-focused stealth sandbox nails movement, improvisation, and the felt experience of being a cat in deep space.
Frame generation must level up in 2026 to justify its promise
GPU upscaling’s next leap hinges on image quality and responsiveness, not just higher frame rates.
The Quiet Magnitude of Promise Mascot Agency: A Culture of Kindness in 2025's Most Empathetic Game
A road trip with sentient mascots, a disenchanted ex-Yakuza, and a town rebuilt through daily acts of care.
The 2025 cultural pulse: a year where invention outshines flashier spectacle
Indie bravura, genre hybrids, and a stubborn faith in play define Eurogamer’s 50 best games of 2025
The Eighth RPS Christmas Cracker 2025: A Collaborative Yuletide Jest
Eight RPS writers deliver a self-aware, festive gag reel that doubles as cultural commentary on a year in gaming.