By Jim Rossignol on December 24th, 2010 at 4:28 pm.
There might be a couple of minor updates during the next week, but we’re otherwise slumbering until the 3rd, when we get cracking for another year. And it’s going to be a really significant year, too. You should see my list of Stuff To Write About. It’s awesome.
On that note, I just wanted to say a couple of things. Firstly, thanks to everyone who subscribes, or who has donated cash at any point in the past. The money provided by readers has genuinely kept this site alive over the previous couple of years. We bought a new server with the money, and pretty much survived on that cash while we transitioned to having our advertising handled by Eurogamer. Subscribers should expect a huge bundle of competitions and other exclusive content in the new year, as well as a more regular newsletter! We have tonnes of games to give away and other stuff, too. So that’s a thanks to all of you.
Secondly, yes, the site is finally, thankfully, paying for us to work on it. That was always the intention, and boy was it hard work making it happen. If that profitable status changes anything then it’s that we can now focus on our efforts here, and won’t have to spend quite so much time forging wordthinks for other publications. 2011 should be the year when RPS really hits its stride, and I can’t wait to share that with you lot.
Thanks for reading, and here’s to the future.
24/12/2010 at 16:32 Nitre says:
Thanks for all the great articles – looking forward to another year.
24/12/2010 at 16:34 KauhuK says:
As a subscriber this warms my heart and justifies the use of adblock on this site (for me). Thank you for this awesome site and content and thanks for all the readers for your funny comments. Merry Christmas and happy new year for all.
mmmh choclate beer.
24/12/2010 at 16:34 Nick says:
Merry whatever you choose and Happy New Year, chaps.
24/12/2010 at 16:36 bookwormat says:
Good to hear that the site is doing well. Keep rocking.
24/12/2010 at 16:36 Torgen says:
Huzzah!
Also, I not only subscribe, but also have adblock turned *off* on RPS. “The Hivemind are leaders of great magnitude! They have our gratitude! We forge our spirits in the tradition of our ancestors!”
25/12/2010 at 11:28 battles_atlas says:
Share the sentiments, but don’t advertisers pay on clicks not on views? In which case turning off ad-block is neither here nor there, unless you actually click on an ad, and who does that?
25/12/2010 at 11:48 jalf says:
No, advertisers typically pay for both views and clicks. (obviously they pay more for clicks than views)
(And then of course, there’s the possibility that there might one day be an ad you find relevant, and may consider clicking on)
24/12/2010 at 16:38 skinlo says:
Merry Christmas guys, thanks for all the hard work! See you in 2011! :)
24/12/2010 at 16:40 matte_k says:
Merry Christmas RPS, staff and readers/posters alike. Hope it’s a good one for all of you!
24/12/2010 at 16:42 Auspex says:
Forever happy to subscribe. Thanks for another great year and Merry Christmas to all RPSers: every one!
24/12/2010 at 16:45 Mo says:
Thanks for the great year guys. Can’t wait to see what you have in store for 2011!
24/12/2010 at 16:45 Evil Otto says:
See you in the future gentlemen.
24/12/2010 at 16:50 Tom OBedlam says:
Great year, guys. See you on the other side.
24/12/2010 at 16:50 ShaunCG says:
Hurrah! Couldn’t have happened to a better gamesblogsite. Looking forward to what 2011 brings.
For Christmas, could RPS give a “stay permanently logged in” option to registered users? I find commenting a bit fiddly at present, and would get more involved if I didn’t have to log in every session. Appreciate that wordpress can be an arse with this, though.
Regardless, joyous noel and a fine new year to you all, gentlemen!
24/12/2010 at 16:51 Severian says:
Best… website… ever.
24/12/2010 at 17:21 Quintin Smith says:
Best /job/ ever.
24/12/2010 at 16:53 djbriandamage says:
My nondenominational holiday gift of choice this year was a subscription to RPS. This site gives me so much professional and timely content that I felt it deserved the paltry $2/month you folks are asking. In an age of advertorials and astroturfing it’s so important to encourage self-published critics who can write in whatever format they wish, free from the shackles of style guides and advertiser threats.
Keep on keeping it real, RPS. Enjoy a well-deserved holiday and buy yourselves half an appetizer with my $2 this month.
24/12/2010 at 16:55 Deston says:
@ Jim – you deserve to celebrate what you’ve all achieved here mate. RPS is the greatest gaming site on the digital seas. It’s second to none, and I’m proud to be a subscriber.
I’ll also fire you guys over a little festive donation to help with keeping Walker and Quinns stocked with rum and eggs respectively during these harsh winter conditions. I gotta do something useful with my bonus before I piss it up the wall on new years. :-)
Merry Christmas everyone, all the best!
24/12/2010 at 16:56 Ridiculous Human says:
Merry X-Holiday, chaps!
24/12/2010 at 16:56 jaheira says:
Merry Chrimbo, O awesome RPS!
24/12/2010 at 16:58 Kadayi says:
Awesome, have a good Christmas guys.
24/12/2010 at 17:05 Jimbo says:
Well done, chaps. Good show.
24/12/2010 at 17:10 Chandrose says:
RPS has been the best PC gaming site out there (.) for several years now. I look forward to being a devoted reader next year, well done chaps!
Merry Xmas from the great white Canadian north.
24/12/2010 at 23:51 DigitalSignalX says:
Agree! The best and only source you need for PC gamers. Great forums too!
24/12/2010 at 17:11 The Hammer says:
Another subscriber who leaves Adblock off for the site here!
It’s genuinely pretty scary that I’ve been reading RPS now for more than three years! You guys are far and away the brightest stars of games journalism: largely optimistic, genuinely intimate, and reassuringly professional.
Thanks for all the insight, humour, and gaming news!
And Merry Christmas, too!
24/12/2010 at 17:20 Some_Guy says:
You promis a more regular newsletter every 6 months or so.
24/12/2010 at 17:39 Jim Rossignol says:
That is true. I blame John.
24/12/2010 at 17:41 jeremypeel says:
You could aim for more regular promises, at least.
24/12/2010 at 19:01 Some_Guy says:
very tempted to absure the new edit function to change my earlier coment into somthing that will make the replies humurous.
24/12/2010 at 17:21 The Sombrero Kid says:
merry new christmas year!
24/12/2010 at 17:23 lostrootpass says:
I didn’t realise that subscribing was only $2 a month, which is something like £1.50. Over the course of a year that’s a tiny tiny miniscule fraction of my game-related budget. Hell, I spend more than that a year on… well, everything, really.
Unfortunately, that doesn’t change the fact that I’m really poor just now, so I will subscribe on January 1st. Super mega promise.
24/12/2010 at 17:28 monkehhh says:
Merry Christmas everyone!
24/12/2010 at 17:32 Conor says:
Merry Christmas to the Hivemind! May you continue your eerie machinations for years to come!
24/12/2010 at 17:40 jeremypeel says:
Victory! I can’t tell you how happy it makes me to see RPS hit this point, with such a bright future.
I read a /lot/ of games journalism, but it took me reading Jim Sterling’s piece yesterday about the Jonathan Blow vs. CVG rubbish to remember that something like RPS existing really is a pipe dream (http://www.destructoid.com/jonathan-blow-cvg-and-the-sh-tstorm-i-caused-190165.phtml).
Just, have a good Christmas, my good men. You really fucking deserve it.
24/12/2010 at 17:42 airtekh says:
Merry christmas guys and keep up the good work. Awesome that you are making some sort of a profit (my piffling subscription is not in vain!), hopefully that’ll mean a few more longer articles and reviews.
RPS highlight of the year for me were the Solium Infernum diaries; notable both because they were absolutely hilarious, but also because I have no interest in playing the game and yet I was totally engrossed with the demonic shenanigans.
24/12/2010 at 17:48 Quintin Smith says:
They were probably my highlight, too. Love that game.
25/12/2010 at 02:30 Jhoosier says:
I love reading about RPS’ experience playing games. Solium Infernum and Mine the Gap were my favorite series. Neptune’s Pride, too, come to think of it.
Bring back Onionbog! (I’m never going to let this go.)
24/12/2010 at 17:47 DD says:
Been reading RPS since the first of the King’s Bounty articles and have been hooked ever since. You fellas really make all other game sites seem like shit in comparison.
Congrats on the success and cant wait for the future words to be read.
24/12/2010 at 17:50 sonofsanta says:
Finally got round to subbing. About time as I’ve been round since about 3 months after the site kicked off, and I check it more often than any other website because I enjoy it more than any other website. I would genuinely just be playing on my televisual-box if you hadn’t all kept me interested in the PC with such sterling writing.
Cheers, and Merry Xmas o7
24/12/2010 at 17:54 moondog548 says:
You can’t stop progress!!!!
24/12/2010 at 23:06 matte_k says:
If that is a Clutch reference, I salute you sir :)
24/12/2010 at 17:55 frozenbyte says:
So long, and thanks for all the words.
24/12/2010 at 17:58 strange headache says:
I’m looking forward to another year full of RPS brilliance. Keep up the good work chaps!
24/12/2010 at 18:04 MadTinkerer says:
Wooo! From 1873 to 2011 and beyond!
24/12/2010 at 18:06 Raskolnikov says:
Happy Christmas chaps.
24/12/2010 at 18:10 Dolphan says:
Happy Christmas, and long live RPS!
24/12/2010 at 18:14 dr.castle says:
Wait, RPS hasn’t hit its stride yet? Could have fooled me. Love the site, and glad to be a subscriber–no need for newsletters or giveaways, personally. Supporting the best source of gaming news/opinion is more than enough. Looking forward to 2011.
(On a side note, I’d really like to see more than one of you offer their take on a given game post-release–I think the different, individual voices of RPS is the biggest strength of the site, and offering just one person’s impressions of most games seems like a missed opportunity. I think it also leads to some games getting passed-over a bit by the site. For example, I fully understand why John didn’t think too much of Mafia II, but I thought it was one of the more important games this year and would’ve liked to see more about it and the “is GTA ruining open-world games” question.)
24/12/2010 at 18:19 Gassalasca says:
If all goes well, Paypal will become available in my country next year. Which means I’ll finally get the chance to peeve at John for being lazy about newsletters. Whee!
24/12/2010 at 18:27 bigredrock says:
Thanks for a great year. Happy to subscribe AND turn off AdBlock. :)
Merry Christmas and happy hogmanay!
24/12/2010 at 18:34 Zaboomafoozarg says:
What a
shamesuccess.24/12/2010 at 18:36 Overwatch_UA says:
You’re great guys, thank you for doing what you do! And I’m really happy you’re now able to monetize it properly and it’s starting to pay enough! Happy Christmas and New Year from Ukraine, everybody!
24/12/2010 at 18:39 noobnob says:
Merry Christmas, RPS. Enjoy the snow.
24/12/2010 at 18:44 Sacred says:
I’ve been reading this site for well over a year now, I think it’s about time I subscribe. Congratulations on the site’s success, guys, you deserve it.
24/12/2010 at 18:46 Daiv says:
All hail the Hivemind. Long may it consume our young.
24/12/2010 at 18:59 Out Reach says:
By Jove i think they’ve got it.
24/12/2010 at 19:01 Archonsod says:
Bah humbug.
Or possibly Everton’s. Dunno which is cheaper these days.
24/12/2010 at 19:11 bildo says:
Great website. There have been articles I loved and articles that don’t belong here *coughtabletopgamescough*, but this site is genuinely top notch. I look forward to many more stories which tell about exploits in pixel land. Thanks Brit-folk for having a command of English :)
24/12/2010 at 19:20 westyfield says:
What do you call the festive celebration of Horace the Endless Bear? Because I hope yours are happy!
Love you, RPS.
24/12/2010 at 19:26 Mr_Day says:
Merry Chrimble-ween, you glorious bastards.
24/12/2010 at 19:27 Jsnuk says:
The only thing that could make this comment thread nicer would be if it descended into some hedonistic orgy of one kind or another. MERRY CHRISTORGY!
24/12/2010 at 19:34 Mr_Day says:
*puts on wizard hat and robe*
24/12/2010 at 19:49 Dozer says:
What a shame.
24/12/2010 at 19:37 Warth0g says:
Awesome job.. this is my number one most read website now.. I honestly check on the hour, every hour and have no idea what I’m going to do when you guys go off on hols :-( Keep up the good work, I’m so pleased that you stuck with it and turned a hobby into a job – just awesome..
Oh, and I turned off AdBlock too ….
24/12/2010 at 19:44 Hybrid says:
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone at RPS!
24/12/2010 at 19:51 BooleanBob says:
“yes, the site is finally, thankfully, paying for us to work on it”
Serves that Kieran Mullin person right for jumping ship when he did, eh? NO MONEY PIE FOR YOU, MULLIN.
All joking aside, I couldn’t be more delighted that something as worthy as the good ship RPS is proving viable in the stormy and uncaring seas of internet economy. Here’s to a happy holiday for Hivemind and commenters alike.
24/12/2010 at 19:54 thesundaybest says:
Thank you for this site which I discovered just after bootcamping my iMac to play Borderlands. I’m currently reading Jim’s book which I recommend to anyone who enjoys the writing here. Thanks to all of you for elevating the writing on PC games, and daring to think that te proof of a legitimate artform is legitimately good writing about it (you probably don’t think that, but I’ve sublimated my thoughts onto you.)
Happy holidays.
24/12/2010 at 20:03 theleif says:
I love you!
24/12/2010 at 20:05 Torgen says:
WAIT!
No articles for TEN days!?!?!
I say…. 37 hours before the comments section descends into Lord of the Flies. And 19 hours before the shoespam outnumbers legitimate posts.
24/12/2010 at 20:11 mod the world says:
Also means 10 days without a new Minecraft article! That will be a new record!
25/12/2010 at 02:32 Jhoosier says:
No posts til the 3rd? What am I going to do? My world will be shattered!
Guess I better get started on playing all those games I’ve got queued up.
25/12/2010 at 04:26 JackShandy says:
The spam bots are already devouring eachother for precious sustenance. Anarchy can only follow.
24/12/2010 at 20:06 Kazz says:
Merry Christmas guys, have a good one :)
24/12/2010 at 20:09 SwiftRanger says:
Good wishes on you too and the success is well deserved.
That being said, some more attention for PC exclusive titles (of the non-UK/US kind) would be good. There’s already too much multiplatform stuff you’d read on every games site here. I know you have to report some of these but plenty of things were missed this year or were discovered too late for a PC gaming blog.
24/12/2010 at 20:40 Jim Rossignol says:
We’ll certainly be working on that in the new year.
24/12/2010 at 20:17 somnolentsurfer says:
Congratulations! And Merry Christmas.
24/12/2010 at 20:22 bagga says:
Is there a chance you fellows could set up a Paypal subscription of $24 a year rather than $2 a month, for those of us with wildly fluctuating finances?
24/12/2010 at 22:55 DrazharLn says:
Having seen similar posts here, I still don’t get what you’re on about. If you have wildly fluctuating finances, surely it is best to go for a easily cancellable monthly fee than a one time, non-returnable lump sum.
As it’s this time of year though, I might as well just point you at the subscriber’s page where if you scroll down but a little you will see a donate button that can be used for just such lump sum payments!
Happy Hogswatch.
24/12/2010 at 20:27 Tainted says:
Merry Christmas RPS.
Your website is superb and its wonderful to hear that you are now able to pay yourselves something from it!
24/12/2010 at 20:29 mickiscoole says:
Methinks my new years resolution will be to subscribe.
24/12/2010 at 20:33 8-bit says:
you know I have only been posting here a short while but I have been reading for the past year and a bit and if this site disappeared I honestly don’t know where I would go to get pc gaming news, kotaku probably, lol.
Wait that’s not funny :( keep up the good work I don’t wanna go back there.
24/12/2010 at 20:42 KingCathcart says:
I really got back in to PC gaming this year mostly due to the quality of this site. More importantly the community of witty, intelligent people this site has fostered makes it a real gem in the world of gaming blogs. Keep up the good work everyone, Merry Christmas to you all and I can’t wait for what’s in store from RPS in 2011.
24/12/2010 at 21:03 The Army of None says:
Horace the Endless Bear Approves of This Post.
24/12/2010 at 21:13 Tomski says:
Thanks for another great year RPS, merry christmas and a happy new year!
24/12/2010 at 21:19 Arathain says:
A very happy Christmas, RPS chaps, and thank you for all your great work over the year. I’m excited to see what you’ve got coming up. I remain very happy to be a subscriber.
Oh, and fellow posters? Thank you all as well. You’re an odd bunch, but a good one. Even if you have some funny ideas (that being defined as ideas different from mine).
Edit: really fantastic header image, by the way.
24/12/2010 at 21:26 Pijama says:
Happy holidays, and here is to the best website about pc gaming around. A perfect blend of writers and readers – sometimes, the pun-chability of some posters gets simply epic, or some highly LOLable stuff such as the five-O dubbing.
So yeah, you guys are awesome. \o
(that includes Kieron too, that naughty naughty person)
24/12/2010 at 21:28 cjlr says:
Joyeux Festivus, amici. Have a good ‘un.
24/12/2010 at 21:30 NPC says:
I noticed recently that I stopped following news on other gaming sites, and stopped subscribing to many game-specific site’s RSSes – because I trust you chaps will post if something is worthwhile – as you have done for the last year or so for me, with style! Happy new year to you, and I hope your plans on ‘hitting the stride’ do work out :)
24/12/2010 at 21:34 Maykael says:
New Year resolution: The first thing I do after I get the credit cards that were stolen from me last week (effectively ruining the ongoing Steam sale for me) will be to subscribe to the most wonderful place on the internet.
Thanks guys for all the incredible work you’ve been doing and for bringing this community together. I can’t imagine my life as a PC gamer before Rock Paper Shotgun and I’m sure I’m not the only one. And I’m fucking serious.
Have a very happy Christmas and I hope you enjoy this well deserved rest!
24/12/2010 at 21:48 Jonathan says:
Three cheers to Uncles Jim, John, Alec and the other one(s). I will look forward to your 2011 wordthinks.
24/12/2010 at 21:49 kyrieee says:
When did RPS start? 2007, 2008? I can’t remember
24/12/2010 at 21:51 cjlr says:
1873. It’s right there in the logo.
24/12/2010 at 22:06 Jimbo says:
That’s true. The first game they reviewed was Hoop & Stick ’74 iirc.
24/12/2010 at 22:32 Muzman says:
They caused their first major controversy by putting Hide and Seek over Cup and Ball in’75′s year end round up, I seem to recall. Their love of indie multiplayer titles at the time caused some consternation with the wood turners, who tended to dominate in other publications (of course, back then ‘indie’ meant a game predominantly played by Indians)
25/12/2010 at 12:55 Mr_Day says:
I remember the telegraph comment shit storm that happened when United Partic-thistles announced their DRM plans for clockwork train sets.
If you didn’t consistently send letters to their marketing department telling them you had bought it legitimately, the train would explode.
24/12/2010 at 22:15 dragonhunter21 says:
God rest you merry, gentlemen, let nothing you dismay,
Remember Horace, beary one, was born upon this day
To keep us writing articles! Never will he betray,
This brings tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy, oh tidings of comfort and joy…
24/12/2010 at 22:58 DrazharLn says:
I think it’s time for some earnest applause.
Good work.
25/12/2010 at 00:24 dragonhunter21 says:
/bow
24/12/2010 at 22:19 toomany says:
Merry Christmas RPS. Well done on another great year for games and gamers.
24/12/2010 at 22:21 JB says:
Thanks for the great year – to the RPS hivemind and all you comment-larvae. Here’s looking forward to another great year!
Also, Merry Christmas to all who’ll be celebrating it!
24/12/2010 at 22:34 Navagon says:
Happy Hogswatch, guys! May the 2011th RPS ride the tubes as triumphantly as the last.
24/12/2010 at 22:40 Farsearcher says:
Merry Christmas RPS
I stumbled across this site earlier in the year and since then its changed the way I’ve thought about games.
Thanks
24/12/2010 at 22:53 D.H. Lawrence says:
Merry Christmas RPS!! My favorite gaming site BY FAR.
24/12/2010 at 23:03 Qjuad says:
Merry xmas RPS
24/12/2010 at 23:04 Wizlah says:
Merry Christmas RPS and its readership. And a special yuletide prayer for harried parent gamers everywhere, searching for that one scant hour to play in during the festive season.
24/12/2010 at 23:34 Edgar the Peaceful says:
Thanks to John, Jim, Kieron, Alec & Quinns for fostering such an intelligent, warm, fun place to hang around.
Thanks to the RPS community for making the comments sections as readable as the articles themselves.
Merry Christmas.
24/12/2010 at 23:34 Sunjammer says:
Next year… 2011! Let’s go! To the COLONIES!
24/12/2010 at 23:35 Untitled says:
Hey, merry christmas to the whole of RPS, it’s been a fantastic year and my heart genuinely sunk when I read you won’t be back until the 3rd! When my student loan payment comes through I’ll be subscribing. Hopefully you can get more articles on space station 13 up? :D MERRY CHRISTMAS xxxxxxxxxxxx
24/12/2010 at 23:52 Muzman says:
A bold prediction: 2011 will be the Year of the PC. It will return to being undisputed king of the gaming heap as it was ehhhhh in about ’98-99, with the added fun of stomping on the ostensible competition in order to do it. I don’t want to hear any stats on how it’s always been relevent in the intervening time. Sure it has. But I mean there won’t be quite so much regurgitating of the company line that we used to hear from our erstwhile PC developers about console money and relevance. Not so much “We had to bugger up the feel of the game completely and farm out the port to a bunch of underfunded hacks trying to get their own game up some day”. Not so much protecting the delicate sensibilities of console fans/backers by shyly placing PC support down the list or removing it altogether until a later date. It’ll be more “We are releasing on PC. If you want us to support your quaint, limited purpose tv box thing, sure we’ll see if we can squeeze you in”.
That or everything’s going to be on iphone or something.
Anyway, cheers to the gang. Rest up RPS. You’ll probably need it.
25/12/2010 at 00:07 Flimgoblin says:
Merry Christmas, glad to hear it’s all working out – good work done well being rewarded and all that.
25/12/2010 at 00:30 durns says:
Happy christmas and new year chaps! How about something to get your audience involved in the new year – the RPS game creation series was fantastic and definitely kept people involved. The direct interaction with the writers is something that absolutely sets this site apart.
That and the fantastic writing
and covering topics that noone else does
and the lack of spam in the comments threads
and the actually civil discussions in the comments threads.
and…and…and….
Yeah, #1 games site of the year.
25/12/2010 at 00:46 Tei says:
Well hurra for you guys, and this site. Is a oasis in the desert
25/12/2010 at 00:56 Deepo says:
Merry Christmas! Also looking forward to more details in the nail-biting saga of Jim, Podlington and the Word!
25/12/2010 at 00:57 piippo says:
Best gaming related site there is.
25/12/2010 at 00:58 Will Tomas says:
Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year! Have a great holiday everyone, and thank you all 5 RPSers for another great year.
25/12/2010 at 01:14 Dodoman says:
Merry Christmas guys :D
25/12/2010 at 10:22 MrSafin says:
Couldn’t have said it better myself.
25/12/2010 at 01:45 Gassalasca says:
I say we party here, in this thread, unitl our lovely hosts come back.
Who’s with me?
25/12/2010 at 02:02 SuperNashwan says:
Who would’ve thought high quality, independent games journalism could be successful, eh? Someone should tell Gamespot, IGN et al… Congratulations guys and long may it continue.
25/12/2010 at 03:11 lethu says:
In after the Spam Bot.
Long Live RPS!! The only gaming related news website I read, no kidding. Come back stronger, mightier, happy holidays!
25/12/2010 at 04:39 JackShandy says:
Is there ever going to be a conclusion to the Cardboard Children Cluedo Challenge, then? Judging after the break, or was that forsaken?
Either way; a resounding <3 to all of you.
25/12/2010 at 07:27 theplot says:
First time poster here – just wanted to thank you for another great year of content on RPS.
To the community as well – for making the comment threads more fun to read than just about any other gaming-related site out there.
Keep up the good work!
25/12/2010 at 08:30 Antares says:
Hey gents,
I’ve been lurking on the site for the last year or so (IIRC I found you lot through the amazing solium infernum writeup). I love the articles, the comments, the general laidback attitude from the entire community, and even, God forgive me, the terrible, terrible puns.
I finally subscribed this december after landing my first stable job and I’m glad to help you guys out. Here’s to another great year!
25/12/2010 at 08:38 Danny says:
Enjoy the social obligations guys! If I win the lottery on December 31st (roughly 30 mil), I’ll donate 10% to the good cause.
Well, it might be slightly less if I actually win.
25/12/2010 at 10:17 Miles of the Machination says:
What is the name of this image, and where can I worship it?
27/12/2010 at 09:43 adonf says:
If you mean the image posted by DrazharLn, then it’s from Citizen Kane (You should watch it if you haven’t and you’re into movies, it’s kind of the Citizen Kane of films)
28/12/2010 at 01:19 Miles of the Machination says:
I meant the image posted on this article from Rock Paper Shotgun, it’s kind of the Rock Paper Shotgun of the internet.
25/12/2010 at 10:39 Limes says:
Hurrah RPS, my favouritist internetblogmathon on the webs. I commend you for another year of quality journalism!
I’ve subscribed for the last year and a bit, made me feel like I was contributing something good in this world, although it’s a tie up between whom needs my money more, baby puppies or John, however John won out my morales.
Shame I’m stopping now, student budget just plunged into oblivion =[
Kudos to you all, heres to another year!
25/12/2010 at 10:47 stahlwerk says:
Dear Hivemind, fellow commentators,
merry festivities!
2011 – we live in the future now. I’m glad RPS is here to filter and compile only the best and comically worst related to digital entertainment on IBM PC* and compatibles. Keep up the most excellent work!
And comment-chaps, keep “What a shame”ing in the comments and generally being the most decent, well-tempered and well-spoken of all in the Kingdom of Internet!
*) Do mark August 12th in your calendar, it’s the IBM PCs 30th birthday!
25/12/2010 at 10:58 Man Raised by Puffins says:
Merry Baby Jesus Day, internet folk!
25/12/2010 at 11:40 Dobleclick says:
Congrats on being profitable!!
26/12/2010 at 12:47 Squirrelfanatic says:
Capitalism ho!
25/12/2010 at 12:00 SanguineAngel says:
Merry Christmas guys, hope you enjoy a well deserved restt.
Thanks for all your work thus far in creating a genuinely great website and housing perhaps the /only/ mature, generally polite and honestly communal community on the internets.
It’s a cyber home away from home and long may it continue!
25/12/2010 at 12:18 Acosta says:
Happy Christmas gentlemen, really happy to see that RPS is finally profitable. It´s, obviously, your work and your effort that made it possible, but I can’t help to feel a bit proud of being an early subscriber and clicking your ads when the page only generated incomes for some pints, it makes me feel that, sometimes, when you want something to happen and you have the talent and the will to pull it off, it can really happen.
Cheers.
(Note: I don’t believe anything you say about the newsletter anymore :P I still love ya)
25/12/2010 at 14:12 Joshua says:
Wish I could become a subscriber, but I am too young to have paypal… yet :D.
25/12/2010 at 16:19 shyguy badman says:
The best PC gaming website in the world without a shadow of doubt. (Can anyone direct me to a better one?) Great writing, great opinions, great games. Even the hated, lambasted and stupid comments pages are a good read!!! What the hell am I supposed to do til Jan 3rd…. Who is going to guide me to gaming bliss for these few days…. Lucky that this time of year there is a bountiful selection of food to get me through these torrid times. How do the 4 of you manage to do anything? I barely have time to read this website, play games and/or socialise and work! Respect due.
Biggup.
25/12/2010 at 18:12 Στέλιος says:
So that is what you blokes look like. I always thought that Quintin sounded like he would be the one with the serious sideburns. Does Jim sound like the Major from Fawlty Towers when not in RPS-character?
Thanks for a great year of coverage of games and great articles and may this site (one of my favourites naturally) get better and better!
25/12/2010 at 18:58 Gassalasca says:
Is it odd that I keep refreshing RPS as often as I normally do, even though I know there won’t be any new posts for the next seven days?
25/12/2010 at 19:05 enshak says:
Happy christmas. Good to hear this great site is paying its way, now i can stop buying those shoes that you advertize.
25/12/2010 at 21:45 Hybrid says:
Merry Christmas everyone!
And while we wait till January 3rd… fancy a text adventure?
> i
You are carrying: a rock, a paper, and a shotgun (loaded).
To the north, the large, imposing gates of Castle Shotgun stand before you unguarded by the usual patrols.
29/12/2010 at 03:58 Hybrid says:
(Feel free to add more commands / descriptions! This is at least better than more shoe selling spam bots!)
> open gates
They large gates swing open, revealing a brightly lit entrance hall. A staircase leads upwards.
26/12/2010 at 08:25 Hybrid says:
The Sunday Papers
Sundays are for attempting to play Amnesia: The Dark Descent, waking up late to find half your presents from the past days festivities replaced with cardboard cutouts, and compiling a short list of (mostly) game-related clickable letters while trying to avoid linking to a classic 1980′s heavy metal song.
Super Crate Box was named Bytejacker’s indie game of the year. Congratulations to the fine folks at Vlambeer. Impressive work.
Monaco developer Andy Schatz has returned from his trip to Asia meaning Monaco is now being worked on again.
Can’t tell the difference between iron ore and redstone? Always confusing the furnace with a storage chest? Not sure how to make those diamond boots? Perhaps this crafting guide will be of use.
Jim Rossignol’s This Gaming Life: Travels in Three Cities can be read in its entirety online. A wonderful book that will tide you over until RPS comes back in the new year. Unless, of course, you read through it in a day or two.
There’s a very impressive post over on Metafilter about Starship Titanic, an adventure game by Douglas Adams. Links to the game itself, extra content, instructions on how to run the game on Windows, Mac, and Linux, and an entire thirteen part video playthrough are available.
The Mysterious Explorations of Jasper Morello. A VERY impressive animated short film in a unique silhouette art style.
“We shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender!”
Failed.
26/12/2010 at 12:51 Squirrelfanatic says:
Merry Christmas, Jim
Merry Christmas, Alec
Merry Christmas, John
Merry Christmas, Quintin,
Merry Christmas, Kieron.
Merry Christmas to all of RPS.
26/12/2010 at 16:02 BobsLawnService says:
I’m a bit late but I hope you folks all have an awesome festive season with family and friends and return refreshed and revitalized to treat us to another stellar year of RPS.
26/12/2010 at 17:53 Lambchops says:
Merry Christmas to not only the RPS guys but to all the lovely folks from the comments and forums who make RPS a wonderful place to discuss games, talk nonsense, make shoddy puns and so on. You’re all lovely.
26/12/2010 at 20:51 PaulOHara says:
Happy Holidays to all of you from a newish reader of the site. I found RPS in 2010 thanks to one Totalbiscuit and have been hooked ever since.
27/12/2010 at 09:48 adonf says:
Happy Horacemas RPS, commenters and shoe spammers ! This is definitely a great place on the webternet.
And I have one question: how do I unadblock RPS ? Removing filters with rockpapershotgun.com in the address didn’t work.
27/12/2010 at 18:40 ldemon says:
I didn’t even know you could subscribe! Have a subscription … definitely the best gaming news site on the web atm.
28/12/2010 at 10:36 wedge99 says:
I’ve been subscribing for about a year now and I love the articles here. Happy Holidays, enjoy your time off you earned it. Look forward to next year and honest opinions about BioWare next year. Should be interesting.
28/12/2010 at 11:22 sbs says:
I tried subscribing, but paypal says i need a credit card to do that.
hmmm :(
28/12/2010 at 15:21 Kieron Gillen says:
I wanted to say: Merry Xmas RPS readers. You are very lovely.
KG
28/12/2010 at 17:46 Gassalasca says:
<3 @ KG
29/12/2010 at 23:44 Hasslmaster says:
This site finally made me realize it’s OK to pay for content on the internet. I still pay a lot more for a magazine that gives me far less content and ingenuity in comparison.