https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/feedThis is a feed of the latest articles from Rock Paper Shotgun.enCopyright (c) Rock Paper Shotgun a brand of IGN Entertainment, Inc.Mon, 25 May 2026 15:53:55 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/we-tried-something-different-looking-back-on-sin-episodes-emergence-the-valve-backed-shooter-that-tried-and-failed-to-kick-off-an-age-of-episodic-gamingJames NouchSun, 10 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/we-tried-something-different-looking-back-on-sin-episodes-emergence-the-valve-backed-shooter-that-tried-and-failed-to-kick-off-an-age-of-episodic-gamingValve SoftwareSiN Episodes: EmergenceRitual EntertainmentShooterPCSingle PlayerFirst person<img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/sin-episodes-emergence-screenshots_0002_car-lady.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>On May 10, 2006, Ritual Entertainment released SiN Episodes: Emergence, the first of nine episodes set in the sci-fi megalopolis of Freeport City. Backed by Valve and launched on Steam just a month before Valve's own <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/half-life-2">Half-Life 2</a>: Episode 1, the game felt like it was the start of something new. Ritual even had Gabe Newell singing their significance, saying in Emergence's launch day press release that "With the release of SiN Episodes: Emergence Ritual is leading the industry's long overdue migration to producing episodic content."</p> <p>Valve famously released just two <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/half-life">Half-Life</a> episodes before stalling. Ritual only ever managed one.</p> <p>But, as I learned when talking to some of its creators, SiN Episodes: Emergence is much more than a hiccup in the history of gaming, it was a title torn between the old publishing traditions of the 90s and newly emerging technologies of the 00s. They also told me about the time they "faked the shit out of" all the screenshots for a PC Gamer exclusive.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/we-tried-something-different-looking-back-on-sin-episodes-emergence-the-valve-backed-shooter-that-tried-and-failed-to-kick-off-an-age-of-episodic-gaming">Read more</a></p>https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/lets-finish-it-after-a-20-year-wait-nightdive-would-complete-the-sin-episodes-shooter-series-if-its-upcoming-remaster-is-a-successJames NouchTue, 12 May 2026 13:59:58 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/lets-finish-it-after-a-20-year-wait-nightdive-would-complete-the-sin-episodes-shooter-series-if-its-upcoming-remaster-is-a-successPS4Single PlayerNintendo Switch 2Nintendo Switch3D RealmsPCFirst personXbox OneXbox Series X/SPS5Multiplayer CompetitiveNightdive StudiosSiN ReloadedShooterRitual EntertainmentSiN Episodes: EmergenceValve Software<img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/image_CyYYAEg.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>SiN Episodes: Emergence was supposed to be the first instalment in a series that ran for nine episodes. Instead, it's the opening chapter in a story that has remained unfinished for 20 years. But all that could change.</p> <p>"I do see a world, yes," Nightdive CEO Stephen Kick told me. The studio known for its remaster work now owns the rights to the SiN series and <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/nightdive-re-announce-sin-reloaded-with-the-promise-that-its-coming-out-this-year">is currently working on SiN Reloaded</a>, a re-release of the 1998 shooter that started the series. Kick says they could even go further than remaking SiN Episodes: Emergence. "Finishing eight more episodes might be a little ambitious, but it's certainly a possibility. If the reception to <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/sin-reloaded">SiN Reloaded</a> is overwhelmingly positive and it reignites a good amount of interest - that's all it would take, really."</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/lets-finish-it-after-a-20-year-wait-nightdive-would-complete-the-sin-episodes-shooter-series-if-its-upcoming-remaster-is-a-success">Read more</a></p>