Postal Celebrates 10 Years, Postal III In Development
Well, can you believe it? It's been ten years since Postal graced the screens of PCs everywhere. ...and how is Running With Scissors going to celebrate that 10 year anniversary? By releasing the film adaptation of "POSTAL by controversial film director Uwe Boll." How wonderful to celebrate a mediocre game that was so wrong when it came out, only to be followed up by a sequel that was widely heralded as the best 'first-person-waiting-in-line' simulator ever! Oh, it also starred Gary Coleman. Still, RWS CEO Vince Desi is grateful for all the support over the years:
“THANK YOU to all our fans, to gamers of all ages and genres, and to all those that wish we’d go away – RWS has no regrets,” declared a proud Vince Desi, RWS CEO. “Over the past ten years many a fan has walked in the shoes of the Postal Dude and, most importantly, enjoyed every step of the gameplay.”
The press release goes on to say that despite the fact "the POSTAL series has been the favorite whipping boy for political demagogues decrying mayhem in modern gaming, the POSTAL franchise has sold over one million units worldwide and received copious awards from the game industry while being licensed in over a dozen countries." That much is true, I have to admit. Such an exercise in First Amendment Rights should be commended...but not by some awful movie that attempts to make light of tragedy, such as September 11th. I remember downloading and playing it with a friend in college. It was fun for a couple of days, then the novelty wore off. For those of you who still like to play these games, fear not, for POSTAL III is currently under development...joy.
Make the jump for the presser.
April 24, 2007
www.gopostal.com
Running With Scissors Celebrates a Decade of Going POSTAL
The Most Controversial Franchise in Gaming Marks 10th Anniversary
Tucson, AZ It was 1997 when the Postal Dude first stepped onto the streets of a virtual Arizona and was instantly declared the poster boy for over-the-top violence in videogames. It’s now ten years since game developer Running With Scissors’ original incarnation of POSTAL rocked everyone from the US Postal Service to game fans the world over. In the past decade many M rated games have GTA’d their way to the top on the back of the Postal Dude.
“THANK YOU to all our fans, to gamers of all ages and genres, and to all those that wish we’d go away – RWS has no regrets,” declared a proud Vince Desi, RWS CEO. “Over the past ten years many a fan has walked in the shoes of the Postal Dude and, most importantly, enjoyed every step of the gameplay.”
Despite the fact that the POSTAL series has been the favorite whipping boy for political demagogues decrying mayhem in modern gaming, the POSTAL franchise has sold over one million units worldwide and received copious awards from the game industry while being licensed in over a dozen countries. From featuring TV’s #1 child star Gary Coleman in POSTAL 2, to appearing in the Black Eyed Peas’ breakthrough music video hit, “Where Is the Love?”, Running With Scissors will climax the 10th Anniversary with the release movie POSTAL by controversial film director Uwe Boll.
RWS’s loyal support from the Postal community has helped launch top-ranked gaming mods and a series of secondary franchises over the years, including the fabulous Postal Babes, whose ranks have included such smoking hotties as Playboys Bridget Marquardt from the cable TV smash hit “The Girls Next Door”,” Traci Bingham from “Baywatch” and former Playboy Playmate Jennifer Walcott.
Additionally, the company newsletter is being completely re-launched as an online magazine dubbed POSTAL NATION that will debut next month. And finally, as the franchise’s tenth anniversary comes to a raucous climax, RWS is deeply involved in the ongoing development of the long-awaited console premiere of POSTAL III, which will arrive on the Xbox 360 and PC/Mac in 2008.
For more information on cool POSTAL products and gear, visit our new expanded site www.gopostal.com
Super Timsy
Posted to Movies-DVDs, Video Games on 24 April 2007
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