MAY 2007 ISSUE
 


Running With Scissors Celebrates a Decade of Going POSTAL
The Most Controversial Franchise in Gaming Marks 10th Anniversary

Sometimes, it’s even difficult for us at RWS to realize that we’ve been running the POSTAL series for a tenth of a century, but we have. Along the way, we’ve faced setbacks as well as milestones and in this, the inaugural issue of POSTAL NATION, we’d like to reminisce along with you about what a long, strange trip it’s been.

In celebration, therefore, of our first decade in the POSTAL universe, we’d like to share a listing of the seminal events in the franchise’s history as well as some souvenirs from the past ten years. So take a ride on the POSTAL Timeline (you must be This Tall to enter) and see how it all came together, complete with photos and the memories that only years and years of hard work, inspiration and breaking the rules can produce.

Okay? So snap on those seat belts and get ready to take a ten year trip in ten minutes:

POSTAL Franchise – History

January 1996, Development of POSTAL begins

March 1997, Running With Scissors announces new title POSTAL

April 1997, Ripcord Games licenses worldwide distribution rights to POSTAL for PC and Mac

"Running with Scissors has been the bad boy of video games long before the likes of Grand Theft Auto. Just as we have provocative writers, filmmakers and musicians, RWS will likely continue to push the boundaries for interactive entertainment for another decade."

Marc Saltzman, syndicated video game critic

June 1997, POSTAL dominates E3 Game convention in Atlanta

August 1997, Player Media licenses the Official POSTAL Game book rights

November 1997, POSTAL is officially released for PC and Mac

January 1998, Take-2 Interactive licenses the exclusive rights to POSTAL for Europe

August 1998, POSTAL: SPECIAL DELIVERY add-on pack is released

April 1999, Micro Mouse of Japan licenses the exclusive rights to POSTAL for Japan

May 2000, RWS releases POSTAL PLUS combo CD

June 2000, Micro Mouse of Japan licenses an all-Japanese version of POSTAL

November 2000, Shinsung of Korea licenses the exclusive rights to POSTAL for Korea

December 2000, Softek of Canada licenses retail distribution rights to POSTALPLUS for Canada

September 2001, Stream Theory licenses the online rental rights to POSTAL

October 2001, Loki licenses the Linux version of POSTAL PLUS

December 2001, Softwrap of the UK licenses the CD Magazine rights to POSTAL PLUS

February 2002, RWS announces the development of POSTAL 2

February 2002, RWS announces license agreement to use Epic’s UNREAL Engine to develop POSTAL 2

May 2002, RWS announces Gary Coleman as Guest Star in POSTAL 2

September 2002, Micro Mouse licenses POSTAL 2 for Japan

September 2002, PLAY licenses POSTAL PLUS for Poland

October 2002, Whiptail Interactive licenses POSTAL 2 for North America

November 2002, Akella licenses POSTAL 2 for Russia

January 2003, Whiptail Interactive licenses POSTAL 2 for

"They're all registered sex offenders who run meth labs."

Cliffy B, Lead Game Designer - GEARS OF WAR, Epic Games

Europe and Latin America

March 2003, Cognition Games licenses the Mac version of POSTAL PLUS

April 2003, POSTAL 2 is released worldwide

May 2003, the Postal Babes make their premiere appearance in LA at E3

June 2003, POSTAL 2 appears in Black Eye Peas #1 hit music video “Where is the love?”

September 2003, RWS announces the multiplayer version of POSTAL 2, Share The Pain

September. 2003, the Postal Babes make their 1 st European appearance in London at ECTS

October 2003, Micro Mouse licenses POSTAL 2:Share The Pain for Japan

October 2003, Akella licenses POSTAL 2:Share The Pain for Russia

November 2003, RWS announces they will self publish POSTAL 2:Share The Pain in NA and Europe

January 2004, POSTAL 2:Share The Pain ships to major retailers in NA, Japan and Russia.

February 2004, ComGame licenses POSTAL 2 for Hungary

March 2004, Linux Game Publishing licenses POSTAL 2 for Linux

April 2004, hell-tech licenses POSTAL 2:STP for Europe

April 2004, POSTAL 2 licensed to appear in independent film “A Lousy Ten Grand”

May 2004, Bowl Software licenses POSTAL 2 for Brazil

May 2004, Axel Springer licenses POSTAL 2:STP for Poland

July 2004, Micro Mouse releases Apocalyspe Weekend in Japan

September 2004, Friendware licenses POSTAL 2 for Spain

October 2004, Akella releases Apocalypse Weekend in Russia

November 2004, POSTAL 2 is officially banned in New Zealand

December 2004, RWS publishes POSTAL 2:STP for the Mac

May 2005, RWS publishes Apocalypse Weekend in North America

June 2005, RWS licenses POSTAL: Classic & Uncut to MacWorld magazine

July 2005, RWS partners with AlphaModels to advance Postal Babes line

September 2005, RWS releases POSTAL2: Apocalypse Weekend forMac/Linux

October 2005, RWS strikes deal with German director Uwe Boll to release the POSTAL movie

November 2005, POSTAL games can now be downloaded via Softwrap

February 2006, POSTAL MOD AW7 Finishes in Top 15 For 2005 on MODdb

April 2006, POSTAL Mac games can now be downloaded via Deliver2Mac.com

September 12 2006, POSTAL movie starts shooting in Vancouver, BC, under the direction of independent german filmmaker Uwe Boll

October 18 2006, RWS Announces the development of Postal 3 for the PC and Xbox360

April 2007, RWS celebrates it's 10th Anniversary

"In 10 years Running With Scissors has made pissing off the videogame “establishment” an art form. Love ‘em or loathe ‘em, you can’t ignore them, try as you might. Reveling in awards for worst game of all-time, most influential, most gratuitously sick, or most plain wrong, RWS and its Postal franchise have undoubtedly made a mark on the videogame landscape. What kind of mark? That’s for everyone to judge individually, but you know you’ll want to see what they do next!"

Rob Smith, Editor In Chief
Playstation Magazine

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

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