Postal Nation - Newsletter by Running With Scissors

MAY 2007 ISSUE

Vince Desi Gives Countless 'Thanks'
The 10th Anniversary Doesn't Go Without Thanking Those Deserving

THANKS...

To all our POSTAL fans around the world including Elvis.
To all the parents who trusted and understood us and let their daughters become POSTAL BABES.
To all the developers and publishers who supported us in private (we understand).
To the ESRB for sharing Running With Scissors belief that everyone in the game industry has a social and moral responsibility.
To all the media who did their best to condemn us and are now unemployed.
To all the politicians who used us for their selfish gain and are out of office (and to those in office your day will come).
To all the organizations who spoke out against us, yet never seen or played the game.
To all those who made us their scapegoat, we’re still here, honest and true to our fans and ourselves.
To every member of Running With Scissors including the losers I fired who take credit for work they never did.
THANK YOU for 10 unbelievable and outrageous years. From the very beginning we had one goal - to make games that are fun to play and funny to watch. And remember violence belongs in games not on the streets.

Vince Desi, RWS

Running With Scissors is still the biggest and baddest example of nonconformity in the game industry -- an industry that continues to be homogenized as dev costs rise and mainstream consumers get catered to. These guys aren't afraid to think outside the box; in fact, they'd rather shit inside that box and do their own thing! Some of the best and most misunderstood artists in history have danced the line between art and obscenity. I'd place Running With Scissors among them.Yes, a screenshot or a video clip of Postal could shock and disturb you, but those games go way deeper than that. It's about the player's choice and his own morality; play it how you feel. At the same time, it's just a freakin' game! You can turn it off and resume business as usual, with your recommended daily allowance of catharsis healthily ingested! No harm, no foul.

As AC/DC would say, "RWS has got the biggest balls of them all!" I anxiously await what those crazy bastards will do next!

Justin Leeper
"Contributing Writer, Yahoo Games."

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