Gaming News - October 2006
Tucson, AZ (October 19, 2006) - Running With Scissors today announced
that Postal III is now in development for the Xbox 360 and PC.
From Running With Scissors:
Currently in development for the Xbox 360 and PC systems, Postal III will
employ the Source engine (the same technology Valve® created to drive Half-Life®
2) to deliver a new and advanced technical level of social satire and
politically incorrect virtual violence.
"We started this series back in 1997," recalled RWS CEO Vince Desi, "and while
the franchise has grown into an international computer game sensation during
that time, it has always been our goal to bring it to the videogame console
marketplace. For many years I’ve been asked by gamers around the world when
Postal will appear on console. I’m so proud to be able to answer our fans'
prayers."
Postal III will include motion-captured performances by a wide array of
celebrities – from film stars to Playboy Playmates – as well as a storyline that
offers gamers vast latitude in terms of their behavior. "We've always maintained
since publishing the original Postal that the game is only as violent as the
player wants it to be and we're committed to expanding this unique form of
gameplay in this next addition to the ongoing storyline," Desi vowed.
Andrew Belkin, Producer for Akella stated “We here at Akella are big fans of the
Postal series and so being involved in production of Postal III is both great
fun and an honor for us. In cooperation with RWS talent I believe Postal III
will be the sickest and craziest game ever! Definitely, this is the first
project of such scale and a major step forward for our company”
The player will once again be cast as the nameless "Postal Dude," the star of
all previous versions of the game, including Postal 2: Share The Pain and Postal
2: Apocalypse Weekend. Postal III is scheduled for release some time in 2008.
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