Running With Scissors, Inc.
Running With Scissors, Inc. (RWS for short) is an
American computer game developer based in
Arizona. Their best-known title,
Postal, was publicly decried by Senator
Joe Lieberman and other critics due to its extreme violence.
In April
2003, RWS released a sequel,
Postal², starring ex-
child actor Gary Coleman. The game features many jokes at Lieberman's expense and also features an entire class of enemy modelled upon
Osama bin Laden.
* April 2006, POSTAL Mac games can now be downloaded via Deliver2Mac.com
* February 2006, POSTAL MOD AW7 Finishes in Top 15 For 2005 on MODdb
* November 2005, POSTAL games can now be downloaded via Softwrap
* October 2005, RWS strikes deal with German director Uwe Boll to release the POSTAL movie
* September 2005, RWS releases POSTAL2: Apocalypse Weekend forMac/Linux
* July 2005, RWS partners with AlphaModels to advance Postal Babes line
* June 2005, RWS licenses POSTAL:Classic & Uncut to Mac World magazine
* May 2005, POSTAL 2: Apocalypse Weekend released
* February 2005, RWS sponsor MMA fighters in the UFC
* December 2004,
Postal²: STP released for Mac
* November 2004,
Postal² is officially banned in New Zealand
* October 2004, Akella releases Apocalypse Weekend in Russia
* September 2004, Friendware licenses
Postal² for Spain
* July 2004, Micro Mouse releases Apocalypse Weekend in Japan
* May 2004, Axel Springer licenses
Postal²: STP for Poland
* May 2004, Bowl Software licenses
Postal² for Brazil
* April 2004, Hell-Tech licenses
Postal²: STP for Europe
* April 2004,
Postal² licensed to appear in independent film "A Lousy Ten Grand"
* March 2004, Linux Game Publishing licenses
Postal² for Linux
* February 2004, ComGame licenses
Postal² for Hungary
* January 2004,
Postal²: Share The Pain ships to major retailers in North America, Japan and Russia
* November 2003, RWS announces they will self publish
Postal²: Share The Pain in North America and Europe
* October 2003, Akella licenses
Postal²:Share The Pain for Russia
* October 2003, Micro Mouse licenses
Postal²:Share The Pain for Japan
* September. 2003, the Postal Babes make their 1st European appearance in London at ECTS
* September 2003, RWS announces the multiplayer version of
Postal², Share The Pain
* June 2003,
Postal² appears in Black Eyed Peas #1 hit music video "Where is the love?"
* May 2003, the Postal Babes make their premiere appearance in LA at E3
* April 2003,
Postal² is released worldwide
* March 2003, Cognition Games licenses the Mac version of
Postal PLUS
* January 2003, Whiptail Interactive licenses
Postal² for Europe and Latin America
* November 2002, Akella licenses
Postal² for Russia
* October 2002, Whiptail Interactive licenses
Postal² for North America
* September 2002, PLAY licenses
Postal PLUS for Poland
* September 2002, Micro Mouse licenses
Postal² for Japan
* May 2002, RWS announces Gary Coleman as Guest Star in
Postal²* February 2002, RWS announces license agreement to use Epic's UNREAL Engine to develop
Postal²* February 2002, RWS announces the development of
Postal²* December 2001, Softwrap of the UK licenses the CD Magazine rights to
Postal PLUS
* October 2001, Loki licenses the Linux version of
Postal PLUS
* September 2001, Stream Theory licenses the online rental rights to
Postal* December 2000, Softek of Canada licenses retail distribution rights to
Postal PLUS for Canada
* November 2000, Shinsung of Korea licenses the exclusive rights to
Postal for Korea
* June 2000, Micro Mouse of Japan licenses an all-Japanese version of
Postal* May 2000, RWS releases
Postal PLUS combo CD
* April 1999, Micro Mouse of Japan licenses the exclusive rights to
Postal for Japan
* August 1998,
Postal: SPECIAL DELIVERY add-on pack is released
* January 1998, Take-2 Interactive licenses the exclusive rights to
Postal for Europe
* November 1997,
Postal is officially released for PC and Mac
* August 1997, Player Media licenses the Official
Postal Game book rights
* June 1997,
Postal dominates E3 Game convention in Atlanta
* April 1997, Ripcord Games licenses worldwide distribution rights to
Postal for PC and Mac
* March 1997, Running With Scissors announces new title
Postal* January 1996, Development of
Postal begins
* 2004, Interfaith Alliance top 10 most violent games list -
Postal²* 2004, Nexus Game Magazine, Top 10 Controversial Games -
Postal²* 2004, PC Zone (UK), Rated Future Filth -
Postal²: Share The Pain
* 2004, PC Zone (UK), 50 Most Controversial Games Ever, #5 -
Postal* 2004, PC Zone (UK), 50 Most Controversial Games Ever, #11 -
Postal²* 2004, Game Tiger, Top Ten Games You Can't Show Mom -
Postal²* 2004, Computer Games Magazine, Best Performance by a politician in a Supporting Role - Gary Coleman in
Postal²* 2003, Krawall Gaming, Best Press Releases of 2003 - RWS and
Postal²* 2003, GameSpot, Most Embarrassing Game Nominee -
Postal²* 2003, Game Informer, Top 10 Villains of 2003 - Gary Coleman in
Postal²* 2003, Top 10 "Parent Alert!" Game List by MediaWise -
Postal²* 2003, www.hry.sme.sk "We Are Games", Postal Dude rated #1 Video Game Character
* 2003, Gamer TV (UK),
Postal² rated #1 Most Outrageous Game of All time
* 2003, STUFF magazine,
Postal² rated #3 Most Controversial Games Ever
* 2003, ICE magazine (UK),
Postal² rated #1 Goriest Game of All time
* 2003, Jolt.co.uk, Best Booth Babes at ECTS, London - Running With Scissors
* 2003, IGN, Runner-up Best Booth - Running With Scissors
* 2003, The ESRB rates
Postal² "Intense Violence", 1st game ever
* 2002, PC GAMER,
Postal rated #2 Most Controversial Game of All Time
* 2002, XGR, Best Off-The-Floor Showing at E3 -
Postal²* 1998, Software Publishers Association: Excellence in Packaging -
Postal* 1998, Academy of Interactive Sciences: Best Use of Audio Nominee -
Postal* 1998, Academy of Interactive Sciences: Best Soundtrack Nominee -
Postal* 1998,
Capital of Nasty:
Golden Testicle Award - GOPOSTAL.com website
* 1997, E3 Best of Show: Gold Medal -
Postal* 1997, All About Games magazine, Silver Medal, Arcade -
Postal* 1997, Entermedia: Editor's Choice Award -
Postal* 1997, Washington Post: Golden Fez Award -
Postal* 1997, Game of the Month.com: Game of the Month Award -
Postal* 1997, Game Genies: Granted Wish Award -
Postal*
Video game controversy*
IGN profile*
Official RWS Website
