"POSTAL" Video Game Victorious
Over U.S. Postal Service Running With Scissors wins case brought by United
States Postal Service
Tucson, AZ – Six years after the
United States Postal Service (USPS) sued the makers of the notorious videogame
POSTAL and its ultra-controversial sequel, POSTAL 2, game developer Running With
Scissors has been informed by the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board of the U.S.
Department of Commerce that the USPS’s opposition case had been dismissed with
prejudice.
"We’re pleased with the ruling,"
said Vince Desi, Running With Scissors’ battle-hardened CEO, "although everyone
involved knows we never should have had to fight this frivolous lawsuit in the
first place. Our game is funny. Theirs is sick."
The case, which was brought by the
USPS in 1997, was widely considered to be a ridiculous waste of USPS funds –
especially considering the fact that the game had nothing to do with the Post
Office or its employees; a fact apparently lost on then U.S. Postmaster
General/CEO Marvin Runyon.
POSTAL was banned in over ten
countries and blacklisted in the USA through the hypocritical efforts of U.S.
Senator and Presidential candidate Joe Leiberman. "It’s friggin ridiculous to
think that every time we or one of our fans bought a stamp, that money went
directly into a campaign to put us out of business" mused Desi.
Attorneys Jeffrey E. Jacobson and
Bruce E. Colfin of New York handled the case on behalf of Running With Scissors,
battling the monolithic might of the United States Post Office while the
undaunted developer nurtured its cult phenomena; turning it into a booming
franchise. The game POSTAL 2, published by Whiptail Interactive, has become a #1
sensation currently being sold worldwide.
Describing the USPS as a "malevolent
monopoly" in its unchecked zeal to crush his independent company, Desi
concluded, "…With unlimited financial resources comes unlimited ego. POSTAL
and POSTAL 2 represent everything the USPS isn’t: a successful private
enterprise that will never have to rely on an irrevocable government contract to
keep its pockets perpetually lined with cash."
Running With Scissors develops
outrageous entertainment software just for the hell of it. Contact Vince Desi
vince@gopostal.com or visit
http://www.gopostal.com Whiptail Interactive may be visited at:
http://www.whiptailinteractive.com
POSTAL 2 and Running With Scissors
are Trade and Service Marks of RWS, Inc.
