POSTAL -- (1997: PC)
Looking to stir the pot? Then name your ultra-violent action game "Postal," a term coined after a series of homicides by disgruntled U.S. Postal employees during the '80s and '90s. Though its cartoonish graphics and tiny characters made light of its insidious undertones, no one was laughing -- especially not the U.S. Postal Service, who promptly sued the pants off developer Running With Scissors for trademark infringement. It...
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Looking to stir the pot? Then name your ultra-violent action game "Postal," a term coined after a series of homicides by disgruntled U.S. Postal employees during the '80s and '90s. Though its cartoonish graphics and tiny characters made light of its insidious undertones, no one was laughing -- especially not the U.S. Postal Service, who promptly sued the pants off developer Running With Scissors for trademark infringement. It would eventually be tossed out of court, however, and Running With Scissors has somehow managed to crank out a few sequels and even a feature film over the years. A new game is poised for release sometime in 2011.
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