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Postal, the Legendarily Violent Video Game by Running With Scissors, Is Now Open Source (ndtv.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Video game developer Running With Scissors has announced that it is open sourcing the original version of its most popular title-Postal, which was released back in 1997. Even though violence in video games has been a topic of debate for over decades now, Postal has been one of the most criticised games out of the lot. Running With Scissors has published the code for the game on Bitbucket under the GPL2 license and further said that it is entrusting the fans with the fate of its game. "Anyone with the time and skills can now tweak/change/update/modify anything in the game at all!" the company was quoted as saying in the report. Postal is popularly known for being termed "digital poison" by US Senator Joe Lieberman but developed an audience for itself over the years. Earlier this year, a high-definition remaster of the game called Postal Redux was released on Steam as well as PS4.
'tis but a scratch
You must never have played any of the Hotline:Miami games.
The idea that "SJWs" have taken all the fun out of games by forbidding violence is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. There are plenty of games where you can disembowel your fellow man if that's your thing. I'm currently playing Far Cry Primal, in which I can bash human heads in with a great club or send my friendly lion to tear them limb from limb on my behalf. That sound like a game that was ruined by "SJWs" to you?
Or is your complaint that you're not getting enough titties in your games because of SJWs? Because last year's Game of the Year was a game in which your sidekick was a smoking hot silent assassin with big old titties who had to wear minimal clothing (get this) because she breathes through her skin and had to be as naked as possible to survive.
So don't worry, games are still being made for 13 year-old boys and the grown men who are still 13 year-old boys at heart.
You are welcome on my lawn.