Running With Scissors, Inc.

Running With Scissors, Inc. (RWS for short) is an American computer game developing company based in Arizona. Their best-known title, Postal, was publicly decried by Senator Joe Lieberman and other critics due to its extreme violence.

Awards and honors

? 2004, Interfaith Alliance top 10 most violent games list - POSTAL 2

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? 2004, Nexus Game Magazine, Top 10 Controversial Games - POSTAL 2

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? 2004, PC Zone (UK), Rated Future Filth - POSTAL 2: Share The Pain

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? 2004, PC Zone (UK), 50 Most Controversial Games Ever, #5 - POSTAL

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? 2004, PC Zone (UK), 50 Most Controversial Games Ever, #11 - POSTAL 2

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? 2004, Game Tiger, Top Ten Games You Can't Show Mom - POSTAL 2

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? 2004, Computer Games Magazine, Best Performance by a politician in a Supporting Role - Gary Coleman in POSTAL 2

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? 2003, Krawall Gaming, Best Press Releases of 2003 - RWS and POSTAL 2

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? 2003, GameSpot, Most Embarrasing Game Nominee - POSTAL 2

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? 2003, Game Informer, Top 10 Villains of 2003 - Gary Coleman in POSTAL 2

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? 2003, Top 10 "Parent Alert!" Game List by MediaWise - POSTAL 2

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? 2003, www.hry.sme.sk "We Are Games", Postal Dude rated #1 Video Game Character

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? 2003, Gamer TV (UK), POSTAL 2 rated #1 Most Outrageous Game of All time

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? 2003, STUFF magazine, POSTAL 2 rated #3 Most Controversial Games Ever

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? 2003, ICE magazine (UK), POSTAL 2 rated #1 Goriest Game of All time

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? 2003, Jolt.co.uk, Best Booth Babes at ECTS, London - Running With Scissors

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? 2003, IGN, Runner-up Best Booth - Running With Scissors

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? 2003, The ESRB rates POSTAL 2 "Intense Violence", 1st game ever

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? 2002, PC GAMER, POSTAL rated #2 Most Controversial Game of All Time

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? 2002, XGR, Best Off-The-Floor Showing at E3 - POSTAL 2

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? 1998, Software Publishers Association: Excellence in Packaging - POSTAL

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? 1998, Academy of Interactive Sciences: Best Use of Audio Nominee - POSTAL

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? 1998, Academy of Interactive Sciences: Best Soundtrack Nominee - POSTAL

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? 1998, Capital of Nasty: Golden Testicle Award - GOPOSTAL.com website

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? 1997, E3 Best of Show: Gold Medal - POSTAL

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? 1997, All About Games magazine, Silver Medal, Arcade - POSTAL

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? 1997, Entermedia: Editor's Choice Award - POSTAL

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? 1997, Washington Post: Golden Fez Award - POSTAL

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? 1997, Game of the Month.com: Game of the Month Award - POSTAL

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? 1997, Game Genies: Granted Wish Award - POSTAL

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