April 3, 2009

Dasgamer Interviews Vince Desi

"What role will hot girls in thongs play in Postal 3?"

Did you know that before Running with Scissors made Postal, the controversial game that was banned in 13 countries; the studio was best known for making kids games for Nintendo based on “Sesame Street,” “Tom & Jerry,” and “Bobby’s World”?

Not that kids’ games have rubbed off on Vince Desi, CEO of RWS. Fresh off the GDC debut of Postal 3, Desi took some time to talk about where Postal is heading and why Nintendo is very interested in one of RWS’s new Postal spin-offs in this exclusive interview.

When’s Postal 3 coming out and for which platforms?

It all depends on the world economy, and I’m not kidding. Our production team, Trash Masters, is in Moscow and anything is possible. We are now shooting for the PC version this fourth quarter and the 360 in the first quarter, but who knows, I’m starting to feel like we’re making Postal Forever.

How have you advanced the game engine technology since Postal 2?

No, we decided to go back to the Atari 2600 for that hardcore pixel feeling. Actually we are using Valve’s Source Engine, so it’s a whole new look and feel technology wise.

Can you talk about your goals heading into this game?

To get it published on console. This is our # 1 goal, and now it looks like we may bring POSTAL to Nintendo’s DS even before POSTAL III comes to the Xbox 360. Life in videogames is very unpredictable.

How has your team’s sense of humor progressed over the years?

Well we piss more than before, that’s from all the drinking and abuse to our kidneys. From the beginning, we set out to make POSTAL a fun game to play and a fun game in itself, something you could watch someone play and laugh at, to be entertaining on more than a basic gameplay level. We really have been blessed to have some of the most loyal and supportive fans in the entertainment industry, not just games. Our fans range from young to old, boys to women, white trash to liberal pseudo-intellectuals. And because we are strong believers in communicating with our fans, and listening to them, their influence over us is rich in spirit, very motivating, and rewarding. You have to remember we don’t have a big name publisher sucking our dicks paying our bills, we are self-funded, and I really believe that has helped make POSTAL a cult brand.

Does Postal 3 connect in any way to Uwe Boll’s masterpiece?

Like any masterpiece it’s best left alone. We wouldn’t dare tamper with his genius.

What are your thoughts on that movie, now that it’s on DVD and Blu-ray Disc?

It was a great experience. POSTAL the brand had made video game history many times in the past, and I was very glad to see it make it to the big screen, think about the thousands of games over the past 25 years, and there has been maybe 20 that have become films. That’s pretty cool. I think it was Uwe’s best film of his career. Many Boll haters, Postal fans, film critics and even Boll, himself, said so. I would have liked to have had say in the final cut, but it was my first movie experience, I don’t count my adult industry experience. Most important, now it’s available for all to see, and that’s what RWS is really all about.

Will Gary Coleman make a cameo in Postal 3?

Unfortunately not. But he’s welcome to appear in future RWS projects.

How do the gay bikers play into the plot?

Think Hell’s Angels with dildos instead of steroids. You got to have an imagination here! Our guest star Randy Jones (Cowboy from the Village People) is the Marlon Brando Leader of the Pack, except this Gayng of riders strut their manhood on Segways, not Harleys. From racing to a gay rodeo, Randy and his Gayng do it all, including making the Postal Dude work his way around their mayhem.

What role will hot girls in thongs play in Postal 3?

The Postal Babes led by Playboy Playmate Jennifer Walcott are also suffering in this economy and are renting themselves out as bodyguards to make ends meet.

I saw you guys made a mobile game with Postal Babes, where did the inspiration for that come from?

At RWS we never sit around thinking about do the same thing better, that would be like jerking off to a different Postal Babe. It made perfect sense to us to bring the Postal Babes to mobile gaming. It’s a great game and has received very positive reviews from the press and fans.

Do you see this as a game franchise that could go beyond mobile?

Absolutely. From PC/Mac, mobile, to console, to DS (Yes, we are in discussions now, we had several very successful meetings at GDC with Nintendo and publishers), and we are looking at comics, video, another movie, and a stage production.

How do you find those Postal Babes for your website?

We’re fortunate to have established a history and so now we find girls a lot easier, some simply send in their photos, sometimes their boyfriends or husbands send them in. We do some promotions at the college level, but mostly we just find them naturally and they just come.

What do they have to do to become a Postal Babe? Is there a casting couch involved?

Unlike what most people think there are no special requirements. Our models have ranged from professional Playboy Playmates to the girl we met at McDonald’s. The one thing we are always looking for is personality. It’s easy to get girls to take their clothes off, but getting them to smile is the real challenge. I have a bad back and my couch is old so I do most of the casting standing up.

Who owns all of those guns and where do you shoot those Postal Babe pics?

Guns at RWS are like butter and cake, condoms and lube, it’s just part of who we are. Many of Running With Scissors’ members are shooter in real life, from military backgrounds to cactus shooting. A man with no gun is a tragedy waiting to happen. I’m very proud to say that last Christmas I gave everyone a Guns & Ammo bonus. We do our photo shoots mostly in Tucson, sometimes Phoenix. Often it’s at my house, I have the basic toys and a pool so it makes it easy.

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