<s>
Postal	B-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Trashmasters	O
and	O
Running	O
with	O
Scissors	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Akella	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
December	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Postal	B-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Postal	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
being	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Postal	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
telling	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Postal	I-Application
Dude	I-Application
's	O
adventures	O
in	O
a	O
town	O
named	O
Catharsis	O
,	O
following	O
directly	O
from	O
the	O
ending	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
OS	B-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
were	O
announced	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
ultimately	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Postal	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
like	O
Postal	B-Application
2	I-Application
before	O
it	O
,	O
changes	O
up	O
the	O
perspective	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
acting	O
as	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
first	O
person	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Postal	B-Application
III	I-Application
includes	O
performances	O
by	O
a	O
wide	O
array	O
of	O
minor	O
celebrities	O
,	O
including	O
Ron	O
Jeremy	O
,	O
Jennifer	O
Walcott	O
,	O
and	O
Randy	O
Jones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
contains	O
characters	O
depicting	O
Uwe	O
Boll	O
(	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
2007	O
Postal	B-Application
film	O
)	O
,	O
Sergei	O
Mavrodi	O
,	O
Osama	O
bin	O
Laden	O
and	O
Hugo	O
Chávez	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Postal	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
the	B-Application
Postal	I-Application
Dude	I-Application
emigrates	O
to	O
Paradise	O
's	O
sister	O
town	O
of	O
Catharsis	O
as	O
he	O
previously	O
blew	O
up	O
Paradise	O
with	O
a	O
nuclear	O
bomb	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
three	O
endings	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
Postal	B-Application
Dude	I-Application
must	O
escape	O
from	O
the	O
impending	O
Venezuelan	O
invasion	O
with	O
Hugo	O
Chávez	O
leading	O
the	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evil	O
Ending	O
:	O
Escaping	O
Carthasis	O
by	O
the	O
skin	O
of	O
his	O
teeth	O
and	O
leaving	O
Chomo	O
,	O
Dave	O
,	O
and	O
Bin	O
Laden	O
at	O
the	O
mercy	O
of	O
hockey	O
moms	O
,	O
Postal	B-Application
Dude	I-Application
winds	O
up	O
at	O
the	O
mercy	O
of	O
the	O
law	O
enforcement	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
quick	O
to	O
give	O
him	O
and	O
his	O
dog	O
the	O
death	O
penalty	O
for	O
his	O
slaughter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
appeal	O
to	O
heaven	O
completely	O
fails	O
and	O
the	B-Application
Postal	I-Application
Dude	I-Application
is	O
sent	O
to	O
hell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neutral	O
Ending	O
:	O
Postal	B-Application
Dude	I-Application
succeeds	O
in	O
escaping	O
Carthasis	O
without	O
resorting	O
to	O
murder	O
or	O
delivering	O
swift	O
justice	O
and	O
meets	O
Jennifer	O
"	O
Jen	O
"	O
Walcott	O
who	O
tries	O
to	O
hijack	O
his	O
car	O
but	O
winds	O
up	O
marrying	O
him	O
instead	O
and	O
enjoying	O
a	O
honeymoon	O
in	O
Peru	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wins	O
the	O
lottery	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
bestselling	O
book	O
that	O
details	O
his	O
personal	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
exploits	O
in	O
Postal	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Good	O
Ending	O
:	O
Saving	O
the	O
world	O
from	O
Hugo	O
Chávez	O
,	O
Postal	B-Application
Dude	I-Application
become	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
yet	O
controversial	O
heroes	O
of	O
American	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regardless	O
of	O
the	O
endings	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Postal	I-Application
Dude	I-Application
's	O
final	O
words	O
are	O
"	O
I	O
regret	O
nothing	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
through	O
the	O
digital	O
distribution	O
platform	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Postal	B-Application
III	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
3/10	O
,	O
while	O
Game	O
Informer	O
also	O
lambasted	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
1/10	O
and	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
people	O
behind	O
Postal	B-Application
III	I-Application
do	O
n’t	O
have	O
the	O
writing	O
ability	O
to	O
back	O
up	O
their	O
gutter-dwelling	O
mouths	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
said	O
,	O
it	O
concluded	O
by	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
fun	O
is	O
there	O
in	O
Postal	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
you	O
just	O
have	O
to	O
work	O
a	O
little	O
for	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
about	O
a	O
month	O
after	O
release	O
,	O
Vince	O
Desi	O
,	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
Running	O
with	O
Scissors	O
admitted	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
fan	O
reaction	O
has	O
been	O
mixed	O
"	O
to	O
Postal	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
stating	O
that	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
complaints	O
centered	O
around	O
the	O
game	O
having	O
"	O
too	O
many	O
bugs.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
commented	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
committed	O
to	O
making	O
"	O
sure	O
that	O
gamers	O
get	O
the	O
best	O
value	O
they	O
deserve	O
"	O
from	O
Postal	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2012	O
developer	O
and	O
Postal	B-Application
franchise	O
owner	O
Running	O
with	O
Scissors	O
removed	O
Postal	B-Application
III	I-Application
from	O
their	O
store	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
best	O
interest	O
of	O
the	O
Postal	B-Application
Community	O
"	O
and	O
encouraged	O
gamers	O
to	O
instead	O
purchase	O
their	O
earlier	O
titles	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
"	O
a	O
far	O
superior	O
product	O
for	O
a	O
lot	O
less	O
money	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
came	O
after	O
revelations	O
that	O
Running	O
with	O
Scissors	O
 '	O
relationship	O
with	O
Akella	O
had	O
broken	O
down	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
no	O
longer	O
had	O
any	O
real	O
involvement	O
with	O
the	O
future	O
development	O
of	O
Postal	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Running	O
with	O
Scissors	O
explained	O
the	O
situation	O
by	O
stating	O
that	O
Postal	B-Application
III	I-Application
"	O
was	O
licensed	O
to	O
a	O
Russian	O
publisher	O
and	O
developer	O
who	O
were	O
supposed	O
to	O
produce	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
our	O
design	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
much	O
bigger	O
team	O
and	O
budget	O
than	O
we	O
had	O
for	O
Postal	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
added	O
that	O
"	O
after	O
the	O
disaster	O
that	O
was	O
Postal	B-Application
III	I-Application
due	O
to	O
the	O
mistake	O
of	O
outsourcing	O
it	O
,	O
we	O
have	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
next	O
game	O
100%	O
in	O
house.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
later	O
interview	O
with	O
Running	O
with	O
Scissors	O
employee	O
Jon	O
Merchant	O
further	O
clarified	O
the	O
situation	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Akella	O
had	O
vastly	O
more	O
resources	O
than	O
we	O
had	O
for	O
Postal	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
so	O
it	O
seemed	O
reasonable	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
they	O
could	O
produce	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
at	O
least	O
equal	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
we	O
made	O
inhouse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
do	O
n't	O
regard	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
third	O
POSTAL	B-Application
game	O
,	O
just	O
a	O
dodgy	O
spin	O
off	O
that	O
should	O
never	O
have	O
happened.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Historically	O
we	O
had	O
a	O
great	O
relationship	O
with	O
Akella	O
,	O
our	O
Russian	O
publisher	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
record	O
the	O
folks	O
there	O
were	O
good	O
people	O
and	O
I	O
consider	O
them	O
my	O
friends	O
regardless	O
of	O
the	O
fiasco	O
PIII	O
...	O
Again	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
testimony	O
to	O
POSTAL	B-Application
fans	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
who	O
have	O
shown	O
their	O
loyal	O
support	O
beyond	O
all	O
odds	O
and	O
hurdles	O
that	O
allows	O
us	O
to	O
keep	O
on	O
going.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Postal	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Paradise	O
Lost	O
,	O
a	O
2015	O
expansion	O
for	O
Postal	B-Application
2	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Running	O
With	O
Scissors	O
,	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Postal	B-Application
III	I-Application
were	O
retconned	O
as	O
being	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
dream	O
sequence	O
the	B-Application
Postal	I-Application
Dude	I-Application
had	O
;	O
he	O
accidentally	O
crashed	O
his	O
car	O
into	O
a	O
stop	O
sign	O
and	O
entered	O
an	O
11-year	O
coma	O
from	O
the	O
trauma	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Corey	O
Cruise	O
reprises	O
his	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
expansion	O
,	O
voicing	O
an	O
Alternate	O
Postal	B-Application
Dude	I-Application
alongside	O
original	O
voice	O
actor	O
Rick	O
Hunter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
FAQ	O
for	O
the	O
early	O
access	O
of	O
Postal	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
No	I-Application
Regerts	I-Application
,	O
Running	O
with	O
Scissors	O
promised	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
not	O
going	O
to	O
suck	O
like	O
Postal	B-Application
III	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
