After receiving pushback for its flagrant use of generative AI, Postal: Bullet Paradise has been cancelled… just two days after being revealed.
In a statement from publisher Running With Scissors, the company said the reception to Postal: Bullet Paradise – a co-op “bullet-heaven” first-person shooter from developer Goonswarm Games – had “caused extreme damage” to its brand and reputation.
“We’ve been overwhelmed with negative responses from our concerned Postal Community,” Running with Scissors founder Vince Desi stated today.
The “strong” feedback the publisher recieved said much of the game appeared to have been made using generative AI. “We’ve always been, and will always be, transparent with our community,” Desi continued, adding the publisher’s trust in the development team had been “broken”.
As such, Running with Scissors has “killed the project”, which would have seen players taking on the mantle of one of the Dudes from across the Postal multiverse.
“Since forming Running With Scissors in 1996, we’ve always said that our fans are part of the team. Our priority is to always do right by the millions who support the Postal franchise. We are grateful for the opportunity to make the games we want to play, and will continue to focus on our new projects and updates coming in 2026 and beyond,” the founder closed.
“We can’t wait to share more!”
Postal: Bullet Paradise was announced on 3rd December, with a PC release planned for 2026, before an arrival on PlayStation and Switch consoles.
Running with Scissors’ decision to cancel Postal: Bullet Paradise comes as more and more companies are using AI technology. Recent examples include NPC conversations like those in the newly-released Where Winds Meet.
Meanwhile, just yesterday, Supertrick Games – the developer of Let it Die sequel Inferno – released a statement, after its own use of AI caused a bit of a stir earlier in the week.
