New PS5 Game in Classic FPS Series Canceled Days After Announcement

(Credit: Running With Scissors)

Just a few days after it was announced, publisher Running With Scissors has announced it is cancelling Postal: Bullet Paradise. As a result, the developer behind the project has shut its doors.

Postal: Bullet Paradise was canceled just days after its announcement

Running With Scissors founder Vince Desi said in a statement they had “killed” Postal: Bullet Paradise due to allegations that the developer, Goonswarm Games, had used AI-generated assets for the first-person shooter. Here is the full statement from Desi:

“After revealing Postal: Bullet Paradise, a title Running With Scissors was planning on publishing but not developing, we’ve been overwhelmed with negative responses from our concerned Postal Community. The strong feedback from them is that elements of the game are very likely AI-generated and thus has caused extreme damage to our brand and our company reputation.

“We’ve always been, and will always be, transparent with our community. Our trust in the development team is broken; therefore, we’ve killed the project. We have a lot of good things coming (some you know and some you don’t).

“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. We can’t wait to share more!”

Due to fan feedback, Goonswarm Games announced it was shutting down the studio. The studio claims that the accusations over the use of AI are false and that efforts to clarify had only escalated the situation.

Here is the developer’s full statement on the Goonswarm Games X account:

“Our project, and everything we built over the past six years, was canceled in just a few days.

“Our studio was mistakenly accused of using AI-generated art in our games, and every attempt to clarify our work only escalated the situation. In the last few hours, we’ve received a large number of threats, insults, and mockery, which pushed us toward a very difficult decision.

“We’re truly sorry for the artists who put their soul into this and supported our studio, only to face false AI accusations. It’s tough to pour so much energy into a game and end up caught in the middle of an AI war by accident.

“We’ve decided to shut down the studio and end all future activities.

“Thank you for being with us. Stay strong, play games.”

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