The release of the controversial film adaptation of Running With Scissors' Postal has been scaled back to a limited release in only four theaters nationwide as a result of boycotting theatrical distributors.

The film, which is slated to hit theaters next week, was originally planned for release in more than 1500 theaters across the United States. Owing to the flick's controversial and politically charged content—which features spoofs of 9/11 and Jewish culture, among other jokes—many distributors are refusing to carry the film.

In response to the limited release, director Uwe Boll (pictured above-left) issued the following colorful statement on the movie's official site:

To all of you writing now about me and the fact that POSTAL is not getting screens. its okay ..its fun kicking a guy nonstop who is on the ground

you are all not getting it that i'm the guy who made it against the big hollywood system and you are all only busy to destroy me and finish me up and then you YOU WON WHAT ? the attention of the studios, michael bay .. ????? if you damage me you feel closer to Hollywood ? what is your game plan?

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Running With Scissors sends along three new screenshots from the Source Engine-powered Postal 3. The pics show the Postal dude taking a trip to the local porn shop, and using a badger as part of a weapon. As we reported yesterday, Postal 3 is scheduled for release during the second quarter of 2009 on PC and Xbox 360, with a PlayStation 3 version a possibility as well.

Postal III is tentatively scheduled for release in the second quarter of 2009 on PC and Xbox 360, series creator Running With Scissors revealed to Shacknews today at the Game Developers Conference.

The game, which is being co-developed with Russian studio Akella, may also appear on the PS3 after its initial release. "We are seriously considering PlayStation 3," said Running With Scissors CEO Vince Desi. A publisher has not yet been announced.

Postal III marks the series' first appearance on home consoles, and utilizes a third person camera located behind the player. The franchise first appeared on PCs in 1997 as a top-down isometric shooter, and made the leap to first-person shooting in 2003 with Postal 2. The series' utterly brutal violence and irreverent humor has lead to a great deal of controversy, as well as an upcoming feature film directed by Uwe Boll.

"Postal III will be much better than a box of syphilis," cracked Running With Scissors marketing moyel Mike Jaret. Expect impressions of the game and new media assets from Shacknews in the coming days.

Here we present a preview of the latest Uwe Boll masterpiece that may or may not come to a theater! There's been no actual release date set for this, but what we can tell you is that the plot points include spoofs of 9/11 and Jewish culture.

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Uwe recently said that he's stepping away from big budget movies after his latest box office failure. In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale had a budget of around $70 million, and pulled in roughly $3 million on opening week. So if you ever start to get down on yourself, feeling like you don't have any real talent, take heart: Boll is proof positive you can be a worthless dingleberry of society and still make millions of dollars.

Gry.o2.pl has a Postal 3 Q&A (English language version in the sidebar), asking Vince Desi what we can expect from the game. Thanks Voodoo Extreme.

As part of Postal's 10th anniversary, the folks at Running With Scissors have launched the Postal Nation website. The site offers a Postal timeline, an interview with one of the actors from Uwe Boll's Postal film, and the first three Postal 3 screenshots. Powered by the Source Engine, Postal 3 will be released on PC and Xbox 360 some time next year.

There's a Postal 3 Q&A on Gamasutra today. Running With Scissors CEO Vince Desi is asked about the company's Source Engine powered game, and the Uwe Boll directed Postal movie.

Running With Scissors sends along this press release, announcing that Postal 3 is in development for PC and Xbox 360. The latest installment in the "dark comedic" videogame franchise will be powered by Valve's Source Engine, and is scheduled for release some time in 2008. "We've always maintained since publishing the original POSTAL that the game is only as violent as the player wants it to be and we're committed to expanding this unique form of gameplay in this next addition to the ongoing storyline".

Running With Scissors sends along this press release, announcing that they have signed "a suicide pact" with movie director Uwe Boll to create a Postal movie. Boll had previously mentioned that Postal was one of his favorite games, so it's no real surprise this is happening. Hey at least it will take time away from him molesting a good game franchise right?

"Uwe Boll is the perfect producer-director to make POSTAL," affirmed Running With Scissors' CEO Vince Desi. "He understands the subject matter and has an appreciation and affinity for controversy and political incorrectness. POSTAL has always been about reason and insanity, violence and motivation; producer-director Uwe Boll is simply the right guy to bring that vision to the screen." The man behind the camera, Hollywood outsider Uwe Boll ranks POSTAL as his personal, all-time favorite video game. "I see it like a mirror for our society -- funny, violent, absurd!" he declared. "So then the movie must be powerful, strange, and so full of the game's political incorrect outrageousness that if we do it correct, we will all probably end up in jail!"

The movie will start shooting in 2006 for a 2007 release.

There's a Postal 2: Apocalypse Weekend Q&A on HomeLAN Fed, asking the Running With Scissors about this new singleplayer expansion. According to the Q&A Apocalypse Weekend is already done and will be released soon.

Running With Scissors has released a Postal 2: Share the Pain demo, allowing you to try out this upcoming multiplayer expansion pack for the game. The 156mb download offers three maps, one playable in CTF mode and the other two in Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch or Grab mode.

Several Postal 2: Share the Pain videos have been released, offering new multiplayer and familiar singleplayer footage. Thanks Action Trip.

Beyond Unreal has posted eight new screenshots from the Postal 2 multiplayer expansion pack Share the Pain. They also have a brief Q&A with Vince Desi.

Gamers Gallary has six new screenshots from the Postal 2 multiplayer edition Share the Pain. Developer Running With Scissors announced yesterday they will release the game themselves in December.

Ownt.com is the latest site to post a Q&A with Vince Desi of Running with Scissors. Questions are about Postal 2 and violence in games. Thanks Blues News.

New on HomeLAN Fed today is this Postal 2 multiplayer Q&A. Running With Scissors CEO Vince Desi, lead game designer Steve Wik, lead level designer Bryan Dillow and AI/special effects programmer Nathan Fouts answer questions about sales numbers, the main goal for the multiplayer addon, the game modes, plans for new weapons, the release date, and future plans for the company.

Got an email from the Running with Scissors guys, saying that they'll start testing the Postal 2 multiplayer addon today. It won't be an open beta but anyone interested can join #postal2beta on irc.gamesnet.net or contact mikej@gopostal.com.

Postal 2 has been out for a while now but that didn't prevent the guys at Gameguru Mania to post a new Q&A about the game. Vince Desi is asked about reactions to the game, things he was proud about in the game, Postal 3 plans, and multiplayer addon plans.

The guys at Running With Scissors have released a patch for Postal 2, updating the game to version 1337. The patch takes care of the atrocious load times, and also adds two new levels, a new weapon and several other new features.

Publisher Whiptail Interactive has released a playable demo for Postal 2, allowing you to see for yourself if this game sucks or not. You can grab the 123mb demo, which contains a single errand, from FileShack. Thanks Blues News.