The studio behind the Postal franchise just announced that it will be publishing a brand new Postal game, to be developed by Goonswarm Games. Unfortunately, it even more recently announced it would be cancelling said game, due to accusations that Goonswarm had used generative AI in its development.
They were looking to have another Postal III on their hands anyways. Looking at the profile of the studio on Steam, they haven’t really made any solid games. What made RWS think ‘yeah we trust these guys’ with that kind of portfolio?
I think because RWS were kind of similar. Before Postal they just made a few educational games like Sesame Street etc. They probably felt they were giving a studio that was in a similar position to them the same kind of chance they got.
Trust a random studio with some long-dead IP in the hopes of making a little cash? Not so crazy imho. Nothing to lose.