In the latest example of words having consequences, the president of Tripwire, publisher of games such as Killing Floor 2, Chivalry 2, and Maneater, made comments that drew sharp criticism from the gaming community, resulting in several developers who work with Tripwire to issue damning statements distancing themselves from the publisher.
President John Gibson made a tweet declaring himself to be pro-life and supporting the new stringent abortion law that just went into effect in Texas. He made clear that he thought it was “important to go on the record as a pro-life game developer.”
The response from the gaming community was swift. Developer Shipwright Studios, who worked on Tripwire games Maneater and Chivalry 2, made an announcement they were cutting all ties from the publisher in a response to the original tweet. “While your politics are your own, the moment you make them a matter of public discourse you entangle all of those working for and with you,” Shipwright’s statement read.
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