Tripwire CEO resigns after supporting Texas anti-abortion law – Marseille News

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John Gibson, CEO of Tripwire Interactive, the studio behind Maneater and Killing Floor, has’ resigned ‘following huge public and internal backlash over his support for Texas’ recent move to deny women a right fundamental human.

Texas recently introduced a new anti-abortion law, known as Senate Bill 8. The controversial law bans abortion after six weeks and goes so far as to allow private citizens to sue abortion providers or anyone suspected of helping a woman terminate a pregnancy. This essentially creates a bounty system targeting abortion seekers and enforced by random residents of Texas.

On September 5, Gibson tweeted:

Proud of #USSupremeCourt upholding Texas law prohibiting abortion for babies with a heartbeat. As an artist, I don’t often do politics. Still, with so many vocal peers on the other side of this question, I felt it was important to speak up on the record as a pro-life game developer.

The statement was widely criticized within the industry, and hours later one of Tripwire’s major development partners, Shipwright Studios, said in a statement, “We cannot in good conscience continue to work. with Tripwire under the current management structure. We will begin canceling our existing contracts with immediate effect. “

Gibson’s comments were also clearly opposed within Tripwire, as tonight he “stepped down” from his role as CEO, with the news announced by the company in a dazzling statement that said “the comments given by John Gibson are of his own opinion and do not reflect those of Tripwire Interactive as a company ”, and that“ his comments did not take into account the values ​​of our entire team, our partners and much of our community at wider. Our leadership team at Tripwire is deeply sorry and united in our commitment to take swift action and foster a more positive environment. “

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Tripwire’s full statement is below:

Comments given by John Gibson are of his own opinion and do not reflect those of Tripwire Interactive as a company. His comments ignored the values ​​of our entire team, our partners and much of our community at large. Our leadership team at Tripwire is deeply sorry and united in our commitment to take swift action and foster a more positive environment.

With immediate effect, John Gibson stepped down as CEO of Tripwire Interactive. Co-founding member and current vice president Alan Wilson will take over as interim CEO. Alan has been with the company since its inception in 2005 and is an active leader in the business and development affairs of the studio. Alan will work with the rest of the Tripwire leadership team to take action with employees and partners to address their concerns, including hosting a company-wide public meeting and fostering an open dialogue with Tripwire management and all employees. His understanding of both the corporate culture and the creative vision for our games will accompany the team throughout this transition, with the full support of other leaders at Tripwire.

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