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“We cannot in good conscience continue to work with Tripwire”
Shipwright Studios, co-developers ofChivalry 2andManeater, are cutting ties with Tripwire Interactive after Tripwire president John Gibson voiced his support for the stringent new Texas abortion law. Shipwright say they’re starting to cancel contracts with Tripwire “immediately”, while Chivalry 2 creators, Torn Banner Studios, have also released a statement condemning Gibson’s views.
On Friday, Tripwire president John Gibson, posted a statementon Twittersupporting Texas' barbaric new abortion law, which bans people from having abortions after six weeks of pregnancy (or when cardiac activity is detected). Private individuals can also enforce the law, and earn a bounty of at least $10,000 for successfully suing those who provide or aid people seeking abortions.
“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 saidin a response to Gibson. “It is regrettable, but we feel it would be doing ourselves, your employees, your partners, and the industry as a whole a disservice to allow this pattern to continue without comment.
“We started Shipwright with the idea that it was finally time to put our money where our mouth is,” they add. “We cannot in good conscience continue to work with Tripwire under the current leadership structure. We will begin the cancellation of our existing contracts effective immediately.”
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I’ve contacted Tripwire for comment and will update this article if I receive a response.
