Screenshot from the Chivalry II trailer. One of the games being made by Tripwire Interactive
John Gibson, the CEO of Tripwire Interactive, tweeted his support for the pro-life legislation in Texas and is now getting ousted from his own company.
From the Daily Wire:
The CEO of a video game developer based in Georgia is now out of the company after he tweeted his support for Texas’s pro-life law, which bans abortions once cardiac activity is detected in the baby.
“Proud of #USSupremeCourt affirming the Texas law banning abortion for babies with a heartbeat,” John Gibson, CEO of Tripwire Interactive, tweeted on Saturday. “As an entertainer I don’t get political often. Yet with so many vocal peers on the other side of this issue, I felt it was important to go on the record as a pro-life game developer.”
Proud of #USSupremeCourt affirming the Texas law banning abortion for babies with a heartbeat. As an entertainer I don’t get political often. Yet with so many vocal peers on the other side of this issue, I felt it was important to go on the record as a pro-life game developer.
— John Gibson (@RammJaeger) September 4, 2021
Tripwire Interactive released a statement on Monday evening saying that Gibson was out, effective immediately, because of the comments that he made. The statement claimed that he “stepped down.”
“The comments given by John Gibson are of his own opinion, and do not reflect those of Tripwire Interactive as a company,” the company said. “His comments disregarded the values of our whole team, our partners and much of our broader community. Our leadership team at Tripwire are deeply sorry and are unified in our commitment to take swift action and to foster a more positive environment.”
The games and entertainment industry are well known for being liberal in nature. This removal of a CEO for supporting Christian and conservative values is nothing new and not surprising.
I think the ceo knew what would happen, and now the company will fall apart because everyone will cancel everybody else.
I’m giving the ceo a thumbs up for his posting about Texas.
Tripwire appear to be yet another woke company to boycott. They speak of being “a more positive environment”…because as everyone knows, murdering defenceless babies is soo positive, right? Just as turning on decent people who voice support for the protection of unborn babies, is also soo caring and loving too!