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Industry News November 10, 2021

Devs on how Texas’ anti-abortion law might affect games industry: “Women are being told to be terrified”

Texas remains one of the most promising and welcoming states for game developers. The latest anti-abortion law, however, might affect companies located there, as it might become harder for them to hire women.

Industry News September 7, 2021

John Gibson steps down as Tripwire Interactive CEO following backlash over his support of Texas anti-abortion law

One day you publicly support a new Texas anti-abortion law. The next day you step down as CEO of a video games company. That’s exactly what happened to John Gibson, the head of Tripwire Interactive.

Industry News September 6, 2021

Tripwire Interactive president hails Texas anti-abortion law leaving dev community deeply concerned

John Gibson, the president of Tripwire Interactive, which is know as the publisher of Chivalry 2 and developer of Maneater and Killing Floor, took to Twitter to hail a new Texas anti-abortion law passed by the U.S. Supreme Court last week. Backlash from fellow devs ensued.