Maneater: Shipwright Studios announces contracts after controversial tweet

The Developer Studio Shipwright Studios, who worked on Maneater, has announced his contracts with the publisher of the game with immediate effect.

Background are controversial statements of the President of Tripwire Interactive, John Gibson, who also published Games like Killing Floor 2 and Chivalry 2 in addition to Maneaters.

John Gibson advocates the recent decision of the US Supreme Courts, after which it is forbidden women in Texas to make an abortion after six weeks of pregnancy. The so-called Heartbeat Act involves the possibility that each Texan can sue everyone up to $ 10,000 if it is involved in or an abortion.

The President of Tripwire Interactive writes on Twitter: I'm proud of the US Supreme Court that you have confirmed the Texan law that abortions to babies prohibits a heartbeat. As an entertainer, I will not often be politically politically, but with so many loud supporters on the other side of this matter, I found it important to position myself officially as an anti-abortion game developer.

These utterances encountered violent criticism, as well as rape victims and other victims from the state will be forced to be pregnant nine months, which in turn caused heaty discussions. Ultimately, this led to Shipwright Studios in a response from their now now aign former partner.

In a statement, you write among other things: Everyone has his political views. But at the moment you make this to a topic in the public conversation, you all involve in it that work with and for you.

Further, it says, We have founded Shipwright with the idea that it was finally time to make nails with heads. We can not work with tripwire with a clear conscience if the current leadership structure is present. We will immediately begin to cancel the existing contracts with them.

Another project at which Shipwright Studios has worked is the Chivalry 2 developed by Torn Banner Studios.

The Torn Banner Studios have also expressed themselves to the situation: We do not share the opinion, which was expressed in a recent tweet of the President of Tripwire. This view will not be shared by our team, nor will it reflect in the games we make. The utterances are contrary to what we understand among women's rights.