Indie developer-for-hire Shipwright Studios has announced it will be canceling all of its current and future contracts with developer Tripwire Interactive following an anti-abortion tweet from the president of the company. John Gibson, who has been with Tripwire since its founding in 2005, tweeted out support for the controversial Texas law that aims to ban abortions past the six-week mark yesterday afternoon. Finishing his tweet by stating he wished to go on record as a "pro-life game developer," many users fired back at him on Twitter to voice their concerns.

Most pertinent to this story, Shipwright followed up a day later with a short letter outlining its issues with Gibson's statement. "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," reads the tweet. Noting how difficult it is for employees to speak against Gibson, Shipwright felt it was the right decision to respond and help give those without a voice some visibility.

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"We started Shipwright with the idea that it was finally time to put our money where our mouth is," continues the tweet. "We cannot in good conscience continue to work with Tripwire under the current leadership structure." While unlikely to happen overnight, Shipwright will be canceling its existing contracts with Tripwire in the coming days.

For those unaware of Shipwright, the studio doesn't create games but assists developers with ensuring crunch doesn't happen. With Tripwire, Shipwright has contributed to Chivalry 2 and Maneater in an unknown capacity. On the company's website, you can see a list of partners and titles that Shipwright has been involved with including games such as Mortal Shell, Legends of Aria, and The Outbreak.

As for what Tripwire has done, it is responsible for the Killing Floor series. Chivalry 2 and some DLC for Maneater are the most recent releases from the developer, but the company has also developed Red Orchestra and Rising Storm while publishing Zeno Clash, Road Redemption, and Dwarfs!? While not a big developer by any means, most players are likely familiar with at least one game from the company.

Source: Twitter

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