The CEO of Tripwire Interactive, a Georgia-based video game company, has been completely canceled after he voiced support over the Supreme Court’s decision not to block the controversial new anti-abortion law in Texas.

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to get involved in SB8, a Texas bill that was signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott last May. This law essentially bans all abortions after six weeks, or during the period of gestation where a fetal hearbeat can be detected.

Enforcement of the bill will be carried out by Texans themselves, who will have the ability to sue abortion providers or others who might “aid or abet” the abortion procedure. However, the law does not permit Texans to file lawsuits against women who seek abortions.

What happened?

It was last Saturday that Tripwire Interactive’s now-former CEO John Gibson had tweeted that he was “proud” of the decision handed down from the Supreme Court.

Of course, he was working in an echo chamber that has always reverberated with pro-abortion voices, but Gibson still felt that it was important for him to explain that he believed it was “important” for him to publicly state that he is indeed 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,” Gibson said.

Gibson’s tweet twiggered an avalanche of backlash, with detractors regurgitating all of the trite talking points that we’ve come to associate with the pro-abortion movement.

This caused the cancel culture train to chug full-speed ahead, with at least one company that had conducted business with Tripwire Interaction announcing that they had severed all existing ties with Tripwire. Moreover, we had gaming developer Shipwright Studios saying that it could not in good conscience “continue to work with Tripwire under the current leadership structure.”

What did the company say?

Tripwire announced this past Monday that Gibson had elected to “step down” and of course that is nothing more than a veiled way to say that he had been forced out of the company due to the growing outrage over his pro-life stance.

Tripwire Interactive also announced on Monday that they thought that Gibson’s comments “disregarded the values” of the gaming community and they made a mea culpa for Gibson’s remarks:

The comments given by John Gibson are of his own opinion, and do not reflect those of Tripwire Interactive as a company. 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.

Effective immediately, John Gibson has stepped down as CEO of Tripwire Interactive. Co-founding member and current Vice President, Alan Wilson, will take over as interim CEO. Alan has been with the company since its formation in 2005 and is an active lead in both the studio’s business and developmental affairs. Alan will work with the rest of the Tripwire leadership team to take steps with employees and partners to address their concerns including executing a company-wide town hall meeting and promoting open dialogue with Tripwire leadership and all employees. His understanding of both the company’s culture and the creative vision of our games will carry the team through this transition, with full support from the other Tripwire leaders.

Tripwire Interactive is a company that is known for developing games such as “Killing Floor”, “Maneater”, and “Rising Storm.”