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Tripwire Interactive Ex-CEO Issues Exit Statement Regarding Anti-Choice Tweet

Top GamesTripwire Interactive's ex-CEO, John Gibson, has issued a public statement following his departure from the studio. / Tripwire InteractiveTripwire Interactive's ex-CEO, John Gibson, has issued a public statement following his departure from the studio.Gibson "stepped down" from his role in the company after tweeting public support regarding the inaction of the United States Supreme Court against a controversial Texas bill. The bill—now law—has been referred to as the "effective overturning" of a decades-long precedent protecting reproductive choice."As an entertainer I don’t get political often," he originally wrote in a

Tripwire Interactive CEO ‘Stepped Down’ Following Anti-Choice Remarks on Twitter

Tripwire Interactive has parted ways with John Gibson following an anti-choice tweet praising Supreme Court inaction over the Texas abortion bill. / Tripwire InteractiveTripwire Interactive has parted ways with John Gibson, now-former CEO, following an anti-choice tweet praising the Supreme Court's inaction over the Texas abortion bill.The decision came barely a day after Gibson's public tweet in support of the United States Supreme Court's inaction to adhere to emergency intervention requests to stop a six-week abortion ban law in the southern state of Texas. The law has been controversial from

Maneater Co-Developer Shipright Studios Cuts Ties with Tripwire Interactive Due to Anti-Choice Sentiment

Top GamesShipwright Studios, co-developer of the shark-simulation game "Maneater," has cut all ties with Tripwire Interactive over anti-choice remarks. / Shipwright StudiosShipwright Studios, co-developer of the shark simulation game "Maneater," has cut all ties with Tripwire Interactive over anti-choice remarks made by the latter's president.The decision was made after John Gibson, president of Tripwire, published a tweet on his official Twitter profile applauding the United States Supreme Court for its silence and subsequent allowance of the controversial and allegedly inaccurately named anti-abortion bill in Texas. The bill—now law—has banned the

Campus Legends Madden 22 Roster: Full List of Players

Top GamesCampus Legends are coming to Madden 22, adding 10 new teams to choose from for the duration of the event. / EA SportsCampus Legends are coming to Madden 22, adding 10 new teams to choose from for the duration of the event.College football fans—rejoice! It appears the rumors were true. EA Sports has added a bit of college football fun into Madden 22. As part of the Campus Legends, players will be able to recruit and place some of the biggest names in college football such as Reggie Bush

Call of Duty League Deal Could Spark Dallas Empire, OpTic Gaming Merger

Call of DutyHector “H3CZ” Rodriguez is currently in talks with Envy Gaming and NRG Esports over a “multi-pronged deal” within the Call of Duty League (CDL). / ActivisionHector “H3CZ” Rodriguez is currently in talks with Envy Gaming and NRG Esports over a “multi-pronged deal” within the Call of Duty League (CDL).Speculation around the deal originally broke via Dot Esports through unnamed sources “familiar with those discussions.” According to said sources, the deal stems from H3CZ’s yearlong struggle to break from NRG—initiated this time last year. Now, it appears that a

Sources: Dallas Empire in talks to acquire OpTic brand, Chicago Call of Duty League slot up for sale

Envy Gaming, NRG Esports, and Hector “H3CZ” Rodriguez are discussing a multi-pronged deal that if completed would see OpTic Gaming and the Dallas Empire merge and the Chicago Call of Duty League slot sell to a third party, sources familiar with those discussions told Dot Esports.  Paperwork for such a deal is yet to be finalized, but the discussion has heated up as H3CZ looks to finally break off from NRG Esports, the current owner and backer of the Call of Duty League’s OpTic Chicago. News that H3CZ looked to

Riot announces 2022 LCS Mid-Season Showdown will be hosted at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas

The 2021 LCS Championship hasn’t even begun yet, but Riot Games has already found a place to host some of their future tournaments. The 2022 LCS Mid-Season Showdown will take place at the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, on April 23 and 24. Additionally, Riot’s North American head of esports Chris Greeley confirmed to Travis Gafford that the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, will also be hosting the LCS Championship in 2023. The Prudential Center was supposed to host the LCS Championship this year, and tickets to the event

Tribe Gaming receives strategic investment from Spurs Sports and Entertainment

Spurs Sports & Entertainment, which owns the NBA franchise San Antonio Spurs among other teams, has made a minority investment into Tribe Gaming. Tribe is a mobile esports organization that was founded in 2017 and is based in San Antonio, Texas. Tribe’s founder and CEO Patrick “Chief Pat” Carney said the investment will open roads for multiple long-term collaborations with the sporting and entertainment company and will help the organization “dominate the world of mobile esports.” This includes “cross-content collabs, co-branded marketing efforts, talent and audience crossovers, and shared strategic

MAP Esports Network Inc. Rebrands its Media Brands from Esports Futuri…

It is important to simplify our brand messaging by moving to MAP Esports for all our media properties GRAPEVINE, Texas (PRWEB) July 26, 2021 MAP Esports Network Inc., a minority owned esports, video game and robotics focused start-up announced today that it will no longer use the Esports Futuri name on its media brands, which include, podcasts and publications. All media brands will now use the MAP Esports corporate name/brand to market its media properties. The transition to eliminate the Esports Futuri brand has begun and should be complete by

Los Angeles Thieves stun OpTic Chicago, complete reverse sweep to cap Stage V group play

The Los Angeles Thieves pulled off one of the most unlikely wins the Call of Duty League will see all season, coming down from a 2-0 deficit against OpTic Chicago to win 3-2 today and break OpTic’s four-match winning streak. Chicago looked untouchable in the first two maps of the series, winning Moscow Hardpoint 250-72 and Express Search and Destroy 6-1. But from that point on, the series was all Thieves. L.A. flipped a switch and started to pop off on every map. Kenny had himself a series, posting a