Studio co-founder John Gibson, who was ousted from TipWire after facing backlash for supporting a blanket ban on abortion, is at the center of controversy yet again after blaming the failure of Killing Floor 3 on "woke leftists."
"Woke leftists got me, the CEO, key leader and creative force ousted and the company forced to be sold," Gibson claimed on X. "This narrative that CEO's are just greedy stuffed shirts is destroyed by this result. The same team that made KF3 made KF2, minus its leader. I'm not saying mistakes weren't made following my departure, and I'm not saying I was the only talented person there. I lead a great team of talented individuals, and we succeeded as a team. But pull the linchpin and the machine collapses. Like kicking Steve Jobs out of Apple."
Gibson is essentially saying that no matter how talented the team at Tripwire Interactive may have been, without him at the helm, there was no hope for future projects. The inner turmoil at Tripwire may have led to the disjointed direction of the game, and how rushed it felt, sure, but it's hard to imagine Gibson effectively leading a team he ostracized...
