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The CEOs should start looking in a mirror.

You'll never guess what just happened again at MindsEye development studio, Build a Rocket Boy. More layoffs have hit the troubled studio as executives continue to blame "espionage and corporate sabotage" for the launch of a game some might consider the worst game they ever played in the modern era.

Prior to the launch of MindsEye, co-CEO Mark Gerhard claimed that there was a "concerted effort" to trash both...

Benzies' statements echo that of his co-CEO prior to launch.

It's time once again to play the blame game. This time, it's none other than Build a Rock Boy's CEO Leslie Benzies blaming "internal and external saboteurs" for the myriad of struggles that have plagued MindsEye.

First, something that is a bit more important: All of Build a Rocket Boy's ~300 employees were sent an at-risk of redundancy email. At-risk emails were also sent to the staff of PlayFusion,...

MindsEye to be published by IOI.

IO Interactive just announced that they have struck an agreement with Build a Rocket Boy, the new studio founded by former Rockstar North president Leslie Benzies. This deal will see IO Interactive publishing and distributing MindsEye, an upcoming "cinematic AAA, story-driven action-adventure thriller" in development from Build A Rocket Boy.

To help with this publishing deal, IO Interactive created the IOI Partners publishing...

Leslie Benzies, the former President at Rockstar North, is suing Take-Two for $150 million in unpaid royalties. He claims that the company tried to force him out after he took a sabbatical. If you recall, the news back in January made it sound like Benzies had quit out of the blue after a 17-month long sabbatical from the company. Benzies, by way of a statement issued by his legal consult, Christopher Bakes, said that "while on sabbatical, Mr. Benzies discovered numerous deceptions on the part...

Leslie Benzies, the former President at Rockstar North, is suing Take-Two for $150 million in unpaid royalties. He claims that the company tried...

Leslie Benzies has departed as the head of Rockstar North after a 15 year run. According to Rockstar, Benzies had been on sabbatical for the past 17 months prior to the official departure.

Benzies started with Rockstar back when it was still called DMA Design. He served as the Producer on Grand Theft Auto 3 and nearly ever sequel afterwards. He was also the Producer on Red Dead Redemption and L.A. Noire. A statement made to Kotaku earlier today confirmed the news.
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Leslie Benzies has departed as the head of Rockstar North after a 15 year run. According to Rockstar, Benzies had been on sabbatical for the past...