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All employees have apparently been laid off.

The Leslie Benzies-led development studio, Build a Rocket Boy, seems to have laid off all remaining employees. Multiple developers have come forward saying they were laid off, with some adding that they believe pretty much everyone at the company has been laid off. This would effectively mean Build a Rocket Boy is no more after releasing only one title, MindsEye.

For Benzies, MindsEye was to be the start of their "Roblox...

MindsEye is still dogshit, now there's just more of it.

Build a Rocket Boy (BARB) released the new "Blacklisted" update for MindsEye today. From what I have read about this content, Blacklisted is just as terrible as the base game of MindsEye with the added bonus of allegedly containing actual "evidence" of alleged sabotage against the game prior to release.

Blacklisted is the probably the most insane release from a developer in the history of video...

Abandon ship!

IOI Partners announced that they are no longer going to be the publisher for MindsEye. Going forward, MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy will assume sole publishing responsibilities.

According to IOI Partners, all of their involvement with the game is done. It's over. This means that Build a Rocket Boy is alone in continuing MindsEye in all aspects. The transition period will take a couple of weeks to complete.

As a result of IOI Partners...

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...

Polishing a turd.

A new update for MindsEye was released today from developer Build a Rocket Boy (or what's left of them). The studio says that they have taken player and media feedback and has released an update that they hope will start to address many of those concerns.

The big comeback apparently begins today with the release of a new update that Build a Rocket Boy claims is the "most significant post-launch update yet." This update allegedly achieves "the...

CAN'T DRINK DUST.

For those of you who truly hate yourself or have no fucks left to give, there is now a Free Starter Pack for MindsEye. Sorry but no, they won't pay you to play the game. Free is the best that you'll get right now. Experience a taste of my still current frontrunner for "Worst Game of 2025" with a free pack that includes one actual campaign mission and 14 user created experiences.

There have been a few updates released since my review of Min...

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,...

Those considered "redundant" are being laid off.

Layoffs have been confirmed for Build a Rocket Boy following the studio's disastrous launch of MindsEye. A confirmation of the layoffs was shared in a statement from the studio sent to IGN.

Build a Rocket Boy says that there are "internal changes" underway at the studio. They are "initiating a formal consultation process that may result in redundancies." According to the initial reporting...

Please disperse! Nothing to see here!

Two top level executives at Build a Rocket Boy, the studio working on MindsEye, have parted ways from the company just a week ahead of the game's launch. The two that left Build a Rocket Boy are now former chief legal officer Riley Graebner and former chief financial officer Paul Bland.

Graebner was with Build a Rocket Boy for about three and a half years. Bland was with the studio for a bit over two years.

Two executives...

This game boasts "best-in-class cinematics" and touts its user-generated content system.

A new trailer and additional details are out today for MindsEye, the upcoming action-adventure game from Build a Rocket Boy and IOI Partners. MindsEye is expected to be released still on June 10, 2025 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam, and Epic Games Store.

According to this new press release, MindsEye is "generating buzz" due to its "best-in-class...

This is the game from former Rockstar president Leslie Benzies.

Pre-orders for MindsEye are now live for those who are interested in playing this upcoming action-adventure title from Build A Rocket Boy. MindsEye is the first title from Build A Rocket Boy, a development studio founded by former Rockstar president Leslie Benzies.

Accompanying today's release date confirmation is a new trailer called "Welcome to Redrock." This Welcome to Redrock trailer offers...

A new look at upcoming "cinematic thriller."

IOI Partners and Build a Rocket Boy, the studio founded by former Rockstar alum Leslie Benzies, showed off a new trailer for the upcoming "immersive cinematic thriller" called MindsEye. In more basic terms, MindsEye is a "narrative-driven, single-player action-adventure game" that is expected to release summer 2025 on Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation. ...

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...