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MindsEye has multiplayer and a grenade football mode now, which the handful of people still playing it will no doubt be thrilled to hear

MindsEye has multiplayer and a grenade football mode now, which the handful of people still playing it will no doubt be thrilled to hear

Update 8 also further addresses the campaign's many problems.

PC Gamer / Rick Lane
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MindsEye's Latest Attempt to Rekindle Interest Is to Become Rocket League

MindsEye's Latest Attempt to Rekindle Interest Is to Become Rocket League

Well, kind of. A big new update has arrived for MindsEye, the infamous PS5 action game that had a disastrous launch and is still trying to claw things back. Update 8's main attraction is Grenade Football, marking the debut of cross-platform multiplayer in the game. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Staff Protest as MindsEye Studio Hosts 'Extravagant' Fan Playtest Following Mass Layoffs

Staff Protest as MindsEye Studio Hosts 'Extravagant' Fan Playtest Following Mass Layoffs

"A kick in the teeth". Build A Rocket Boy, the development studio behind MindsEye, is in hot water with staff after hosting a playtest for fans. Over the weekend, current and former staff members of the developer protested outside its Edinburgh headquarters. According to the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB), the company organised an "extravagant playtest event" at great expense for fans to test new features for MindsEye. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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"A kick in the teeth for the fired workers": Unionised former MindsEye devs protest alleged fan playtest at Build A Rocket Boy

"A kick in the teeth for the fired workers": Unionised former MindsEye devs protest alleged fan playtest at Build A Rocket Boy

The IWGB union have held a protest with former Build a Rocket Boy (BARB) staff outside of the MindsEye studio's offices. The union accused the company of hosting an expenses-paid fan playtest event following layoffs, with IWGB chair Spring McParlin-Jones dubbing it "a kick in the teeth for the fired workers who are seeing fans brought in to do jobs that would otherwise have been theirs".

Rock Paper Shotgun / Mark Warren
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Laid-Off MindsEye Developers Plan Protest Outside Company Office Over 'All-Expenses-Paid Playtest Day'

Laid-Off MindsEye Developers Plan Protest Outside Company Office Over 'All-Expenses-Paid Playtest Day'

MindsEye developers who have lost their jobs will protest outside the studio’s office over what they have described as an “all-expenses-paid playtest day.”

IGN / Wesley Yin-Poole
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MindsEye developers protest against a fan event their own studio is hosting

MindsEye developers protest against a fan event their own studio is hosting

Another bizarre twist in the Build a Rocket Boy saga.

PC Gamer / Andy Chalk
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MindsEye Saga Hits a New Low as Mass Layoffs Cripple PS5 Flop's 'Comeback'

MindsEye Saga Hits a New Low as Mass Layoffs Cripple PS5 Flop's 'Comeback'

Break A Rocket Boy. Just when you thought MindsEye couldn't become much more of an unmitigated disaster, fresh reports say that developer Build A Rocket Boy has just laid off roughly 170 employees. It's a massive number that apparently brings the studio's total headcount down to around 80 people, according to Kotaku sources. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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MindsEye Developer Build a Rocket Boy Hit by Yet More Layoffs

MindsEye Developer Build a Rocket Boy Hit by Yet More Layoffs

MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy has been hit by yet more layoffs, and there are apparently fewer than 100 employees remaining at the studio now.

TechRaptor / Joseph Allen
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MindsEye studio reportedly lays off 170 employees, following update parodying alleged attacks

MindsEye studio reportedly lays off 170 employees, following update parodying alleged attacks

Build A Rocket Boy lays off more staff following MindsEye game updates and employee legal action

VGC / Dave Aubrey
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MindsEye studio Build A Rocket Boy reportedly lays off around 170 more employees following story campaign update inspired by alleged sabotage

MindsEye studio Build A Rocket Boy reportedly lays off around 170 more employees following story campaign update inspired by alleged sabotage

MindsEye's dismal launch - and the chaos surrounding its production and release - continues to be one of the games industry's most intriguing sagas in recent memory. The bad news seems far from over, though, as reports suggest around 170 employees have been laid off in the past week.

Eurogamer / Fran Ruiz
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IWGB union "have no reason to believe fresh redundancies are taking place" at MindsEye studio Build a Rocket Boy, following latest layoff report

IWGB union "have no reason to believe fresh redundancies are taking place" at MindsEye studio Build a Rocket Boy, following latest layoff report

Update: Responding to RPS' request for comment to the IWGB union on the layoff report, IWGB member and ex-Build A Rocket Boy employee Kirby Lipardo provided the following statement: "Rumours, chaos and job losses might be synonymous with Build A Rocket Boy, but we have no reason to believe fresh redundancies are taking place at the company. Through our strong network of BARB employees, both past and present, we understand this departure of staff to be the continuation of the cuts announced in Ma

Rock Paper Shotgun / Mark Warren
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Recent Build a Rocket Boy layoffs were reportedly continuation of cuts announced in March

Recent Build a Rocket Boy layoffs were reportedly continuation of cuts announced in March

Update, May 18, 2026: A former Build a Rocket Boy employee has commented on recent reports that the developer was hit with more layoffs in May, saying that this was not a fresh round of redundancies, but instead a continuation of those announced in March.

GamesIndustry.biz / Sophie McEvoy
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More Layoffs Reportedly Hit MindsEye Developer Build a Rocket Boy

More Layoffs Reportedly Hit MindsEye Developer Build a Rocket Boy

News follows last week’s new ‘Blacklisted’ update.

IGN / Luke Reilly
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MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy lays off even more people

MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy lays off even more people

Is this sabotage?

PC Gamer / Andy Chalk
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PS5 Gigaflop Mindseye Gets a Permanent Price Reduction, Free Update and PS Plus Premium Trial

PS5 Gigaflop Mindseye Gets a Permanent Price Reduction, Free Update and PS Plus Premium Trial

Don't call it a comeback. Build a Rocket Boy, the bizarre Scottish studio behind 2025’s gigaflop MindsEye, is not giving up. You’ve got to give the company some degree of credit for that. For starters, it’s permanently reducing the price of the game to $34.99/£29.99. The Deluxe Edition will drop to $47.99/£34.99. And there’s now a full two-hour trial for PS Plus Premium members to try. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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I played the MindsEye mission about the alleged game saboteurs, and it sucks so bad

I played the MindsEye mission about the alleged game saboteurs, and it sucks so bad

The mission is dull and witless, and the promised "evidence" of sabotage against developer Build a Rocket Boy utterly fails to materialize.

PC Gamer / Andy Chalk
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I Played MindsEye's Blacklisted to Learn the Shocking Truth. It Made Me Take a Nap Instead.

I Played MindsEye's Blacklisted to Learn the Shocking Truth. It Made Me Take a Nap Instead.

I play MindsEye's Blacklisted mission to learn the shocking truth behind the bad press. It was very bad. I took a nap instead, which was better. You should do the same.

TechRaptor / Samuel Guglielmo
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MindsEye's mission about Build a Rocket Boy's alleged "saboteurs" is a rather meh Hitman impression that saw me waste 30 minutes swearing in a warehouse

MindsEye's mission about Build a Rocket Boy's alleged "saboteurs" is a rather meh Hitman impression that saw me waste 30 minutes swearing in a warehouse

Yep, I've played it. The new MindsEye mission called Blacklisted. The one which Mark Gerhard, CEO of Build a Rocket Boy, said would "share some of the evidence of the sabotage" he claims was instigated by a malevolent third party around the game's buggy initial launch.

Rock Paper Shotgun / Mark Warren
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MindsEye Has a New Update and a Cheaper Price as Developer Launches Comeback Bid

MindsEye Has a New Update and a Cheaper Price as Developer Launches Comeback Bid

MindsEye has begun staging its comeback, seemingly hoping for a Cyberpunk 2077-level redemption story.

IGN / Cade Onder
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The MindsEye Saga Never Ends as Devs Accuse Studio of Violating Their Privacy

The MindsEye Saga Never Ends as Devs Accuse Studio of Violating Their Privacy

TeramindsEye. Another week, another depressingly concerning development in the MindsEye saga. We're close to a full year out from the initial release of the frankly dreadful open world title, and we're still being presented with bad news. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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MindsEye studio faces new legal action over employee surveillance software that workers' union alleges was 'recording individuals in their homes and without their consent'

MindsEye studio faces new legal action over employee surveillance software that workers' union alleges was 'recording individuals in their homes and without their consent'

The IWGB union says the software was removed in March, but BARB is refusing to disclose what data it collected.

PC Gamer / Andy Chalk
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MindsEye Staff Sue Developer

MindsEye Staff Sue Developer

MindsEye staff members are suing developer Build a Rocket Boy over alleged secret surveillance software.

IGN / Tom Phillips
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MindsEye is a glitchy, incoherent mess I wouldn't recommend to anyone—and it might also be my favorite game of 2026

MindsEye is a glitchy, incoherent mess I wouldn't recommend to anyone—and it might also be my favorite game of 2026

Look, it's complicated.

PC Gamer / Andy Chalk
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MindsEye Sales "Doubling Almost Weekly", CEO Claims

MindsEye Sales "Doubling Almost Weekly", CEO Claims

MindsEye sales are "doubling almost weekly", Build a Rocket Boy CEO Mark Gerhard has claimed, and the game is also apparently "being very well-reviewed".

TechRaptor / Joseph Allen
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MindsEye's first major update, 'Blacklist', really will be used by former GTA lead to 'share some of the evidence of the sabotage’ that apparently made it bad

MindsEye's first major update, 'Blacklist', really will be used by former GTA lead to 'share some of the evidence of the sabotage’ that apparently made it bad

Leslie Benzies believes "the natural course of justice" will prevail.

PC Gamer / Harvey Randall
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MindsEye Going Off the Deep End with In-Game Mission Revealing 'Evidence' of 'Sabotage'

MindsEye Going Off the Deep End with In-Game Mission Revealing 'Evidence' of 'Sabotage'

Mind how you go. Build a Rocket Boy, the team behind the poorly received action game MindsEye, has said it intends to introduce a new mission that contains evidence supporting claims it was sabotaged. This comes from CEO Mark Gerhard, who has mentioned on more than one occasion his belief that internal and external bad actors were the lead cause behind the game's downfall. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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"We know we had, without doubt, the worst launch in history" admits MindsEye boss as he says studio will share "evidence of sabotage" in-game

"We know we had, without doubt, the worst launch in history" admits MindsEye boss as he says studio will share "evidence of sabotage" in-game

Mark Gerhard, CEO and CTO of developer Build A Rocket Boy, has addressed its controversial shooter MindsEye's rough start last year, calling it "without doubt, the worst launch in history". That's as he says the studio plans to share "evidence" of the "sabotage" Build A Rocket Boy bosses have repeatedly blamed for the game's woes in a future multiplayer update.

Eurogamer / Matt Wales
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New MindsEye Content Will Feature “Evidence” of Alleged “Sabotage,” Says BARB CEO

New MindsEye Content Will Feature “Evidence” of Alleged “Sabotage,” Says BARB CEO

Build A Rocket Boy CEO Mark Gerhard says he is "very excited" about the future of MindsEye after splitting with publisher IO Interactive. The post New MindsEye Content Will Feature “Evidence” of Alleged “Sabotage,” Says BARB CEO

This Week in Video Games / Jamie Hore
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MindsEye is adding a new mission which will ‘share some of the evidence’ of alleged studio sabotage, CEO says

MindsEye is adding a new mission which will ‘share some of the evidence’ of alleged studio sabotage, CEO says

CEO Mark Gerhard previously said "organised espionage" contributed to the game's poor launch

VGC / Chris Scullion
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MindsEye's new mission will feature "evidence of the sabotage" the studio have faced, CEO claims - I double-checked and the quotes came before April Fools

MindsEye's new mission will feature "evidence of the sabotage" the studio have faced, CEO claims - I double-checked and the quotes came before April Fools

Well, that's certainly a bold strategy. Mark Gerhard, CEO of MindsEye developers Build a Rocket Boy, has said that the studio are indeed planning to add a new mission to the game which will "share some of the evidence of the sabotage". That'd be the sabotage from a malevolent third party which the exec's been alleging MindsEye faced around launch for a while now, with Gerhard also claiming that an investigation into it is currently in the hands of "authorities" in the UK and US.

Rock Paper Shotgun / Mark Warren
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New MindsEye Mission Will Reveal 'Evidence' the Game Was 'Sabotaged', Claims CEO

New MindsEye Mission Will Reveal 'Evidence' the Game Was 'Sabotaged', Claims CEO

Build a Rocket Boy CEO Mark Gerhard says that the studio is preparing to add a new mission to its game, MindsEye, which will include "evidence" supporting his repeated claims that the game was sabotaged by bad actors.

IGN / Rebekah Valentine
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IOI Partners no longer wants anything to do with MindsEye

IOI Partners no longer wants anything to do with MindsEye

The Danish company has concluded its publishing deal with embattled MindsEye developer Build A Rocket Boy.

Game Developer / Chris Kerr
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IO Interactive ends MindsEye publishing agreement with Build a Rocket Boy

IO Interactive ends MindsEye publishing agreement with Build a Rocket Boy

IOI Partners, the publishing division of IO Interactive, and Build a Rocket Boy have concluded its publishing agreement for MindsEye.

GamesIndustry.biz / Sophie McEvoy
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