Donald mac Ronald
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MindsEye Developer Build a Rocket Boy Begins Layoff Process Amid Disastrous Launch, Studio Sources Say
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Chuck Berry
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Dude I DON'T HAVE BUYERS REMORSE. Holy shit lol I would absolutely 10000% admit if I did. I've got no issues admitting to you guys if I regret a purchase
The last game I regret purchasing?
Doom: The Dark Ages. Should've waited for a sale.
I don't think I made a "bad call" at all (I don't even know what you mean by this). I don't remember "calling" anything. I'm not "clinging" to anything. The game is over. I finished it. I went in with zero expectations aside from hoping it wouldn't crash and break (which miraculously it didn't). It's flaws are definitely real and I've never said otherwise. I had plenty of issues. It just didn't take away from the enjoyment. For whatever reason I find janky, poor running games like MindsEye to still be entertaining. There's a certain charm to seeing your guy warp clip into a car instead of seeing the animation of opening the door and climbing in
Audiophile
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This whole course of events was immediately apparent the second that first trailer dropped.
Insane Metal
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That piece of shit... 100 people? What the fuck? How many in total?
Gambit2483
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Huh? What was wrong with the character models?
Ovek
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This post deserves more loveMild shock.
IbizaPocholo
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MindsEye Dev's UK Workforce of Around 300 Receive At-Risk Emails as Former GTA Lead Leslie Benzies Finally Addresses Staff - IGN
Build A Rocket Boy, the Edinburgh, Scotland-based developer of MindsEye, has issued at-risk of redundancy emails to its around 300-strong UK workforce following the disastrous launch of the game. Meanwhile, development chief Leslie Benzies, former GTA lead at Rockstar, has finally addressed staff.
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Today is a very difficult day for our studio. Please see the update from Mark, our CEO about changes we are making at Build A Rocket Boy. | Build A Rocket Boy
Today is a very difficult day for our studio. Please see the update from Mark, our CEO about changes we are making at Build A Rocket Boy.
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StreetsofBeige
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I like how MindsEye is underlined as a spelling error.Today is a very difficult day for our studio. Please see the update from Mark, our CEO about changes we are making at Build A Rocket Boy. | Build A Rocket Boy
Today is a very difficult day for our studio. Please see the update from Mark, our CEO about changes we are making at Build A Rocket Boy.
And numerous paragraphs aren't spaced out properly or are clumped together when it's clear he wanted to do paragraph breaks.
touchfuzzy
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Build A Rocket Boy is a horrendous name for a studio, for one.
And also big 'lol' at least partially trying to blame 'organised espionage and coporate sabotage' for why the game was a failure, instead of it just that they released a shitty game. That's a new one, I think.
And also big 'lol' at least partially trying to blame 'organised espionage and coporate sabotage' for why the game was a failure, instead of it just that they released a shitty game. That's a new one, I think.
TerribleAtThisGame
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If just one of these companies ever came out and was honest and just like "We made a shit game, our bad lol." I'd go buy the fucking thing.Today is a very difficult day for our studio. Please see the update from Mark, our CEO about changes we are making at Build A Rocket Boy. | Build A Rocket Boy
Today is a very difficult day for our studio. Please see the update from Mark, our CEO about changes we are making at Build A Rocket Boy.
Moondoggy
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That game had 300 people working on it and it still turned out that way!?MindsEye Dev's UK Workforce of Around 300 Receive At-Risk Emails as Former GTA Lead Leslie Benzies Finally Addresses Staff - IGN
Build A Rocket Boy, the Edinburgh, Scotland-based developer of MindsEye, has issued at-risk of redundancy emails to its around 300-strong UK workforce following the disastrous launch of the game. Meanwhile, development chief Leslie Benzies, former GTA lead at Rockstar, has finally addressed staff.www.ign.com
semiconscious
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yeah, i enjoy conspiracy theories as much as anyone, but that bit made me wonder just how strange these guys actually are...
StreetsofBeige
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Got money to burn. Given how crap the game was looks like they just hired any random dude. If youre going to go out with bang making a shit game, might as well use up every nickel. Give Les Benzies credit. He knows how to schmooze for investor money. Mindseye has been at bottom of the barrel Steam CCU since launch (currently at the 20-50 daily range), so to keep burning up money who cares. It's not their money.
$110M. Then more money raised totaling $151M.
Build A Rocket Boy - 2026 Company Profile & Team - Tracxn
Build A Rocket Boy - Independent game development company. Raised a total funding of $151M over 3 rounds from 12 investors.
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falconhoof
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Not gonna lie, I'm surprised this is a lay offs post and not a closure post.
How much money can they have left? There's no way that metaverse doodad thing is still happening and Mindseye is deader than dead.
How much money can they have left? There's no way that metaverse doodad thing is still happening and Mindseye is deader than dead.