The weirdness continues.
The situation at MindsEye studio Build a Rocket Boy has taken another weird turn in the form of a video chat between founder Leslie Benzies and employees. According to an IGN report, Benzies has committed to a «re-launch» of MindsEye, presumably with the goal of setting the game on a redemption arc, even though the entire studio is at risk of being let go.
Looming layoffs at Build a Rocket Boy were first confirmed last week, with the beginning of a 45-day consultancy period required by law in the UK when a company is planning to lay off more than 100 employees.
The studio acknowledged at the time that «some internal changes» were being made but seemed eager to play it down, saying that it was «working to reassign roles» for as many employees as possible, and that the consultation process «may result in redundancies.»
Today’s IGN report says the redundancy emails have been sent to everyone at Build a Rocket Boy’s UK studio, however—estimated to be around 300 people—as well as to staff at PlayFusion, developer of the multiplayer shooter Ascendant, which Build a Rocket Boy acquired in 2024. That does not bode well for the studio’s promise to keep working on the game until it doesn’t suck.
