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Build A Rocket Boy dumpster fire flares up in exciting new ways as its co-CEO reportedly claims the 'guys who've been sabotaging MindsEye' have been identified—and will be demonized via an in-game spy mission

You can say and do all kinds of things when you're running a company.

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MindsEye was one of the most catastrophic game launches of 2025 but the studio refuses to quit: Its 'most significant post-launch update' is now live and an expansion is coming later this year

None of this makes sense to me, but it's sure interesting to watch.

PC Gamer

MindsEye studio boss threatens legal action against YouTuber as co-CEO Leslie Benzies denies Epstein allegations: 'I have never met Jeffrey Epstein, nor have I ever visited his island'

The "cease and desist" demand was posted to the MindsEye Discord just minutes after Cyber Boi's video went live.

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MindsEye developer offers a starter pack that lets you try the beleaguered action game's best mission for free, though you should imagine air-quotes the size of skyscrapers around the word 'best'

The free demo coincides with a new patch.

PC Gamer

Take-Two boss says 'we've never regretted' delaying a game following the Grand Theft Auto 6 pushback, says other studios might have better luck if they did the same thing once in a while

Strauss Zelnick says delays are "painful" but companies who don't postpone games that need more work do so "at their peril."

PC Gamer

The MindsEye fallout continues as axed staff allege crunch, mismanagement, and a total lack of direction: 'Leslie [Benzies] never decided what game he wanted to make'

"And it does mess with you. You really do start to see the morale go down, the little arguments starting to happen."

PC Gamer

As Red Dead Redemption 2's reveal trailer turns nine years old, fans look back at the worst reactions to it: "The main character seems completely tasteless"

Red Dead 2 had some boos before launch

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GTA lead's big gamble turned worst game of 2025 contender was such a disaster that nearly 100 devs are demanding change and apologies for "unbearable levels of overtime" and "mishandled" layoffs

The fallout from MindsEye's disastrous launch continues

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MindsEye devs drop a massive patch amid ‘relaunch’ efforts, but I feel no amount of updates will save this sinking ship

It's time we all moved on from this wreck.

Destructoid

Somehow, MindsEye is not dead: A new update promises to improve performance by removing 'ambient rubbish'

A beefy new patch went live today, and Build a Rocket Boy says another one is in the works.

PC Gamer

MindsEye devs’ CEO blames ‘sabotage’, vows to relaunch 2025’s worst game to date

The GTA killer's creator thinks it was unjustly killed itself, but that just seems like a copout.

Destructoid

MindsEye boss reportedly blames its failure on 'saboteurs' and says a re-launch is in the works, even as the entire development studio is at risk of layoff

The weirdness continues.

PC Gamer

MindsEye's catastrophic launch to be followed by layoffs at former GTA producer's studio

The layoffs are likely to affect over 100 people.

PC Gamer

Rockstar Who? Leslie Benzies' Game 'MindsEye' Hits Walmart Clearance Section Just Days After Launch

MindsEye, the debut game from former Rockstar exec Leslie Benzies, sees a shocking price drop to $20 at Walmart just days after launch amid major backlash.

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I've played 2 hours of MindsEye and it's pretty bad so far, I'm afraid

The new action game from ex-GTA producer Leslie Benzies is out on Steam now.

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'MindsEye' Is Getting Mostly Negative Reviews on Steam But Is It Really That Bad?

Build A Rocket Boy's ambitious open-world sci-fi RPG is not hitting well among audiences.

GamesRadar

MindsEye continues to project confidence: ex-GTA 5 lead's new game is available physically, but the devs ask folks to delay streams until official launch time – meanwhile a 7-hour "100% walkthrough" is already on YouTube

"If you can save this for later, it would be great"

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GTA 5 dev says his new open-world game is 20 hours of no-filler content at a now-quaint $60 because players "worried about the price of eggs" want "value for money"

"I think people want the meat, and they want the potatoes"

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MindsEye co-CEO claims there's a 'concerted effort' to trash the game ahead of its release: 'I do KNOW that there are bot farms posting negative comments and dislikes'

The new game from former Rockstar producer Leslie Benzies is out in less than two weeks.

GamesRadar

Exec on former GTA 5 lead's new open-world game MindsEye says negative reactions have come from a "financed" and "concerted effort to trash the game and the studio"

"Doesn't take much to guess who"

GamesRadar

GTA veteran's new open-world game uses a camera trick while you drive "to make you feel like you're on the edge of control, almost like you're in a Fast & Furious film"

It sounds like MindsEye has all the racing and care action we love from Grand Theft Auto

Player One

'MindsEye' Release Date Confirmed: 'GTA'-like Sci-Fi Game Is Coming This Summer After Two Years

Build A Boy Rocket's upcoming sci-fi action open-world, MindsEye, is already confirmed for its summer debut.

PC Gamer

The new game from former Grand Theft Auto producer Leslie Benzies is coming in June, and boy it sure looks like a Rockstar game

MindsEye tells a tale of power and corruption in the near-future metropolis of Redrock City.

GamesRadar

"There are so many games": Legendary dev behind GTA 3, GTA 4, GTA 5 and many more says the industry needs to "get smarter" about what players want

"These days, you have to look at your analytics. You've got to see what people want to play"

GamesRadar

Legendary GTA 5 veteran's new open-world game is actually a "fake open world," but its central city sounds a lot like Cyberpunk 2077

MindsEye might not have an open world, but its devs have "really tried to build on the depth" of it

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