Build a Rocket Boy lays off staff after dismal MindsEye launch

The launch of open-world action-adventure game MindsEye has been rocky, to say the least. Now the reports of refunds and in-game bugs have been compounded by bad news from developer Build a Rocket Boy. The company has confirmed early reports that it is beginning the layoff process with members of its staff, with the remaining team focused on improving MindsEye and growing its community of players.

An initial report from IGN cited anonymous sources saying that Build a Rocket Boy had entered the consultation process for redundancies. That source said the cuts could number around 100. Later, Build a Rocket Boy confirmed this in a statement, saying, “While we are working to reassign roles for as many of those impacted by these changes as possible, sadly we are initiating a formal consultation process that may result in redundancies.” They didn’t confirm the number of roles that would be affected by the process.