Last month, it was revealed thatmore than 100 developers that worked on MindsEye are at risk of losing their jobs, and the entire situation has been disaster after disaster ever since launch. Despite all of that, former Grand Theft Auto lead Leslie Benzies - who was the original mind behind Everywhere, the project that spawned MindsEye - still apparently believes that MindsEye is capable of a relaunch.
MindsEye’s Downfall Was Caused By “Saboteurs”, Claims Former GTA Lead
In a new report by IGN, anonymous sources at Build A Rocket Boy have claimed that Benzies addressed staff and the problems the game has faced in a brief video call that took place yesterday. According to two people who were not named, Benzies insisted that build A Rocket Boy is capable of bouncing back, and that the game could be successful in the future.
Benzies also followed that up by claiming that one of the reasons behind MindsEye’s struggles was “internal and external saboteurs”, which is a comment very similar to the one that Build A Rocket Boy co-CEO Mark Gerhard made in the run-up to launch. While it was denied by IO Interactive, Gerhard claimed on the MindsEye Discord that thenegative talk surrounding the game before release had been paid for by someone.
Of course, both Benzies and Gerhard have provided absolutely no proof that the game’s struggles are due to these bad actors, and it is more probable that people wouldn’t have been harsh towards MindsEye if civilians weren’t melting and cars weren’t floating around.
Cyberpunk 2077andNo Man’s Skymanaged to recover from disastrous positions though, so it’s possible that redemption arcs can happen in gaming. MindsEye is currently sitting at a 24-hour peak of just 42 players on PC though,according to SteamDB, so it’s a little difficult to see this being one of them.
