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Key Executives Exit Build A Rocket Boy Ahead of MindsEye Release

Industry watchers link the departures to concerns over the studio’s operations ahead of the game’s June 10 launch

Jacob Diaz in MindsEye
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Overview

  • CFO Paul Bland and chief legal officer Riley Graebner announced on LinkedIn that they left Build A Rocket Boy in early June, days before MindsEye’s scheduled launch.
  • Publisher IO Interactive is set to showcase new MindsEye gameplay on June 6, four days before the game’s release.
  • Underwhelming previews and scarce pre-release information have fueled worry among players in the official Discord and on social media.
  • The studio has withheld review codes for MindsEye, drawing criticism over its promotional approach.
  • Former employees have criticized the studio’s internal structure on Glassdoor, and co-CEO Mark Gerhard has suggested the negative coverage results from a campaign to damage the company’s reputation.