Build A Rocket Boy Appears to Be Shutting Down After New Round of MindsEye Layoffs

Build A Rocket Boy, the Scottish studio founded by GTA veteran Leslie Benzie and responsible for the action game MindsEye, appears to be closing its doors for good. Multiple employees posted farewell messages on LinkedIn and other social media over the past 24 hours, with several confirming that everyone remaining at the studio is being let go. One HR staffer noted that he is "helping wrap things up here in the HR department," while another said he is looking for work but "will be seeing BARB through till the very end."

The apparent closure comes more than a year after MindsEye's widely criticized launch, which was described by many observers as disastrous. The studio had already weathered earlier rounds of layoffs following the game's troubled release, making this latest wave of job cuts appear to be the final blow. The IWGB Games Worker Union issued a statement to Rock Paper Shotgun acknowledging the situation, though representatives said they could not add further detail. As of the time of reporting, Build A Rocket Boy had not issued an official public statement confirming the studio's closure.

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