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MindsEye studio Build a Rocket Boy reportedly lay off around two thirds of 250 remaining staff following release of sabotage mission
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MindsEye studio Build a Rocket Boy reportedly lay off around two thirds of 250 remaining staff following release of sabotage mission

Rock Paper Shotgun·Mark Warren·27 days ago
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Blacklisted, a MindsEye job originally designed as a Hitman crossover, was released by BARB last week Image credit: Build a Rocket Boy MindsEye developers Build a Rocket Boy (BARB) have reportedly laid off around 170 of their remaining 250 staff in yet another round of cuts. The move leaves them with a studio of approximately 80 people following the release of an in-game mission which alludes to the alleged "sabotage" BARB CEO Mark Gerhard claims the game faced around its initial release. The numbers of staff reportedly let go come from Kotaku , with Build a Rocket Boy yet to confirm the layoffs or any figures themselves. However, several BARB developers have posted on LinkedIn in the past five says about being let go. "Due to the latest redundancies at BARB unfortunately my role is ending at the end of May," wrote technical level designer James Tyler , whose profile cites him as only having joined Build a Rocket Boy in Februrary this year.…

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