MindsEye Developer Build a Rocket Boy Begins Layoff Process Amid Disastrous Launch, Studio Sources Say

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• ChicoSuave@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Co-CEO Mark Gerhard had hit the headlines ahead of MindsEye’s launch for claiming there was a “concerted effort” by some to “trash the game and the studio,” suggesting people were being paid or using spam bots to post negative comments.

  The people who made the decisions which led them to this troubled state do not understand or accept that they are the reason hundreds are going to lose their jobs. “Paid actors” seems to be the big push back against criticism but no one knows how much these jobs pay or where to find one. I want to make some money for not buying crap!

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• mhague@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I don’t get why they write an article and then play a Mario kart ad over half my screen. I’m not clicking to close their ads I’m clicking back to leave the site.

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  • slimerancher@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    No info on that, but apparently firing over a 100 people (out of 300 or so people)

    One person, who asked to remain anonymous in order to protect their career, told IGN there’s no word yet on exactly how many staff are affected, but the standard 45-day consultation process starts today, June 23, which according to UK law is triggered when an employer proposes 100 or more redundancies within a 90-day period. IGN understands Build A Rocket Boy currently has around 300 UK employees, with around 200 abroad.

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• DrSleepless@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  You know it is bad when the devs have to stop streamers before they play it.

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