MindsEye Update to Reveal Launch Sabotage Evidence

Build a Rocket Boy, the developer behind the action-adventure game MindsEye, announced plans for an upcoming update that will introduce a new mission featuring evidence of alleged corporate sabotage tied to the game's troubled launch last year. The studio's CEO, Mark Gerhard, detailed the initiative in a recent interview, stating the update aims to share findings with players while continuing improvements to the title.

MindsEye launched in June 2025 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, but quickly faced widespread criticism for technical glitches, bugs, and gameplay flaws. The release drew low review scores, including 39 out of 100 on Metacritic for the PC version and 28 for the PS5 version, marking it among the lowest-rated games of the year. Social media filled with reports of issues, prompting PlayStation to issue refunds to multiple players, a step the platform rarely takes outside exceptional cases like the 2020 Cyberpunk 2077 debut.

Gerhard acknowledged the launch shortcomings, describing it as "without doubt, the worst launch in history" and accepting responsibility for some problems. However, he attributed much of the backlash to a "concerted effort" by...