{"id":1860014,"date":"2026-04-01T15:23:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1860014"},"modified":"2026-04-01T15:23:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:23:44","slug":"mindseye-will-litigate-its-own-launch-sabotage-controversy-in-dlc-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1860014","title":{"rendered":"MindsEye will litigate its own launch &#8216;sabotage&#8217; controversy in DLC form"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/7hWKeY2ttJZIJ6tva650eg&#8211;\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD02NzU-\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2026-04\/b450fbd0-2ddb-11f1-a7de-cb4734b1b391&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"article-2d8a779e-3ae6-4b52-83f4-36ca2c1731a0\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mx-auto flex flex-row justify-between md:px-10 md:max-w-[1220px]\">\n<div class=\"min-w-0 flex-1 self-start\" data-i13n-boundary=\"true\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<nav class=\"relative mx-4 mb-4 border-b pb-4 md:mx-0 md:mb-6 md:max-w-[750px] md:pb-6\" aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<ol class=\"no-scrollbar overflow-scroll whitespace-nowrap text-battleship\">\n<li class=\"inline\">\n<li class=\"inline-block cursor-default last:pr-10 md:last:pr-20 font-bold\">Gaming<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<header class=\"mb-4 px-4 md:mb-6 md:max-w-[750px] md:px-0\">\n<h1 class=\"layout-h1 my-2 font-bold leading-tight\">MindsEye will litigate its own launch &#8216;sabotage&#8217; controversy in DLC form<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"rightrail-h2-subheadline my-2 text-[18px] font-light leading-5 md:text-[20px]\/[28px]\">A new mission will apparently shed light on what Build a Rocket Boy CEO Mark Gerhard believes was a conspiracy.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"flex-col items-start lg:flex lg:flex-row lg:items-center lg:justify-between mt-6\">\n<div class=\"relative md:mr-[10px]\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"flex mr-2\">\n<div class=\"shrink-0 cursor-pointer inline-block size-[42px]\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt role=\"img\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full rounded-full object-cover object-center shadow-[0_0_0_2px_#ffffff]\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/YChffXUPk8V2biuZ34hlag--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTgwO2g9ODA-\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/O4XXL8jnNy1MrlJms5PXaA--~B\/aD02MDA7dz02MDA7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-\/https:\/\/d29szjachogqwa.cloudfront.net\/images\/user-uploaded\/mattateauthorimage.jpg\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-block\">\n<div class=\"w-max text-[0.875rem]\/[1.25rem] font-semibold flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col\">\n<div class=\"flex w-max items-center\">Matt Tate<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"font-normal sm:before:inline-block\">Contributing reporter<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-[0.75rem] text-dolphin dark:text-shark md:text-[0.875rem]\/[1.25rem] lg:pt-[5px]\">\n<div class=\"inline-block\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-01T15:23:44.000Z\">Wed, April 1, 2026 at 3:23 PM UTC<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ml-0 mt-4 flex items-center lg:ml-3 lg:mt-0\">\n<div class=\"ml-0 mr-2\">\n<div class=\"relative flex\">Add Engadget on Google<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"mx-4 md:mx-0\">\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-[[fullbleed-start_body-start]_minmax(auto,750px)_[body-end_fullbleed-end]]\">\n<figure class=\"relative col-body mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden fig-image-round \"><img decoding=\"async\" alt class=\"object-cover object-center\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/.48AapEYpuY8WV8WpCbDrQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02OTk-\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2026-04\/b450fbd0-2ddb-11f1-a7de-cb4734b1b391\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-[0.875rem]\/[1.25rem] figure-caption mt-1 line-clamp-2 mt-2.5 md:mt-2 pr-2.5\">\n<div><span>Build a Rocket Boy<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:max-w-[750px] md:grid-cols-article\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\"><em>MindsEye <\/em>developer Build a Rocket Boy remains so convinced that corporate foul play contributed to the <ins>disastrous<\/ins> launch of its debut game that it\u2019s now planning to prove it to its audience via in-game content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">In a wide-ranging interview with <em><ins>GamesBeat<\/ins><\/em>, BARB CEO and CTO Mark Gerhard said <em>MindsEye<\/em> will soon receive a multiplayer update, as well as a new mission called Blacklist in which the studio will &#8220;share some of the evidence of the sabotage with the community.&#8221; Gerhard didn\u2019t elaborate further, beyond revealing that the new mission will also introduce a playable female character, but promised further updates to the game in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">BARB hopes its DLC will inspire the <em>MindsEye <\/em>community<em>\u00a0<\/em>to create their own user-generated content with its Arcadia platform, which was always the long-term plan for the troubled action game. &#8220;The end state we want to be at is where the community can make their own [content] and can dream up their own creations, and again, without being a studio or needing to program or anything,&#8221; Gerhard told <em>GamesBeat<\/em>. &#8220;They can actually make really fun and compelling experiences for themselves and their friends. That\u2019s our mission. And I think that\u2019s going to be more and more evident over the next few months.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-fullbleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_lgb7b4ilfeiv5tilbH1_\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-marshmallow text-center leading-3\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-body mb-4 hidden pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:block\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_15gb7b4ilfeiv5tilbH1_\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-marshmallow text-center leading-3\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\"><em>MindsEye <\/em>was riddled with bugs and performance issues when it launched last June, resulting in players demanding refunds and the studio hurriedly attempting to patch things up. Layoffs soon <ins>followed<\/ins>, with BARB co-CEO Lezlie Benzies reportedly addressing the remaining staff to reassure them of the game\u2019s future. According to an <em><ins>IGN<\/ins><\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>report, the former president of Rockstar North and GTA producer told employees at the time that saboteurs both external and within the company were to blame for the game\u2019s nightmarish rollout.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">In his new interview with <em>GamesBeat<\/em>, Gerhard took responsibility for the bugs and crashes that led to what he admitted was &#8220;without doubt, the worst launch in history,&#8221; but echoed Benzies\u2019 previous comments about the reputational damage the game suffered. &#8220;Obviously, we were kind of caught flat-footed on that,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We didn\u2019t counter the negative narrative. We weren\u2019t sophisticated enough to have done that. But, we\u2019re aware. We\u2019ve called that out. Some of the negativity has been orchestrated around this, and thankfully, as a result, it stopped.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Gerhard said that the studio has collected &#8220;very strong evidence&#8221; of the alleged leaks following months of &#8220;thorough investigations,&#8221; adding that the case is now in the hands of authorities in the UK and US.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">BARB recently <ins>parted ways<\/ins> with co-publisher IOI Partners (a subsidiary of Hitman developer IO Interactive), and will be solely responsible for publishing responsibilities on <em>MindsEye<\/em> going forward. As a result, the planned <em>MindsEye <\/em>and Hitman crossover event is no longer going ahead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"hidden flex-none md:block ml-8\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full flex-col flex-nowrap\">\n<div class=\"flex-auto\">\n<div class=\"sticky flex flex-none\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_sj7b4ilfeiv5tilbH1_\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-marshmallow text-center leading-3\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mx-auto md:px-10 md:max-w-[1220px]\">\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:max-w-[750px] md:grid-cols-article\">\n<div class=\"no-scrollbar col-body mx-4 mb-8 mt-2.5 overflow-x-scroll whitespace-nowrap md:mx-0 md:max-w-[750px] md:overflow-x-visible\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto max-w-screen-sm\">\n<ul class=\"inline-flex text-xs md:text-sm\">\n<li class=\"mr-6\">About our ads<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:max-w-[750px] md:grid-cols-article\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\"><em>MindsEye <\/em>developer Build a Rocket Boy remains so convinced that corporate foul play contributed to the <ins>disastrous<\/ins> launch of its debut game that it\u2019s now planning to prove it to its audience via in-game content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">In a wide-ranging interview with <em><ins>GamesBeat<\/ins><\/em>, BARB CEO and CTO Mark Gerhard said <em>MindsEye<\/em> will soon receive a multiplayer update, as well as a new mission called Blacklist in which the studio will &#8220;share some of the evidence of the sabotage with the community.&#8221; Gerhard didn\u2019t elaborate further, beyond revealing that the new mission will also introduce a playable female character, but promised further updates to the game in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">BARB hopes its DLC will inspire the <em>MindsEye <\/em>community<em>\u00a0<\/em>to create their own user-generated content with its Arcadia platform, which was always the long-term plan for the troubled action game. &#8220;The end state we want to be at is where the community can make their own [content] and can dream up their own creations, and again, without being a studio or needing to program or anything,&#8221; Gerhard told <em>GamesBeat<\/em>. &#8220;They can actually make really fun and compelling experiences for themselves and their friends. That\u2019s our mission. And I think that\u2019s going to be more and more evident over the next few months.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-fullbleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_lgb7b4ilfeiv5tilbH1_\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-marshmallow text-center leading-3\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-body mb-4 hidden pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:block\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_15gb7b4ilfeiv5tilbH1_\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-marshmallow text-center leading-3\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\"><em>MindsEye <\/em>was riddled with bugs and performance issues when it launched last June, resulting in players demanding refunds and the studio hurriedly attempting to patch things up. Layoffs soon <ins>followed<\/ins>, with BARB co-CEO Lezlie Benzies reportedly addressing the remaining staff to reassure them of the game\u2019s future. According to an <em><ins>IGN<\/ins><\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>report, the former president of Rockstar North and GTA producer told employees at the time that saboteurs both external and within the company were to blame for the game\u2019s nightmarish rollout.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">In his new interview with <em>GamesBeat<\/em>, Gerhard took responsibility for the bugs and crashes that led to what he admitted was &#8220;without doubt, the worst launch in history,&#8221; but echoed Benzies\u2019 previous comments about the reputational damage the game suffered. &#8220;Obviously, we were kind of caught flat-footed on that,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We didn\u2019t counter the negative narrative. We weren\u2019t sophisticated enough to have done that. But, we\u2019re aware. We\u2019ve called that out. Some of the negativity has been orchestrated around this, and thankfully, as a result, it stopped.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Gerhard said that the studio has collected &#8220;very strong evidence&#8221; of the alleged leaks following months of &#8220;thorough investigations,&#8221; adding that the case is now in the hands of authorities in the UK and US.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">BARB recently <ins>parted ways<\/ins> with co-publisher IOI Partners (a subsidiary of Hitman developer IO Interactive), and will be solely responsible for publishing responsibilities on <em>MindsEye<\/em> going forward. As a result, the planned <em>MindsEye <\/em>and Hitman crossover event is no longer going ahead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/gaming\/mindseye-will-litigate-its-own-launch-sabotage-controversy-in-dlc-form-152344593.html&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/7hWKeY2ttJZIJ6tva650eg&#8211;\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD02NzU-\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2026-04\/b450fbd0-2ddb-11f1-a7de-cb4734b1b391&#8243;] Gaming MindsEye will litigate its own launch &#8216;sabotage&#8217; controversy in DLC form A new mission will apparently shed light on what Build a Rocket Boy CEO Mark Gerhard believes was a conspiracy. 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