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|seo_title=Build A Rocket Boy to Start Lay offs
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|date=2025-07-04T15:28:52.000Z
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|content=Build A Rocket Boy, the studio behind the ambitious game MindsEye, is facing internal turbulence as over 300 UK-based employees have reportedly received “at-risk of redundancy” notices. The development follows confirmed layoffs last week and adds to growing concerns about the studio’s direction and stability.

According to a report by IGN, staff at PlayFusion—acquired by Build A Rocket Boy in 2024—were also among those who received the notifications. The acquisition, made for an undisclosed amount, was part of the studio’s expansion efforts over the past year.

Sources familiar with the matter allege that CEO Leslie Benzies addressed employees in a brief video call earlier this week. During the meeting, Benzies reportedly hinted at a possible “relaunch” of MindsEye and attributed the studio’s difficulties to interference from “internal and external saboteurs.”

Co-CEO Mark Gerhard also echoed similar sentiments in a recent Q&A session on MindsEye’s official Discord server. As reviewed by IGN, Gerhard claimed there had been deliberate attempts to undermine the studio’s reputation and the success of its flagship title.

“There is a concerted effort by some people that don't want to see Leslie or Build A Rocket Boy to be successful that are making a concerted effort to trash the game and the studio,” Gerhard wrote. “Its [sic] pretty easy to see the bots and the repeated replies to any content that we put out.”

Build A Rocket Boy acknowledged the layoffs in a statement to GamesIndustry.biz, citing structural changes as the driving factor.

“We have made the painful decision to notify our hardworking team of some internal changes at Build A Rocket Boy,” the statement read. “While we are working to reassign roles for as many of those impacted by these changes as possible, sadly we are initiating a formal consultation process that may result in redundancies.”

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