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Build A Rocket Boy developer MindsEye lays off 170 more employees

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MindsEye studio, the developer behind the game Build a Rocket Boy, has reportedly laid off approximately two-thirds of its remaining staff. This latest round of cuts has reduced the studio's workforce to around 80 employees. The layoffs follow the release of the game's sabotage mission. AI

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Build A Rocket Boy developer MindsEye lays off 170 more employees

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🎮 MindsEye studio Build A Rocket Boy reportedly lays off around 170 more employees following story campaign update inspired by alleged sabotage MindsEye's disma

    🎮 MindsEye studio Build A Rocket Boy reportedly lays off around 170 more employees following story campaign update inspired by alleged sabotage MindsEye's dismal launch - and the chaos surrounding its production and release - continues to be one of the games industry's most intri…

    LINKS eurogamer.net/mindseye-developer-build-a-…
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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 MindsEye developers Build

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

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  4. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🎮 Build a Rocket Boy reportedly hit with more layoffs An undisclosed number of employees have reportedly been laid off from MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Bo

    🎮 Build a Rocket Boy reportedly hit with more layoffs An undisclosed number of employees have reportedly been laid off from MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy. Read more 📰 Source: GamesIndustry.biz News Feed 🔗 Link: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/build-a-rocket-boy-reportedly-h…

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