MindsEye boss addresses “worst launch in history" as he says studio will share "evidence of sabotage" in-game

Key Points:

• Build A Rocket Boy CEO Mark Gerhard called the launch of their shooter MindsEye "without doubt, the worst launch in history," attributing the game's initial failures to alleged "organized espionage and corporate sabotage."
• Originally part of the Everywhere platform, MindsEye became a standalone AAA game released in June last year, but was plagued by glitches and negative reception, leading to layoffs and ongoing development challenges.
• Gerhard claims the game is now "being very well-reviewed" with sales increasing organically, dismissing refund rates as normal and attributing early negativity to orchestrated efforts to sabotage the game.
• The studio says it has "very strong evidence" of interference, with identified parties under investigation by US and UK authorities, and plans to share some of this evidence with the community in an upcoming multiplayer update.
• Future plans for MindsEye include releasing content creation tools for players and adding new features like a mission called Blacklist and a new female playable character, although no launch date for the update has been announced.