Build a Rocket Boy’s fortunes have gone from bad to worse over the last couple of years. MindsEye wasn’t the success it was hoping for, and the game’s launch was marred by incredibly negative reviews. I played MindsEye just a few weeks back and generally enjoyed the game, but the reputation of the studio has been hampered by so much bad press that a positive review was a drop in the ocean of disruption. In a new report from Kotaku, it was claimed that as many as 170 employees were impacted by another round of layoffs at BARB. On LinkedIn, dozens of former employees lamented a restructuring tha
MindsEye Dev Lays Off More Staff Days After 'New DLC' Drops… Moving forward, Iron Galaxy Studios will do its best to support team members impacted by their transition. More on the Iron Galaxy Studios Restructuring The LinkedIn post announcing the game development industry’s evolution focuses heavily on its evolution. …
… It has been reported that the staff is currently reflecting on the studio’s final moments, as Spiders may be required to implement layoffs within 15 days of the court’s ruling. …
… Those layoffs led to the closure of multiple studios, such as Deadpool VR developer Twisted Pixel Games, Ashard’s Wrath developer Sanzaru Games, and Armature Studio. Sanzaru was working on the sequel to Batman: Arkham Shadow, but that has since been canceled with the studio’s closure. …
… On LinkedIn, dozens of former employees lamented a restructuring that knocked out multiple departments. Earlier this year, BARB closed an entire studio, after making redundant vast swathes of workers. …
… There were no layoffs announced at the time of cancellation. Employees working on the game were put on availability for other projects within the company. That said, it’s unclear what all this means for the support studios that had been working on the game as well. …
… But this is one where I think what we tried to do was a bridge too far, from the consumer’s perspective.” Seven months after the game’s release, developer Firaxis Games held layoffs that Take-Two said were done “as the studio restructures and optimizes its development process for adaptability, coll… …