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• Total Paranoia: Build a Rocket Boy CEO Blames MindsEye Failure on “Enemies” — and Lays Off More Staff

  Gaming News March 5, 2026, 12:32 AM

  

  Build a Rocket Boy — the studio founded by former GTA producer Leslie Benzies — has announced another round of layoffs. Its debut project, MindsEye, became one of the biggest flops of 2025, and the studio is continuing to cut staff while still looking for someone else to blame.
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• Co-Founder of MindsEye Developer Steps Back — Temporary Pause or Long-Term Break?

  Gaming News February 9, 2026, 10:18 PM

  

  Leslie Benzies, co-founder and co-CEO of Build A Rocket Boy—and formerly one of the key producers behind the Grand Theft Auto series—has stepped back from managing the company. The news surfaced via an internal memo to staff, signed by the studio’s other CEO, Mark Gerhard.
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• Former GTA Producer Responds to Allegations from the “Epstein Files”

  News February 3, 2026, 09:42 PM

  

  Leslie Benzies, former president of Rockstar North and ex-producer of the Grand Theft Auto series, has responded to allegations mentioned in recently released documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case.
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• Media: Build a Rocket Boy Accused of Pressuring YouTuber After Video on Former GTA Producer and Epstein Case

  News February 3, 2026, 07:08 PM

  

  Build a Rocket Boy co-CEO and MindsEye lead Mark Gerhard has found himself at the center of a conflict with YouTuber Cyber Boi following the release of a video about Leslie Benzies and documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case. According to media reports, Gerhard issued a public cease and desist demand on the project’s official Discord server, threatening the content creator with possible legal consequences.
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• The developers of the failed MindsEye action game didn't know what kind of game they were making

  Gaming News December 22, 2025, 08:44 AM

  

  The authors of the failed action game MindsEye had no idea what kind of game they were making. Because of this, the studio's Build a Rocket Boy product, which was conceived as a triumph, caused a flurry of criticism. This is reported by Twisted Voxel with reference to the investigation.
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• MindsEye May Get a Second Wind — Developer Plans a «Relaunch» for the Project

  Gaming News July 4, 2025, 07:58 AM

  

  Leslie Benzies, former president of Rockstar Games and producer of GTA, and now co-founder of Build a Rocket Boy, is planning to relaunch the troubled MindsEye. The game released on June 10 and was immediately met with a wave of negative reviews — on Metacritic, it holds the lowest score of any 2025 release: just 38 out of 100 from critics and 2.5 out of 10 from players. Most of the criticism centers around bugs, glitches, and poor optimization — even on the PS5 Pro, the game struggles to maintain 30 FPS.
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