"Per an alleged recording of his remarks, Gerhard supposedly referred to Ritual Network as "a bunch of gangsters," and also directly named YouTuber Cyber Boi as one of the "influencers" involved in the smear campaign. Cyber Boi is the content creator who was recently threatened with a "formal cease and desist demand" by Gerhard, , following the release of a now-deleted video about ex-Rockstar producer Leslie Benzies and the Epstein files ( Benzies stated this week that he's never met Epstein before)."
"However, Gerhard's reported claim that Ritual Network is a "very big American company" appears to be false, as the company lists Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire as its registered address. It seemingly employs fewer than 20 individuals. Also, Ritual Network's publicly available tax returns state that its net current assets in February 2025, four months before MindsEye 's June 2025 release, were somewhere around £800,000, or roughly €920,000. That's 80,000 shy of the 1 million euro sum reportedly alleged in the recording ."
Mark Gerhard, co-CEO of Build a Rocket Boy, alleged that Ritual Network funded a more-than-$1 million campaign to smear a critically panned 2025 open-world game. Gerhard reportedly called Ritual Network "a bunch of gangsters" and named YouTuber Cyber Boi among influencers said to be involved; Cyber Boi was reportedly threatened with a formal cease-and-desist. Ritual Network is registered in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, appears to employ fewer than 20 people, and had about £800,000 (≈€920,000) in net current assets in February 2025, below the €1,000,000 figure cited. Gerhard reportedly threatened criminal complaints including espionage and sabotage.
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