"The arrogance of leadership to believe they can act with impunity throughout development and the following redundancies has pushed myself and many former and continuing employees to take a stand,"
"This week, members of the Game Workers Branch of the Independent Workers of Great Britain (IWGB) union are filing multiple legal actions against BARB, claiming failure to carry out fair consultation ahead of redundancies as well as multiple cases of unfair dismissal,"
"In an open letter to BARB leadership, employees describe a record of systemic mistreatment, mismanagement, and mishandling of the redundancy process."
MindsEye launched in early June, published by IO Interactive, and received immediate harsh criticism from players, streamers, and reviewers. Build A Rocket Boy subsequently laid off over 250 developers following the game's disastrous launch. Over 90 current and former staff have signed an open letter organized by the IWGB union alleging systemic mistreatment, chaotic and potentially unlawful redundancy procedures, and mandatory overtime in the four months before launch. The IWGB announced multiple legal actions on October 10 claiming failure to carry out fair consultation ahead of redundancies and multiple cases of unfair dismissal. Founder Leslie Benzies and studio leadership face direct employee criticism.
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