Mark Gerhard, CEO of Build A Rocket Boy, acknowledged: Mind IThe studio's first title had “the worst launch in history”. Gerhardt says there are several reasons. Mind I’s successful launch flopped and once again claims the studio now has evidence of corporate sabotage, which he says will be presented in a new mission called The Blacklist. A release date for the update has not yet been revealed, but Gerhard said it will introduce a new female playable character.
As the studio CEO acknowledged, Mind I It was one of the worst launches in video game history. Many people have compared it. cyberpunk 2077Its bug-filled release in 2020 made it famous for all the wrong reasons, resulting in PlayStation offering refunds, no questions asked. CD Projekt Red's ongoing support has changed these days. cyberpunk 2077 It's established itself as one of the most beloved RPGs of the past decade, and now Build A Rocket Boy is attempting to achieve the same feat in the years to come. Mind I It became the worst reviewed game of 2025.
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Reviews for Mind I Outdated ideas, poor gameplay mechanics, a lackluster story, and numerous bugs and performance issues were cited as reasons for its failure, but Build A Rocket Boy CEO Mark Gerhard claimed there was corporate sabotage aimed at damaging the reputation of the studio and the first game. Mind I. Now, executives tell GamesBeat the new duties will include: Mind IThe game, called The Blacklist, will include a new playable female character and will “share some of the evidence of sabotage with the community.”
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This is not the first time Gerhardt has made the claim. Mind I We have been subjected to corporate sabotage. Last month, Build A Rocket Boy announced more layoffs at the studio, with a lengthy statement from its CEO saying the company has been working with external partners and legal counsel to investigate allegations of criminal activity that occurred around launch. Mind I. Gerhardt said the work, which took longer than expected, yielded “overwhelming evidence of organized espionage and corporate sabotage.” He went on to say that he could not share more details publicly yet as the matter continues to progress to prosecution.
Gerhard has now provided GamesBeat with a brief update on those investigations, saying that Build A Rocket Boy has identified the parties involved in the alleged sabotage and that the matter is now in the hands of UK and US authorities. “We'll let them do what they do, make any arrests or make announcements in a timely manner. We won't say anything more at this stage. We'll just let justice take its natural course,” the CEO told the outlet.
Build A Rocket Boy recently broke up. Mind I Publisher IOI Partners makes the development studio the sole publisher of the title going forward. IOI Partners announced in a press release on March 17th, Mind I It has been closed except for the essential transition functionality required to transfer publisher of record status to Build A Rocket Boy. This is also planned hitman crossover Mind I No longer released.
After their separation, Gerhard told GamesBeat that he was “very excited” about the next chapter. “We know without a doubt that we had the worst launch in history, and obviously there are a lot of reasons for that, but now that the interference has stopped, we plan to re-release the game,” the CEO said. “The game has been very well received. Sales are growing organically, doubling almost every week.”
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June 10, 2025
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M Mature 17+ // Blood, sexual themes, language, violence
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Making a Rocket Boy
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IO Interactive Partners A/S
