Io Interactive Splits With Mindseye Developer And Ends Hitman Collab

MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy (BARB) has gone done superior play precocious including layoffs and accusations of sabotage. Now, nan institution is parting ways pinch its MindsEye co-publisher IOI Partners (the institution down Hitman patient IO Interactive) and assuming sole publishing responsibilities going forward. It besides intends that a planned MindsEye and Hitman collaboration will beryllium cancelled, nan companies announced successful a press release.

"IOI Partners’ engagement pinch MindsEye comes to an end, isolated from for immoderate basal transitional functions required to transportation publisher-of-record position to Build A Rocket Boy," nan companies stated. "In ray of this separation, nan Hitman ngo announced successful June 2025, planned arsenic a crossover arena wrong MindsEye, will nary longer beryllium released." They acknowledged that nan announcement is apt to spur disappointment among funs and thanked nan organization for its support.

The publishing woody was a first for IOI partners and looked promising, considering nan pedigree of BARB's co-CEO Leslie Benzies arsenic a erstwhile Rockstar North president and GTA producer. However, MindsEye was wide criticized upon merchandise owed to bugs, a lackluster communicative and mediocre gameplay.

At nan aforesaid time, labor penned an unfastened missive accusing Benzies of mismanaging nan crippled and bungling layoffs. In response, Benzies and co-CEO Mark Gerhard said that antagonistic pre-release feedback came astir to owed soul and outer sabotage, a declare that labor reportedly doubted. In immoderate case, BARB is now connected its ain and has a gangly bid to prevention MindsEye, peculiarly aft caller layoffs.