Most eyes are on the June 5th release of the Nintendo Switch 2. But the industry continues to move on. A few exciting game releases are planned for June, and one of them is MindsEye. However, things might not go as planned. Concerns are mounting among gamers as the title loses two of its most important designers.
Mindseye is scheduled for release on June 11th, but uncertainty continues to surround the game, which has been in relatively low-profile development. This week, two senior executives from the studio Build a Rocket Boy left the company. This is an unusual timing, to say the least, which only serves to heighten doubts surrounding a project about which we have seen very little gameplay, just days before its official release.
When will we really see MindsEye?
Unveiled in 2023, Mindseye is presented as an open-world action-adventure game, combining cinematic storytelling and third-person gameplay. It is integrated into Everywhere, an even more ambitious platform from the Scottish studio, halfway between a social network and a creative sandbox. The project is led by some big names, such as Leslie Benzies, former executive producer of Grand Theft Auto V
Yet, a year later, very little gameplay of Mindseye has been released. Communication has been discreet, and this lack of visibility is not reassuring. The simultaneous departure of legal director Riley Graebner and financial director Paul Bland is a further blow to this affair. The two executives were among the pillars of Build a Rocket Boy for more than three years. While their personal reasons have not been publicly detailed, their departure so close to launch inevitably raises questions.
A new debacle? Not sure
The situation is, relatively speaking, reminiscent of the game The Day Before, developed by Fntastic. It, too, was highly anticipated and shrouded in mystery until its release. The title eventually collapsed in a scandal following broken promises, borderline fraudulent communication, and its rapid removal from sales platforms.
Without going so far as to directly compare the two projects – Mindseye has so far shown no signs of malice or dubious strategy – caution is still advised, especially in an industry marked in recent years by several ambitious projects that were suddenly canceled, either before or a few days after their release.
Some light on the situation could come from the conference organized this Friday, June 6 by IO Interactive, publishing partner of Mindseye. The event should finally showcase some substantial gameplay. In the meantime, it's hard to say whether the game is about to prove itself as an unexpected gem or whether it will join the list of flops.
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