UPDATE: Build a Rocket Boy has confirmed to Insider Gaming that it will be laying off employees. The studio didn’t divulge the number of people being let go.
ORIGINAL: Build a Rocket Boy, the studio founded by Rockstar North president and Grand Theft Auto producer Leslie Benzies, is holding layoffs.
A new report from PCGamesN says that the studio is laying off, a currently unknown number of, employees across multiple departments, including publishing, QA, and art. The layoffs, the report says, were announced internally on Monday.
Founded in 2018, Build a Rocket Boy is currently working on two games: Everywhere and Mindseye. Everywhere was first revealed back in 2022, and recently held a closed alpha back in December. Mindseye is a “story-driven action adventure” that involves “futuristic vehicles and weaponry, corporate and government conspiracies, and sinister new technologies.”
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Neither game has an announced release date from the studio.
Insider Gaming has reached out directly to Build a Rocket Boy for comment on the report. Should a response be received, this article will be updated accordingly.
As of publishing, Build a Rocket Boy has yet to comment on the layoffs.
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