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Metro
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Twitch streamer breaks down in laughter trying to promote MindsEye
Even paid Twitch streamers are struggling to promote MindsEye thanks to its rough performance. Some say that any publicity is good publicity, but games like MindsEye prove that isn't the case. It's pre-launch period already gave off odd vibes, with the co-CEO of developer Build A Rocket Boy insinuating that someone had paid for all the negative previews MindsEye had received. Now, the game is officially out and to say its launch has been troubled would be an understatement. It's quickly become the new punching bag for gamers, thanks to numerous bugs and glitches. We'd compare it to Cyberpunk 2077's launch, but at least that game worked on PC. Even the sponsored livestreams of MindsEye are doing more to hurt the game's image than help it, which has led to Build A Rocket Boy cancelling many of them. In a clip shared to Bluesky, streamer CohhCarnage, who has an audience of over 1.6 million on Twitch, revealed he had to cancel a sponsored MindsEye stream shortly before it began. 'My sponsored stream was supposed to start at 8, I opened up MindsEye, and as it was loading, my management contacted me and said, 'The sponsor does not want to do this right now. It would like to reschedule,'''' explained Cohh Carnage, pointing out that this has never happened before in his entire streaming career. Sign up to the GameCentral newsletter for a unique take on the week in gaming, alongside the latest reviews and more. Delivered to your inbox every Saturday morning. The internet is filled with other live reactions that do MindsEye no favours. In one clip shared to the MindsEye subreddit, DarkViperAU couldn't help but break down laughing at the end of his stream, despite being paid to promote the game, as he tried to inform his viewers where they could buy it. In a video on MindsEye's launch by MoistCr1TiKaL, he shares a clip from a stream by Sodapoppin (who has at least nine million Twitch followers) where the game kept crashing, forcing the streamer to read off talking points while he tried to fix it. Ironically, all this negative buzz could encourage sales of MindsEye, since some people will want to experience the game first hand, as it becomes a hit with streamers and their audiences. In a Reddit post, Build A Rocket Boy promised that a hotfix to address performance will arrive for PC by the end of the week and for consoles 'as soon as possible.' Build A Rocket Boy has ambitious long-term plans for MindsEye, as it's meant to incorporate a creation tool that lets you build your own mods and missions. The game's roadmap also promises new quests, multiplayer, and a Hitman crossover. More Trending A redemption arc for MindsEye certainly isn't impossible. Cyberpunk 2077 demonstrated that it's possible to salvage a game's reputation after an incredibly mess launch. However, that not only took years of work, but Cyberpunk 2077 had the benefit of incredibly strong launch sales and a workable PC version that showed the game could be great. Sales for MindsEye haven't been shared yet but while it lacks any formal reviews from outlets (due to no review codes being sent out), word of mouth from players suggests the game wouldn't be that good even if it did work as intended. Nobody should want a game to fail, but it's difficult to be optimistic about MindsEye's chances. Email gamecentral@ leave a comment below, follow us on Twitter. To submit Inbox letters and Reader's Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use our Submit Stuff page here. For more stories like this, check our Gaming page. MORE: GTA producer's new game Everywhere looks like Roblox for adults MORE: Hitman 3 review – mission mostly accomplished MORE: Cyberpunk 2077 performance on base PS4 and Xbox One S is already a meme factory
STV News
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- STV News
Boom or Bust: Could this new Scottish video game be the next Grand Theft Auto?
A Scottish video game hailed by some as the next Grand Theft Auto is set for a release on Tuesday, but the build-up to its launch has been marred by controversy and lack of clarity. MindsEye is an ambitious big-budget single-player title developed by Edinburgh-based Build A Rocket Boy studio. Headed by a former GTA producer, Leslie Benzies, the studio's upcoming maiden title has created a buzz on both the local and international gaming scenes, in no small part due to the scope of ambition they have set out for their game. But recently the project has been attracting attention for all the wrong reasons. Last month, a group of journalists and content creators were given access to a limited preview of the game. Their reaction? Less than positive. Some of those given access to the preview went as far as to call on the developers to postpone the game and use the time to fix and polish it into a finished product. The overwhelmingly negative reaction has made the studio double down on confidence in their title, with Build A Rocket Boy's co-CEO, Mark Gerhard, claiming that people are being paid to 'trash the game' before it launches. 'There is a concerted effort by some people that don't want to see Leslie (Benzies) or Build A Rocket Boy to be successful that are making a concerted effort to trash the game and the studio,' Gerhard said. 'It's pretty easy to see the bots and the repeated replies to any content that we put out.' If the negative reaction, be it genuine or paid for, was not enough for the studio to deal with, two executives have left it just a week before the game's release. As expected, the departure of their chief legal officer and chief financial officer did nothing to help alleviate the pressure piling up on the studio, with questions popping up about whether they would be leaving if they genuinely believed MindsEye is going to be successful. And while it's entirely possible their departure has nothing to do with the game's potential fortunes, it only adds wind to the rumour mill that has been with the project for a while. The lack of clarity seems to stem from a relative radio silence about the project from the get-go. Before AI became the new buzzword, everyone was talking about the metaverse. MindsEye was initially described as an 'experience' taking place within one such metaverse, the Everywhere platform that was supposed to rival the likes of Fortnite and Roblox. Apart from that, very little is known about it, with the platform seemingly falling off the radar while the studio focuses on MindsEye. However, one cannot say that here, Build A Rocket Boy have done a much better job explaining exactly what the game is really about. That leaves gamers wondering what it actually is that they may be buying come Tuesday. Build A Rocket Buy Players take on the role of a former soldier, Jacob Diaz. For the record, MindsEye is billed as a linear, narrative-driven, single-player third-person shooter set in a future where artificial intelligence and human greed bring Earth to the brink of collapse. From trailers, the game gives an impression of something between Grand Theft Auto V and Cyberpunk 2077, with players taking on the role of a former soldier, Jacob Diaz. For their part, the studio have never tried to position MindsEye as a GTA competitor, but instead aim to create a unique title, something that has not been seen before. Whether they have been successful in pitching that to the players is up for debate. In a recent interview for Leslie Benzies has opened up on their vision for MindsEye and beyond. One of the key takeaways from it is that the game should act as a gateway into a much larger 'epic universe'. For the next ten years, the studio plans to evolve the game through regular content updates, ranging from standalone ones, like races, with others serving the larger narrative. 'Once players have experienced the full ten-year arc, they'll understand the shape and scope of the MindsEye universe,' Benzies explained. User-generated content will also have a big role to play, with players being able to create their own levels, races and missions via tools called and and share them with others. Those tools were originally part of the aforementioned Everywhere project; what it means for the project itself is unclear, but Benzies insisted that all will become clear 'very soon'. What's not as clear is why the studio decided to wait until a few weeks before launch to reveal those, arguably crucial, details. Build A Rocket Buy MindsEye is billed as a linear, narrative-driven, single-player third-person shooter. Unclarity and controversy aside, there is every chance MindsEye will turn out to be a great game. Those in the industry believe the fact that the title attracted perhaps the most funding out of all the Scottish video game projects ever and the amount of talent working on the game should ensure a high level of quality. Should MindsEye not be in tip-top shape upon its release, Build A Rocket Buy can take slight comfort in the knowledge that other games, such as Cyberpunk 2077 or No Man's Sky, managed to move past 'disastrous' launches and turn their fortunes around. A success would undoubtedly mean another boost in prestige for the local video game industry, but should the game prove to be less impressive, those in the sector believe it's robust enough for its reputation not to be damaged. Players won't have to wait long to decide whether MindsEye is a boom or bust. The game releases on Tuesday, June 10, for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. 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Yahoo
13-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
《GTA》系列首席開發自立門戶新作《MindsEye》公開，人類與人工智慧激烈對抗
在 13 日早上最新的 Playstation 發表會「State of Play」中，一位知名的開發人同時也是 Rockstar North 前總裁 Leslie Peter Benzies 團隊 Build A Rocket Boy 新作《MindsEye》公開，講述未來美國人類與人工智慧的激烈對抗，擁有神秘神經晶片的退役士兵要找回過去。 《MindsEye》講述了主角雅各·迪亞茲，一名擁有神秘神經晶片「心靈之眼」的退役士兵，他現在患有失意症，且不時會過去的記憶會在腦海中閃現。他將展開一場危險的秘密任務，以揭開自己過去的秘密。這個世界中充滿了人工智慧、高科技實驗、企業間諜、政治腐敗以及掌權軍閥所帶來的持續威脅。《MindsEye》是一款沉浸式體驗，且包含令人思索的複雜劇情、豐富的環境、創新的戰鬥、未來的科技，以及高速追逐。 玩家可以清楚感受到《MindsEye》有著類似《GTA》的遊戲系統風格，Leslie Peter Benzies 曾在 Rockstar North 一路到 2017 年負責過《GTA3》~《GTA5》的首席開發工作，Build A Rocket Boy 團隊將在夏天公開更多詳細資訊，讓玩家體驗這個未來美國虛構的 Redrock 世界的混亂，遊戲尚未公開發售日期。 緊貼最新科技資訊、網購優惠，追隨 Yahoo Tech 各大社交平台！ 🎉📱 Tech Facebook： 🎉📱 Tech Instagram： 🎉📱 Tech WhatsApp 社群： 🎉📱 Tech WhatsApp 頻道： 🎉📱 Tech Telegram 頻道：
