Build A Rocket Boy has asked for protection from potential lawsuits due it not being able to pay back the money it owes to creditors.
The embattled studio might be throwing in the towel after the latest round of layoffs, according to sources speaking to Kotaku.
The ending seemingly introduces brand-new concepts to the story of MindsEye, like protagonist Jacob Diaz being "the first of the chosen."
This is a take on football that’s potentially the most outlandish thing to make its way to the title since release (so far).
Hosted by the IWGB, the protest is due to Build a Rocket Boy paying creators to playtest new features after extensive layoffs.
While the studio itself hasn't made any official announcement, several of its now-former employees confirmed the layoffs through LinkedIn.
Former lead games analyst Ben Newborn said that the crunch led to some employees suffering from "horrific" mental and physical illnesses.
We suppose Julia Black's in-game targets are probably going to be the people who Mark Gerhard has been pointing fingers at for a while.
In a statement, the IWGB has also said that studio leadership has refused to reveal what kind of data was collected from employees.
Headlining the studio's roadmap for MindsEye this year is the Blacklisted mission, which will tell an espionage-driven story.
"We’ve got very strong evidence of this and conducted quite thorough investigations over the months since launch," claims CEO Mark Gerhard.
The troubles just keep piling on for the embattled MindsEye developer, and there seems to be no end in sight at the moment.
Publishing rights for MindsEye are now exclusive to its maker, although what that could mean for the title continues to be a mystery.
The statement by CEO Mark Gerhard has been called out by many, referring to the conspiracy theories as disrespectful to employees.
The employees noted that the development process reportedly suffered from poor leadership, feature creep and distrust by leadership.
The decision reportedly comes from Build a Rocket Boy, not the publisher, which wants more control over its much-maligned title.
Comments on one sponsored video referred to it as the equivalent of the marketing tricks attempted for the infamous Morbius film.
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