IO Interactive Ends Publishing Collaboration With Build A Rocket Boy's MindsEye - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 17 March 2026 / 3,795 Views
IO Interactive announced it has ended its publishing collaboration with developer Build A Rocket Boy's MindsEye and the Hitman cross-over event within MindsEye has been cancelled.
Build A Rocket Boy now has the sole publishing responsibilities for MindsEye.
"IOI Partners’ involvement with MindsEye comes to an end, except for any essential transitional functions required to transfer publisher-of-record status to Build A Rocket Boy," said IO Interactive. "Build A Rocket Boy will assume sole publishing responsibilities going forward, ensuring continuity for the MindsEye community and all partners. IOI Partners and BARB are coordinating closely to ensure a seamless transition over the coming weeks.
"In light of this separation, the Hitman mission announced in June 2025, planned as a crossover event within MindsEye, will no longer be released. However, BARB plans on working with partners on other projects in the future. Both IOI Partners and Build A Rocket Boy recognize the anticipation this collaboration generated among the community and express their appreciation for the support shown by the players."
MindsEye released for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store in June 2025.
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Good. After seeing all the suspicious reviews from equally suspicious reviewers on Steam, combined with the dubious attitude from the CEO, I wish this company only the worst. I hope things work out for the employees though.
Not sure I can agree - no matter how bad a CEO is, employees are also put on the firing line for this. Don't wish bad on any developer. They haven't physically hurt you. It's a terrible time to be a game designer/developer, and we don't need more people out of work.
The review part is what irks me the most, the CEO is just the icing on the cake. They need to be help accountable, and if the leadership wants to take the company with it, that's on them.
