MindsEye (Xbox Series X|S) News Articles
Monday1st Dec 2025
News MindsEye Gets 'Enhanced Gameplay' Plus A Free Trial On Xbox, And Here's How It Looks
They're still working on this one!
At the end of last week, the developers beyond the critically panned MindsEye released Update 6 for the game, adding "enhanced gameplay" alongside a Free Starter Pack that means anyone can now try it for free on multiple platforms. Specifically, the MindsEye Free Starter Pack features the Robin Hood campaign...
Friday5th Sep 2025
News MindsEye 'Update 4' Now Live On Xbox, Includes Multiple Performance Upgrades
They're still working hard on this thing!
We're back talking about MindsEye again! Yes, this game has undoubtedly suffered a turbulent time since its release earlier this year, but a dedicated development team is still working on it - which has led to a brand-new "Update 4" that's just released across all platforms today. It clocks in at around...
Thursday4th Sep 2025
News MindsEye Publisher Questions Whether It'll Distribute Another Game After Rough Launch
"It was a tough reception..."
Remember MindsEye? Sure, the GTA clone only launched back in June, but most players will have since scrubbed it from their memory - and it sounds as though publisher IO Interactive wouldn't mind doing that as well. Speaking in a recent interview with IGN, Hakan Abrak, CEO of IO, touched on the team's first experience...
Monday30th Jun 2025
News MindsEye Gets 8GB Xbox Update, Devs Working Hard To 'Improve The Experience'
"We’ll continue to provide updates on a regular basis"
You don't need us to tell you about MindsEye - the game that launched last month to horrible reviews following a seemingly difficult development period where the game was pushed out long before it was ready to actually release. The development team at least seem committed to improving...
Monday23rd Jun 2025
News It Sounds Like MindsEye Is Leading To Major Layoffs At The Studio
Potentially 100+ of the 500 staff
It probably won't come as much of a surprise to hear that MindsEye, which is one of the most controversial Xbox games of 2025 so far, is apparently leading to mass layoffs at the new development studio Build a Rocket Boy. A report from IGN mentions that over 100 employees are potentially affected according to...
Thursday12th Jun 2025
News MindsEye Dev Shares 'Sincere Apology' With Xbox Hotfix Now In The Works
"The launch of MindsEye hasn’t been without its challenges"
It's safe to say the launch of third-person action game MindsEye hasn't been the smoothest one so far, and now developer Build a Rocket Boy has apologised for the state of the game on release - while also committing to future patches to iron out these day one issues. Taking to social...
Wednesday11th Jun 2025
News MindsEye Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X And Series S
Here's how both Xbox versions stack up
With MindsEye now officially out on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, we've been curious about how the game is performing on both consoles, and the excellent Fuzion Xbox Testing has provided a helpful comparison for this! As you can see in the videos below, MindsEye is running at 30FPS on both the Xbox Series X...
Tuesday10th Jun 2025
News MindsEye Releases To Zero Reviews, But Here's What The Players Are Saying
Update: Rating increased to "Mixed" on Steam
If you're anything like us, you've probably been intrigued about how the GTA-like MindsEye would fare with the reviewers ahead of its release on Xbox and other platforms today, but unfortunately there are zero professional reviews so far. It seems none of the critics were given access to MindsEye ahead...
News MindsEye Launches Today, But Dev Warns Xbox Players To Apply Day One Patch
Update: the patch is now live!
It's all a little quiet out there right now as we approach the launch of GTA-like MindsEye, and alongside a lack of pre-release impressions, a delay to the game's day one patch is probably another reason to hold off buying the game on Xbox just yet. In a lengthy post from developer Build a Rocket Boy over on
Tuesday3rd Jun 2025
News MindsEye, 007 First Light & More To Be Featured In Special Showcase This Weekend
IO Interactive is getting its own event
As if we didn't have enough Summer Game Fest showcases to look forward to over the next few days, we've seen even more announced over the past 24 hours - including one that's dedicated to games under the IO Interactive banner. This means that we're getting a closer look at the GTA-like MindsEye, which i
Tuesday27th May 2025
News GTA-Like 'MindsEye' Gets Full Overview Ahead Of Xbox Launch Next Month
Part action-thriller, part community toolset
We've been interested in MindsEye for a good while now, especially with its Rockstar Games pedigree behind it in the form of lead dev Leslie Benzies - but to be honest, we've struggled to get a real grasp so far of what this game actually is. Well, today, the team at Build a Rocket Boy has
Monday5th May 2025
News New MindsEye Gameplay Looks Very Grand Theft Auto, Could Replace GTA 6 In 2025
The near-future city of Redrock awaits
Over the weekend, some fresh MindsEye gameplay has cropped up online, about a month or so out from its official Xbox launch on June 10th. This is the upcoming action-thriller led by former Rockstar president Leslie Benzies, and in the wake of that recent GTA 6 delay, we've sudde
Friday28th Mar 2025
News Bored Waiting For GTA 6? MindsEye Brings Its Action Thriller To Xbox This June
Welcome to Redrock
IO Interactive, the team behind the Hitman series, has today announced that it will be publishing new AAA blockbuster MindsEye this summer; developed by brand-new studio Build a Rocket Boy. With an official Xbox Series X|S release date of June 10th, 2025, MindsEye looks to thrill players with its "story-driven, action-adventure...
