Build a Rocket Boy staff to protest upcoming "all-expenses-paid" fan event
Laid-off developers from Build a Rocket Boy are organizing a protest against an upcoming fan event for their project, MindsEye.
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The brief
Former staff members of the studio Build a Rocket Boy are staging a protest outside the company's office. The demonstration centers on an upcoming 'all-expenses-paid' playtest day being hosted by the studio for fans.
Coverage from outlets including IGN, Eurogamer.net, and GamesIndustry.biz highlights that the protest follows multiple rounds of layoffs at the studio. Coverage does not yet specify the exact date of the protest or how the company plans to respond to the demonstration.
It remains to be seen how the fan event will proceed in light of the planned staff actions.
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Quick answers
Who is organizing the protest?
Laid-off developers from the studio Build a Rocket Boy.
What is the focus of the protest?
An upcoming 'all-expenses-paid' fan event and playtest day for the project MindsEye.
Why are the developers protesting?
Coverage states the protest is occurring after multiple rounds of layoffs at the studio.
Coverage (5)
- MindsEye is Hosting a 'Fan Event', and the Devs Are Not Happy DualShockers · 22h ago
- Laid-Off MindsEye Developers Plan Protest Outside Company Office Over 'All-Expenses-Paid Playtest Day' IGN · 22h ago
- MindsEye developers protest against a fan event their own studio is hosting Yahoo · 22h ago
- Workers at MindsEye studio protesting controversial fan event this weekend after multiple rounds of layoffs Eurogamer.net · 22h ago
- Build a Rocket Boy staff to protest upcoming "all-expenses-paid" fan event GamesIndustry.biz · 22h ago
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