Build a Rocket Boy staff to protest upcoming "all-expenses-paid" fan event
Laid-off developers from MindsEye and Build a Rocket Boy are protesting an upcoming 'all-expenses-paid' fan event hosted by their studio.
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Staff and laid-off developers from MindsEye and Build a Rocket Boy are organizing a protest outside the company office. The demonstration is centered on a controversial 'all-expenses-paid playtest day' and fan event scheduled for this weekend.
Coverage from IGN, Eurogamer.net, and GamesIndustry.biz emphasizes that these protests follow multiple rounds of layoffs at the studio. DualShockers and Yahoo also report that the developers are dissatisfied with the nature of the fan event.
Attention is now on the upcoming weekend to see the impact of the protests as the fan event takes place.
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Quick answers
Who is protesting the event?
Staff and laid-off developers from MindsEye and Build a Rocket Boy.
What is the nature of the event being protested?
It is described as an 'all-expenses-paid' fan event and playtest day.
Why are the workers protesting?
The protests come after the studio underwent multiple rounds of layoffs.
Coverage (5)
- MindsEye is Hosting a 'Fan Event', and the Devs Are Not Happy DualShockers · 21h ago
- Laid-Off MindsEye Developers Plan Protest Outside Company Office Over 'All-Expenses-Paid Playtest Day' IGN · 21h ago
- MindsEye developers protest against a fan event their own studio is hosting Yahoo · 21h ago
- Workers at MindsEye studio protesting controversial fan event this weekend after multiple rounds of layoffs Eurogamer.net · 21h ago
- Build a Rocket Boy staff to protest upcoming "all-expenses-paid" fan event GamesIndustry.biz · 21h ago
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