MindsEye Flopped So Badly That Its Publisher Is Questioning If It Should Publish Games Ever Again

MindsEye launch leaves IO Interactive reeling

In an alternate dimension, MindsEye might have been the GTA-killer that Leslie Benzies once hoped for. But in reality, the situation turned out very differently, and the game now looks destined to be remembered as one of the greatest fiascos in modern gaming history - losing all its shine in record time. The game was heavily hyped before launch, and when IO Interactive stepped in as publisher, expectations soared. MindsEye was marketed as a gra…

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 publishing a game outside of its own titles such as Hitman. While its new publishing arm "just wanted…

MindsEye's messy launch shenanigans has IO Interactive hesitant to play publisher for more games in the future: 'That remains to be seen'

IOI Partners might be a one-and-done situation.

IO Interactive No Longer Optimistic About Publishing Plans After MindsEye Disaster

See full bio Obaid Ur Rehman At Tech4Gamers, I mainly cover new gaming news, leaks, and rumours. Aside from that, I love to write features about my favourite games while inserting my opinion about their different aspects.  See full bio Story Highlight MindsEye is considered one of the biggest gaming failures of 2025, if not the biggest. The game’s publisher acknowledged the failure, stating it has shaken their confidence in publishing third-pa…

Bad News for Hitman’s Creators: IO Interactive’s Future in Publishing Shaken After MindsEye Failure - theGeek.games

Things don’t look good for the parents of Hitman: after releasing what has been called the worst game of the year, their future publishing plans are now uncertain. IO Interactive entered the publishing market with MindsEye, but the fiasco has left them unsure about continuing in this field.   The launch of MindsEye, the so-called “fake open world” created by Build A Rocket Boy, has been under fire since its release in June due to technical flaws…

IO Interactive Might Be Done with Third-Party Publishing After MindsEye

IO Interactive has suggested that it will approach third-party publishing with significantly more caution in future, following MindsEye's disastrous launch.Read this article on TechRaptor