--- title: Executive Departures at Build A Rocket Boy Ahead of... description: Gaming studio Build a Rocket Boy faces executive departures as Chief Legal Officer and CFO leave just before their game MindsEye launches on June 10. The... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/executive-departures-at-build-a-rocket-boy-ahead-of-mindseye-launch-xikwtdy91 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Executive Departures at Build A Rocket Boy Ahead of MindsEye Launch | daily.dev og:description: Gaming studio Build a Rocket Boy faces executive departures as Chief Legal Officer and CFO leave just before their game MindsEye launches on June 10. The... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/executive-departures-at-build-a-rocket-boy-ahead-of-mindseye-launch-xikwtdy91 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/XIkWtDy91.png og:image:alt: Executive Departures at Build A Rocket Boy Ahead of MindsEye Launch og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Executive Departures at Build A Rocket Boy Ahead of MindsEye Launch **[Collections](https://daily.dev/sources/collections)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Gaming studio Build a Rocket Boy faces executive departures as Chief Legal Officer and CFO leave just before their game MindsEye launches on June 10. The company, founded by former GTA V producer Leslie Benzies, raised $110 million earlier this year but also conducted layoffs. Despite leadership changes and pre-launch criticism, the game's development appears unaffected since the departing executives weren't directly involved in production. ## Content Build a Rocket Boy, a gaming company founded by former Grand Theft Auto V producer Leslie Benzies, is experiencing significant changes at the executive level just a week before the release of their anticipated game, MindsEye, on June 10. The studio's Chief Legal Officer, Riley Graebner, and Chief Financial Officer, Paul Bland, have both departed under circumstances that have raised eyebrows within the industry. Graebner announced his departure on LinkedIn but did not provide specific reasons, while Bland took down his LinkedIn profile entirely. These exits coincide with a turbulent period for the company, which not only managed to raise $110 million in funding earlier in the year but also underwent layoffs shortly after. Additionally, Build a Rocket Boy acquired PlayFusion and continued the development of their ambitious Everywhere platform alongside MindsEye. The departures have sparked speculation regarding the future of MindsEye, which has already faced criticism prior to its launch. Co-CEO Mark Gerhard claims there's a "concerted effort" aimed at tarnishing the game's reputation, suggesting that negative reception might be artificially driven. Despite these challenges, both Graebner and Bland were not directly involved in the game's development, implying that the production might remain on track. This shuffle in leadership, combined with the swirling controversies, creates a complex backdrop for the release of MindsEye as the company seeks to stabilize and forward momentum in the days leading to the launch. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#startup](https://daily.dev/tags/startup), [#business](https://daily.dev/tags/business), [#gaming](https://daily.dev/tags/gaming), [#game-development](https://daily.dev/tags/game-development) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/executive-departures-at-build-a-rocket-boy-ahead-of-mindseye-launch-xikwtdy91) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Executive Departures at Build A Rocket Boy Ahead of MindsEye Launch","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/executive-departures-at-build-a-rocket-boy-ahead-of-mindseye-launch-xikwtdy91","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/executive-departures-at-build-a-rocket-boy-ahead-of-mindseye-launch-xikwtdy91"},"datePublished":"2025-06-04T16:05:28.151Z","dateModified":"2025-06-04T18:07:19.107Z","description":"Gaming studio Build a Rocket Boy faces executive departures as Chief Legal Officer and CFO leave just before their game MindsEye launches on June 10. 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