IOI Partners, the publishing division of IO Interactive, and Build a Rocket Boy have concluded their publishing agreement for MindsEye

Seems like IO got the better end of that partnership. At least it doesn't appear they bankrolled development. If you're going to be attached to a turd of a game, it's better to be the guy holding the scooper rather than the bag.

One wonders how much IOI influenced the timing of the launch of this obviously unfinished joke of a game, though. I doubt highly that given enough time and resources the devs could've made it into a blockbuster, considering the lead is woefully and clearly out of his depth when it comes to actual game design beyond the visuals, but I bet their QA could've squashed a few more bugs and made the thing playable if they weren't crunched to release by an arbitrary and unrealistic deadline. That could've been down to the lead running his mouth, but it might also have been the fear of losing the publishing deal, too. Seems like publishers/marketing are always the ones hucking sabots into the gears, even if they aren't writing the checks.

Seems like getting away from sexual assaulter Leslie Bensies is good for everyone involved at IO.