MindsEye developers who have lost their jobs will protest outside the studio\u2019s office over what they have described as an \u201call-expenses-paid playtest day.\u201d<\/p>\n
The IWGB Game Workers Union (the same union representing the fired GTA 6 developers), said the protest will take place outside Build a Rocket Boy\u2019s Edinburgh, Scotland office this Saturday, July 11, at 11am local time. The union alleged BARB will fly fans into the studio to try out new features for MindsEye this weekend.<\/p>\n
The union said it will protest the studio\u2019s decision to fund the event after mass layoffs over the last year, and amid wider disputes between workers and the company over alleged invasive employee surveillance, union blacklisting, and the handling of redundancies. The IWGB told IGN it expects around 20 people on the day, including laid-off BARB workers and their supporters. The protest is not expected to include current BARB staff.<\/p>\n
BARB provided IGN with the following statement:<\/p>\n
“This Saturday we’re hosting a community event as part of our ongoing commitment to our game creation system, Arcadia, and the creators who have supported us from the very beginning. Bringing creators together to experience new features first-hand and share direct feedback is a very well-established part of game development, and that feedback is our most important input.\u201d<\/p>\n
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