Hitman Boss Says He 'Doesn't Believe' People Are Being Paid to Post Negative Comments About MindsEye

The co-CEO of the developer of upcoming game MindsEye claimed two weeks ago that there is a “concerted effort” to “trash the game and the studio,” and suggested people were being paid to say negative things about the game online. But when asked, the CEO of Hitman developer IO Interactive, which is publishing the game, said that he doesn't believe that's happening.

This saga began as part of the lead-up to the release of MindsEye on June 10, which has garnered no small amount of negative feedback from those who have been following it pre-release. During a Q&A over the game's official Discord two weeks ago, developer Build a Rocket Boy co-CEO Mark Gerhard was asked: “Do you think that all the people who reacted negatively were financed by someone?”

“100%,” Gerhard responded, before adding: “Doesn't take much to guess who