MindsEye's controversial Blacklisted DLC is a desperate publicity stunt
MindsEye's Blacklisted DLC, marketed as a revelation of behind-the-scenes sabotage, has been criticized as a shallow and unengaging mission. Rather than addressing the game's core issues, the DLC delivers a poorly executed spy storyline with minimal substance. The developer's claims of exposing real conspiracies appear to be a publicity stunt with little follow-through.
- ▪MindsEye's Blacklisted DLC was promoted as containing evidence of sabotage against the game's development.
- ▪The DLC features a new character, Julia Black, on a spy mission tied to a fictional drug conspiracy in a Las Vegas-inspired city.
- ▪Developer Mark Gerhard claimed the mission would reveal names and proof of malicious actors, but these promises were not fulfilled.
- ▪The mission is criticized for being boring and failing to fix the fundamental problems of the original game.
- ▪Blacklisted is available as a free update but has been dismissed as a cynical marketing tactic rather than meaningful content.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
Follow Followed Like Thread 9 Link copied to clipboard Add us on By Giovanni Colantonio Published Apr 28, 2026, 4:33 PM EDT Impressions Blacklisted is a desperate publicity stunt that doesn't attempt to fix MindsEye's real problems { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": "1", "name": "Home", "item": "https://www.polygon.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position":"2", "name": "Impressions", "item": "https://www.polygon.com/impressions/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position":"3", "name": "I played the MindsEye DLC that was supposed to expose 'sabotage' and just got a painfully bad mission", "item": "https://www.polygon.com/mindseye-blacklisted-dlc-impressions/" } ] } Related Beloved Pokémon YouTuber says channel…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at Polygon.
Discussion
0 commentsMore from Polygon
