I do not like the combination of the words “Epic Games,” “Disney,” and “extraction shooter,” yet write them I must. That’s because of a new report from Bloomberg (paywalled), which digs into some of the issues the Fortnite developer has been facing in recent years with the popular battle royale, and the hopes the company is pinning on its Disney deal.

Last month, Epic laid off over 1000 employees, citing the usual “industry-wide challenges” as well as “challenges unique to Epic” as the reasons for why they had to do so. An additional effect of these layoffs is the shuttering of multiple Fortnite-related game modes like Ballistic and Rocket Racing. According to eight current and former employees at Epic, these modes weren’t the only internal disappointments, as both the company’s mobile store and attempts at allowing user-generated games have also failed to live up to expectations. These employees say that Epic frequently releases products before staff feel they’re ready to connect with consumers.

With so much failing to meet Epic’s expectations, the weight on their $1.5 billion Disney deal weighs heavier. Bloomberg say that Epic’s first Disney game is set to arrive in November, so say four of the employees, and this is where the extraction part comes in. It’s reportedly set to be a shooter similar to Arc Raiders, i.e. an extraction shooter, albeit with Disney characters fighting off enemies until they can get to an extraction point. As it currently stands, however, internal reviews have highlighted worries over the mechanics not being very original. Some staffers conversely feel optimistic that Epic will figure things out by launch.

There’s apparently two more Disney games on the way too, with early versions of the second receiving middling internal reviews. In turn, resources for the third game have been moved into the second game after reports of Disney expressing disappointment over Epic’s release timeline.

In a statement provided to Bloomberg, senior director of global communications at Epic Liz Markman said the outlet’s reporting is “not reflective of the ambitions of the Disney collaboration. We are building a new games and entertainment universe of Disney experiences.” Markman added, “Epic’s timelines are aggressive and always have been. We’ve heavily moved developers onto projects with releases approaching, while smaller prototyping teams are working on further-off projects.”

Given the public mass layoffs, and this report, things certainly seem to be on perhaps not shaky ground at Epic, but certainly not comfortable.