Funko Fusion Developer Reportedly Struck with Layoffs Following Disastrous Launch 1
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Last year saw the release of Funko Fusion, an action adventure based on the popular vinyl figures that line the walls where video games used to be in places like GAME.

While the collectable Funko Pop! figures continue to be popular, depicting hundreds if not thousands of characters from modern pop culture, the game was a "complete commercial and critical failure".

Those words come from anonymous sources speaking to Insider Gaming in a report on the messy layoffs that have hit the development studio, 10:10 Games.

According to the report and its sources, 19 people have been let go from the team, with some of those affected informed while on holiday.

The holidays were apparently encouraged by management, and those that took the advice were still expected to attend consultation meetings, even while abroad.

The report adds that the staff affected have received "no real severance package", being given the "bare legal minimum", according to one source. This includes notice periods and payment in lieu of unused holiday time. It sounds as though the aforementioned holidays were encouraged in order to reduce the severance payout.

Funko Fusion's poor reception and sales are apparently to blame for the layoffs; 10:10 Games has only secured funding for one more project, meaning that lower-level staff were told there "isn’t enough work to give the whole team".

No official statement has been made about the situation.

While the game was indeed widely panned upon release in September of last year, it's no less a shame to see people losing their jobs. If all that's said in this report is true, it sounds like the layoffs are particularly nasty in this case. We hope those affected are able to find new work.

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[source insider-gaming.com, via gamesindustry.biz]