Just last week, developer Hairbrained Schemes and publisher Paradox Interactive released The Hottest League For PC, Xbox and PlayStation platforms. Although it’s only been on sale for a few days, and is also available on Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass services, Paradox continues to tout the game’s release as a sales grab.

First announced in March, the turn-based tactical strategy game takes place in an alternate 1930s where a team of pulp magazine-style heroes battle the forces of evil. However, This week he announced a paradox It will take a one-time charge of 248 million Swedish kronor, or about $22.7 million, for the current quarter due to lower-than-expected game sales.

In a press release, Paradox CEO Frederic Wester actually praised The Hottest League, saying it was “an enjoyable game with many strengths”. However, he added:

Although we are seeing cautiously positive player numbers on subscription services, the commercial reception has been too weak, which is frankly a big disappointment. Games projects are inherently always risky, but at the end of the day we didn’t perform at the level we needed to. It hurts but makes us more eager to roll up our sleeves and get better.

Seattle-based Hairbrained Schemes, which Paradox acquired in 2018, previously had critical hits and solid sales with its tactical titles based on Shadowrun And especially with his last game, Battle TechLaunched in 2018.

Paradox has two more games due out this month. The first is the exclusive space strategy game for PC Star Trek Infinitewhich will be released tomorrow, October 12th. the second is Cities: Skylines II, the sequel to the city building and management sim from developer Colossal Order. The PC version will launch on October 24, but in another blow to Paradox, it announced a few weeks ago that the Xbox and PlayStation versions of the game have been delayed until spring 2024.