Amid industry-wide layoffs which have already affected greater than 6,700 folks in 2024 alone (on high of 10,000 laid off within the video games {industry} final 12 months), Capcom has introduced it’s growing its beginning wage in Japan by greater than 25 p.c. Plus, these already working on the firm behind video games like Street Fighter 6, Dragon’s Dogma 2, and the Resident Evil franchise will likely be getting a rise of their salaries as effectively.
This information comes by the use of VideoGamesChronicle, which experiences that the present pay for “new graduate hires” is round $1,560 monthly however, beginning in Capcom’s 2025 fiscal 12 months, that can change to round $2000 a month, representing a greater than 25 p.c leap in pay. Existing salaries will likely be bumped up by greater than 5 p.c, on common, in Capcom’s 2024 fiscal 12 months, in keeping with VGC, and present staff can even get a “one-time special payment,” as “an investment in the people who support the future of the company.”
“With the increase in starting salary, Capcom is pursuing further investment in human capital and the acquisition of exceptional talent,” Capcom writes in an announcement, in keeping with VGC.
The publication notes Capcom elevated it salaries by 30 p.c in 2022 with a brand new bonus system tied to the corporate’s general enterprise efficiency. Which, given Capcom’s wonderful run over time, together with Street Fighter 6, Resident Evil 4 (remake), Resident Evil Village, and extra, these bonuses had been possible nice.
For extra, learn Game Informer’s Street Fighter 6 assessment to seek out out why it is one among our favourite combating video games in years, after which take a look at the reveal trailer for Monster Hunter: Wilds, which is due out someday subsequent 12 months. After that, learn Game Informer’s Dragon’s Dogma 2 impressions after going hands-on with it for just a few hours.
For extra about Dragon’s Dogma 2, which launches March 22 and is Capcom’s subsequent massive launch, take a look at the next tales:
[Source: VideoGamesChronicle]
