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Hayes Madsen

Japanese game studios are paying their employees more for a surprising reason


Earlier this week, publisher Koei Tecmo announced that it was giving all its Japan-based employees a 23 percent base increase to their salaries. The decision follows similar moves by Capcom and Bandai Namco in recent months. While the West isn’t seeing the same shift toward higher wages, we are seeing a broader push within the industry to make workplaces more welcoming and sustainable at development studios and publishers.

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