FromSoftware raises basic salary by more than 10% on average, and starting salary for fresh graduates exceeds 300,000 yen

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FromSoftware raises basic salary by more than 10% on average, and starting salary for fresh graduates exceeds 300,000 yen

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FromSoftware announced today (4th) that it will increase the basic salary of current employees and the starting salary of fresh graduates. It is planned to be implemented in April 2025. This salary increase will increase the average basic salary of employees to 11.8%. The starting salary of fresh employees will increase from 260,000 yen (NT$56,000) increased to 300,000 yen (NT$65,000).

FromSoftware stated that the company adheres to the concept of “delivering emotion, creating value, and bringing joy” and devotes itself to developing games. This salary increase is one of the measures to achieve this goal. The company strives to provide stable income and a sense of achievement. A work environment that allows each employee to focus on content development.

“In the future, we will continue to work hard to develop games and bring more touching and “valuable games” to players.”

FromSoftware was founded in 1986. It initially focused on the development of commercial applications, but in 1994 it entered the game industry and launched its first 3D action RPG “

King’s Field”, and continued to launch many games such as the “Armored Core” series and the “Tenchu” series.

Since the creation of trend-setting soul-based works such as “Demon’s Souls” in 2009 and “Dark Souls” in 2011, action RPGs, FromSoftware has become famous all over the world, and has subsequently launched “Bloodborne”, ” Works such as “Sekiro” and “Elden Ring” also maintain high popularity and critical acclaim.

In 2014, KADOKAWA acquired FromSoftware as a subsidiary by acquiring 80% of the existing shares. Its works have continued to receive praise. In June this year, the “Elden Ring” expansion pack “The Golden Tree” was launched. The cumulative global sales of “Shadow” exceeded 5 million in the three days after its release. The global sales of “Mech 6”, which was launched in August 2023, also exceeded 3 million units, becoming the best-selling work in the history of the series. The official did not say clearly, but the hot sales of the new work may be related to this. related to salary adjustments.

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