When Monster Hunter Wilds, the latest installment in Capcom's popular monster-hunting action RPG, launches globally tomorrow (Feb. 28), employees of Pocketpair, the studio behind Palworld, won't have to show up to work.
That's because the company is giving its employees the day off, making Feb. 28 a holiday for the majority of its workforce. In a tweet shared online, the company recognized that employees were reporting feeling "unwell."
The game keeps going after you've finished it, but some players might not stick around for it.
Of course, those employees likely caught a fever …the Monster Hunter fever. Now, they'll be able to deal with their ailments in peace, though don't expect ongoing game development to face any setbacks, as, according to a translation from Automaton, "update rollout will remain on schedule."
While it sounds a little bit strange that the company will give its employees the day off to go enjoy Monster Hunter, as it turns out, this isn't the first time they've recognized a major game release.
In 2022, its employees were given not just one, but two days off to go enjoy Elden Ring. Perhaps the most noteworthy aspect of their decision to give employees the day...
