Elden Ring developer FromSoftware has notified its staff that all employees will be receiving increases to base salary and starting pay beginning in April 2025. FromSoftware has recently received praise from fans for the highly-rated Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, and audiences are now applauding the studio's effort to increase financial support for the staff that has made its games so successful.
Best known for the Souls series and Armored Core franchise, FromSoftware is a Japanese video game development company with games like Sekiro and Bloodborne in its catalog. While the past year has been an incredibly tumultuous time for the video game industry, FromSoftware has made a pleasantly unexpected announcement that offers a breath of fresh air to employees.
The best FromSoftware games aren't just known for their stunning graphics, level design, and challenge, but for their incredible and dark stories.
Announced via a press release to its staff, FromSoftware has revealed plans to increase all employee salaries by approximately 11.8% beginning in April 2025. Current starting salaries for recent graduates joining FromSoftware begin at around 260,000 yen, and this new pay raise initiative will see that starting salary jump to 300,000 yen. The announcement further...
