Amidst huge industry layoffs, Capcom boosts employee salary by 25%

While huge companies like Xbox and PlayStation layoff thousands of employees, Resident Evil and Dragons Dogma 2 company Capcom is increasing employee salaries by 25%.

In a surprising move, Capcom is increasing the salaries of new hires as well as giving existing employees a “one-time special payment” to continue investing “in the people who support the future of the company”.

The Resident Evil company is increasing the salaries of new graduate hires by around 25%. Via VGC, current graduate hires are paid ¥235,000 a month ($1,560) but will be increased to ¥300,000 ($2,000) in the 2025 fiscal year. Existing salaries for employees are also being boosted by around 5%.

These salary increases come after Capcom has already boosted pay for employees in 2022. Back then, the massive video game company increased employee pay by 30% alongside the introduction of a new bonus system.

Capcom explained back then that the process of increasing salaries was implemented “to address the issues facing our society while aiming improve its corporate value and establishing a relationship of trust with employees and stakeholders”.

In recent years, Capcom has seen huge success from its myriad high quality single-player games, especially when it comes to its Resident Evil releases. With Resident Evil 4 Remake being one of the best selling games in the iconic horror franchise, Capcom’s reputation has only increased in recent years.

Capcom has seen some failures recently, mostly due to the launch of its dinosaur live service game Exoprimal. While the studio has seen huge success with its single player titles, Exoprimal didn’t generate the buzz it needed. However, unlike Suicide Squad publisher Warner Bros, Capcom isn’t doubling down on live service games.

Alongside new Resident Evil games, Capcom is currently working on a new entry in the Monster Hunter series: Monster Hunter Wilds. Set to release in 2025, this new entry is the long-awaited follow-up to 2018’s Monster Hunter World.

Capcom’s next game to release is Dragon’s Dogma 2, launching on March 22, 2024.