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Atlus Aims To Raise Salaries, Improve Working Conditions As Layoffs Continue Hitting Games Industry
Amidst ongoing game industry layoffs, Atlus is implementing measures to improve its working environment, including a 10% salary increase for new recruits and a 15% increase for existing employees and contractors starting in April. The company also aims to reduce fixed overtime hours from 30 to 20 per month, citing a need to foster creativity and productivity.
In an industry beset by layoffs and crunch, Japanese publisher Atlus is raising salaries and working to reduce fixed overtime
Japanese publisher Atlus is increasing base salaries for new graduates and raising the average annual income for employees by 15%. The company is also reducing fixed overtime hours from 30 to 20 per month. These changes aim to foster creativity, improve productivity, and provide employees with a more stable working environment.
SEGA's PS5 Games Get Good Reviews, So Why Aren't You Buying Them?
SEGA acknowledges a disconnect between the strong critical reception of its PlayStation 5 games and their actual unit sales. The publisher plans to reform its marketing and sales mechanisms, focusing on digital initiatives and data-driven strategies to improve sales performance for titles like Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and Persona 3 Reload.
Metaphor: ReFantazio orchestra concert world tour announced — MP3s & NPCs
ATLUS has announced a world tour for the Metaphor: ReFantazio orchestra concert, featuring stops in the United States, Asia, and Europe starting this fall. The concert, which premiered in Japan last year, will showcase music composed by Shoji Meguro, performed by a full orchestra and choir.
Persona Plush Keychains Return, New Panther and Queen Pop Figures Teased
Atlus and Good Smile Company have announced new merchandise for the Persona series. The Persona protagonist plush keychains will be rereleased in August 2026, and new Pop Up Parade L figures of Ann "Panther" Takamaki and Makoto "Queen" Niijima from Persona 5 Royal are in development. Mascot plush toys of Jack Frost and Black Frost will also be available.
VampireFreaks: How the Goth Network Shaped Gaming Culture
The article explores the history of VampireFreaks, a social network popular in the early 2000s within goth, industrial, and alternative communities. It highlights the platform's role in fostering self-expression and community, and details its significant, though often unspoken, connection to gaming culture, particularly for genres like gothic horror RPGs and survival horror. The piece also touches on the network's eventual shutdown and the rise of its successor, VampFreaks.
