
Digital | ON: GAMES May 7, 2022
Japan's video game makers get a wage hike, but is it enough?
by Brian Ashcraft
Video game developers in Japan receive a bump in pay — just not a very large one.
Japan's video game makers get a wage hike, but is it enough?
Video game developers in Japan receive a bump in pay — just not a very large one.
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