Overview
- This week Level‑5's CEO described a policy where employees who score highly on internal 'content knowledge' tests receive salary increases regardless of tenure.
- The tests are used both in early hiring rounds and for current staff to reshape who leads projects and who needs extra review work.
- Famitsu was told the exact bonus amount off the record and reported that those present were shocked by its size, though the company has not publicly disclosed the figure.
- Hino says the raises are justified by efficiency gains from having staff who already know the studio’s IP, and he expects the bonus amount will be raised in future.
- Level‑5, a Fukuoka studio behind Professor Layton and Ni no Kuni that plans to stay near 320 staff, frames the move as shifting rewards from seniority to demonstrable knowledge and passion.