With wave after wave of video games business layoffs, one thought retains developing; the concept, if an organization is struggling financially (be they a writer or a studio), that management ought to lower their very own bloated paychecks somewhat than fireplace dozens to a whole bunch of individuals.
The concept is common as a result of Nintendo did it that one time. It is… barely uncommon to see, particularly within the modern-day.
However excellent news, it occurred once more! …kind of. With one thing this uncommon, it’d take an equally uncommon trigger, and immediately we now have one: an worker stole over 3 million {dollars}. One thing the writer of Elden Ring, Ace Fight, and different titles did not take kindly to.
Particularly, they embezzled round 500 million yen, which is equal to three.38 million {dollars} (thanks, Gamespot). This all went down within the workplace of Bandai Logipal, a Bandai Namco subsidiary situated in Hong Kong.
The thievery occurred a number of years in the past (the five hundred million was constructed up from 2021 via 2023), and the worker was arrested in 2024. However till now, Bandi Namco has been usually silent on the matter. Authorized stuff, you realize the drill.
However they’re silent no extra! They’ve come out with a press launch detailing what occurred and the way they’re coping with it.
Bandai Namco Takes Motion In opposition to Cash Thieves
As a result of seriousness of the incident, “disciplinary actions” didn’t cease with the ex-employee’s prosecution. A number of of the subsidiary’s big-wigs additionally received pay cuts. This is the main points:
The subsidiary president, and three of their administrators, had their pay lower by 30%. This lower began in April of 2024, and lasted for 3 months.
Two different administrators additionally received hit on the identical time, and for a similar length – although their paychecks have been solely affected by 15% somewhat than the total 30%.
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As you’ll have guessed by now, these executives are believed to have been partially answerable for the embezzlement, in addition to the worker. However in contrast to the worker, they did not get fired for it.
Now, you are in all probability pondering: ‘What? That is so unfair! Why ought to the worker lose all revenue, and get sued, whereas the execs that helped them solely get hit with pay cuts?” It is a good query.
It is potential that the worker was way more concerned than the executives have been. Like some type of hidden mastermind, pulling the strings of witless management to steal a ton of money. That concept – whereas sounding like a terrific thought for a crime-comedy film – is in the end simply fanfiction till extra particulars emerge.
The authorized procedures are nonetheless at present underway, and it is seemingly that Bandai Namco’s authorized division would get actual mad if the official assertion mentioned greater than the naked minimal.
All we now have up to now is the flat information listed – that a number of individuals are being punished for his or her position on this, and just one, the worker, is being prosecuted.
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