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Shift Up Rewards 300 Employees with $4,000 Bonuses

1/12/2026

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Shift Up rewarded roughly 300 employees with cash bonuses and Apple products over $4,000.
Each staff member received a KRW5 million ($3,400) bonus, an Apple Watch, and AirPods Max.
This follows prior gifts, including iPhone 14s and prepaid credit cards.
The studio, founded in 2013, raised KRW435 billion ($295 million) in an IPO.
It plans a Stellar Blade sequel by late 2027 and a Tencent partnership for another game.

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Story summary

Shift Up rewarded roughly 300 employees with cash bonuses and Apple products over $4,000.
Each staff member received a KRW5 million ($3,400) bonus, an Apple Watch, and AirPods Max.
This follows prior gifts, including iPhone 14s and prepaid credit cards.
The studio, founded in 2013, raised KRW435 billion ($295 million) in an IPO.
It plans a Stellar Blade sequel by late 2027 and a Tencent partnership for another game.