Palworld Developer Pocketpair Gives Staff the Day Off

Palworld's developer gives staff day off after Monster Hunter Wilds causes 'a series of mysterious reports from many employees that they may feel unwell'
Monster Hunter Wilds is, well, real popular right now. With over 1.1 million people hopping into the game on Steam alone in less than 6 hours, it seems like everyone and their Palicos are venturing into the wastes to slay some beasties.
Palworld developer gives all staff Monster Hunter Wilds release day off in case "they feel unwell"
For reasons totally unrelated to the release of Monster Hunter Wilds, Palworld developer Pocketpair has given its team
Monster Hunter Wilds Declared “Special Holiday” as Pocketpair Gives Staff The Release Day Off
Monster Hunter Wilds has officially launched after months of anticipation, and Palworld developer Pocketpair has given employees the day off if "they feel unwell".
Enough Palworld devs sent "mysterious reports" they'd be sick on Monster Hunter Wilds launch day that Pocketpair said screw it and made it a holiday
So many Palworld developers took a sick day for Monster Hunter Wilds that Pocketpair simply made its launch day a holiday.
Palworld Dev Pocketpair Gives Employees Monster Hunter Wilds Launch Day Off After Receiving ‘Mysterious’ Notes From Staff Who Said They’d Probably Be Too Unwell to Work
The developer of Palworld has given its staff the day off to play Monster Hunter Wilds. As reported by Automaton, yesterday Japanese studio Pocketpair said on social media that it had received a number of “mysterious” notices from employees who claimed they will “probably be feeling unwell tomorrow” and unable to work.
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