It was not clear when or why Marathon director Chris Barrett left both the project and Bungie itself, but now new details have emerged in a report from Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier. Barrett was ...

They tagged both Bungie and Marathon's franchise art director, Joseph Cross. Artist Antireal posted comparison between in-game screenshots and their original art.

For Marathon, Cross said it’s conducting a more thorough review of in-game assets more broadly, and from the unnamed ex-artist in particular.

Marathon is a first-person extraction shooter planned to release on September 23rd from Bungie. One of the game’s big selling points has been its bright, colorful art style, something that has ...

In response to this, the official Marathon Dev Team social media account put out a lengthy statement confirming "a former Bungie artist" did in fact use 4nt1r34l's art in a texture sheet used in-game.

Bungie's Statement About Art Theft in Marathon and Reactions Explained Bungie then stated that the studio reached out to Antireal and wants to do right by her, and that the art team was not aware ...

Bungie acknowledged art theft in Marathon, blaming a former employee for using an artist's work without permission. Bungie has faced other plagiarism accusations before, with some cases leading to ...

Games FPS Marathon Bungie confirms it stole art once again, will undertake a 'thorough review' of Marathon assets News By Lincoln Carpenter Contributions from Shaun Prescott last updated 16 May 2025 ...

Bungie is under fire for allegedly using stolen art assets in its extraction shooter Marathon. Independent artist Antireal caught the Washington-based studio "recycling" some of her designs, ...