Bungie and Sony Interactive Entertainment appear to have settled the class=”link ” href=”https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playstation/bungie-admits-its-marathon-alpha-included-stolen-artwork-210006323.html” data-i13n=”cpos:1;pos:1″ data-ylk=”slk:plagiarism scandal;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>plagiarism scandal that rocked Marathon before the game was class=”link ” href=”https://www.engadget.com/gaming/bungie-delays-marathon-indefinitely-190832450.html” data-i13n=”cpos:2;pos:1″ data-ylk=”slk:indefinitely delayed;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>indefinitely delayed in June 2025. Fern Hook, an artist who goes by the name “Antireal” online, class=”link ” href=”https://x.com/4nt1r34l/status/1995907613004018047?s=20″ data-i13n=”cpos:3;pos:1″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:posted on X;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>posted on X that her issues with Bungie using her work without credit in Marathon have been resolved to her “satisfaction.”
Marathon‘s distinct art style is one of its charms, but as Hook class=”link ” href=”https://x.com/4nt1r34l/status/1923067988871147605?s=20″ data-i13n=”cpos:4;pos:1″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:claimed on X;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>claimed on X and class=”link ” href=”https://x.com/MarathonDevTeam/status/1923217324384903262?s=20″ data-i13n=”cpos:5;pos:1″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:Bungie later confirmed;cpos:5;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>Bungie later confirmed, a portion of the assets and textures featured in…
