Marathon Developer Bungie Launches 'Thorough Review' After Once Again Being Found to Have Used Work From an Uncredited Artist

Who is Joseph Cross, Marathon director addresses Bungie art theft accusations

Marathon art director Joseph Cross has found himself involved in a major Bungie's art-theft controversy that emerged online.

Bungie admits its Marathon alpha included stolen artwork

The bright, glitched-out, typography-forward look of Bungie's upcoming extraction shooter Marathon is one of its defining features. As it turns out, it's also partially plagiarized, according to posts shared on the official Marathon X account. The announcement comes after artist Fern Hook, who goes by @4nt1r34l on X, initially accused Bungie of using in-game textures that looked similar to her original artwork on May 15. "Bungie is of course not…

Bungie caught stealing artwork again

Bungie has issued a statement on social media saying it is investigating how unauthorized artwork appeared in the closed alpha test of its PvPvE shooter Marathon.  Earlier this week, Scottish artist Fern Hook posted on social media that her work had appeared in the Marathon alpha without her knowledge or permission. “Its environments are covered with assets lifted from poster designs I made in 2017,” Hook wrote on X.  In an interview with the Wa…

Bungie caught using stolen art assets in Marathon, promises it will not happen again

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,...

Marathon Developer Bungie Launches 'Thorough Review' After Once Again Being Found to Have Used Work From an Uncredited Artist

Destiny 2 developer Bungie is once again battling accusations of plagiarism after yet another artist accused the studio of "lifting" aspects of their artwork, this time for its upcoming sci-fi shooter, Marathon.

Bungie Accused of Plagiarizing Yet Again: ‘Marathon’ Seemingly Lifts Assets from an Artist’s Original Work without Their Knowledge

Bungie is, once again, in the plagiarism hot seat. On Thursday, independent artist ANTIREAL discovered her original artwork, some of which dates back to 2017, seemingly used throughout Marathon‘s in-game environments and promotional materials. Bungie’s upcoming extraction shooter, Marathon, recently held a closed alpha testing phase. Using screenshots of in-game footage, the artist spotted many of her original assets plastered over the game’s en…