Earlier this yr, Bungie discovered itself within the heart of an unexpectedplagiarism scandal. The studio’s upcoming extraction shooter, Marathon, was discovered to have included work lifted from on-line artist Antireal with out her information or consent. Bungie fessed up and apologized, claiming it was an accident.
Now, 5 months after the controversy, the artist, Antireal, has posted on X stating that the “Marathon art issue has been resolved with Bungie and Sony Interactive Entertainment to my satisfaction.”
The Marathon artwork challenge has been resolved with Bungie and Sony Interactive Leisure to my satisfaction.
— N² (@4nt1r34l) December 2, 2025
This comes after a number of months of silence from each events. Bungie positioned blame on a former worker and said it might conduct a evaluate of all of its belongings to verify it wouldn’t occur once more.
Antireal hasn’t shared the main points of what was concerned within the decision, however as her submit signifies, she seems to be proud of the way it all shaked out.
Marathon’s early previews, in the meantime, haven’t been completely optimistic. The hero-based extraction shooter has didn’t impress followers of the studio and the style broadly talking. Nonetheless, the beautiful aesthetic at work within the recreation’s artwork was one of many shooter’s highlights. That was all thrown into chaos after the plagiarism revelations.
The developer lately performed some non-public checks for the shooter, however a launch date continues to be nowhere to be discovered following the sport’s delay earlier this yr. Sony has claimed Marathon will launch earlier than April 2026.
