An artist whose art was stolen by Bungie’s Marathon has now claimed that the issue with Bungie and Sony has been resolved to her satisfaction.
The news came more than six months after the artist took to X (formerly Twitter) to say that Bungie had used the assets she created in 2017 without permission. Back then, she claimed, “The Marathon alpha released recently, and its environments are covered with assets lifted from poster designs I made in 2017.”
The claim was almost immediately picked up by Bungie, who said,
“We immediately investigated a concern regarding unauthorized use of artist decals in Marathon and confirmed that a former Bungie artist included these in a texture sheet that was ultimately used in-game.
This issue was unknown by our existing art team, and we are still reviewing how this oversight occurred. We take matters like this very seriously. We have reached out to @4nt1r34l to discuss this issue and are committed to do right by the artist.
As a matter of policy, we do not use the work of artists without their permission.
To prevent similar issues in the future, we are conducting a thorough review of our in-game assets, specifically those done by the former Bungie artist, and implementing stricter checks to document all artist contributions.
We value the creativity and dedication of all artists who contribute to our games, and we are committed to doing right by them. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.”
But now, the issue has been fully resolved, with the artist saying,
“The Marathon art issue has been resolved with Bungie and Sony Interactive Entertainment to my satisfaction.”
As to the extent the issue was resolved, that will likely never be shared, but Sony and Bungie have seemingly gone to great lengths to ensure the artist has been fully compensated and/or reached an agreement.
Bungie’s Marathon is scheduled to release by the end of this fiscal year (by April 1st, 2026).
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