Bungie’s Marathon was reported to have used stolen artwork, however the matter has now apparently been resolved. The artist who initially introduced the claims towards Bungie has now introduced that the problem “has been resolved with Bungie and Sony Interactive Leisure to my satisfaction.”
No additional particulars have been divulged concerning the character of the matter and the way this closure got here to be. Individuals are theorizing that the artist obtained a settlement fee, however that isn’t confirmed.
The Marathon artwork challenge has been resolved with Bungie and Sony Interactive Leisure to my satisfaction.
— N² (@4nt1r34l) December 2, 2025
After the artwork theft claims got here to gentle earlier this yr, Bungie responded to say it “instantly investigated” the issues, and “confirmed {that a} former Bungie artist included these in a texture sheet that was in the end used in-game.”
Bungie additionally stated on the time that it was “dedicated” to doing proper by the artist, and that appears to have now occurred.
In June, Bungie delayed Marathon indefinitely from its beforehand introduced September 23 launch date. The sport nonetheless has no launch date.
For Marathon, Sony boss Hermen Hulst stated the purpose is to create a “very daring, very revolutionary, and deeply partaking title.”
“This cycle of take a look at, of iterate, take a look at once more, that’s such a key element of the live-service success, each main as much as launch but in addition all through the lifetime of the sport,” he stated.
The manager has stated Sony now has methods in place to make sure that Marathon will not undergo the identical destiny as Sony’s ill-fated Harmony.
