Bungie Apologies for Stolen Artwork in ‘Marathon’

Game developer Bungie has hit a snag with its upcoming extraction shooter, Marathon. The September-bound game and its creator have come under fire for stealing art originally created by visual and musical artist Antireal without credit. On Thursday, Antireal highlighted the game’s recent alpha playtest and noted its environments “are covered with assets lifted from poster designs I made in 2017.” To prove her point, she compared several graphics within Marathon that look similar to her own, and contrasted a graphic sheet from the game’s press kit with more of her 2017 work. She also noted several Bungie employees—including Joseph Cross, the game’s art director—has followed her on social media for years and “never had any communication with her.” the Marathon alpha released recently and its environments are covered with assets lifted from poster designs i made in 2017.@Bungie @josephacross pic.twitter.com/0Csbo48Jgb — N² (@4nt1r34l) May 15, 2025 “Bungie is of course not obligated to ... Read full article.