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May 17 from https://www.videogameschronicle.com/

Bungie pulls Marathon gameplay after art plagiarism storm, and say it’s reviewing all art

Bungie pulled all Marathon gameplay from its latest live stream on Friday, while it said it reviews and removes artwork that one of its former artists took without permission. Earlier this week, Scottish artist Fern ‘4nt1r34l’ Hook accused Bungie of taking assets from her previous work and using it in the alpha for Marathon. Bungie later acknowledged that Hook’s claims were accurate, and...

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May 16 from https://www.gamesindustry.biz/

Bungie confirms Marathon uses "unauthorised" artwork, is undertaking review of in-game assets

Bungie confirmed its recent alpha for Marathon used 'unauthorised' decals and designs, after the developer was accused of lifting assets from posters designed in 2017. Artist Antireal pointed out the use of her artwork in-game on social media, while tagging in the developer and franchise art director Joseph Cross. the Marathon alpha released recently and its environments are covered with...

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May 16 from https://www.videogameschronicle.com/

Bungie confirms that an artist’s work was taken and used in Marathon without their permission

Bungie has acknowledged that an artist’s work was taken and used in its upcoming Marathon without their permission. Scottish artist Fern Hook, who posts as 4nt1r34l on social media, posted a series of messages on X on Thursday, accusing Bungie of taking assets from her previous work and using it in the newly released alpha for the game. “The Marathon alpha released recently and its...

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