As if the conversation around Bungi Marathon Not enough, in the latest chapter destiny The producer’s upcoming extraction shooter saga has become more ugly than ever.
Yesterday, an artist by the name of Anntarial posted a bomb from allegations of literary theft against the studio, recently claimed Marathon The alpha test “the atmosphere is covered with assets removed from the poster design” which he created in 2017. Later that night, Bungi confirmed the news, and it is the least surprising part about all this.
“We immediately examined an concern about the unauthorized use of artists Dials Marathon And confirmed that he was included in a texture sheet by a former Bungi artist, which was eventually used in in-game, “Bungi said in a statement last night.” This issue was unknown by our existing art team, and we are still reviewing how this oversight happened. We take such cases very seriously. ,
Antiriel told Washington Post He felt doubt about the style of the game for a while. But when recently the Alpha Test found direct copies of his art, he was finally able to speak about it.
“It was a kind of worship to see direct literary theft because it meant that I was not crazy to feel so uncomfortable with the overall direction,” said Antiriel. “I kept quiet about it because I was advised to take legal action, but … I don’t have enough time or money to fly to the US to pursue an incredible court case against Soni.”
This is not the first time Bangi has issued issues with literary art. This is not the second time, either. Or third. And so, a pattern has been formed, and questions need to be really needed.
Given the words of the studio, it seems very light that the studios first have such problems, including using fan art in a trailer. Destiny 2: The Witch Queen Using Fanart in without permission, and one Destiny 2 Cutscene in 2023 without permission. A partnership with NERF also copied a design created by a fan in 2024.
All these are not issues of not giving credit to any artist or mistakes properly. They seem to be deliberately forgiveness to the cases of literary theft that the studio then apologizes and somehow tries to make things right by compensating the artist, and only after removing himself from a guilty party who worked there. But why does this happen? How else?
“To prevent similar issues in the future, we are doing intensive reviews of our in-game assets, especially by the former actor, and all the artists are implementing strict investigation to document the contributions,” said Bungi. “We value the creativity and dedication of all the artists that contribute to our sports, and we are committed to them to correct.”
Mistakes occur, accidents occur, and video games are large productions that employ a lot of designers, contractors and outside work. But when such a problem pops up, the blame cannot be placed only on a “former” artist which is no longer with the company.
One of the most uncomfortable factors about this case is that Marathon To say at least, the reception has been tepid. A positive, however, most agrees that the art style of the game is refreshed and unique. And now, even in the question.
Whether the studios are getting dirty with their work or their artists are directly imitating other work, some have to change, as it is a terrible form for the studio that was purchased by Playstation for $ 3.6 billion in 2022.
Marathon Currently ready to launch on 23 September, and the game director is Joseph Zigler schedule An AMA host Later today about the game alpha. This current prediction is not being addressed during the live stream.
Update on the whistle at 3:36 pm on 16 May: Marathon Art director who cross Accepted the situation at the beginning of the stream This afternoon, “had no excuse for this inspection,” and Bungi is working to prevent it from reworning.
