Bungi has apologized for uncontrolled, unrelated use of the work of another artist in the texture sheet Marathon Alpha test.
In a post On social media, The company publicly confirmed that “East Artist in Bungi” included the art property created by the graphic designer “anti“(Real name unknown). Antiriel accused the company of taking up his work in a post to decorate several in-games posters.
It is a black mark on the record of Bungi, especially for a company that apologizes to use the property raised from other artists in the past. The company does not have the rights to use art assets to deprive the artists of the necessary funds and put the studio at risk for legal risk.
“Bangi is definitely not obliged to rent me when creating a game that has drawn a lot more than the same design language for the last decade, but clearly my work was quite good for all salary or specialty without thoughts and plaster,” Antiriel said. He explained that the property completely reflected the work posted in 2017.
Antiric claims were extended by Marathon The players who saw an important fingerprint from the work of the Antiper were seen directly in the game. In 2024, the artist said that he “Mara”Loss“6 years ago, in their work, memes refer to the entertainment of a webcom page from memes. Ctrl+alt+delete With the same name). A Twitter user Looked at meme On an in-game building in Marathon,
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Confirming the claims of the Antiriel, Bangi said in a post, “We immediately examined an concern about the unauthorized use of artists in the marathon and confirmed that a former Bungi artist included it in a textured sheet in it which was eventually used in in-game.” “This issue was unknown by our existing art team, and we are still reviewing how this inspection took place. We take such cases very seriously. We have reached (Anntarel) to discuss the issue and are committed to the artist.”
The company said it is reviewing the work of the former artist and implementing the “Stricter Czech” on its art team to ensure that no improper property is used.
The art of theft appears in the game of Bangi
“We give importance to the creativity and dedication of all the artists that contribute to our sports, and we are committed to correcting them,” Bungi said in his post, confirming the use of the art of the antheller. There is no reason to doubt that claim – but this is not the first time Bungi has stolen the versions of the work of other artists seen in his games.
In 2024, this Confirmed A piece of “fan art” was used to decorate in-game collectible Destiny 2In 2023, it said that it would give an artist “compensation and credit”, whose work was used. In a cutscene Built in part by a “external seller”. And in 2021 Principal Community Manager Chris Shannon apologizes to a fan artist Another trailer,
Bungi also found himself in warm water on other art assets. In 2017 it Apologize And removed an in-game item that represented a real-world white supremacist flag.
An apology is a way to apologize and accept that inadvertently seems in the form of literary theft, although this approach does not undo the damage done to anti -and other artists who find themselves a victim of literary theft, intentional or not.
“In 10 years I have never continued to income from this work,” said Antiriel. “I am tired of designers of huge companies and making my designs parasites, while I struggle to live a life.”
