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So, get this. Bungie, the big shot developer, just found out—brace yourself—that some art in their upcoming game, Marathon, was, uh… “borrowed” from another artist. Yeah, I know. Total shocker, right?
Anyway, Bungie spilled the beans on their internal Discord. They’re doing a “thorough review.” (Like, what else are they supposed to say?) It’s all because an artist named Fern “4nt1r34l” Hook blew the whistle on Twitter. She threw up these side-by-side pics that showed off her original work from 2017 and, wouldn’t you know it, the same stuff popped up in Marathon. Like, seriously?
Hook had a bit of a mic-drop moment, saying Bungie didn’t have to hire her just ’cause they’re swimming in the same artsy waters she’s been cruising for ages. But hey, if her stuff’s killer enough to swipe, maybe a shout-out wouldn’t hurt, right?
Bungie squirmed a bit but said the dude who pulled this stunt? Yep, not on their payroll anymore. According to them, it went down like this: a former artist tossed those assets into a texture sheet, and bam, in-game they went.
They were all like, “Whoa, whoa, we had no idea!” And they’re digging into how it slipped past the team. Kind of a mess, if you ask me.
They’re reaching out to Hook, promising to make things right. Because, duh, using someone’s art without permission? Not cool. Bungie’s throwing down tougher rules now—documenting all that artsy stuff better, making sure this doesn’t happen again. They’re all about giving props to artists and their mad creative skills.
So, yeah. That’s the tea.
