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Bungie and Sony Interactive Entertainment appear to have settled the plagiarism scandal<\/a> that rocked Marathon<\/em> before the game was indefinitely delayed<\/a> in June 2025. Fern Hook, an artist who goes by the name \u201cAntireal\u201d online, posted on X<\/a> that her issues with Bungie using her work without credit in Marathon<\/em> have been resolved to her “satisfaction.”<\/p>\n Marathon<\/em>‘s distinct art style is one of its charms, but as Hook claimed on X<\/a> and Bungie later confirmed<\/a>, a portion of the assets and textures featured in the game’s alpha were lifted from Hook’s work. At the time, Bungie announced that it was conducting an investigation and hoped to discuss the issue with Hook. It’s not clear what kind of agreement Bungie, Sony and Hook came to, but it appears to have solved any outstanding issues.<\/p>\n Bungie delayed Marathon<\/em> from its original September 2025 launch date in June, and more recently ran closed playtests<\/a> of an updated version of the game in October. As of Sony’s November earnings report, the company now says Marathon <\/em>will launch by March 2026<\/a>. Marathon<\/em> is a reimagining of an older Bungie franchise, but more importantly, it’s also the developer’s first new game since Destiny 2<\/em><\/a> was released in 2017. Considering Sony’s increased scrutiny of Bungie’s performance<\/a>, settling this issue and hopefully setting up Marathon<\/em> for a smoother launch is definitely a good thing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n