The artist who alleged that Bungie used their work with out permission for Marathon and later settled the matter with the developer is featured within the newly launched sport’s credit.
The identify of the artist, Fern Hook AKA Antireal, will be seen within the sport’s credit, listed as a Visible Design Guide, according to the game’s credits posted on Reddit.
In Might 2025, Antireal alleged that the Marathon alpha featured property lifted from their very own designs that had been revealed in 2017. On the time, the artist stated they did not have the sources or the power to pursue a authorized case in opposition to Bungie. In response, Bungie stated it “instantly investigated” the matter, occurring to pin the blame on a former Bungie artist.
On the time, Bungie stated it was dedicated to doing proper by Antireal, and in early December 2025, Antireal introduced that the problem had been resolved with Bungie and studio proprietor Sony “to my satisfaction.” The phrases had been by no means disclosed, however many theorized that Antireal acquired paid.
Within the wake of the art-theft claims, and in an effort to additional refine the the gameplay expertise, Bungie delayed Marathon indefinitely from its September 2025 launch date. After extra testing, Bungie later introduced a March 5 launch date for the sport and a $40 value level.
Marathon is out now throughout PC, PS5, and Xbox Sequence X|S, and it reached greater than 88,000 peak concurrent customers on launch day. Participant numbers have fallen since then, however that is not out of the bizarre.