Okay, so here’s the thing. Ever heard about that situation with Bungie? They got caught up in a bit of an art scandal. Not sure why this got my attention, but it did. I mean, Bungie’s usually solid, right?
Anyway, turns out some art in their new game, Marathon, was—get this—stolen. I stumbled onto this because artist Fern “4nt1r34l” Hook blasted them on Twitter. You’ve gotta see the images she posted; it’s like finding out your favorite band lip-syncs. She created these poster designs ages ago, 2017 to be exact. Bungie kinda, sorta used them without asking. Ouch.
Bungie quickly waved the “not our fault” flag. They mentioned on Discord—love how everything’s official on Discord now—that they’re doing a deep dive into their art stash. Apparently, the rogue artist who slipped those designs into the game? Yeah, gone. Probably ghosted, who knows.
“We checked, and it’s real,” they said, or something like that. Apparently, their art squad had no idea. Seriously? Makes you wonder how these things even slip by. They sounded all serious about fixing it, promising to have a chat with 4nt1r34l. Bungie’s like, “Oh, we totally respect artists and stuff.” Maybe it was a one-time flub, or it’s happened before. Who really knows, right?
They’re setting up stricter rules now—better late than never, I guess. And that’s that. Bungie promises they’re on top of it, though I bet some folks are side-eyeing them now.
