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Artist Shocked To Find Her Poster Designs From 2017 In Bungie's Marathon: 'A Major Company Has Deemed It Easier To Pay A Designer To Imitate Or Steal My Work Than To Write Me An Email' [Update] (kotaku.com)
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[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 13 points 4 days ago

Update 5/16/2025 12:56 a.m. ET: Bungie has responded and blamed the incident on a former employee. The studio says it’s reaching out to the artist in question and conducting a full review of its in-game assets for Marathon. “We immediately investigated a concern regarding unauthorized use of artist decals in Marathon and confirmed that a former Bungie artist included these in a texture sheet that was ultimately used in-game,” the studio posted on X.

[-] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 days ago

So, Joseph Cross, the main art director is a "former employee"?

[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago

I didn't catch that. They're obviously POS and only care once they get caught. I'm glad the artist had articles written about it and support behind her. Maybe they'll pay her now?

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