After a rough reception and evidence of art theft in Marathon, morale is reportedly in free-fall at Bungie
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Bungie, the independent US video game developer, is facing a difficult week following negative press surrounding new title Marathon and internal issues affecting morale.
Rock, Paper, Shotgun (RPS) has reported that Bungie has admitted to using copyrighted material in the Marathon game without permission from the artist.
During a Twitch livestream about the game, players commented on the unauthorized usage, to which the game directors addressed, though the game already has a mixed reception.
Forbes has since then reported that morale is in “free-fall” across all departments at Bungie, and source have said staff are concerned about the game launch and future of the company.
Marathon was allegedly pitched five years ago by “good old boy” leadership, and developers had early onraised issues and concerns that were largely ignored.
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