{"id":16678,"date":"2025-12-19T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/marathon-art-director-departs-bungie-as-the-game-enters-its-final-stretch\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T12:30:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T12:30:00","slug":"marathon-art-director-departs-bungie-as-the-game-enters-its-final-stretch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/marathon-art-director-departs-bungie-as-the-game-enters-its-final-stretch\/","title":{"rendered":"#Marathon Art Director Departs Bungie as the Game Enters Its Final Stretch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/marathon-art-director-departs-bungie-as-the-game-enters-its-final-stretch\/#Marathon_Art_Director_Departs_Bungie_as_the_Game_Enters_Its_Final_Stretch\" >Marathon Art Director Departs Bungie as the Game Enters Its Final Stretch<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Marathon_Art_Director_Departs_Bungie_as_the_Game_Enters_Its_Final_Stretch\"><\/span>Marathon Art Director Departs Bungie as the Game Enters Its Final Stretch<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"0c07f42b26041\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Marathon Art Director Departs Bungie as the Game Enters Its Final Stretch 1\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/0c07f42b26041\/marathon-art-director-departs-bungie-as-the-game-enters-its-final-stretch-1.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/0c07f42b26041\/marathon-art-director-departs-bungie-as-the-game-enters-its-final-stretch-1.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Marathon Art Director Departs Bungie as the Game Enters Its Final Stretch 1\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Joseph Cross, the art director on Bungie&#8217;s upcoming shooter Marathon, has announced his resignation from the company.<\/p>\n<p>Originally reported by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/marathon-art-director-joseph-cross-leaves-bungie-2000654665\">Kotaku<\/a>, Cross has now made this move official with a brief statement on social media:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/josephacross\/status\/2001888322071990744 @ 2025-12-19T12:12:50+00:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" align=\"center\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#8217;m incredibly proud of the visual world we built for Marathon. Getting support at this scale for something a bit different is rare, and the art team at Bungie is the best in the biz. I&#8217;ll be enjoying playing the game as a fan with all of you. Massive thank you to everyone who\u2026<\/span>\u2014 Joseph Cross (@josephacross) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/josephacross\/status\/2001888322071990744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>This comes just after Marathon&#8217;s recent reintroduction following heavy criticism from early playtests.<\/p>\n<p>Having implemented feedback from the community, fans are looking much more favourably on the sci-fi extraction shooter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"for-mobile insert insert-label\">\n<div id=\"inject-primis-player\" data-src-primis=\"https:\/\/live.primis.tech\/live\/liveView.php?s=117168&amp;vp_content=plembed39b4tigwxqjz&amp;cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&amp;playerApiId=primis_player_float&amp;schain=1.0,1!ziffdavis.com,22392450815,1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Marathon has a very distinct art style, with lots of stark colouring punctuating its gritty sci-fi universe. Cross, who spearheaded the direction for its striking look, leaves Bungie a few months before its launch in March 2026.<\/p>\n<p>We imagine that much of his work is done at this stage of development, but it&#8217;s also important to remember the art-related scandal that may have influenced his decision to step away.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, it was discovered that the game prominently featured the work of an independent artist without permission.<\/p>\n<p>This has since been resolved, with the plagiarised work removed and replaced with original art, but it took its toll on the reputation of the game and Bungie itself.<\/p>\n<p>Cross looked particularly deflated during a livestream in which the studio addressed the issue.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, it seems things are looking brighter for Marathon at this stage, and its art director will be &#8220;enjoying playing the game as a fan&#8221; in the new year.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"text source\">[source <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/x.com\/josephacross\/status\/2001888322071990744\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/josephacross\/status\/2001888322071990744\">x.com<\/a>, via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/kotaku.com\/marathon-art-director-joseph-cross-leaves-bungie-2000654665\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/marathon-art-director-joseph-cross-leaves-bungie-2000654665\">kotaku.com<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/insider-gaming.com\/marathon-art-director-joseph-cross-bungie\/\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/insider-gaming.com\/marathon-art-director-joseph-cross-bungie\/\">insider-gaming.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related-info\/f52c389b140294472beb2ce6008db0b2 @ 1766369750 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"see-also\">\n<dl>\n<dt>Related Games<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first last\"><strong>Marathon<\/strong> (PS5)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<dt>See Also<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first last\">The Best PS5 Games (2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/game\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Game<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/news\/2025\/12\/marathon-art-director-departs-bungie-as-the-game-enters-its-final-stretch\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marathon Art Director Departs Bungie as the Game Enters Its Final Stretch Joseph Cross, the art director on Bungie&#8217;s upcoming shooter Marathon, has announced his resignation from the company. Originally reported by Kotaku, Cross has now made this move official with a brief statement on social media: I&#8217;m incredibly proud of the visual world we&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16679,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/0c07f42b26041\/large.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[1696,1407,1806,1403,1400],"class_list":["post-16678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game","tag-bungie","tag-industry","tag-marathon","tag-news","tag-ps5"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16678\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}