{"id":304131,"date":"2025-05-26T03:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T10:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=355434"},"modified":"2025-07-01T14:33:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T21:33:57","slug":"former-bungie-developer-confirms-that-the-problem-with-marathon-is-not-among-the-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/former-bungie-developer-confirms-that-the-problem-with-marathon-is-not-among-the-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Bungie developer confirms that the problem with Marathon is not among the workers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The situation at Bungie has become critical following the recent wave of layoffs and the growing complaints about its work environment. A former engineer at the studio, known as Spirited, has described the internal climate at the company as &#8220;toxic and humiliating,&#8221; citing serious issues with leadership and morale after the dismissal of 220 employees. <strong>In a now-deleted social media post, he expressed concern for the experience of those still working at the company, noting that &#8220;every day&#8221; they were reminded that their experience did not matter in the face of decisions made by inexperienced leaders<\/strong>. This has created a crisis atmosphere at the studio, which recently tried to regain public trust with the launch of Marathon.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Toxic leadership has led to the current situation<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marathon, the highly anticipated return of Bungie to the competitive shooter genre, has faced significant criticism. <strong>The studio admitted to plagiarism for using graphic elements without permission in the game&#8217;s development, which led to a public apology to the affected designer, Antireal<\/strong>. \u201cI want to send a personal apology\u2026 I know how unfair it feels,\u201d the creatives at Bungie stated, taking responsibility for the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Marathon | Reveal Cinematic Short\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fvbEnWLRo1s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, the first comments on the internal tests of Marathon have been concerning, with many users expressing dissatisfaction with the state of the game.<strong> Despite the initial expectations that this title would combine the franchise&#8217;s legacy with modern mechanics, rumors suggest that the release could be delayed until 2026 to extend the playtesting<\/strong>. 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A former engineer at the studio, known as Spirited, has described the internal climate at the company as &#8220;toxic and humiliating,&#8221; citing serious issues with leadership and morale after the dismissal of 220 employees. In a now-deleted social media post, he expressed concern for the experience of those still working at the company, noting that &#8220;every day&#8221; they were reminded that their experience did not matter in the face of decisions made by inexperienced leaders. 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