Whoa, okay, so get this — Bungie, yep, the game dev folks, just had one heck of a mix-up. They basically snagged some art from this artist, Fern, who goes by “4nt1r34l,” without, you know, asking first. Yikes.
Imagine scrolling through Twitter or wherever and spotting your own stuff in someone else’s game. Wild, right? Anyway, Fern was like, “Hey, this is my creative mojo from way back in 2017! And you guys just kind of… borrowed it?” Not cool, Bungie. Not cool.
So, Bungie hops on their internal Discord, spilling the beans that they’re diving deep into this art fiasco. They’re checking if other art bits in their game Marathon are a bit too “inspired,” if you catch my drift. Turns out, the sneaky artist in question doesn’t work there anymore. Dodged a bullet? Maybe. Or just passing the buck? Who knows.
Their response was basically a big “Oops!” They weren’t really aware — or maybe no one was paying attention? — that one of their ex-artists had sneakily slipped in some borrowed bits into the game. They’re really “taking it seriously” now, though. Trying to make amends with Fern and promise not to let this happen again. Fingers crossed, right?
Apparently, they’re rolling out some super-duper review process now. They’re gonna be checking every nook and cranny of their game art. No more surprise borrowings, they say. And honestly, good for them. Nothing better than a heartfelt “my bad” followed by some real action.
Anyway, so — yeah. That’s the scoop. Let’s hope Bungie’s new detective work actually stops this from happening again. Let the artists do their thing and, you know, give credit where it’s due. Here’s to keeping games creative and honest…ish.
