The Bungie debacle threatens the future projects of the company that was acquired by Sony in 2022. Today there is not only uncertainty regarding the future of Destinyalso about what will happen with Marathonan extraction shooter inspired by the franchise created in the 90s. A reliable source indicated that the situation is not positive at all for the project and could be at risk.
Bungie’s next video game is in danger. Will it be cancelled?
Today a new controversy was added to the already scandalous reality of Bungie. A report by Jason Schreier, a journalist from Bloombergrevealed the real reason why the director of MarathonChris Barrett, has been fired. According to the report, an internal investigation substantiated allegations of harassment against female employees, which resulted in the departure of the veteran creative and executive in March of this year.
This new scandal has added to the bad reputation that already weighs on Marathona title that in theory should debut in 2025. However, it seems that this is in question because when giving an opinion on the subjectrenowned independent journalist Tom Henderson revealed “Marathon “He’s screwed, not just because of this, but because of everything I’ve heard.”
In this case, this is the second report on Marathon indicating that the game is in trouble. The first was from Jason Schreier, who reported that, according to internal sources, the morale of the development team for Bungie’s next game is at rock bottom because with the progress they have made so far, they consider that it is not a “great game”, so it would not solve the company’s crisis.
The possible collapse of the project Marathon This also coincides with reports that Sony has decided to take control of Bungie, ending its history of autonomy due to the loss of money in the last year and the lack of commercial potential of its upcoming projects. In this regard, it is said that Hermen Hulst, head of Sony Interactive Entertainment, has decided to start the process of taking control of Bungie, as evidenced by the more than 100 jobs that now belong to the Japanese company.
At the same time, yesterday it was revealed that a veteran of Call of Duty is working with Bungie on a new sci-fi action-adventure game. The catch here is that the project is being overseen by Sony, so Bungie can’t do whatever it wants.
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