{"id":1810979,"date":"2026-03-06T13:44:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T10:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1810979"},"modified":"2026-03-06T13:44:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T10:44:13","slug":"artist-whose-work-was-used-in-marathon-without-permission-now-has-a-credit-in-the-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1810979","title":{"rendered":"Artist whose work was used in Marathon without permission now has a credit in the game"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/marathon-2025\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Marathon (2025)<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Artist whose work was used in Marathon without permission now has a credit in the game<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Vincent van Go.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Screenshot-from-Marathon-trailer-showing-a-masked-female-bathed-in-a-blue-light.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Screenshot from Marathon trailer showing a masked female bathed in a blue light\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Screenshot-from-Marathon-trailer-showing-a-masked-female-bathed-in-a-blue-light.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"320\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Bungie<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1644925423.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1644925423.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/victoria-kennedy\">Victoria Phillips Kennedy<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-03-06T13:44:13+00:00\">March 6, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/artist-whose-work-was-used-in-marathon-without-permission-now-has-a-credit-in-the-game?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          3 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"22d4da80-cbfb-48da-8b63-ca4c6bd7817c\" data-name=\"Marathon (2025)\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Marathon (2025)\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Marathon (2025)\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Marathon (2025)\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Marathon (2025)\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Marathon (2025)\" title=\"Follow Marathon (2025)\"><br \/>\n  Follow Marathon (2025)<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Here&#8217;s something quite nice to hear ahead of the weekend. The artist whose work was used in Marathon without their permission has now been credited as a visual design consultant following the game&#8217;s release.<\/p>\n<p>For those unaware, in May of last year, artist Fern &#8220;Antireal&#8221; Hook posted a lengthy breakdown of where their art appeared in Marathon&#8217;s first public Closed Beta. Following this, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bungie-admits-marathon-includes-artwork-used-without-permission\">developer Bungie announced an investigation into the matter<\/a>, where it concluded that Antireal&#8217;s art had indeed been used during the development of Marathon.<\/p>\n<p><!-- code from Primis - Eurogamer.net - eurogamer.net --><\/p>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- code from Primis --><\/p>\n<p>The two parties eventually came to a resolution in December, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marathon-plagiarism-scandal-resolved-satisfaction-of-artist\">Antireal said the &#8220;Marathon art issue has been resolved with Bungie and Sony Interactive Entertainment to my satisfaction&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They did not go into further detail at this time, however it would seem that part of the resolution was bringing Antireal on as a freelancer to work on Marathon&#8217;s development. As shown via the screen shot below, Antireal&#8217;s name can be seen in the shooter&#8217;s credits, where they are listed as a visual design consultant.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The full extent of Antireal&#8217;s involvement still remains unclear, and whether they provided additional assistance during Marathon&#8217;s development or if their credit simply relates to the previously used art is &#8211; for now &#8211; unknown. Eurogamer has asked Bungie for a comment. But, either way, it is a very nice touch to see after everything that happened last year.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Marathon credits with a red arrow pointing to Antireal's name\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Marathon-credits-with-a-red-arrow-pointing-to-Antireal's-name.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Marathon credits with a red arrow pointing to Antireal's name\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Marathon-credits-with-a-red-arrow-pointing-to-Antireal's-name.jpg\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After what has felt like years of waiting, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marathon-global-release-times-confirmed-cinematic-music-video-released\">Marathon finally released last night across Xbox Series X\/S, PlayStation 5 and PC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Our Connor has already had a quick spin with Marathon, and it sounds like he had a literal blast. &#8220;There may just be some of Bungie&#8217;s best work buried beneath the surface in Marathon,&#8221; he wrote in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marathon-is-good-actually-the-arc-raiders-rivalling-extraction-shooter-proves-bungie-has-still-got-what-made-halo-and-destiny-great\">Eurogamer&#8217;s Marathon preview<\/a>. &#8220;And I can&#8217;t wait to dig it out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"poll_wrapper\" data-fixed=\"true\" data-hashid data-init=\"false\" data-poll-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Here&#8217;s something quite nice to hear ahead of the weekend. The artist whose work was used in Marathon without their permission has now been credited as a visual design consultant following the game&#8217;s release.<\/p>\n<p>For those unaware, in May of last year, artist Fern &#8220;Antireal&#8221; Hook posted a lengthy breakdown of where their art appeared in Marathon&#8217;s first public Closed Beta. Following this, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bungie-admits-marathon-includes-artwork-used-without-permission\">developer Bungie announced an investigation into the matter<\/a>, where it concluded that Antireal&#8217;s art had indeed been used during the development of Marathon.<\/p>\n<p><!-- code from Primis - Eurogamer.net - eurogamer.net --><\/p>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- code from Primis --><\/p>\n<p>The two parties eventually came to a resolution in December, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marathon-plagiarism-scandal-resolved-satisfaction-of-artist\">Antireal said the &#8220;Marathon art issue has been resolved with Bungie and Sony Interactive Entertainment to my satisfaction&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They did not go into further detail at this time, however it would seem that part of the resolution was bringing Antireal on as a freelancer to work on Marathon&#8217;s development. As shown via the screen shot below, Antireal&#8217;s name can be seen in the shooter&#8217;s credits, where they are listed as a visual design consultant.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The full extent of Antireal&#8217;s involvement still remains unclear, and whether they provided additional assistance during Marathon&#8217;s development or if their credit simply relates to the previously used art is &#8211; for now &#8211; unknown. Eurogamer has asked Bungie for a comment. But, either way, it is a very nice touch to see after everything that happened last year.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Marathon credits with a red arrow pointing to Antireal's name\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Marathon-credits-with-a-red-arrow-pointing-to-Antireal's-name.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Marathon credits with a red arrow pointing to Antireal's name\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Marathon-credits-with-a-red-arrow-pointing-to-Antireal's-name.jpg\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After what has felt like years of waiting, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marathon-global-release-times-confirmed-cinematic-music-video-released\">Marathon finally released last night across Xbox Series X\/S, PlayStation 5 and PC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Our Connor has already had a quick spin with Marathon, and it sounds like he had a literal blast. &#8220;There may just be some of Bungie&#8217;s best work buried beneath the surface in Marathon,&#8221; he wrote in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marathon-is-good-actually-the-arc-raiders-rivalling-extraction-shooter-proves-bungie-has-still-got-what-made-halo-and-destiny-great\">Eurogamer&#8217;s Marathon preview<\/a>. &#8220;And I can&#8217;t wait to dig it out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"poll_wrapper\" data-fixed=\"true\" data-hashid data-init=\"false\" data-poll-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Marathon (2025) Artist whose work was used in Marathon without permission now has a credit in the game Vincent van Go. 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