Sony Settles With Fired Marathon Game Director Who Sued PlayStation and Bungie for More Than $200 Million, Adds Name to Credits
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Sony Settles With Fired Marathon Game Director Who Sued PlayStation and Bungie for More Than $200 Million, Adds Name to Credits
Sony has reached a settlement with former developer Christopher Barrett, who it had accused of sexual misconduct. As a result of the settlement, Barrett will be added to the credits of recently released extraction shooter Marathon.
Christopher Barrett Settles $200M Lawsuit with Bungie and Sony, but the Real Payout Stays Hidden from the Public
24-year Bungie veteran Christopher Barrett revealed in a LinkedIn update that his $200 million lawsuit against Bungie and Sony has now been resolved. Barrett, who was the Art Director on Destiny, then one of the Game Directors for Destiny 2 and the original Game Director on Marathon, left in 2024 among allegations of sexual misconduct. However, he fought back in court, alleging that Bungie and Sony sought to make him a scapegoat for their busine…
Destiny co-creator has won his lawsuit against Sony and Bungie over Marathon director credit
The litigation between Sony, Bungie, and former developer Christopher Barrett has come to a close, with a ruling finally decided and favouring the latter party. According to Barrett in a social media post, the three parties have come to an agreement that will see Barrett restored in the credits of Marathon as the "original Game Director" for the project, after previously being scrubbed from the title following departing Bungie after 25 years of…
Chris Barrett was one of the most important employees for games such as Marathon and Destiny 2, but suddenly left the company in April 2023. He sued the studio because he had received his bonus for the takeover by Sony incompletely. Now there is an outcome. How did the lawsuit for Barrett end? The former director of Marathon speaks on X. After 2 long years he and Sony and Bungie had agreed on an out-of-court agreement. Therefore, the outcome was…
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