Joseph Cross, the Senior Artwork Director on Marathon, has revealed on his LinkedIn profile that he’s not working with Bungie, only a few months earlier than the sport’s launch in March 2026.
As noticed by TheGamePost, Cross lists his place as “March 2018 — 2025” within the ‘experiences’ part of his resume, whereas his X bio now reads “Artwork director and artist — Marathon, Dune, Future.” It had beforehand mentioned “Franchise artwork director, Marathon @ Bungie.”
Kotaku contacted Cross immediately, who confirmed that he has certainly departed Bungie and that it was his resolution to give up. “I’m tremendous pleased with the mission and what the group has achieved during the last six years,” he commented.
Bungie lastly confirmed earlier this week that Marathon is scheduled to reach in March 2026 for PS5, PC, and Xbox Sequence X/S, having initially been pencilled in for a September 2025 launch.
Marathon sees gamers working as crews of three as they comb the misplaced colony on Tau Ceti IV for highly effective weapons and gear, battling towards AI safety forces, otherworldly foes, and rival Runner groups additionally competing for loot. Nonetheless, whereas loss of life is just about a given on this cut-throat world, you’ll return to maintain all the pieces you beforehand scavenged, permitting you to develop in energy and fill your vault throughout matches.
[Source – TheGamePost, Kotaku via VGC]
