Bongi has once again been accused of using the design of an independent artist without any permission, salary, or attribution. A post on x Earlier today, Visual Artist Antherial said that the marathon’s environmental art design elements have been drawn directly from its 2017 poster designs.
“Bangi, of course, is not obliged to get my services when creating a game that pulls a heavy full of design language that I have improved over the past decade.” Follow -up tweets“But clearly my job was so good that he was excited for ideas and plaster in his game without any salary or attribution.”
The marathon Alpha has recently been released and its environment has been covered by assets raised by poster designs made in 2017.May 15, 2025
As evidence, Antherial uploaded screenshots from sports footage in the recent marathon alpha playst game, comparing the designs and logos shown with poster design works in the game environment that it posted on Twitter in 2017.
Comparison with The original designThose who still look at the X, there are quite clear similarities. In all hats that combined with “Dark Space Holage Logistics”, a design element of an antireral poster “Alif” appears uncomfortable on a series of marathon structures. A sequence of logo has been drawn directly in the boxes of sports and shoes on the shoes. Another Antherial Poster.
Our Morgan Park looked at his recorded gameplay from the marathon Alpha, and confirmed that from the Double Aero Logo A third an anthral design His footage was visible.
Antherille said she was unable to take legal action against Bongi due to lack of resources. “In 10 years, I have never made a permanent income from this work and I am tired of the designers of big companies when I struggle to live,” said Antherial.
This is not the first time that Bongi has been accused of using the work of independent artists without permission. Only last year, Bongi acknowledged that fan art was used by destiny 2 Nerf guns, and he promised to compensate and support the artist. In 2023, Bongi said that after 2 Katsin in the game, he will do the same for the other artist, which is similar to his close identity with his art. And in 2021, Bongi confirmed it XIVU ARATH FANAKE Witch Quinn’s extension trailer was used accidentally.
In response to the allegations of Antherial, Another x user noted Then there is the marathon franchise art director Joseph Cross on the platform. Antherial said cross and other bongs have followed her for a few years, but said she would never talk to them.
An event may be unfortunate, but it seems that almost ently -annual allegations of the use of non -useful art indicate a systematic dysfunction in the art department of Bangi. Although Bongi now has a record of acknowledging the error and returning from the retreat, it is difficult to brush these events as honest mistakes when this is the fourth time that its artists have allegedly designed from other people’s work.
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