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Bungie's former Marathon reboot director Chris Barrett reportedly ousted following inappropriate behaviour


Earlier this year, Chris Barrett, a senior figure at Bungie and the project lead on its Marathon reboot, was reported t…

Back in March, IGN reported former Valorant game director Joe Ziegler had taken over Barrett's role on the Marathon reboot as part of a creative leadership shake-up at Bungie. Watch on YouTube According to Schreier, Bungie's HR investigation ultimately found Barrett - who had been with the company since 1999 and worked as both an artist and game director prior to his departure - had "called lower-level female employees attractive, asked them to play truth-or-dare and made references to his wealth and power within the studio, suggesting that he could help advance their careers". Bungie said the project was one of its key focuses, alongside Destiny, following its decision to lay off 220 staff- around 17 percent of the studio's workforce - back in July.

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