Bungie removes marathon vidoc featuring former director Chris Barrett after allegations of inappropriate behavior.
It looks like Bungie has removed the ViDoc with behind-the-scenes insights into its highly anticipated extraction shooter Marathon. This ViDoc was originally released last year.
This follows a bombshell report from Bloomberg yesterday that revealed that Christopher Barrett, a veteran Bungie executive and former game director of Marathon, was fired in March 2024 over allegations of inappropriate behavior toward female employees, leading to an internal investigation against him at the studio.
For example, according to the report, Barrett sent flirtatious messages to female employees, participated in games such as “Truth or Dare” and suggested that his power at the studio could help them advance their careers.
Bungie Private Behind-the-Scenes Marathon ViDoc
With this in mind, Bungie appears to be taking swift action to distance itself from Barrett’s controversial behavior. The ViDoc in question, in which Barrett discussed Marathon’s development along with other team members, was made private on Marathon’s official YouTube channel.
Additionally, Bungie also seems to have updated the official Marathon website. Removing the ViDoc section from the home page. At the time of writing, the ViDoc has neither been re-uploaded nor restored.
You can still watch the ViDoc on other YouTube channels like GameTrailers.
Earlier this year, a report from IGN revealed that Marathon had undergone a leadership change, replacing previous game director Chris Barrett. Joseph Ziegler, formerly game director of Valorant, took the helm of Marathon last year.
