Marathon’s director confirms he’s quit Bungie, four months after launch

The director of Bungie and PlayStation’s extraction shooter, Marathon, has confirmed that he’s left the studio, four months after the game’s launch. Former Valorant game director Joe Ziegler joined Bungie towards the end of Marathon’s development, following the departure of the game’s original director, Christopher Barrett, under controversial circumstances. In a post on social media, Ziegler said this weekend that he’s decided to join another project elsewhere and confirmed that Marathon will be taken over by Del Chafe III, previously assistant game director, alongside creative director Julia Nardin. Read More...

Jul 19, 2026 - 20:34

Marathon’s director confirms he’s quit Bungie, four months after launch

The director of Bungie and PlayStation’s extraction shooter, Marathon, has confirmed that he’s left the studio, four months after the game’s launch.

Former Valorant game director Joe Ziegler joined Bungie towards the end of Marathon’s development, following the departure of the game’s original director, Christopher Barrett, under controversial circumstances.

In a post on social media, Ziegler said this weekend that he’s decided to join another project elsewhere and confirmed that Marathon will be taken over by Del Chafe III, previously assistant game director, alongside creative director Julia Nardin.

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