Peres Jepchirchir said on Wednesday she was relishing her imminent return to Japan for the first time since storming to Olympic marathon gold at the COVID-delayed Tokyo Games in 2021. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/07/25/jepchirchir-japan-return/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #peresjepchirchir #marathon#worldathleticschampionships

Women's marathon world record-holder Ruth Chepngetich has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit for the presence and use of the prohibited substance hydrochlorothiazide. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/18/more-sports/chepngetich-suspended-banned-substance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports#ruthchepngetich #marathon #doping

“As a former Bungie employee who worked on Marathon, I feel for those still at the studio. Working with engineering / Marathon leadership was extremely toxic and humiliating. I won’t speak about the rest, but Bungie leadership needs to be gutted completely”

https://thegamepost.com/ex-bungie-dev-marathon-leadership-extremely-toxic-humiliating/

#gamedev #bungie #marathon

#Marathon has an amazing story but its visual style also hooked a lot of people.

I hardly think this was just a "rogue" person cutting corners to reach deadlines.

Bungie got caught for literally inserting obvious copyrighted assets, but the omnius vibe says the whole style was lifted from this particular artist, not just those images.

Can't imagine what else they "borrowed'.

#gamedev