"I despise companies putting 'From the makers of...' when trying to pitch a new game. People make games, not a company. Like Marathon boasting 'From the makers of Halo and Destiny ...' I doubt anyone who worked on Halo is still there. This is the Ship of Thesis [sic] in another form."
"damn I'll have to tell this to Chris Butcher and Jason Jones and Tom Gioconda and Dave Gasca and Mat Noguchi and Bob Glessner and Lars Bakken and Tyson Green and Dan Miller and Shi Kai Wang and Eric Elton and Steve Cotton and Sam Jones and Mark Uyeda and and James Haywood..."
"I doubt you can just check for yourself lmao Chris butcher, Lars Bakken, Dan miller just to name a few all worked on halo and on marathon. Those were just the ones he could recall off the top of his head for a random post on X."
YouTuber Larry Bundy Jr criticized Bungie's use of 'from the makers of Halo and Destiny' marketing for Marathon, arguing that companies rather than people make games and that few original developers likely remain. However, multiple Bungie employees responded with extensive lists of veteran developers who have worked on both Halo and Marathon, including Chris Butcher, Lars Bakken, Dan Miller, and dozens of others. These responses demonstrated that Bungie maintains significant continuity with its legacy franchises through retained talent. The exchange highlighted the distinction between legitimate concerns about marketing practices and factual inaccuracies about developer involvement.
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