--- title: Fired Marathon director says he's settled lawsuit with Sony description: Former Marathon game director Christopher Barrett has settled his lawsuit against Bungie and Sony Interactive Entertainment. Barrett was fired in March 2024... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/fired-marathon-director-says-he-s-settled-lawsuit-with-sony-jwjlfwiyc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Fired Marathon director says he's settled lawsuit with Sony | daily.dev og:description: Former Marathon game director Christopher Barrett has settled his lawsuit against Bungie and Sony Interactive Entertainment. Barrett was fired in March 2024... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/fired-marathon-director-says-he-s-settled-lawsuit-with-sony-jwjlfwiyc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/jWJlfwiyC.png og:image:alt: Fired Marathon director says he's settled lawsuit with Sony og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Fired Marathon director says he's settled lawsuit with Sony **[Game Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/gamedeveloper)** · 3 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Former Marathon game director Christopher Barrett has settled his lawsuit against Bungie and Sony Interactive Entertainment. Barrett was fired in March 2024 following misconduct allegations from at least eight women, and subsequently sued both companies in December 2024, claiming wrongful termination and withholding of a $45 million payout. A joint statement confirms the litigation is resolved, and Barrett's name has been added to Marathon's credits recognizing his role as original game director. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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