Sony Settles With Former Marathon Game Director Over Sexual Misconduct Claims
Originally published Jul 9, 2026
By Wesley Yin-Poole · IGN
AI-generated summary based on IGN · Aggregated by GamingCurve · Human-reviewed and approved on Jul 9, 2026
Key points
- Sony has settled with Christopher Barrett, a former developer accused of sexual misconduct.
- Barrett will be added to the credits of the recently released game Marathon.
- Barrett had sued PlayStation and Bungie for over $200 million.
Sony has reached a settlement with Christopher Barrett, a former developer accused of sexual misconduct. As part of the agreement, Barrett will be added to the credits of the recently released extraction shooter Marathon. The settlement comes after Barrett sued PlayStation and Bungie for over $200 million. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
Read the original story: IGN — by Wesley Yin-Poole