PS5 First-Party Game Replaces Creative Director Ahead of Launch

Marathon is just a few months away from its planned release for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. However, it seems the studio is shaking things up as Bungie has named a new Creative Director for the cooperative first-person shooter.

Bungie names new Creative Director for PS5’s Marathon

As pointed out by X, Julia Nardin, who was originally the Narrative Director for Marathon, is now the Creative Director for the upcoming shooter. According to her LinkedIn profile, she was given the new role in May 2025. Previously, Steven Cotton was the Creative Director of Marathon. It is currently unclear why Nardin shifted to the new role and what position Cotton now holds after the shift.

Nardin has been with Bungie for nearly six years, where she has helped shape the narrative of multiple Destiny seasons. She was promoted to Narrative Director for Destiny: The Final Shape and Marathon. Previously, she was with ArenaNet, working on the popular MMORPG Guild Wars 2.

Although the reasoning for the move is unknown, it has caused a bit of a stir for those anticipating Bungie’s next release. In a recent Reddit thread about Nardin’s new role, gamers have already assumed the worst is coming to PlayStation’s next live service game.

“Yeah, changing the director a few months before release does not signify much confidence,” says one user.

“Hopefully after Concord, and the inevitable upcoming failure of Marathon and Fairgames, this signals a full-scale retreat from this kind of cynical cash grab live service horseshit,” says another user.

PlayStation’s live service effort hasn’t quite gone there way. Although Helldivers 2 was a huge success, it was followed by Concord, one of the company’s biggest flops in history. Sony has even cancelled some of these projects, including a God of War multiplayer game by Bluepoint Games.

Marathon is slated to release on September 23 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

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