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Sony Settles With Fired Bungie Dev, Adds Him To Marathon Credits - Kotaku

Christopher Barrett had accused the PS5 maker of trying to avoid paying him vested bonuses from the studio's sale

Kotaku·8 July 2026 at 22:58·1 min read

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Christopher Barrett had accused the PS5 maker of trying to avoid paying him vested bonuses from the studio's sale

GLOBAL — Christopher Barrett had accused the PS5 maker of trying to avoid paying him vested bonuses from the studio's sale.

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Sony Settles With Fired Bungie Dev, Adds Him To Marathon Credits - Kotaku

The $3 Trillion Mirage: How Big Tech Buybacks Replaced Real Growth

Ukraine-Russia: The $300bn Economic Warfare Playbook â€” Three Years of Sanctions Analyzed

The Blackstone Property Playbook: 14 Years of Distressed Asset Acquisition

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