In March of this year, Christopher Barrett - the then-director of Marathon and long time member of Bungie, was fired from his role due to allegations of sexual misconduct. Now, Barrett is back with a $200+ million dollar lawsuit, claiming the firing was, among other things, "Machiavellian."
In the lawsuit's 81-page document, the lawsuit alleges that Bungie and Sony used Barrett as, essentially, a scapegoat. That Sony's $3.6 billion acquisition of Bungie hadn't gone so well, and that Bungie had plenty of their own internal issues and delays.
On top of this, the lawsuit alleges that Bungie had developed something of a problem when it came to treatment of their female staff at the time - something that they similarly scapegoated onto a single person.
Of note is the fact that the lawsuit does not deny the existence of a toxic workplace culture at Bungie, and in fact, supports its existence. Rather, it claims that the problem went far beyond Barrett.
The lawsuit describes how Barrett was brought in from mental health leave, and questioned by Sony's legal department shortly before he was let go from Bungie, describing the events as follows:
Part of the allegations against Sony...
