{"rewrite":{"id":"r_4711e9b3a60a54b992f98b36","clusterId":"c_b51ed5ab2f616f42b2a69777","slug":"joe-ziegler-leaves-bungie-marathon-director-role-passed-to-del-chafe-iii","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Joe Ziegler Leaves Bungie, Marathon Director Role Passed to Del Chafe III","summary":"Joe Ziegler, game director of Bungie's extraction shooter Marathon, announced his departure from the studio on July 17. Del Chafe III will succeed him as game director. Ziegler, a former VALORANT director at Riot Games with a 12-year tenure there, joined Bungie in 2022. He stated he will move to a new role, with details to come. The Marathon development team will continue communication through its X account.","whyItMatters":"Ziegler's departure removes a key public face from Marathon's development, shifting the game's leadership to Del Chafe III and creative director Julia Nardin.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eJoe Ziegler, who took over as game director of Bungie\u0026#39;s extraction shooter Marathon after joining the studio in 2022, left the company on July 17. He announced the move on his X account, noting that Del Chafe III would succeed him as game director. Ziegler\u0026#39;s tenure at Bungie was brief relative to his 12-year run at Riot Games, where he spent eight years as a designer and director on VALORANT. In June 2026, Bungie released a Japanese video message from Ziegler discussing the game\u0026#39;s appeal. He said Marathon will continue with Chafe III and creative director Julia Nardin at the helm, and that he will announce his next destination soon.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Joe Ziegler, Marathon game director, left Bungie on July 17. Del Chafe III takes over. Ziegler was a former VALORANT director who joined Bungie in 2022. He says he will announce his next move soon.","twitterPost":"Joe Ziegler, Marathon game director, left Bungie on July 17. Del Chafe III succeeds him. Ziegler had joined in 2022 after a 12-year run at Riot Games (VALORANT director). He will announce his next move soon.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Joe Ziegler, the game director of Bungie's Marathon, has left the studio. Del Chafe III is taking over the role. Ziegler, a former VALORANT director, joined Bungie in 2022 and will announce his next destination shortly.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/07/20/169496.html\",\"title\":\"Marathon Game Director Joe Ziegler Leaves Bungie. Also Known as Former VALORANT Director\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4258,"outputTokens":1472,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1784540863,"createdAt":"2026-07-20T09:38:03.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-20T09:42:28.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-20T09:38:03.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_b51ed5ab2f616f42b2a69777","canonicalTitle":"『Marathon』ゲームディレクターJoe Ziegler氏がBungieを退社。元『VALORANT』ディレクターとしても知られる人物","representativeArticleId":"a_7edf46a3212fbf11058ccc85","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Marathon\",\"VALORANT\"],\"studios\":[\"Bungie\"],\"people\":[\"Joe Ziegler\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-20T08:30:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-20T08:30:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-20T09:42:28.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/07/20/169496.html","title":"『Marathon』ゲームディレクターJoe Ziegler氏がBungieを退社。元『VALORANT』ディレクターとしても知られる人物"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Marathon","VALORANT"],"studios":["Bungie"],"people":["Joe Ziegler"],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}