Bungie is testing a duos mode in Marathon starting March 18
Bungie has announced a limited-time duos mode for Marathon. Game director Joe Ziegler shared the news on X/Twitter, confirming that the duos queue will go live on March 18 at 10am PT. "We're going a...
Overwatch designer calls out players obsessing over Marathon player counts as "unemployed, maidenless behavior"
Marathon has been surrounded by controversy since its announcement. The launch was fairly strong, and sentiment among those who actually played is trending positive – but the drama hasn't stopped. A chunk of the internet...
Bungie is already tweaking Marathon microtransactions and difficulty just days after launch
Marathon has only been out for a few days, but Bungie has already announced changes to two of the game's most contentious issues – aggressive microtransactions and punishing difficulty. A patch is coming this week....
Marathon players slam the battle pass as the "worst value for your money" and say Bungie never learns
Just days after the full launch of Marathon, players have turned their frustration toward Bungie's monetization system. The main complaints center on the battle pass and the restrictions around cosmetic items – specifically, weapon stickers...
Peaceful lobbies exist in Marathon after all – a whole map extracted together and nobody got shot
One of the biggest talking points around Marathon since its announcement has been the PvP focus. Bungie's extraction shooter is about as far from ARC Raiders as you can get – in that game, most...
Marathon players found a way to fly across the map by hooking onto their own drone
Marathon launched just a day ago, but the community has already uncovered one of those glitches that goes viral instantly. Players discovered that the Thief class lets you literally fly across the map by firing...
Bungie revealed Marathon's premium currency LUX and promises it won't buy gameplay advantages
Just ahead of launch, Marathon Bungie revealed the extraction shooter's monetization system, introducing a premium currency called LUX and assuring players that real money can't buy gameplay advantages. On the official Marathon account, the studio...
A full short film about life and death as Marathon's launch cinematic
Bungie released the official launch cinematic trailer for Marathon titled "In Death We've Just Begun". The trailer offers an extended look at the world of Tau Ceti IV – an abandoned colony where rival Runners...
Marathon UI designer promises the "sauce" isn't going anywhere
One of the biggest talking points after the Marathon server slam wasn't gameplay or balance – it was the menu design. Last week, a YouTuber looked at the UI and solemnly declared it the first-ever...
Marathon players are frustrated with the UI and want Bungie to simplify it fast
Things move fast in the games industry. Just a few months after Marathon was delayed indefinitely, Bungie is already running server slam test weekends ahead of the March 23 launch. Hundreds of thousands of players...
Marathon server slam hits 143,000 concurrent Steam players on day one
Bungie's pre-release Marathon server slam is off to a strong start. On its very first day, the open server test pulled in a peak of 143,621 concurrent players on Steam. For context, the ARC Raiders...
Bungie is handing out permanent bans for cheating in Marathon with no appeals
While ARC Raiders is still dealing with the fallout from its item duplication glitch that wrecked the in-game economy, Bungie is getting ahead of the problem by laying out its security stance for Marathon. The...
Marathon server testing begins February 26 – everything you need to know
Bungie announced a Server Slam for Marathon – a test weekend running from February 26 to March 2 across all platforms. The event lets players worldwide experience the survival extraction shooter and earn rewards for...
Bungie reveals season system and matchmaking details for Marathon
Bungie game director Joe Ziegler shared new information about the seasonal system in extraction shooter Marathon. Each season will last approximately 12 weeksEvery season starts from scratch with players beginning with minimal resources and gradually...
