Bungie’s Marathon has a brand new launch window after it was pushed out of its authentic September 23 launch date. The upcoming multiplayer extraction shooter will now be launched in March, and Bungie has shared a brand new documentary sharing its up to date imaginative and prescient for the sport
Amongst different issues, the near-23-minute documentary discusses how Bungie is “doubling down” on the Marathon’s darkish, grounded sci-fi world. The sport facilities on gamers controlling bio-cybernetic characters known as Runners exploring and scavenging the misplaced colony of Tau Ceti IV. Runners accomplish this by transferring their consciousness into Shells, high-tech our bodies sporting distinctive capabilities.
The video dives into the brand new options added to the PvPvE expertise because the playable alpha, corresponding to proximity chat, solo queue, and a brand new Runner shell known as Rook. We additionally get a take a look at Marathon’s 4 maps, its copious quantity of loot, the assorted factions gamers will carry out jobs for, and a showcase of the sport’s improved visible constancy, audio, and environmental storytelling.
Along with sharing the March launch window. Bungie states that the sport will likely be priced at $39.99. Homeowners will likely be handled to free gameplay updates all through the primary 12 months, together with new maps, new Runner shells, stay occasions, and extra. This may kick off with the Season 1 exploration of UESC Marathon’s Cryo Archive.
Bungie additionally shares that Marathon’s Reward Go – primarily a battle go – doesn’t expire, and it’s also possible to buy and unlock prior passes. Bungie hopes this may get rid of the FOMO that gamers can really feel by not logging in recurrently. The studio guarantees that Marathon won’t ever devolve right into a “pay-to-win” expertise. “We consider in preserving aggressive integrity in Marathon, so survival won’t ever come all the way down to how a lot cash you spend,” reads the group’s weblog publish.
It appears Bungie is taking gamers’ issues to coronary heart, nevertheless it stays to be seen if Marathon can proper the ship after some shaky first impressions. First revealed in Might 2023, the sport now faces some stiff competitors within the type of Arc Raiders, a equally designed extraction shooter that launched on October 30 to a glowing reception from critics and followers. Marathon has additionally been a topic of controversy surrounding plagiarized artwork property that appeared within the recreation. Earlier this month, it was reported that the problem had been resolved. This is hoping Marathon is again on monitor on the highway to its launch subsequent spring.
Marathon launches in March 2026 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Collection X/S, and PC.
