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Marathon

Marathon

Explore the lost colony of Tau Ceti IV, scavenging valuable loot in a high-stakes survival first person shooter from the creators of Halo and Destiny.

Release date
2026-03-05
Platforms
PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series S/X · PC
#action #shooter

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Bungie charts Marathon's future with PvE modes, team deathmatch, and a March 2027 overhaul
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Bungie charts Marathon's future with PvE modes, team deathmatch, and a March 2027 overhaul

Bungie has published a detailed roadmap for Marathon's future, admitting the game's pure extraction shooter identity didn't land the way the studio hoped after its March 2026 launch. The plan pivots t...
Marathon delays September update to December, adds permanent PvE mode in Symbiosis
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Marathon delays September update to December, adds permanent PvE mode in Symbiosis

Bungie have pushed Marathon's next major update from September 22nd to December 8th, rebranding it as Symbiosis and expanding its scope significantly. The studio is also dropping its fixed seasonal up...
Marathon's Vault Breaker PvE Mode Finally Makes Cryo Archive Click
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Marathon's Vault Breaker PvE Mode Finally Makes Cryo Archive Click

IGN writer Jeremy Peel spent over 200 hours in Marathon before Bungie's new experimental Vault Breaker mode gave him a real foothold on Cryo Archive, the game's raid map. The mode is live now and runs...
Marathon Game Director Joe Ziegler Leaves Bungie Four Months After Launch
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Marathon Game Director Joe Ziegler Leaves Bungie Four Months After Launch

Joe Ziegler, game director of Marathon, has left Bungie effective immediately — just four months after the game launched. Del Chafe III, previously assistant game director, steps up to lead alongside...
Marathon's Vault Breaker PvE roguelite mode launches July 21 — but only sticks around for two weeks
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Marathon's Vault Breaker PvE roguelite mode launches July 21 — but only sticks around for two weeks

Bungie is adding a PvE roguelite mode called Vault Breaker to Marathon on July 21 as part of the game's mid-season update, but there's a catch: it's only available until August 4. A full rollout is pl...
Sony Settles With Fired Marathon Director Christopher Barrett, Adds His Name to Credits
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Sony Settles With Fired Marathon Director Christopher Barrett, Adds His Name to Credits

Sony and Bungie have settled with Christopher Barrett, the original game director of Marathon who was fired in spring 2024 following an internal misconduct investigation. As part of the settlement, Ba...
Marathon's mid-season update adds Vault Breaker PvE mode on July 21, Season 3 set for September 22
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Marathon's mid-season update adds Vault Breaker PvE mode on July 21, Season 3 set for September 22

Bungie has detailed Marathon's mid-season update, dropping July 21, and its headline addition is Vault Breaker — a new experimental PvE mode that lets players explore the endgame Cryo Archive map with...
Marathon Season 2 loot economy is broken and Bungie doesn't fully know why
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Marathon Season 2 loot economy is broken and Bungie doesn't fully know why

Marathon Season 2 launched earlier this month, and while the Night-time Dire Marsh map and Sponsored Survival mode landed well with players, a serious economy problem has crept in: progression is movi...
Marathon's Sponsored Survival mode eases you into PvP with Rooks, one exfil, and an 18-minute timer
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Marathon's Sponsored Survival mode eases you into PvP with Rooks, one exfil, and an 18-minute timer

Bungie has revealed Sponsored Survival, Marathon's first PvP-lite experimental mode, set to launch during the opening week of season 2. It runs alongside Marathon's free week, from June 2 to June 9....