Bungie has finally shown the first marathon-to-have a series of FPS Cult since the 1990s, which the studio participated in Halo and Destiny. Yes, unlike the original series, the recovery marathon will be a person who extracts many users. PC Gamer portal speakWhat you need to know about the project.
Marathon release date
Marathon will be released on September 23, 2025 with the full support of the intersection and transfer of storage between platforms, although PC players can refuse to combine with console users.
Bungie announced the release date at the first performance of the game, nearly two years after the project's official announcement in 2023. In the past two years, the project has undergone a quite heavy production cycle. The studio has suffered a number of abbreviations, also affected by senior management. The former Marathon chief Chris Barrett was rejected, according to official information, for inappropriate behavior, and now suitable for Sony. The location of the project manager after he was taken by Joe Siegler, former director of Valorant.
Before the marathon release, it will be possible to try as part of the closed alpha test-it will be held in late April. Bungie has accepted the applications of those who want, but those who do not fall into the first test round will be able to try again later.
What is known about the context and plot
Marathon events took place in 2893. Players will become a runner of Muslims – a hire battle to survive on the IV planet. 30,000 people used to live in a planet's mystery disappeared in a mysterious way, almost without leaving their resources. No one knows what happened to the colonists, but, clearly, the earthly government intends to hide the truth to the public.
Runnings are those who have rejected physical agencies to support the biosynthesis processes printed on future printers. They have become a dominant view of Tau Kit IV. Different fractions that use the services of athletes and players will be able to learn about their motivation and interests as time. Bungie confirmed that the marathon plot will develop in a seasonal storytelling format – equivalent to Destiny.
Mechanics and marathon system
Marathon will be a fierce game, even according to the standards of the harsh professional genre. The matches last for 25 minutes, but implies a cruel risk and reward cycle. The dead athletes are losing all pudding found without the opportunity to recover lost objects, and the maximum size of a group of players is three members.
Marathon often follows the set standards of this genre, but in places where they violate them to create more voltage. Therefore, the game does not display any notifications about the last survival group, so that the player, as on the needle, expects to evacuate and whenever preparing for the battle. Bungie hopes a typical percentage of survival will not exceed 50%.
What is known about the game
- Marathon will have specialized servers, shutdown and anti -Battleye.
- Marathon is built around groups of three players, but solo players and groups of two people can find teammates with the help of matchmaking.
- Competitive regime with ranks will not appear on the release, but are planned for the future.
- The seasons are updated every three months. Each season will add new areas, runners, weapons, events and plot details for the game.