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Bungie has revealed a multi-season roadmap for Marathon aimed at expanding its player base through new modes and improvements. The announcement comes as the game's first season winds down with boosted events and a progress reset ahead of season two. Game director Joe Ziegler detailed experiments with PVE and PVP-lite experiences to make the extraction shooter more accessible.

May 12, 2026 በAI የተዘገበ

A player exploited an out-of-bounds bug in Marathon's Cryo Archive raid to ambush teams after they completed the encounter. The studio has committed to fixing the issue before the map returns and is reviewing policies on such actions.

Players of the extraction shooter Marathon are proposing changes to thermal sights, a powerful optic that highlights enemies through obstacles. Game director Joe Ziegler has acknowledged their dominance and implemented initial nerfs. Community suggestions focus on tying visibility to player heat levels generated by sprinting or abilities.

April 07, 2026 በAI የተዘገበ

Prominent players in Bungie’s Marathon extraction shooter have accused cheaters of ruining ranked play, particularly in high-level lobbies and the Cryo Archive map. Streamers like AlbralelieVT described encounters with wall-hacks and stream snipers, prompting Bungie to announce expanded anti-cheat measures. The studio emphasized ongoing improvements to protect fair play.

Video game analyst Rhys Elliott of Alinea Analytics estimates that Bungie's Marathon has sold around 1.2 million copies worldwide, generating $55 million in revenue excluding microtransactions. Steam accounts for the majority of sales at 800,000 copies, far ahead of PlayStation 5's 217,000 and Xbox Series X/S's 133,000. The game retains about 380,000 daily active users despite some early player drop-off.

March 24, 2026 በAI የተዘገበ

Bungie has rolled out a matchmaking improvement in Marathon to help players in isolated geographical regions, such as Australia and South America, find games faster. The change addresses reports of long queue times for those far from North American and European server hubs. Players have already noted quicker matches.