Bungie begins marathon play testing

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Bungie is reportedly inviting gaming influencers and content creators to play the marathon.
YouTuber HiddenXperia recently confirmed his week-long involvement in the marathon playtests, describing the game as “awesome”.
These external playtests may indicate that Bungie is preparing to reveal more details about Marathon in the coming months.

Bungie appears to have started playtests for its upcoming live-service extraction shooter, Marathon. Gaming influencers and content creators are apparently visiting Bungie's headquarters to try. Marathon And possibly provide feedback on it.

Marathon Summer 2023 was announced as the revival of Bungie's long-dormant but revered first-person shooter series from the 1990s. where original Marathon The games were campaign-heavy, though, so the upcoming reboot is a live-action title that takes inspiration from evacuation shooters. Escape from Tarkov. New directions are not uncommon when rebooting franchises, however MarathonIts reputation has suffered due to its troubled development with rumors of abuse, creative leads exiting, potential delays, and more.

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A new report claims that Bungie fired its Marathon director following an internal investigation, which included various complaints from employees.

Although unconfirmed, rumors suggest that Bungie is targeting a 2025 release window internally. Marathon. Recent reports Marathon Sporting a $40 price tag lends further evidence to this, as pricing is usually worked out in the back half of development. A 2025 launch now looks good, as Bungie has begun inviting content creators and influencers to playtests. Marathon. YouTuber HiddenXperia recently announced on Twitter that he is playing Marathon With an image of the “All Week” custom marathon ID tag at Bungie.

YouTuber HiddenXperia describes the marathon as a “surreal experience”.

More content creators are yet to come forward and confirm their involvement Marathon Playtests, but early impressions of the HiddenXperia look promising. Although he couldn't reveal the finer details (probably due to confidentiality agreements), HiddenExperia explained. Marathon Experience as “unreal”. Only time will tell if the word was used in a positive sense, but it at least hints Marathon Delivered in its typical sci-fi art style. Content creators involved Marathon Playtesters are probably under ban, so they can speak freely about their time with the game. So, curious to know more about them Marathon Until then, you have to be patient.

Furthermore, if Marathon With external playtesting in good enough shape, Bungie may be gearing up to reveal more information (including a confirmed release window) about the live-service extraction shooter in the coming months. The 2024 Game Awards ceremony is the only major gaming event left for 2024, but speculation is also swirling around Sony hosting another State of Play before the end of the year that will announce more tentpole PS5 exclusives to be released in 2025. MarathonIf the marketing is really planned to kick off this year, then the latest event makes more sense, but it all remains to be seen.