Former Marathon art director fears "unproven, unknown" games like the FPS may not have a future — "We felt like we were sort of getting away with something"

Marathon.

Following the recent leak of a new trailer for Bungie's upcoming sci-fi extraction shooter Marathon, the Destiny 2 developer opted to officially reveal the game's release date earlier this week. It's officially scheduled to release on March 5, 2026 across Xbox Series X|S, Windows PC, and PS5, with preorders available now.

Originally slated to come out last September, Bungie delayed Marathon after the poor reception of its Closed Alpha testing last spring, with many voicing concerns about shallow gameplay depth, the lack of highly desired features like proximity chat, and a flat visual aesthetic that lacked atmosphere. And, y'know, the whole art theft controversy.