There's only one breed of bird on Tau Ceti IV: the Skrac. They keep a squawking vigil, watching over dying runners as they bleed out, marking the moment with disinterest. Once everybody's dead or exfilled, theirs are the only organic eyes to look out over the ruined colony.
Perhaps it's fitting, then, that whenever I check the discourse around Marathon, I can still hear the flap of vultures' wings. Everywhere I look, punters predict the death of Bungie's latest shooter. Armchair analysts point to diminishing player numbers on Steam, and Sony's own reports appear to back up the gloom. In a recent roundup of its financial year, the publisher reported impairment losses of roughly $765 million against Bungie's assets.
