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I played Marathon and its 1994 predecessor to see how Bungie has evolved over the years

Opinion | What's changed (and what hasn't) with the legendary FPS developer?

GamesRadar

Bungie doesn't see Marathon going anywhere: "We know where we want to take the story over the next few years"

But nothing's locked in because the devs want players to be able to shape the story

GamesRadar

Marathon (1994) and Marathon (2026) are at opposite ends of FPS history, but playing them at the same time I'm finding they have a lot in common, despite their vast differences

Maximum lore inhalation.

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Sony's "lack of marketing push" on Marathon "speaks to the lack of faith from the platform holder," says former Square Enix exec

"Sony owns a ton of digital real estate on the PlayStation dashboards to push Marathon"

GamesRadar

I've given up taking a second weapon into Marathon matches, and you should too

Opinion | Stop serving unused guns on a platter to your opponents

GamesRadar

Bungie makes Marathon's Cryo Archive map less brutal, blocking spawn rush strats and giving out one free sponsored kit every weekend

That's two pain points down for the Lose Everything Ship

GamesRadar

Marathon boss says extraction shooters are like The Lord of the Rings and that's why they need PvP

Legolas would've loved Marathon

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Free Kit Frenzy rids Marathon of most of its stress, but risks tossing out tension and teamwork too

Does Bungie’s battle royale-style experiment sacrifice too many of the extraction shooter’s best qualities?

PC Gamer

I hope Marathon's first sale gets more players to try the game — it's the most I've been consumed by a competitive FPS in a long time

I've been completely consumed by Marathon over the last month, and I'm hoping the game's first sale encourages more people to try Bungie's fascinating extraction shooter.

TechRadar

"It's a slippery slope to try and build a game for an audience": Marathon, Arc Raiders, and Last Flag devs dig into the trend-bucking evolution of multiplayer shooters

Interview | Are multiplayer shooters enjoying a golden age, or becoming riskier than ever to make? GamesRadar+ spoke to four developers about their work in the genre

GamesRadar

"Over 2 billion matches restored": I'm diving back into my Bungie-era Halo stats with this incredible fan-made 'Halo Archive'

Halo Archive has restored over 1.9 billion Halo 3 matches and hundreds of millions of Halo 2 records, bringing Bungie era stats back online through a dedicated community effort.

Windows Central

Escape from Tarkov boss says Arc Raiders is "an extraction shooter for casual people," but he wants "the most painful" experience possible

Sounds delightful

GamesRadar

Marathon's secretly been telling you to "kill for mommy," community lead salutes the first thirsty players to discover the hidden message

"Goth Vandal is mommy and I will KILL for mommy"

GamesRadar

Marathon’s latest update makes a major quality of life change to in-match looting

A lovely little change.

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Marathon's most popular shotgun is getting nerfed a second time, as Bungie worries it is 'eclipsing a lot of the other short range options that exist in the game'

"We're gonna take a shot at bringing the WSTR more in line."

PC Gamer

Iron Galaxy lays off more people, says it still had too many employees even after 2025's 'last resort' cuts

The cuts include former Destiny community manager David "Deej" Dague, who left Bungie to join Iron Galaxy in 2020.

PC Gamer

Marathon players are using new Mercy Kits to murder people twice: It's already been branded the 'most troll-friendly item imaginable'

The Mercy Kit murderers were inevitable, really.

PC Gamer

Bungie's latest experiment turns Marathon into a battle royale, and it's a hit: 'Free kit queue might be the most fun I've had so far'

To be an extraction shooter, or a battle royale, that's the question.

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Micromort god rolls and how to get them in Destiny 2

Nothing Micro about that.

GamesRadar

Arc Raiders studio contacted by crime scientist "intrigued by how players are interacting," dev says only 30% of players focus on PvP: "It kind of blew the whole extraction shooter open"

Over 95% of raiders use prox chat

The Guardian - UK

Long live the ‘unc game’

‘Unc’ is meant to disparage older players, but the industry should make games for all generations

GamesRadar

Marathon is a good game, former FPS pro Shroud says, "the problem right now is it's too hard"

"More people will realize, 'wait, this game is actually really, really good'."

PC Gamer

Halo composer Marty O'Donnell welcomes Trump endorsement in Nevada Congress race, despite previous statements that Trump is an 'idiot' he loathes

A lot can change in politics.

Destructoid

Reghusk’s Pledge god rolls and how to get them in Destiny 2

Finally, some content.

PC Gamer

Marathon's mid-season patch is a big one: 11 new weapon variants, Recon buffs, and a 'Mercy Kit' for reviving strangers

Plus some welcome quality-of-life changes.

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