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[remember_spinal]

According to sources, Bungie is set to bring back the Marathon series with a new game that will be a 3-man squad extraction-based shooter.

The title is in a pre-alpha state, sources said, but it could be announced at any point given the industry's competition for talent.

Marathon takes place on a planet that was previously home to a human colony that vanished, with humans (now sparse) using highly-customization cyborgs called "Runners" to gather loot, it was said.

It's understood that the gameplay loop of Marathon is similar to most extraction-based shooters; choose a mission, buy and choose your loadout, drop into the map, hunt for loop and complete missions, and then extract safely.

Just like with most extraction-based shooters, it's understood that you lose all of your loot if you're unfortunate enough to die.

The game is intended to be the "ultimate example of a living game", it was said. Seasonal rewards and progression will be a huge part of the game, which isn't surprising considering Bungie's success with the Destiny series and its live services.

https://insider-gaming.com/bungie-to-revive-marathon/

 

[tommib]

 

[LiquidMetal14]

A nostalgic trip. Has to be better than Density 2

 

[hlm666]

Man I hate hunting for loop, i just seem to keep going round in circles.

 

[Pelta88]

Looks like one of those sites that pop up before E3 with unsubstantiated claims.

 

[FalsettoVibe]

Learning 2 new things today.
What is Marathon and what is an extraction-based shooter.
Hope this s good.

 

[Jennings]

 

[Gudji]

 

[LordCBH]

Fuck me I’ll play it.

 

[intbal]

It's a shame we can't get Rockstar to revive Oni.

 

[darrylgorn]

 

[remember_spinal]

Looks like one of those sites that pop up before E3 with unsubstantiated claims.

Looks like theres some merit to it

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

 

[Wildebeest]

And then everything was battle royale and then everything was tarkov.

 

[lh032]

Escape from Tarkov kinda game i guess.

 

[U n i o n 0015]

3-man squad extraction-based shooter

Well that sounds like ass.

 

[Lone Wolf]

Bungie kept the Marathon IP. That’s awesome, but I don’t want another PVP game. PVE only and I’m interested.

 

[MiguelItUp]

I don't know how I feel about devs revisiting IPs but "in a different way" especially after not dabbling with them for a long time.

Kind of like how Hirez is making another Starsiege game, but it's very similar to this and Tarkov. Oh boy.

 

[Demigod Mac]

Great news... always thought this franchise had a lot of potential. I hope at some point Bungie can revisit the Myth franchise as well.

BTW - the Marathon games are now freeware and open source - you can download and play them here:

Aleph One - Marathon Open Source

 

[remember_spinal]

 

[FalsettoVibe]

Nice.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Strikes me as a missed opportunity.

If they still own the rights to Marathon, this would have basically been an opportunity to do Halo rendition on PlayStation (and other platforms). Obviously without specific mentions to anything they wouldn't own the rights to.

 

[FalsettoVibe]

 

[remember_spinal]

Strikes me as a missed opportunity.

If they still own the rights to Marathon, this would have basically been an opportunity to do Halo rendition on PlayStation (and other platforms). Obviously without specific mentions to anything they wouldn't own the rights to.

Kinda hope they put a good single player campaign in there also.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Kinda hope they put a good single player campaign in there also.

I mean what an easy way to have a Halo-campaign of your own, like this is such a backdoor into making a PlayStation Halo game...

I can't believe they'd do this but make it some PVPVE rubbish GaaS game.

 

[Dr. Samuel Hayden]

What the fuck.

 

[Badlucktroll]

Bungie eyes reboot of Mac shooter Marathon, report says

Maybe Halo and Destiny’s grandpa is still good Pfhor something ...

www.polygon.com

 

[Negotiator101]

Even though Bungie is owned by Sony Bungie have written in their contract that they can release games on all platforms, is that true?

 

[poppabk]

That new way?
MTX

 

[Topher]

Even though Bungie is owned by Sony Bungie have written in their contract that they can release games on all platforms, is that true?

That hasn't been stated. Bungie says they will be an independent subsidiary, they will continue to self-publish, and will remain multiplatform. That's all anyone really knows.

 

[Chiggs]

Well, I was excited.

 

[Barakov]

I was pretty excited until "Live Service" entered the equation.

 

[Balducci30]

Dunno why this wouldn’t be a halo-esque single player thing considering marathons roots, and halo basically being it’s spiritual successor. But hopefully it’ll be good

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

So, mobile?

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Dunno why this wouldn’t be a halo-esque single player thing considering marathons roots, and halo basically being it’s spiritual successor. But hopefully it’ll be good

$$$

Like I don't think it would be bad if this was the multiplayer aspect of it, but a huge lost opportunity to do a single-player campaign here. Huge missed opportunity.

 

[Griffon]

This begs for a big single player campaign.

The Marathon lore was a wild and amazing mindfuck. But sadly we all know current Bungie can't do it justice...

 

[SLB1904]

It's a shame we can't get Rockstar to revive Oni.

Man that game was trash

 

[Lord Panda]

What next? A Myth F2P MOBA as well? Goddammit all.

Was just playing Marathon Infinity the other day and was hoping for a proper remake/reboot. But not like this FFS.

 

[BusierDonkey]

How much of the game will early adopters get locked out of if they don't buy the DLCs this time?

 

[Robb]

Could be cool.

 

[Negotiator101]

That hasn't been stated. Bungie says they will be an independent subsidiary, they will continue to self-publish, and will remain multiplatform. That's all anyone really knows.

Surely that's not forever though? Possibly for a amount of time? It's odd Sony agreed to this but it's more money for them I guess.

 

[Bragr]

Noooooo, not more live service co-op stuff. Come on Bungie, you are better than this.

 

[lifa-cobex]

 

[Ronin_7]

Noooooo, not more live service co-op stuff. Come on Bungie, you are better than this.

 

[Roxkis_ii]

God I hate pvpve modes/games.

Just pvp with destractions.
As much as I like Bungie's game. This will most likely be a pass from me.

 

[Badlucktroll]

I think they should also remake Pathways Into Darkness

 

[TintoConCasera]

So it's nothing like Marathon, but they slapped in the Marathon name for marketing reasons. This might be the Quake 2 of our time.

Fuck this, way to hype up the fans of the IP just to slap them in the face with something that has nothing to do with it, at least gameplay wise.

 

[Dick Jones]

If crossplay, I would definitely play the PS4 version on my PS5. That's the definitive way to play.

 

[Nautilus]

 

[MidGenRefresh]

So they are not reviving the series, they are reviving the name. This sounds nothing like the original Marathon.