Do you know that Bungie has been operating an ARG (alternate actuality recreation) that had many in the neighborhood working collectively to unlock… the gameplay reveal date of Marathon? I definitely didn’t, however that’s neither right here nor there.
The necessary information is that Bungie is lastly prepared to indicate off Marathon gameplay – for the primary time – this Saturday in a livestream.
This announcement follows on from a sequence of actually unusual teasers that consisted of some headache-inducing shifting graphics, always shifting shapes and peculiar phrases you may barely make out.
We’re all very pleased we received’t should cope with that for much longer to see, effectively, something of Bungie’s typically delayed, reportedly troubled extraction shooter. This Saturday, April 12 at 10am PT, 1pm ET, 6pm UK, 7pm CEST the developer is internet hosting a livestream on the sport’s Twitch channel to disclose Marathon gameplay for the primary time, supply some updates on growth, and hopefully ship some news-worthy bulletins.
The beleaguered studio is at present residing its arguably worst period, with Future persevering with its downturn, and the group dropping hope within the recreation (and the studio’s) future.
Bungie has lengthy hoped that Marathon would outline its subsequent period, and produce the storied developer again into prominence. Outdoors of some temporary teasers, nonetheless, Bungie hasn’t produced something price getting enthusiastic about. The sport was initially set to launch final yr, earlier than it obtained pushed again to 2025. It’s supposedly nonetheless on observe for launch this yr, so hopefully Saturday’s stream will ship a stable launch date.
Marathon was introduced in 2023 as a multiplayer solely, team-based extraction shooter. The sport modified route after its authentic director was let go, and although it retained extraction shooter parts, it additionally now incorporates hero/character-based mechanics.
Bungie has an actual shot at displaying us the way it’s going to make that concoction of concepts work, but it surely’s troublesome to get excited in regards to the recreation proper now, particularly in a market already full of various takes on extraction shooters.
