Whereas Bungie’s revival of Marathon has been shrouded in fairly a little bit of thriller, the studio is attending to reveal extra particulars concerning the title later this week. In the intervening time, nonetheless, a hearsay has popped up indicating that Marathon will likely be popping out a while this 12 months.
In accordance with Insider Gaming’s Tom Henderson, Bungie is planning for a 2025 launch of Marathon. Contemplating this, the studio may even possible announce the official launch date alongside the gameplay reveal deliberate for April 12.
In a put up on social media platform X, Henderson jokes about his spouse signing him up for a fitness center membership when he tells her that he will likely be on a Marathon grind later this 12 months. When requested for affirmation from a follower about whether or not this implies Marathon will likely be out this 12 months, he merely replies by saying “Sure.”
“Advised the missus I’ll be on a Marathon grind later this 12 months and she or he’s solely gone and signed me up the fitness center,” posted Henderson on X.
Bungie formally introduced the gameplay reveal for Marathon via a trailer launched earlier this month. Whereas the trailer itself doesn’t give us too many particulars concerning the recreation apart from letting us seize some sneak peeks at its environments and sound design, it did point out that, in a roundabout way, it would follow-up on the story threads that Bungie had first set down all the way in which again within the Nineties with its authentic Marathon trilogy.
The announcement got here a few months after rumours took place that Bungie is gearing as much as showcase Marathon in a significant method. Again in February, Large Bomb’s Jeff Grubb commented on the truth that Marathon was lacking from Sony’s State of Play showcase on the time as a result of Bungie was planning its personal showcase for the sport.
“Bungie does their very own factor often for Future, they’re going to undertake that very same ‘We’re speaking to our viewers’ technique this 12 months as effectively, so I feel April,” mentioned Grubb. “We’ll most likely hear from them about Marathon, and it might simply be its personal factor separate from a State of Play.”
Within the meantime, Bungie has additionally been continually updating the Steam database entries for Marathon. Simply final month, the corporate added a couple of new “app varieties” to the Steam database itemizing for Marathon. This means that the corporate is getting nearer to the title’s launch, and is gearing as much as launch the sport alongside some DLC or enlargement passes.
Bungie has additionally been eager on increasing its playtests for Marathon main as much as its gameplay reveal. Again in October, director Joe Ziegler talked about desirous to get extra gamers into playtests in order that the studio might get extra suggestions on how the sport was shaping up.
In accordance with Ziegler, the studio is “increasing our playtests somewhat bit wider and wider. We’re trying so as to add a big quantity of gamers to every of our milestones as we’re going ahead, and a few of these massive inflections are alternatives for you all to affix us.”
Marathon was introduced all the way in which again in 2023. The sport is in growth for PC, PS5 and Xbox Collection X/S. For those who’re taken with realizing the place the sport’s title comes from, take a look at our protection of the traditional Marathon trilogy being out there on PC.
