Marathon kicks off Season 2 today with Sponsored Survival, a lower-risk PvP-lite experiment that Bungie detailed in its June 2 blog post. The mode is live now and will remain available until June 9.
The action begins in the new Night Marsh Zone, where players start alone and can move through the map without other people immediately on top of them. That early stretch is still not a safe walk in the park, since UESC enemies are in the mix and Bungie says additional enemies will appear later.
Once the match has gone on for a bit, backfilled Rooks enter the map and the tone changes fast. Matches run on an 18-minute timer, and when the final exfil comes around, players can either agree to a temporary truce and leave together or start trading shots before extraction.
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Marathon
Developed by Bungie
A PvP-focused extraction shooter set on the mysterious planet of Tau Ceti IV, Marathon will see players inhabit the bodies of Runners, cybernetic mercenaries who have been designed to survive the planet’s harsh environments and explore the lost colony that once inhabited Tau Ceti’s surface. Players will engage solo or in crews of three, searching for mysterious alien artifacts, as well as for valuable loot and new weapons and gear that they can add to their collection.
- Genre: Shooter
- Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
- Modes: Multiplayer, Battle Royale
- Publisher: Bungie
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Age Rating:
GRAC 15+
