Recently, Bungie started posting cryptic messages about Marathon on social media. The upcoming extraction shooter has been quiet in recent months, but the developer is about to announce something—we just don’t know what that is.
Marathon is a reboot of a 1994 title of the same name, but this time around, it’s a futuristic extraction shooter – because we just needed another one of those, right?
It was recently discovered that some players might enjoy an alpha version of Marathon. Eagle-eyed Reddit users noticed that the Marathon Discord server has newly added channels about alpha feedback and discussions. There’s a section for ‘alpha bug reporting,’ too. This leads us to believe that the team is either a) preparing to launch an alpha, and that’s the upcoming news, or b) content creators and the like are already enjoying Marathon’s alpha version.
I’d be willing to believe that the former is on the nose. Marathon has been in development for years, and it’s hard to see how it’s not ready for a good old playtest.
Social media suggested that both possibilities are true. Users claimed that some Destiny streamers had been granted access to Marathon’s closed alpha, which has remained a mystery since its initial reveal in 2023.
Bungie is reportedly preparing to make a significant announcement regarding Marathon. That’s hardly surprising, considering social media takeovers are happening, and we’re seeing these new alpha channels pop up on Discord.
