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Bungie Delays Marathon Indefinitely Following Alpha Feedback

Closed testing will focus on overhauling combat, visuals and social systems ahead of a new release date to be announced this fall.

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Overview

  • Bungie has indefinitely shelved its September 23 release date to address community feedback.
  • Alpha participants criticized steep learning curves and insufficient depth for extraction-shooter veterans.
  • The development team will prioritize tougher AI encounters, richer visuals and lore, and enhanced solo and duo social features including proximity chat.
  • Closed testing will continue through the summer, incorporating alpha testers to evaluate iterative gameplay updates.
  • Bungie is auditing its art assets after plagiarism claims and will announce a revised launch window this fall.