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Bungie's Marathon delayed past September release date as a darker tone, proximity chat, and more are being added

Bungie shared on Tuesday that its upcoming first-person extraction shooter Marathon is being delayed, with features like proximity chat being added.

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PlayStation Studios boss admits Marathon response has been 'varied' but says Sony is taking steps to ensure it's 'not going to make the same mistakes' it did with Concord

Herman Hulst says Sony is giving Bungie's extraction shooter "the optimal chance of success."

PC Gamer

PlayStation insists Marathon has "strong early engagement," even after a very public art scandal and divisive playtests

Bungie's FPS is still set to release this fiscal year, according to Sony

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Marathon might flop so hard it could affect the future of Destiny 2, and that’s a brutal truth

It's not looking good.

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'Destiny 2' Developer Morale Is Reportedly In 'Free-Fall' After 'Marathon's Plagiarism Scandal

Bungie's upcoming extraction shooter, 'Marathon,' is in hot water after the studio admitted to plagiarizing art assets, and a new report points to turmoil at the developer.

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Haunted looking art director livestreams apology for Marathon theft scandal, but chat is merciless: 'Would write an original comment, but I don't see any good ones to plagarize'

In other not-great signs, the game's tagline has also become a meme about art theft.

PC Gamer

Morale at Bungie reportedly at an all-time low as the iconic FPS dev investigates stolen assets in Marathon: "The vibes have never been worse"

Bungie previously admitted that an indie artist's work somehow ended up in Marathon's alpha

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'The vibes have never been worse' Bungie's morale is reportedly in 'free fall' following its art theft fiasco

Devs also claim they have been often ignored by the studio's "good old boy" leadership regarding the overarching design.

PC Gamer

Bungie runs an hour-long Marathon "PlayMA" with zero gameplay footage while scrubbing the art for plagiarism as the game's art director offers a "personal apology" to the artist whose work was lifted

"There is absolutely no excuse for this oversight," Bungie says

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Bungie responds to Marathon art theft controversy, admitting it stole assets and blaming a former developer: "We are conducting a thorough review"

Following a recent claim from an artist that Bungie stole her artwork for Marathon, the developer has now responded — confirming the theft, and promising to conduct a review of the game's assets.

Windows Central

Bungie got caught plagiarizing art yet again, this time in Marathon. Something’s got to give

Fool me once...

Destructoid

Marathon features apparently stolen art? Its developer really needs to learn

This was the best thing about the new game.

Creative Bloq

Bungie confirms it stole art once again, will undertake a 'thorough review' of Marathon assets

Update: Bungie lays the blame on a former artist.

PC Gamer

Marathon is doomed — ARC Raiders is already a much better extraction shooter, and I feel bad for Bungie's developers

ARC Raiders is the extraction shooter I've been waiting for. Here's why Embark Studios has a better chance against Bungie's upcoming Marathon.

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I'm honestly shocked, but Arc Raiders is a much more exciting extraction shooter than Marathon

After 4 hours with both shooters, Bungie should be worried that Embark will steal its spotlight.

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London marathon: why you need a plan to prevent the post-race blues

As the sun rises over the river Thames on marathon day this year, tens of thousands of cheering spectators will fill the streets and a record-breaking 56,000 adrenaline-fuelled runners will gather at the starting line of the TCS London marathon.

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I'm convinced Bungie won't say how much Marathon will cost because it doesn't know how much to charge yet

They're kicking the can down the road, pending feedback.

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5 months from launch, Marathon devs keep evading pricing questions, but Bungie promises that "it's definitely going to be a conversation"

Maybe if we just ignore the price, it'll go away

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I think Marathon looks fun, but is Bungie hiding the game's best feature?

According to some content creators, Bungie's Marathon will have raid-like puzzles and mechanics to do amidst PvP engagements.

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Bungie's next sci-fi shooter 'Marathon' has been revealed with a trio of action-packed trailers, a release date, and a closed alpha (video)

Cybernetic mercenaries team up to venture into an abandoned colony planet, grab valuable loot, and fight each other in Bungie's Marathon reboot.

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Any live service game is a risk, but Sony and Bungie are betting Marathon can make extraction shooters bigger: "I do think that the ceiling could rise"

"We have a whole generation of people who are growing up in sandbox experiences"

PC Gamer

Former Concord dev says 'it was gut wrenching to see our project fail' but urges players not to judge Marathon too soon: 'To call this game a failure before it’s even out is wild to me'

The long-awaited reveal of Marathon over the weekend has drawn comparisons to the online service shooter which Sony shut down last October.

Inverse

Bungie’s ‘Destiny 2’ Followup Already Has Already Divided Potential Players

'Marathon' is the next shooter from the team behind 'Destiny 2,' but it's taking a very different path from Bungie's successful live-service FPS.

GamesRadar

"Marathon will not be a 'full-priced' title": Bungie calms fans' fears around the new extraction shooter's price in a world of $70 and $80 games

It's one PvP shooter, what could it cost? $10?

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Marathon feels like a good extraction shooter, but it's not free-to-play, and I hope Sony and Bungie don't price it into an early grave

Marathon needs to be both: good and affordable

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