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Marathon boss cryptically suggests the game is too hard, outright confirms "we have some iterations / big balance changes brewing right now"

"It's fun to lose," is it?

GamesRadar

Marathon’s latest patch just nerfed Thief’s ‘slide cancel’ movement tech, because if you give Destiny players an inch, they will always take a mile

No more of that.

Destructoid

I think I’m a rat: Marathon’s Rook class has made me face an unfortunate truth

Don't judge me.

Destructoid

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Destiny 2’s Steam player count nearly doubled with Guardian Games, but it’s still depressingly low

Fighting for your class? More like fighting for its life.

Destructoid

Keraunios god rolls and how to get them in Destiny 2

A surprisingly good perk pool.

Destructoid

Marathon is rescheduling its frustrating endgame, but you're still against the clock: 'No schedule is perfect, but we're here to listen and learn'

More mid-week crashouts are on the menu.

PC Gamer

I'm in a situationship with Marathon's "worst" gun, and after 80 hours I'm not letting the meta break us up

Now Playing | Marathon meta? Cryo Archive? Runner, wake up: we're frolicking in Perimeter with a volt thrower

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Marathon review

A confident reminder that nobody does an FPS like Bungie.

PC Gamer

Marathon sold just 1.2 million copies with nearly 70% on Steam, analyst estimates: "It hasn't exactly made the splash Sony and Bungie wanted"

"Players understand the Arc Raiders loop within 30 minutes, while Marathon's UI acts as a massive filter"

GamesRadar

After 80 hours of Marathon, I'm glad Bungie didn't try to please everyone

Opinion | Marathon's small maps and hardcore kill times aren't flaws – they're strengths

GamesRadar

I want to love Marathon but can already see why players are falling off its miserable grind

Marathon looks great and has some strong moment-to-moment action, but it lacks compelling reasons to keep playing.

TechRadar

There is nothing like Marathon's Cryo Archive map

It's a raid. It's a heist. It's Marathon.

PC Gamer

Marathon review – Joy, pain, and bountiful loot in a dark sci-fi future

Prepare to die, every day, all the time.

Destructoid

Marathon's Cryo Archive is locked to weekends partly because you're going to "lose a lot of gear" and you need time to grind during the week, director says

"It is intended to challenge you to your limits"

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'Is Marathon a success? Unfortunately, no, not yet' — Former Xbox exec says Bungie's new extraction shooter was built at a scale and cost that the current market 'simply isn't rewarding'

Former Microsoft Game Studios executive producer Laura Fryer believes Bungie's extraction shooter Marathon is a success among players, but the studio has a long road ahead to make the game worth its investment.

Destructoid

Marathon’s Cryo Archive race is over, and players quickly figured out its nigh-impossible difficulty levels

Risk it all to find what lies within.

PC Gamer

Bungie admits Marathon's weekend-heavy endgame means 'there are likely some who cannot participate'

"We are, of course, always iterating and are open to looking at other options in the future."

Destructoid

Destiny 2 is killing its most broken build, and I’m already mourning John Chunk

Back to Axions, I guess.

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Marathon community crushes Cryo Archive puzzle, unlocks release date, and learns the map is only playable on weekends

That's a Compiler, alright.

GamesRadar

Marathon's Cryo Archive goes live Friday as a weekends-only "raid-style" PvPvE map: "So please, do scream"

Bungie promises "brutal" stakes

Destructoid

Marathon’s Cryo Archive map has officially been unlocked, it looks like a Destiny raid, and Ben Starr is waiting within

I am scared.

PC Gamer

Marathon's competitive mode is so complicated that Bungie made a literal maths test to figure it out, and it actually helps

Get your practice in now.

Destructoid

How to complete Paradigm Shift 2 contract in Marathon – Download Protocol G access in Complex

Hacker!!

PC Gamer

Marathon Ranked explained: Rules, scoring, and rewards

Loot and extract alive to make it big on Tau Ceti.

The Guardian - UK

In the killer world of online gaming, there are no hits any more – just survivors

The fates of two ostensibly similar online games released this year, Marathon and Highguard, prove that success is becoming close to unattainable

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