Bungie shares an update on its new shooter Marathon, confirming that it’s still “on track” but has undergone “a lot of aggressive changes”
Bungie has confirmed that its upcoming extraction shooter Marathon is “on track” but says it’s “a little too early” to show it off.
Game director Joe Ziegler shared the game’s first development update in nearly a year since it was delayed with a nine-minute video discussing what the team has been up to and how Marathon has changed.
While the update didn’t offer a look at new gameplay, Ziegler did reveal that Bungie has introduced “a lot of aggressive changes” to the game over the past few years and has “iterated quite heavily” while also testing with players.
“Where the game is now, there are different things at different stages of the game,” the director continued. “Some things are a little more complete, like our environments are starting to come together in a really, really beautiful way.”
Ziegler adds that character models have also undergone some “iteration,” “so they’re coming together, but they’re not quite there yet,” while enemy models are still in an “early state.”
Hello everyone! We made a “little” video where I talk about what we’re making with the Marathon team and what we’ve been up to all this time in the dark. It’s not a gameplay reveal or anything, but if you’re interested in hearing the latest news, check it out below. Lots ♥ pic.twitter.com/WaHgCADed3October 28, 2024
“It’s a little early to show you everything as a whole (…) but all these things are on track,” Ziegler said. “They’re not all together, but when they all come together, we’re really looking forward to showing you what that looks like, especially during play.”
The game director then previewed a few images shown in the background of the video, including concept art of a Runner codenamed Thief and another character codenamed Stealth.
Ziegler went on to say that it will “reveal a lot more in mid-2025,” and that Bungie will expand Marathon‘s playtests next year, as it looks like a significant number of players will be added.
“The interest you have shown in the content we have created… fuels us every day,” Ziegler said. “We’re excited to work with you more in 2025 and beyond as we make this game available for all of you to play.”