Player ambushes, powerful NPC enemy robots, and the fear of losing loot makes Marathon terrifying.

I put about 30 hours into Marathon since it came out. I learned a lot about the game and the extraction shooter genre. There are a ton of reasons to love this game, from its amazing and visually ...

Is Marathon on Game Pass? Following in the footsteps of live service shooters like Helldivers 2, hopping into Marathon is going to set you back a few bucks. If you're already subscribed to Microsoft's ...

Marathon is an extraction shooter that puts you in the shoes of a Runner, someone whose consciousness is uploaded into various "Shells" and contracted by different factions to explore the colony of ...

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GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Stand by, Runners, because Marathon is about to get even more ...

Since Bungie launched Marathon on March 5, one request has come up again and again: a duos queue. Marathon game director Joseph Ziegler announced Monday that the team would roll out a duos queue as an ...

TL;DR: Marathon game director Joe Ziegler departed Bungie amid studio upheaval and major layoffs tied to a $750 million impairment charge. Leadership of Marathon moves to Del Chafe III and Julia ...

Bungie’s Marathon already feels like a very specific kind of game. This is not just another sci-fi shooter with extraction mechanics bolted on. Even in its early hours, it presents itself as a PvPvE ...

Shane Limbaugh is a Contributor at DualShockers who began covering games professionally in 2025. A longtime gamer with a Bachelor’s Degree in Game Design and Criticism, Shane brings a design-focused ...