Bungie is reviving one of its classic and legendary IPs, according to sources with industry insider Tom Henderson, who shared a report today claiming that the Destiny maker is developing a new game set in the universe of Marathon. Unlike the original trilogy, which concluded with 1996’s Marathon Infinity, the new installment is said to be an extraction-based shooter in which players will join three-man squads to beat missions and avoid death in order to secure loot. Sources have described it as the “ultimate example of a living game.”
From an Insider Gaming report:
Marathon takes place on a planet that was previously home to a human colony that vanished, with humans (now sparse) using highly-customization cyborgs called “Runners” to gather loot, it was said.
It’s understood that the gameplay loop of Marathon is similar to most extraction-based shooters; choose a mission, buy and choose your loadout, drop into the map, hunt for loop and complete missions, and then extract safely.
Just like with most extraction-based shooters, it’s understood that you lose all of your loot if you’re unfortunate enough to die.
The game is intended to be the “ultimate example of a living game”, it was said. Seasonal rewards and progression will be a huge part of the game, which isn’t surprising considering Bungie’s success with the Destiny series and its live services.
This will be the first non-Destiny title the studio has developed in over a decade.
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I have a friend who was a fan of Bungie looooooooong before Halo, and Marathon is one of his favorite series. I wonder how he would feel about them reviving the IP like this. I myself still keep the Marathon games around using Aleph One. Had fun at LANParties playing those too. If I'm not mistaken, one of the Marathon games was the first FPS game to have mouse aim. So thanks for that Bungie!