Bungie Sets Marathon Release for March 2026

Bungie has announced that its upcoming sci-fi extraction shooter, Marathon, will launch in March 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC platforms, following an indefinite delay earlier this year. The game, priced at $39.99 in the United States and £34.99 in the United Kingdom, marks the studio's reboot of the classic single-player series into a multiplayer PvPvE format.

The release window update came in a 22-minute ViDoc video and accompanying blog post from Bungie, which detailed improvements made since the game's alpha playtests in 2025. Originally slated for September 23, 2025, Marathon faced setbacks due to player feedback on early builds, prompting the studio to pause public development and focus on refinements. Bungie stated that these changes aim to elevate the game's quality to align with its established titles like Destiny 2.

In Marathon, players take on the role of Runners, operatives dispatched by corporations to scavenge resources on distant planets amid an overpopulated Earth. Matches support solo play or squads of three, unfolding across a single large map divided into four distinct zones, each with unique environmental designs and enemy non-player...