The ‘Marathon’ Closed Alpha Accidentally Goes Live For Some Players

Watch us play an entire match of Bungie’s new extraction shooter, Marathon

Marathon is an upcoming extraction shooter from Bungie, the studio behind Halo and Destiny. Here’s what a full match looks like.

Bungie Allegedly Leaks 'Marathon' Alpha Early On Xbox - We May Have Our First Look At The Game's UI & Menus

Some Xbox owners claim they were able to access the Marathon closed alpha a day early after an update was released on Microsoft consoles. The supposed leak may have given Bungie fans their first look at the extraction shooter’s UI and character menus. ‘Marathon’ Closed Alpha May Have Gone Live Early Screenshot: Twitter @Mr_Rebs_ Following the release of the gameplay trailer last week, Bungie revealed that a Marathon closed alpha would go live on…

The ‘Marathon’ Closed Alpha Accidentally Goes Live For Some Players

At least for some players, the Marathon Closed Alpha has gone live a full day early. You may want to check if that's you.

A streamer played an hour of Marathon early before Bungie cut him off

A player for Marathon's closed alpha was accidentally given access to the shooter a day before Bungie meant it, and started streaming.

Marathon Alpha Was Playable Early, Now Shut Down

Bungie's new game, Marathon, kicks off its alpha test on April 23, but some people got to play it early--and they even streamed gameplay online for everyone to see. However, Bungie quickly caught on and shut things down.Community manager Cozmo said on social media that some lucky players got a "sneak peek," but the studio didn't let fans keep playing. "Glad to see people enjoying their first runs," Cozmo said.The Marathon alpha officially begins…