US EditionBungie Will Conduct Technical Testing on Marathon Later This Month
Bungie invites selected North American and European players to test new features like proximity chat and solo queue during a weeklong closed technical test starting October 22.
- On October 6, 2025, Bungie announced a Closed Technical Test for Marathon, with applications open until October 16, 2025 at 4 PM PT and Steam sign-ups from October 13 to October 26.
- After a problematic closed alpha earlier this year, Bungie delayed Marathon's September 23, 2025 release due to mixed feedback and admitted use of an independent artist's artwork.
- Bungie says the build will include three maps and five runner shells to test improvements, with participants meeting specs like NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and joining under an NDA.
- Bungie says it will issue a public update in the coming months after the test, while Sony CFO Lin Tao said she expects an end of March 2026 release window.
- Marathon is Bungie's first new title since Destiny 2 in 2017, raising stakes for the studio and Sony as updates in the coming months could shape its trajectory next year.
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With ‘Destiny 2’ Stumbling, Bungie’s Fate Could Rest On 'Marathon'
BungieFor its next first-person shooter, Destiny 2 developer Bungie is looking back to a classic from its back catalog, but so far, things haven’t exactly gone smoothly. The upcoming Marathon has had a troubled development, resulting in the studio keeping word on its progress mostly under wraps for the last few months. But now, a select group of players will get the chance to see how Marathon is coming along in a new playtest, with signups avail…
Bungie will conduct technical testing on Marathon later this month
After several silent months, Bungie has opened applications for players interested in participating in a closed technical test of Marathon. It's an invitation-only limited-time test, lasting just October 22-28. Those who are chosen to participate can only do so under a non-disclosure agreement, so don't expect to hear any juicy details or insights about the game's status later this month once the event wraps. While it's not a new public look at …
If Marathon, Bungie's game, was initially to land in the course of the end of the year, the controversy surrounding the game's design will have been due to the release date which had been set by the studio and which was in the course of September. Since the announcement of the report, Bungie has been shown relatively discreet, not communicating any more around his next baby who will be able to be tested in the near future through a large-scale t…
With Marathon Bungie wants to release the next big Extraction shooter. The market is fiercely contested and many titles fail quickly, even if they were produced by big studios like Sony.
Plagiarism allegations and major issues haven't killed the new shooter. Marathon will soon go into testing
The developers will soon let you check out Marathon after considerable changes and a long period of silence following the problems of this online shooter.This info Plagiarism allegations and major issues haven't killed the new shooter. Marathon will soon go into testing was first published on Gamepressure.com 07 October 2025.
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