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Bungie's Marathon now has an official release date after earlier leak — continues its slow rebuild following early backlash

A leaked trailer spotted on Xbox Clubs suggests Bungie’s Marathon could launch on March 5, 2026, offering a clearer picture of the game’s progress after delays and controversy. Bungie has now confirmed it.

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Is Marathon free-to-play?

Full details on the game's pricing.

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When radioactive tritium won't do, Marathon turns to this proprietary material to see in the dark

Marathon's MaraGlo is what helps military users see in the dark.

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Everything you need to know about the game ahead of its release.

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Don’t Trade the Venezuela Headlines. Why We’re Skipping Oil Majors to Zero In on These Energy Stocks Instead.

Instead of names like Exxon and ConocoPhillips, check out downstream refiners and shipping stocks, says our top chart expert.

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Fleet Fuel Card Programs That Save Money and Increase Business Efficiency

Learn how the Marathon fleet fuel card helps manage fleet fuel expenses, boost fuel savings, and earn WEX rebate benefits on fuel cards and fleet card use.

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Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Call Options Could Be Significantly Mispriced in Your Favor

With Wall Street forced to price risk monotonically, retail has the opportunity to play a different game when it comes to MPC stock and the suddenly hot oil market.

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PlayStation’s 2026 is likely to be more of the same, and that’s no bad thing

The year ahead for Sony looks promising, but will the publisher continue to lean on live-service titles? We predict what 2026 might have in store for PS5 and PlayStation.

TechRadar

Former Bungie director says Marathon didn’t stem from Tarkov or extraction shooters — it was inspired by an MMO my parents played 20 years ago

A former Bungie director has revealed that the original inspiration for Marathon wasn't Tarkov or extraction shooters, but rather the Dark Age of Camelot MMO.

Windows Central

3 months before launch, Marathon art director Joseph Cross departs from Bungie: 'I'm incredibly proud of the visual world we built'

Cross said leaving the studio was his decision.

PC Gamer

Bungie’s long‑awaited Marathon reboot arrives in March 2026, marking a major comeback for the studio behind Halo and Destiny

Bungie's Marathon is now launching in March 2026 at $40, with a new deep dive into how the game is leaning in on a darker sci-fi aesthetic.

Windows Central

6 months after being delayed indefinitely, Bungie's survival extraction shooter Marathon is back with a March 2026 release date and $40 price tag

We're so back... maybe?

GamesRadar

Bungie takes its second shot at revealing Marathon: $40 price tag, proximity chat, solo queue, and March release confirmed

A new vidoc reveals the major changes Bungie has made to its sci-fi extraction shooter since its alpha earlier this year met with mixed results.

PC Gamer

"Resolved to my satisfaction": Marathon art theft scandal finally resolved with Bungie and Sony after months of controversy

Marathon’s art theft scandal is finally over, yet player sentiment remains low as Bungie works to steady the project and prepare for its delayed release window.

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Stolen Marathon art issue "resolved" with Bungie and Sony "to my satisfaction," original artist says

Marathon's plagiarism first surfaced in May

PC Gamer

Halo's co-creator says Bungie redesigned Master Chief nine times before coming up with the now-iconic look: 'We tried a lot of things'

"It took forever, but I wasn't going to stop."

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ARC Raiders is such a big success that it could end up helping Marathon—or hurt it just the same

Which one would you extract into your PC or console with?

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Presumably praying people have room for another extraction shooter after Arc Raiders, Bungie opens Marathon signups for December playtest

Marathon: still in the works, as a reminder

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$8 Billion Mistake: Wall Street Underprices Bitcoin Miners By 28%, JPMorgan Says

The Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) mining sector is running on faulty math — and the gap is big enough to distort every valuation screen on Wall Street.

GamesRadar

The run-up to Marathon's release has been such a train wreck that it's easy to forget that the game might still be really good

Opinion | But are players still willing to even give Bungie the benefit of the doubt?

GamesRadar

After Payday 3's fumbles, Fairgames just might turn out to be the heist game that I crave

Opinion | Done right, stealing digital dollars will bring in plenty of real ones

PC Gamer

Marathon cinematic director Alberto Mielgo says the 8-minute reveal video was not made with AI and frankly he can't believe he even has to say that

I don't know if anyone actually accused the Marathon cinematic from earlier this year of being made with AI, but Mielgo seems pretty wound up about it anyway.

GamesRadar

"The Bungie team is fantastic": Academy Award-winning artist behind Marathon cinematic says the shooter's stolen art "was genuinely a mistake," and "blown out of proportion"

The designs were "accidentally" used, apparently

PC Gamer

Sony says Marathon will still release by March 2026, pinky promise, and 'as needed, we will make corrections'

Not a sprint.

GamesRadar

Former Bungie director spent their time on Marathon "dying to create a new genre name" because an extraction shooter is "the only genre where its name is a mechanic"

Chris Sides stretches the definition of 'only' when complaining about the genre name

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