Developer Bungie has given players an update as to what is going on with its new Marathon title.
In a video published to YouTube, the title's director Joe Ziegler said development on the project was "on track" but did not show any gameplay as the studio had previously promised back in May 2023. Back then, Bungie told fans that it was focusing on making the game but would be back with gameplay at some point.
“Where are we at right now in terms of making this game? Well, for the past couple of years, we’ve been doing a lot of aggressive change to the game and we’ve been iterating pretty heavily, and during that time we’ve been testing with a lot of players, a lot of players like yourself, also with creators," Ziegler said.
“And so it’s sort of insanely awesome, and I’m filled with gratitude when I think about it, because there’s so many people who’ve just contributed by telling us: ‘Hey, this thing sucks’ or: ‘This thing is great’. In a way that really has helped us diagnose, analyse, shape and shift the game in great ways.
“Where the game is at right now, there’s a variety of different things at different states inside of the game. Some things are a little bit more complete, like our environments are starting to come together in a really, really beautiful way. Some of the character models we’ve been iterating through, so they’re coming together but they’re not fully there yet. Our enemy models are still kind of a little bit in an early state, so we’re still iterating through and making those things land in a strong way, and a few of the items are still kind of coming online.
“So, it’s a little early to show you all of it as one piece, but as you’ve noticed, like as many of you are familiar with, if you’ve been or if you’re familiar with game development, all of these things are on track. They’re not all together, but when they all do come together, we really, really are looking forward to showing you what that looks like, especially in play.”
Marathon was unveiled in May 2023. It's a new entry in one of Bungie's older sci-fi shooter franchises but with a modern twist.
