Bungie’s Marathon to Feature Seasonal In-Game Events, Hints Job Listing

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Summary

  • A recent Bungie job listing hints at seasonal in-game events for the upcoming Marathon revival.
  • Bungie’s current live-service game, Destiny 2, already follows the limited-time event model to improve player retention and replayability.
  • New details about Marathon may be inbound in the coming months, possibly even pre-orders for a late 2025 launch.

A recently published job posting suggests that Bungie’s upcoming reboot of the Marathon series might incorporate seasonal in-game activities, similar to what they currently do with their popular live-service title, Destiny 2. Given Bungie’s history, it seems plausible that this approach will continue in their next project as well.

At the May 2023 PlayStation Showcase, it was announced that Marathon is a reboot of Bungie’s 1994 first-person shooter series. Unlike its predecessor, this new version of Marathon features live-service elements, making it quite different. In this updated game, players will assume the role of cybernetic mercenaries known as “Runners” and investigate a lost planet where an unexplained disappearance of 30,000 people has occurred. Since Marathon was first unveiled almost two years ago, Bungie has kept details about the game under wraps, only occasionally providing hints through leaks or job postings.

A recent job posting by The Game Post indicates that Bungie is searching for a Staff Events Systems Designer to assist the studio in creating engaging seasonal events for the game ‘Marathon’. It’s suggested that these limited-time ‘Marathon’ events will integrate flawlessly with tactical gameplay, world creation, and a live-service structure, which could mean we might see holiday-themed activities or story-focused updates similar to those seen in ‘Destiny 2’.

Marathon’s Player Retention Methods May Take a Page Out of the Destiny 2 Playbook

For example, Bungie maintains the game Destiny 2 by hosting seasonal events such as the Festival of the Lost, which includes spooky missions themed around Halloween and typically occurs in autumn. In the springtime, players of Destiny 2 can engage in Guardian Games, where each guardian class competes for dominance. Seasonal events aren’t unique to Destiny 2; other live-service games like Forza Horizon 5 also employ this strategy. However, unlike some games that experiment with new approaches, Bungie seems content with continuing its established approach to replayability and player retention in Destiny 2 rather than trying to revolutionize the live-service genre.

I couldn’t be more thrilled! It appears that, as a Bungie fan, I won’t have to hunt for job postings to find information about Marathon anymore. The studio is preparing to disclose more details about the game in the upcoming months. Moreover, some recent leaks hint that Bungie might start pre-orders for Marathon soon, stoking anticipation for a 2025 release of this live-service extraction shooter. Fingers crossed, we won’t have to wait much longer to learn more about Marathon, but at least it seems like the answers are coming our way soon!

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2025-03-09 20:33