Tau Ceti IV is sick and the one remedy is trendy PvEvP extraction gunplay. That’s the vibe of a brand new Marathon trailer that seems to have leaked on Xbox forward of schedule. Whereas Sony performs whack-a-mole to get the brand new footage taken down, screenshots from it exhibiting a March 5, 2026 launch date have already unfold throughout the web.
The new story trailer features a recent sizzle reel of beforehand unseen gameplay exhibiting off the sci-fi multiplayer shooter’s varied maps, runners, and weapons. There’s a wholesome dose of the Bungie venture’s distinctive artwork peppered all through. However of most curiosity to informal gamers would be the nod to an early March launch date.
Following its 2025 delay, the sport solely resurfaced with a imprecise March launch window. This seems to verify it’s coming on the early finish of that vary, giving Sony’s newest live-service recreation a couple of weeks to show itself earlier than the tip of the fiscal yr. In line with Paul Tassi at Forbes, the brand new trailer and ultimate launch date are correct, with Bungie planning the official announcement to go dwell this week.
There’s been some hypothesis amongst followers that Bungie will maintain at the least one spherical of open beta participant assessments earlier than the sport launches. If that’s the case, it now looks as if a superb wager we are able to count on these earlier than the tip of February. In that case, it’ll be the final probability for folks to go hands-on with the overhauled shooter without cost earlier than it arrives on PlayStation 5, Xbox Sequence X/S, and PC behind a $40 value level.
Replace: 1/29/2025, 11:04 a.m. ET: Bungie has gone forward and launched the official trailer and confirmed the sport’s expansive voice forged:
Krizia Bajos, Samantha Béart, Beau Bridgland, Ry Chase, Roger Clark, Darin De Paul, Jennifer English, Dave Fennoy, Nika Futterman, Morla Gorrondona, Reina Guthrie, Donnla Hughes, Keston John, Sohm Kapila, Wealthy Keeble, Elliot Knight, Erica Lindbeck, Piotr Michael, Brent Mukai, Neil Newbon, Ariana Nicole George, Emily O’Brien, Lee Shorten, Jason Spisak, Ben Starr, JB Tadena, Fred Tatasciore, Craig Lee Thomas, Elias Toufexis, Oliver Vaquer, Scott Whyte, Tracy Wiles, Erin Yvette
Pre-order pages are additionally up early for the usual, Deluxe, and Collector’s Version pages. Right here’s what’s included in every:
The Marathon Customary Version contains:
- Entry to all gameplay updates (maps, Runner shells, occasions, and many others.) because the yr progresses
- Pre-order Marathon and likewise obtain the next:
- ZERO STEP 004 CE Tactical Sidearm Type
- ZERO STEP RC Weapon Allure
- ZERO STEP SHIFT Weapon Sticker
- APOGEE INTERCEPT Background
- APOGEE INTERCEPT Emblem
- Plus the next pre-order rewards for Future 2 linked to your Bungie.internet account:
- UESC Echo-type Shell Unique Ghost
- UESC Rover Unique Ship
- UESC Sprinter Unique Sparrow
The Marathon Deluxe Version contains:
- All Customary Version content material
- 1x Premium Rewards Cross Voucher
- 200 SILK Rewards Cross Tokens
- Weapon Cosmetics:
- MIDNIGHT DECAY Misriah 2442 Pump Shotgun Type
- MIDNIGHT DECAY Overrun AR Type
- Runner Shell Cosmetics:
- MIDNIGHT DECAY Vandal Shell Type
- MIDNIGHT DECAY Destroyer Shell Type
- MIDNIGHT DECAY Murderer Shell Type
- MIDNIGHT DECAY Thief Shell Type
