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Bungie's Marathon tipped for 2025 release as year gets even more stacked

2025 could be one of the best years in gaming, with Bungie's Marathon tipped to join the likes of Switch 2, Monster Hunter Wilds, and maybe even GTA 6 here's all we know

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We're eager to get our first proper look at Marathon

While Bungie is known for Halo and Destiny, with the latter proving divisive for some, the company's Marathon franchise predates them both.

After fans completed a series of puzzles which confirmed a gameplay showcase is coming this week, the company is full speed ahead on its first release since 2024's Destiny 2 Final Shape expansion.

While the studio has been working on Marathon for over a decade, fans are keen to hear more about the sci-fi, PvP extraction shooter, and now one longtime leaker has suggested it'll land sooner than you may think.

Here's all we know about when we could be playing Bungie's Marathon.

Is Marathon launching in 2025?

Posting on X (formerly Twitter), Insider Gaming owner Tom Henderson (who has a history of leaking information on unreleased games) joked about the "Marathon grind".

"Told the missus I'll be on a Marathon grind later this year and she's only gone and signed me up the gym," he joked.

When asked if this means Marathon will launch in 2025, though, his response was much shorter, simply saying "Yes".

You can catch the latest video, setting the stage for the upcoming gameplay reveal, below.

If Henderson's information is correct, then 2025 would surely have to be considered one of the biggest years in gaming history.

While 2023 was considered a vintage year thanks to Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Star Wars Jedi Survivor and Baldur's Gate 3 among others, 2025 is already off to a great start.

Assassin's Creed Shadows, Monster Hunter Wilds, Avowed, and Split Fiction have all launched already, while the Switch 2 and GTA 6 are also pegged for this calendar year.

Marathon was initially revealed at a PlayStation event in May 2023 and marks the first new game to be launched since Bungie was acquired by Sony in 2022 for $3.6 billion.

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Marathon certainly looks colourful

Fear not though, Destiny fans. Bungie has committed to a revamped roadmap for the title, which means Destiny 2 will receive two mid-sized expansions each year, as well as additional free updates, rather than one major expansion each calendar year.

Bungie's latest release was The Final Shape, a Destiny 2 expansion which launched to critical acclaim in June of last year, but wasn't enough to prevent the aforementioned layoffs at the fabled studio.

Despite the Sony acquisition, Marathon is expected to be a multiplatform release across PS5, Xbox, and PC.

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