Artist Antireal has come to some kind of settlement with Bungie and Sony Interactive Entertainment after the studio stole her assets.
Details about Marathon's various playtests have been quite sparse owing to Bungie's strict NDA and general secrecy regarding the title.
Available from December 12th to 15th for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC players in North America, sign-ups are currently available.
"Everything you see in this film: paintings, animations, 2D and 3D work, compositing, and renders is done with a huge team."
"The genre name is so bad. I hate the genre name of extractions hooter," said Chris Sides who thinks Helldivers 2 can fit the description.
"We are fully dedicated to launching the title as scheduled," says Sony CFO Lin Tao about Bungie's troubled extraction shooter.
"Obviously, they made decisions we didn't, and vice versa. So we could compare and contrast how some of those things shook out."
Available for Europe and North America, the playtest includes three maps and five Runners along with solo queue and proximity chat.
Improvements that have reportedly been made to Marathon in new playtests are better presentation and cinematics for its factions.
The user research study runs from September 8th to October 7th, and is separate from the third upcoming closed playtest.
Parsons had been the head of Destiny 2 developer Bungie since 2015, and he has worked at the studio for even longer than that.
Sony CFO Lin Tao reaffirmed that a release date for the extraction shooter would be announced this Autumn based on "progress."
The screenshots were seemingly leaked by an X user who had not signed an NDA. Among the things revealed are new abilities and weapons.
Originally planning for ten live service titles, the PS5 manufacturer is left with little more than excessive losses and cancelled projects.
Bungie will utilize the coming months to improve rewards, visual fidelity, and more before announcing a new date this Fall.
PlayStation Studios head Hermen Hulst acknowledges "varied" feedback from closed alpha but "that's why you do this testing."
Between unauthorized art asset usage and reports of declining morale, Bungie's extraction shooter just can't catch a break.
There are allegedly high sales expectations for Bungie's controversial extraction shooter when it launches on September 23rd.
Bungie has allegedly "pulled the plug" on the extraction shooter's marketing strategy, which included releasing a new trailer in June.
Reports allege that the "vibes have never been worse" following mixed impressions and a recent controversy over stolen art assets.
