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Marathon launched to positive reviews, but is that enough to justify PlayStation's $3.6 billion bet on Bungie?
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00:00 Neither Hit Nor Disaster
00:27 An Uphill Struggle
02:01 Marathon's Launch
07:31 Chance Of Success
11:46 PlayStation's Choices
Sources:
https://bellular.games/marathon-is-it-really-bungies-last-chance/
https://bellular.games/bungie-already-did-now-it-seems-players-have-given-up-on-destiny/
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-28/-marathon-video-game-director-barrett-was-ousted-over-inappropriate-behavior
polygon.com/bungie-marathon-credits-plagiarized-artist-antireal
https://x.com/shrimp_rider/status/2031926355533697116?s=20
opencritic.com/game/20182/marathon
rockpapershotgun.com/bungie-asks-marathon-critics-to-delay-full-reviews-till-the-release-of-an-endgame-zone-and-i-am-wistfully-reminded-of-vault-of-glass
steamdb.info/app/3065800/charts
youtube.com/watch?v=cX61GvcKmvM&t=214s
gamespot.com/articles/bungie-canceled-project-payback-was-a-third-person-spinoff-set-in-destiny-universe/1100-6525509
https://x.com/Mr_Rebs_/status/2030108412193771826?s=20
https://bsky.app/profile/destinythegame.bungie.net/post/3mf63bvtcms2g
https://bellular.games/bungie-already-did-now-it-seems-players-have-given-up-on-destiny/
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/playstation-forms-new-first-party-studio-dark-outlaw-games
blog.playstation.com/2025/05/07/welcome-teamlfg-to-the-playstation-studios-family
linkedin.com/posts/stephanreese_the-team-at-bungie-chose-to-keep-those-of-activity-7435483804401704962-fwWc
Marathon launched to positive reviews, but is that enough to justify PlayStation's $3.6 billion bet on Bungie?
Join us at http://bellular.games for early access content, 20 editions of 'Loading Screen' a month and to support our team!
00:00 Neither Hit Nor Disaster
00:27 An Uphill Struggle
02:01 Marathon's Launch
07:31 Chance Of Success
11:46 PlayStation's Choices
Sources:
https://bellular.games/marathon-is-it-really-bungies-last-chance/
https://bellular.games/bungie-already-did-now-it-seems-players-have-given-up-on-destiny/
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-28/-marathon-video-game-director-barrett-was-ousted-over-inappropriate-behavior
polygon.com/bungie-marathon-credits-plagiarized-artist-antireal
https://x.com/shrimp_rider/status/2031926355533697116?s=20
opencritic.com/game/20182/marathon
rockpapershotgun.com/bungie-asks-marathon-critics-to-delay-full-reviews-till-the-release-of-an-endgame-zone-and-i-am-wistfully-reminded-of-vault-of-glass
steamdb.info/app/3065800/charts
youtube.com/watch?v=cX61GvcKmvM&t=214s
gamespot.com/articles/bungie-canceled-project-payback-was-a-third-person-spinoff-set-in-destiny-universe/1100-6525509
https://x.com/Mr_Rebs_/status/2030108412193771826?s=20
https://bsky.app/profile/destinythegame.bungie.net/post/3mf63bvtcms2g
https://bellular.games/bungie-already-did-now-it-seems-players-have-given-up-on-destiny/
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/playstation-forms-new-first-party-studio-dark-outlaw-games
blog.playstation.com/2025/05/07/welcome-teamlfg-to-the-playstation-studios-family
linkedin.com/posts/stephanreese_the-team-at-bungie-chose-to-keep-those-of-activity-7435483804401704962-fwWc
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