Elias Toufexis Calls Out Marathon Haters in PC Gamer Interview
Toufexis's public pushback against pre-release hate campaigns for Marathon signals that the game's cast is already bracing for the same kind of organized negativity that has dogged other high-profile titles.
Reporting from 2 sources: GameBusiness.jp, Game Spark.
In a PC Gamer interview, actor Elias Toufexis, who voices an assassin in Bungie's upcoming extraction shooter Marathon, addressed online hostility toward the game. He said criticism of his performance or the game is fine, but he condemned accounts that post memes comparing Marathon to Concord and wishing for the game to fail. Toufexis linked the backlash to similar attacks on Starfield and Star Trek: Discovery, attributing it to boredom and right-wing trolling over perceived DEI elements.
Elias Toufexis, the actor playing an assassin in Bungie's PvPvE extraction shooter Marathon, told PC Gamer he welcomes criticism of his work but draws a line at coordinated hate campaigns. He specifically called out X accounts that repeatedly post memes labeling Marathon 'Concord 2,' saying, 'Life is so short, why spend hours on that? Why would you wish for something to fail so badly?'
Toufexis noted he has seen similar patterns with Starfield and Star Trek: Discovery, both of which faced backlash from right-wing trolls over perceived DEI and woke elements. He said the anger comes from boredom: 'People just want to hate. I don't really understand it. It's sad.' The interview also referenced former Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan's past comments telling people who have not played a game to 'shut up' when criticizing it. Marathon is set for release on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.
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