Marathon Free Play Week Announced Alongside Season 2 Launch
The asset reset and free play week give Bungie a chance to re-onboard players who fell off during Season 1 and to present Marathon as a fresh start.
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Bungie announced a free play week for Marathon from June 3 to June 10 on Steam, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. The period coincides with the start of Season 2, which resets all player assets and weapon arsenals, giving newcomers a level starting point. The update adds a new zone, a Runner Shell, weapons, and a new enhancement system.
Bungie is running a free play week for Marathon from June 3 to June 10 on Steam, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. The period lines up with the launch of Season 2, which resets all player assets and weapon arsenals. The developer said the reset makes it a good time for newcomers to start on relatively equal footing with existing players.
Season 2 adds a new zone called Dia Marsh (Night), a new Runner Shell named Sentinel, new weapons and equipment, and a new Runner Shell enhancement system called Cradle. Progress made during the free play week will carry over into Season 2. Marathon is a PvP extraction shooter set on the planet Tau Ceti IV, where players as Runners retrieve supplies and try to survive against other players and hostile forces.
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