Marathon Open Play Week Starts June 3 With Season 2 Nightfall Content
The open play week and the experimental Survival mode signal Bungie is testing ways to broaden Marathon's audience beyond its core extraction shooter base.
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Bungie will hold a free open play week for the PvPvE extraction shooter Marathon from June 3 to June 10, during which all Season 2 Nightfall content is playable. Season 2 adds the dark zone Night Marsh, new runner shells, and a new mode Survival (Sponsor) with reduced PvP elements. Progress carries over to the full game.
Bungie is opening Marathon to all players for a week starting June 3, coinciding with the launch of Season 2 Nightfall. The free period runs through June 10 and includes the full Season 2 slate: the new dark zone Night Marsh, new runner shells, and the experimental Survival (Sponsor) mode. Survival (Sponsor) is an asymmetrical extraction mode with reduced PvP elements: one crew infiltrates the map early while other players arrive later, and everyone tries to escape within 18 minutes. All items and progress earned during the free week carry over if players buy the full game after the period ends. Bungie also plans a PvE mode test in the second half of Season 2 and is exploring permanent additions.
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