We value the creativity and dedication of all artists who contribute to our games, and we are committed to doing right by them. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

To prevent similar issues in the future, we are conducting a thorough review of our in-game assets, specifically those done by the former Bungie artist, and implementing stricter checks to document all artist contributions.

As a matter of policy, we do not use the work of artists without their permission.

This issue was unknown by our existing art team, and we are still reviewing how this oversight occurred. We take matters like this very seriously. We have reached out to @4nt1r34l to discuss this issue and are committed to do right by the artist.

We immediately investigated a concern regarding unauthorized use of artist decals in Marathon and confirmed that a former Bungie artist included these in a texture sheet that was ultimately used in-game.

We have just deployed Update 0.5.0.2 for the Closed Alpha playtest. You can read the full patch notes here: .

RT @MarathonTheGame:

We just issued a server settings change to decrease queue times for players at higher Runner levels.

We will be patching the Marathon Closed Alpha next week with several fixes and updates, including disabling mouse magnetism. Keep the feedback coming, and help us shape Tau Ceti IV.

We made this change to reduce how often players challenge fights immediately after being revived from full death, and to provide more advantage to the players/teams that take the time to clear downed Runners. Both of these changes are live now.

The second change lowers the amount of health players revive with after being fully killed from 100% to 30%.

We have just issued 2 changes to the Closed Alpha build via server settings. The first change should improve the experience of weapon hit-registration in very high latency situations.

We have fixed an issue where some Xbox players were able to access the Closed Alpha Playtest early. All players with Closed Alpha access will be able to join on April 23 at 10AM Pacific.

RT @MarathonTheGame: We consider the community and creators part of the team. Watch their gameplay now. #MarathonReveal. ▶️ .

RT @josephacross:

We're excited to have finally revealed gameplay this past weekend and look forward to continuing to show off our progress on the game as we learn more from our Closed Alpha Playtest starting next week.

These accounts will allow us to share more details and clarifications from the Marathon Team on various topics about the game as we get feedback from the community.

We've spun up Marathon Team accounts across several platforms including Steam, Discord, Bluesky, Reddit, and here on Twitter.