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Marathon Review - Bungie Nails the Extraction Shooter Loop - MonsterVine
Bungie's Marathon delivers a tense extraction shooter experience, praised for its strong progression, excellent gunplay, and emphasis on teamwork. The game successfully captures the core loop of the genre.
Revisiting the last truly great Call of Duty
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) is revisited as the last truly great entry in the series, praised for its atmosphere, sound design, and grounded realism. The article highlights its superior gunplay and attachment customization compared to later titles, lamenting the shift towards cosmetic collaborations and the integration with Warzone.
Marathon review - ignore the noise, this game speaks for itself | Eurogamer
Marathon is a challenging multiplayer shooter that rewards strategic risk-taking and punishes mistakes, drawing comparisons to Dark Souls for its steep initial learning curve. The game emphasizes fair gunplay and avoids catering to a "lowest common denominator" audience, offering a high-stakes experience akin to Halo crossed with Rainbow Six Siege when played with others, or a solo equivalent of Alien: Isolation.
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS 2026 Development Roadmap Released
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has unveiled its 2026 development roadmap, introducing features like destructible terrain, a new roguelite mode called Xeno Point, and a co-op heist collaboration with Starbreeze's PAYDAY. The updates aim to enhance gameplay with evolving weapon metas, interactive environmental elements, and refined ranking systems.
Dev Letter: Aim Punch 2
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is implementing an updated aim punch system based on player feedback from Gunplay Labs. The second iteration, Aim Punch 2, introduces distance-based reductions and rebalances aim punch values for SMGs and Shotguns to improve mid-to-long range engagements and overall gunplay balance. The developers plan to further refine the system by assigning unique aim punch values to individual weapons in the future.
Marathon is good, actually: the Arc Raiders-rivalling extraction shooter proves Bungie has still got what made Halo and Destiny great
Marathon's Server Slam offered a deep dive into Bungie's upcoming extraction shooter, revealing that despite a shaky initial inventory experience, the core gunplay is exceptionally strong. The game excels in fast-paced sci-fi combat, with satisfying weapon mechanics reminiscent of Bungie's past successes like Halo and Destiny, and fluid movement that keeps players engaged.
