Bungie admits Marathon "did not reach as many players as we had hoped," shares plans to evolve the game for "a sustainable future" while committing to Destiny

For the quickest way to join, simply enter your email below and get access. We will send a confirmation and sign you up to our newsletter to keep you updated on all your gaming news. Join the GamesRadar community for quick access. People ruin games." Earlier this year, Marathon's former game director Joe Ziegler – he stepped down not long after Bungie's last bout of layoffs – told GamesRadar+ that the most valuable part of PvP is that it "pushes you to adapt to the whim and unexpected thoughts of other players." But if most players don't like the process of shoving each other into lockers, then you see the kind of decline Marathon is currently facing; according to SteamDB, the game's all-time Steam player peak of 88,337 has crumbled to about 2,000 concurrent players a day.