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Marathon's playtest wasn't great for Bungie, but Arc Raiders' design director says it was a "great A/B test" for them
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There should have been two major extraction shooters launching in the last quarter of this year. One of them is Arc Raiders, which is in fact coming out later this month. The other is Marathon, which, well, you know. Interestingly, though, with both games hosting tests earlier in the year, there was an opportunity for Arc Raiders' developers to learn something from Marathon.
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There should have been two major extraction shooters launching in the last quarter of this year. One of them is Arc Raiders, which is in fact coming out later this month. The other is Marathon, which, well, you know. Interestingly, though, with both games hosting tests earlier in the year, there was an opportunity for Arc Raiders' developers to learn something from Marathon.
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There should have been two major extraction shooters launching in the last quarter of this year. One of them is Arc Raiders, which is in fact coming out later this month. The other is Marathon, which, well, you know. Interestingly, though, with both games hosting tests earlier in the year, there was an opportunity for Arc Raiders' developers to learn something from Marathon. Read more
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20 October 2025, 7:12 pm
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https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/marathons-playtest-wasnt-great-for-bungie-but-arc-raiders-design-director-says-it-was-a-great-ab-test-for-them
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Oisin Kuhnke
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title: Marathon's playtest wasn't great for Bungie, but Arc Raiders' design director says it was a "great A/B test" for them
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There should have been two major extraction shooters launching in the last quarter of this year. One of them is Arc Raiders, which is in fact coming out later this month. The other is Marathon, which, well, you know. Interestingly, though, with both games hosting tests earlier in the year, there was an opportunity for Arc Raiders' developers to learn something from Marathon.
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There should have been two major extraction shooters launching in the last quarter of this year. One of them is Arc Raiders, which is in fact coming out later this month. The other is Marathon, which, well, you know. Interestingly, though, with both games hosting tests earlier in the year, there was an opportunity for Arc Raiders' developers to learn something from Marathon.
content_text: There should have been two major extraction shooters launching in the last quarter of this year. One of them is Arc Raiders, which is in fact coming out later this month. The other is Marathon, which, well, you know. Interestingly, though, with both games hosting tests earlier in the year, there was an opportunity for Arc Raiders' developers to learn something from Marathon. Read more
pub_date: 20 October 2025, 7:12 pm
guid: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/marathons-playtest-wasnt-great-for-bungie-but-arc-raiders-design-director-says-it-was-a-great-ab-test-for-them
creator: Oisin Kuhnke
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