"I commend them for taking a chance, trying something foreign to them, that isn't proven, nor guaranteed to succeed

Give Marathon A Chance, Former Concord Developer Says It takes a lot of courage."

Williams explained that while Concord "failed to inspire players," there were lessons to be learned from that "gut-wrenching" failure. Now a senior VFX artist at Warframe studio Digital Extremes, Williams stressed that video games are meant to be fun and that people need to be kinder to the developers working on them behind the scenes.

After its big livestream, Bungie revealed quite a few details on Marathon, from its September 23 release date to a closer look at the maps players will battle each other on as they hunt down some loot. The big question surrounding the game for now is its price, as while Bungie says that Marathon won't be a full-priced game, it is promising a "premium" experience. If you're one of the people who'd like to give it a chance, you can try your luck at snagging a key to join the game's closed alpha playtest later this month.

"Marathon could launch as a solid multiplayer shooter that is brimming with potential but thin on content. And in the dog-eat-dog world of multiplayer games, that could be a major issue," Tamoor Hussain wrote in GameSpot's hands-on preview of Marathon

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