{"id":1806257,"date":"2026-03-04T11:57:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T08:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1806257"},"modified":"2026-03-04T11:57:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T08:57:32","slug":"marathon-confirms-global-release-times-launches-cinematic-music-video-doubles-down-on-its-unique-weird-art-direction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1806257","title":{"rendered":"Marathon confirms global release times, launches cinematic music video, doubles down on its unique, weird art direction"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/marathon-2025\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Marathon (2025)<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Marathon confirms global release times, launches cinematic music video, doubles down on its unique, weird art direction<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Prepare to die in style.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Marathon---In-Death-MV.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Marathon - In Death MV\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Marathon---In-Death-MV.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Bungie<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/fran-j-ruiz-author.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"fran-j-ruiz-author.png\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/fran-ruiz\">Fran Ruiz<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-03-04T11:57:32+00:00\">March 4, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marathon-global-release-times-confirmed-cinematic-music-video-released?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          7 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"22d4da80-cbfb-48da-8b63-ca4c6bd7817c\" data-name=\"Marathon (2025)\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Marathon (2025)\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Marathon (2025)\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Marathon (2025)\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Marathon (2025)\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Marathon (2025)\" title=\"Follow Marathon (2025)\"><br \/>\n  Follow Marathon (2025)<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/marathon-2025\">Marathon<\/a>&#8216;s moment of truth is almost here, and following a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marathon-is-good-actually-the-arc-raiders-rivalling-extraction-shooter-proves-bungie-has-still-got-what-made-halo-and-destiny-great\">convincing Server Slam test<\/a>, chatter around Bungie&#8217;s latest game has seemingly turned a corner. Something that surely won&#8217;t be disappointing those jumping in is the game&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bungie-stands-firm-on-marathon-aesthetic-while-the-fontslop-debate-rages-on\">unique audiovisual sauce<\/a>, and the cinematic music video that&#8217;s arrived alongside the game&#8217;s release times is a stunner, doubling down on its unique art style.<\/p>\n<p>On 3rd March, we got a &#8220;launch cinematic&#8221; featuring &#8216;In Death We&#8217;ve Just Begun&#8217; by Poppy and Son Lux. As a reminder, Son Lux founder Ryan Lott is the main composer behind the soundtrack which covers the entire game. You can watch the 7-minute-ish trailer below:<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"In Death We've Just Begun ft. Poppy and Son Lux (Official Music Video) | Marathon Launch Cinematic\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vtw5BDpKgJM?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/vtw5BDpKgJM\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">In Death We&#8217;ve Just Begun ft. Poppy and Son Lux (Official Music Video) | Marathon Launch Cinematic<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vtw5BDpKgJM\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>At the time of writing, the full song, which runs for 3 minutes and 24 seconds, is available on &#8220;all major music platforms,&#8221; marking the pre-launch of the game and final countdown hype if you&#8217;re on board with its governing aesthetic and, more importantly, its brutal gameplay loop that&#8217;s perfectly recreated in this short, of sorts. That Runner squad isn&#8217;t doing so great&#8230; until it does, but that&#8217;s not the end of all the drama. Tau Ceti IV is brutal, and anyone familiar with extraction shooters should recognize what goes down in the cinematic.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/marathon-release-times-confirmed\">IGN<\/a> has posted the full look at the global release times for Marathon, which we&#8217;re resharing here in case you want the quick rundown to plan accordingly tomorrow:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, March 5, 2026:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PST (San Francisco): 10am<\/li>\n<li>CST (Austin, Mexico City): 12pm<\/li>\n<li>EST (New York): 1pm<\/li>\n<li>GMT (London): 6pm<\/li>\n<li>CET (Paris): 7pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Friday, March 6, 2026:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>JST (Tokyo): 3am<\/li>\n<li>CST (Beijing): 3am<\/li>\n<li>AEST (Sydney): 5am<\/li>\n<li>NZST (Wellington): 7am<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As a reminder, developer Bungie also shared a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marathon-seasons-how-long-season-2-nightfall-info\">generous look at the game&#8217;s roadmap<\/a> during its first few months, including free seasonal content, wipes every three months, and evolving experiences that <em>should <\/em>be making good use of the studio&#8217;s &#8216;live narrative&#8217; experience.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? 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Something that surely won&#8217;t be disappointing those jumping in is the game&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bungie-stands-firm-on-marathon-aesthetic-while-the-fontslop-debate-rages-on\">unique audiovisual sauce<\/a>, and the cinematic music video that&#8217;s arrived alongside the game&#8217;s release times is a stunner, doubling down on its unique art style.<\/p>\n<p>On 3rd March, we got a &#8220;launch cinematic&#8221; featuring &#8216;In Death We&#8217;ve Just Begun&#8217; by Poppy and Son Lux. As a reminder, Son Lux founder Ryan Lott is the main composer behind the soundtrack which covers the entire game. You can watch the 7-minute-ish trailer below:<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"In Death We've Just Begun ft. Poppy and Son Lux (Official Music Video) | Marathon Launch Cinematic\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vtw5BDpKgJM?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/vtw5BDpKgJM\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">In Death We&#8217;ve Just Begun ft. Poppy and Son Lux (Official Music Video) | Marathon Launch Cinematic<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vtw5BDpKgJM\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>At the time of writing, the full song, which runs for 3 minutes and 24 seconds, is available on &#8220;all major music platforms,&#8221; marking the pre-launch of the game and final countdown hype if you&#8217;re on board with its governing aesthetic and, more importantly, its brutal gameplay loop that&#8217;s perfectly recreated in this short, of sorts. That Runner squad isn&#8217;t doing so great&#8230; until it does, but that&#8217;s not the end of all the drama. Tau Ceti IV is brutal, and anyone familiar with extraction shooters should recognize what goes down in the cinematic.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/marathon-release-times-confirmed\">IGN<\/a> has posted the full look at the global release times for Marathon, which we&#8217;re resharing here in case you want the quick rundown to plan accordingly tomorrow:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, March 5, 2026:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PST (San Francisco): 10am<\/li>\n<li>CST (Austin, Mexico City): 12pm<\/li>\n<li>EST (New York): 1pm<\/li>\n<li>GMT (London): 6pm<\/li>\n<li>CET (Paris): 7pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Friday, March 6, 2026:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>JST (Tokyo): 3am<\/li>\n<li>CST (Beijing): 3am<\/li>\n<li>AEST (Sydney): 5am<\/li>\n<li>NZST (Wellington): 7am<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As a reminder, developer Bungie also shared a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marathon-seasons-how-long-season-2-nightfall-info\">generous look at the game&#8217;s roadmap<\/a> during its first few months, including free seasonal content, wipes every three months, and evolving experiences that <em>should <\/em>be making good use of the studio&#8217;s &#8216;live narrative&#8217; experience.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Marathon (2025) Marathon confirms global release times, launches cinematic music video, doubles down on its unique, weird art direction Prepare to die in style. 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