{"id":1957717,"date":"2026-05-27T09:34:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T06:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1957717"},"modified":"2026-05-27T09:34:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T06:34:27","slug":"marathons-season-2-cinematic-trailer-promises-things-are-about-to-get-spookier-on-tau-ceti-iv-moons-extra-haunted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1957717","title":{"rendered":"Marathon&#8217;s Season 2 cinematic trailer promises things are about to get spookier on Tau Ceti IV: &#8220;Moon&#8217;s EXTRA haunted&#8221;"},"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 (2026)<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Marathon&#8217;s Season 2 cinematic trailer promises things are about to get spookier on Tau Ceti IV: &#8220;Moon&#8217;s EXTRA haunted&#8221;<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">NopeCaloric.<\/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\/MarathonS2_cinematic.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Marathon Season 2 cinematic trailer screenshot\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"MarathonS2_cinematic.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=\"2026-05-27T09:34:27+00:00\">May 27, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marathon-season-2-cinematic-trailer?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 (2026)\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Marathon (2026)\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Marathon (2026)\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Marathon (2026)\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Marathon (2026)\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Marathon (2026)\" title=\"Follow Marathon (2026)\"><br \/>\n  Follow Marathon (2026)<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\/marathon-review\">Marathon<\/a> continues to grow, even as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/destiny-2-live-service-layoffs-destiny-3\">Destiny 2 is on its way out<\/a>. Following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marathon-season-2-release-date-details\">an official announcement of Season 2<\/a> earlier this month, the cinematic trailer is promising the extraction shooter will get <em>even scarier<\/em> this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Season 2: Nightfall was always meant to be a meaner chapter for the live-service game, yet recent updates &#8211; responding to player feedback &#8211; have confirmed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marathon-future-seasons-pve-pvp-lite\">PvE and &#8220;PvP-lite&#8221; modes have been locked in<\/a> and are coming soon, too.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Marathon &#8211; Official Season 2 Cinematic Trailer<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Kklmn7JbaqA\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The trailer itself is all about spooky vibes, which is kind-of funny considering summer (and not October) is about to start, but hey, this also feels like a natural progression for a game that&#8217;s already a bit scary to play. The night has indeed fallen on Tau Ceti IV, which means enemy encounters are tenser and something darker is rising&#8230; Are those multi-limbed, reanimated Runner corpses? We might be cooked, chat.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>While we&#8217;re still waiting for the full list of specific additions and changes coming with the 2nd June update, players are preparing for a brutal reset and infils into far more ruthless maps: &#8220;I spit my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/marathon-players-extracted-384866-drinkable-cheeseburgers-during-the-server-slam\/1100-6538568\/\">drinkable cheeseburger<\/a> watching this,&#8221; one user in the trailer&#8217;s comment section said. &#8220;Moon&#8217;s EXTRA haunted,&#8221; added another one with a well-selected <a href=\"https:\/\/knowyourmeme.com\/memes\/moons-haunted\">meme<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bungie-marathon-destiny-765-million-impairment-loss-sony\">Marathon&#8217;s total numbers not being where Sony and Bungie probably expected them to be<\/a> after launch, it&#8217;s abundantly clear a hardcore community is emerging around the demanding online FPS. Its future &#8211; and Bungie&#8217;s &#8211; depends on attracting and retaining a casual crowd too. Therefore, expect Season 2 to be a key one as the powers that be try to determine a satisfying path forward.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\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\/marathon-review\">Marathon<\/a> continues to grow, even as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/destiny-2-live-service-layoffs-destiny-3\">Destiny 2 is on its way out<\/a>. Following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marathon-season-2-release-date-details\">an official announcement of Season 2<\/a> earlier this month, the cinematic trailer is promising the extraction shooter will get <em>even scarier<\/em> this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Season 2: Nightfall was always meant to be a meaner chapter for the live-service game, yet recent updates &#8211; responding to player feedback &#8211; have confirmed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marathon-future-seasons-pve-pvp-lite\">PvE and &#8220;PvP-lite&#8221; modes have been locked in<\/a> and are coming soon, too.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Marathon &#8211; Official Season 2 Cinematic Trailer<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Kklmn7JbaqA\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The trailer itself is all about spooky vibes, which is kind-of funny considering summer (and not October) is about to start, but hey, this also feels like a natural progression for a game that&#8217;s already a bit scary to play. The night has indeed fallen on Tau Ceti IV, which means enemy encounters are tenser and something darker is rising&#8230; Are those multi-limbed, reanimated Runner corpses? We might be cooked, chat.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>While we&#8217;re still waiting for the full list of specific additions and changes coming with the 2nd June update, players are preparing for a brutal reset and infils into far more ruthless maps: &#8220;I spit my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/marathon-players-extracted-384866-drinkable-cheeseburgers-during-the-server-slam\/1100-6538568\/\">drinkable cheeseburger<\/a> watching this,&#8221; one user in the trailer&#8217;s comment section said. &#8220;Moon&#8217;s EXTRA haunted,&#8221; added another one with a well-selected <a href=\"https:\/\/knowyourmeme.com\/memes\/moons-haunted\">meme<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bungie-marathon-destiny-765-million-impairment-loss-sony\">Marathon&#8217;s total numbers not being where Sony and Bungie probably expected them to be<\/a> after launch, it&#8217;s abundantly clear a hardcore community is emerging around the demanding online FPS. Its future &#8211; and Bungie&#8217;s &#8211; depends on attracting and retaining a casual crowd too. Therefore, expect Season 2 to be a key one as the powers that be try to determine a satisfying path forward.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Marathon (2026) Marathon&#8217;s Season 2 cinematic trailer promises things are about to get spookier on Tau Ceti IV: &#8220;Moon&#8217;s EXTRA haunted&#8221; NopeCaloric. Image credit: Bungie News by Fran Ruiz Contributor Published on May 27, 2026 7 comments Follow Marathon (2026) Marathon continues to grow, even as Destiny 2 is on its way out. 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