{
  "id": 8957047,
  "title": "Bungie Bosses Promise to ‘Evolve’ Marathon, Deny Game Will ‘Replace’ Destiny",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/bungie-bosses-promise-to-evolve-marathon-deny-game-will-replace",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-21T16:26:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/bungie-bosses-promise-to-evolve-marathon-deny-game-will-replace-destiny"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bungie's Studio Head Poria Torkan and Head of Product, Josh Dean, announced plans to \"evolve\" Marathon in a September 21 video message to fans. Torkan and Dean emphasized that Marathon is an \"important part\" of shaping Bungie's future, acknowledging that the game didn't reach as many players as they'd hoped. Dean added that Bungie understands Marathon needs to evolve beyond its current genre constraints. The duo confirmed that Marathon is not replacing Destiny, which has seen its own exciting announcements since the video.",
  "summary": "Bungie Studio Head Poria Torkan and Josh Dean, Head of Product and GM of Marathon, revealed plans to “evolve” Marathon as Bungie continues to navigate big internal changes.",
  "key_points": [
    "Bungie's Poria Torkan and Josh Dean announced plans to evolve Marathon.",
    "Marathon is important for shaping Bungie's future, but didn't reach hoped-for players.",
    "Marathon is not replacing Destiny, which has seen exciting announcements."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}