Marathon Server Slam Release Times and Details Confirmed

Following assorted delays, Bungie is present acceptable to unfastened Marathon's doors courtesy of a 'Server Slam' lawsuit from tomorrow, February 26, which volition tally until March 2.

Marathon is simply a PvP-focused extraction shooter acceptable connected the mysterious satellite of Tau Ceti IV. Players inhabit the bodies of Runners, cybernetic mercenaries who person been designed to past the planet’s harsh environments, exploring the mislaid colony that erstwhile inhabited Tau Ceti’s surface.

Marathon's afloat motorboat is scheduled for March 5 crossed PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S, truthful this is an accidental to effort earlier you buy. Furthermore, Bungie's besides utilizing the Server Slam to trial its anti-cheat systems, and is calling connected players to study cheaters if they brushwood them.

Here's everything you request to cognize astir what content's available, the rewards you'll get for participating, and erstwhile the escaped server trial goes unrecorded wherever you live.

Marathon Server Slam commencement times

Depending connected wherever you are successful the world, Marathon's Server Slam is acceptable to spell unrecorded on:

Thursday, February 26 — Monday March 2, 2026:

PST (San Francisco):

• 10am

CST (Austin, Mexico City):

• 12pm

EST (New York):

• 1pm

GMT (London):

• 6pm

CET (Paris):

• 7pm

Friday, February 27 — Tuesday March 3, 2026:

JST (Tokyo):

• 3am

CST (Beijing):

• 3am

AEST (Sydney):

• 5am

NZST (Wellington):

• 7am

Marathon Server Slam Missions and Activities

• Infil into 2 zones:
  • Perimeter, an edge-site enlargement connected the colony's outskirts
  • Dire Marsh, the colony’s cultivation probe hub
• Take connected the aboriginal contracts for 5 factions: CyberAcme, NuCaloric, Traxus, MIDA, and Arachne
  • Progress though the aboriginal faction levels and progression trees for each faction
• Try retired 5 of the six Runner shells that volition beryllium disposable astatine launch, positive our scavenger acquisition Rook
• Play arsenic a crew, solo Runner, signifier uneasy alliances with proximity chat, and more

Marathon Server Slam Rewards

Time spent during the Slam volition "bank loot rewards you’ll person astatine launch, based connected however acold you progress":

• Complete your archetypal mission: Unlock the Standard Arrival Cache
  • Standard implants (6x)
  • Standard Runner ammunition cores (4x)
  • Standard limb spot mods (6x)
  • Weapons: Overrun and Hardline
• Reach Runner Level 10: Unlock the Enhanced Arrival Cache (Green)
  • Enhanced implants (6x)
  • Enhanced Runner ammunition cores (2x for each shell, 12x total)
  • Enhanced limb spot mods (4x)
  • Weapons: Enhanced Magnum and Enhanced Hardline
• Reach Runner Level 30: Unlock the Deluxe Arrival Cache (Blue)
  • Deluxe and Enhanced implants (3x each, 6x total)
  • Deluxe and Enhanced Runner ammunition cores (1x each for each shell, 12x total)
  • Deluxe and Enhanced limb spot mods (2x each, 4x total)
  • Weapons: Deluxe Magnum and Enhanced Volley Rifle
  • Backpack: Enhanced Base Backpack

Marathon's PS Plus-themed bonus limb charms.

PlayStation Plus subscribers volition besides beryllium capable to nab bonus limb charms themed astir Ghost of Yōtei, Death Stranding 2, and Helldivers 2 astatine launch. Marathon players connected Steam automatically person the exclusive Crowbar Weapon Charm (don't accidental Half-Life 3 confirmed!) erstwhile Marathon releases connected March 5. Marathon players connected Xbox Series X and S, meanwhile, get the exclusive Emerald Clutch Weapon Charm and Emerald Catch Weapon Charm.

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