Server Issues Plague Marathon‘s Big Comeback Moment
Bungie's extraction shooter, Marathon, is experiencing significant server issues on the first day of its highly anticipated season 2 update. Players are facing error codes and outages, leading to the game being taken offline for maintenance. Despite the initial excitement and a free week for new players, the technical difficulties have overshadowed the launch.
- ▪Marathon's season 2 went live on June 2, introducing new features and a free week for players.
- ▪Bungie reported an increase in server error codes shortly after the game came back online.
- ▪The servers were taken offline again to implement fixes, leaving many players unable to access the game.
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| Publication time | Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:21:13 +0000 |
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Server Issues Plague Marathon‘s Big Comeback Moment Bungie's extraction shooter is facing outages on its biggest day since launch BungieMarathonServers By Ethan Gach Published June 2, 2026 | Comments (0) | 𝕏 Copied! Bungie Marathon just received its most significant update since launch and barely anyone’s able to play it right now. Bungie’s extraction shooter is facing a prolonged server outage due to ongoing error issues on what was supposed to be the first day of its reintroduction to new and returning players. It’s basically the worst thing that could have happened to a live-service game that’s already fighting for its life.
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