PulseAugur
EN
LIVE 01:21:38

Bungie's Marathon struggles with player retention despite new features

Bungie's game "Marathon" is struggling to attract and retain players, even after implementing several new features aimed at improving onboarding. These changes, including a new skill point system, accelerated XP progression, and a "Sponsored Kit" mode, have not significantly boosted player numbers. A recent free trial also failed to convert players, suggesting that even making the game free-to-play might not solve its core engagement issues. AI

RANK_REASON Article discusses player engagement and feature implementation for an existing game, not a new release or major industry shift.

Read on Forbes — Innovation →

AI-generated summary · Google Gemini · from 1 sources. How we write summaries →

Bungie's Marathon struggles with player retention despite new features

COVERAGE [1]

  1. Forbes — Innovation TIER_1 English(EN) · Paul Tassi, Senior Contributor ·

    ‘Marathon’ Is Running Out Of Casual Player Onboarding Cards To Play

    Marathon badly needs to bring more new players in, but it has already tried a number of things that haven't worked, or made the game worse.