Back in 2024, former Marathon and Destiny 2 director Christopher Barrett was removed from his post for alleged inappropriate contact. Barrett claimed that he was wrongfully terminated so that Sony and Bungie could avoid paying around $45 million in compensation that was owed under his employment contract.

The dreaded day has finally arrived, as Destiny 2 has received its final ever update, with the Monument of Triumph. Fans have turned up in droves to bid farewell to the game, and in doing so, they’ve already smashed Marathon’s peak player count, with the number still rapidly rising.

Marathon was poised for a strong start to its second season, with a long list of major new features and quality-of-life changes. Unfortunately, things haven’t gone according to plan. The rollout of its first seasonal patch led to widespread server issues before the game was taken offline for several hours of unscheduled maintenance.