For players who want to try out the new game before it comes out, there will be a closed alpha test starting later this month. A trilogy of games released on the Mac back in the '90s, Marathon put Bungie on the map before it released Halo on the original Xbox.

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Bungie finally took the wraps off its upcoming team-based extraction shooter, Marathon, sharing a look at gameplay and a cinematic short during its showcase this weekend. We also now know the release date: September 23.