New Marathon

by UnrealCh13f , San Luis Obispo, CA, Saturday, March 23, 2013, 22:47 (4049 days ago) @ Cody Miller
edited by UnrealCh13f, Saturday, March 23, 2013, 22:51

So apparently if Bungie meets certain milestones, Activision will let them develop a new Marathon title.

I'd love to know what those milestones are. I'm not yet sure if I want to help make sure those milestones are met, or sabotage them so they are never met.

Is another Marathon game a good idea, especially when we live in a world where modern game design practices would never ever give us anything remotely resembling the original Marathon Trilogy?

Discuss.

It was mentioned in the original Bungie-Activision Contract in 2010 (note: It may have changed since) that Bungie will have a green light to produce a "Marathon" project under certain conditions. (I believe if the operating income exceeds 375 million dollars?)

If I remember correctly, if the project is green lighted, Bungie cannot commit a large number of their staff to work on the project. (No more than 10% of staff?)

It kind of makes me wonder, if Bungie is given the go ahead to create "Marathon" (whatever that ends up being, a recreation, or a brand new game), what if the game was made with the Destiny engine just like they did with ODST?

Edit: http://documents.latimes.com/bungie-activision-contract/

And in my opinion, I'd like to see another Marathon game (remake or brand new). However, from what I have seen from the XBLA release of the original Marathon: Durandal, I doubt the sales would be very high.