Following wide-ranging leaks, Bungie says Marathon is not 'merging' with Destiny

Destiny being reborn within Marathon sounds like one of those ridiculous ideas fans come up with to keep their hope alive, but it's one of several "leaked" plans Bungie supposedly has, which recently made their way online. Bungie has now responded, shooting down what may be the most outlandish part of the leak. "As someone who's worked on both Destiny and Marathon, I can confirm that the 'leak' about us merging the two IPs is fake," Bungie veteran and Marathon creative director Julia Nardin wrote on X. "They share a lot of the same Bungie DNA, but like siblings they're also their own independent entities. Please don't believe everything you read online." According to the leak, Bungie is apparently "testing the waters" to merge Marathon and Destiny into a single franchise "with Marathon representing the beginning of mankind's Golden Age and to foreshadow more threats to be used in a future Destiny project." The wide-ranging leak apparently originated from 4Chan, and was later collated on Reddit. Though it mainly involves Marathon, it does touch on Destiny in some key ways. Nardin didn't directly address any of the myriad other leaked details, however. That merger seemingly isn't limited to narrative and lore, the post said "multiple" former Destiny 2 developers have been rehired to join the Marathon team. Some of what those Destiny 2 veterans are working on is implementing ideas - initially planned for the game's cancelled expansions and sequel, into Marathon. Bungie delivered