While Moriarty’s report is based on an anonymous source and, as such, shouldn’t be taken as a 100% factual statement, it’s given weight by the fact that the Marathon team has gone radio silent in recent days.
Following the May 16 announcement of its PlayMA stream – where Bungie addressed the theft of Antireal’s art to create Marathon’s assets – the studio has gone completely dark, offering no new updates, announcements, gameplay showcases, or any other communication across Marathon’s official News site, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or other channels.
Considering that maintaining numerous large-scale social media accounts requires money and manpower, they can be considered a form of “paid marketing,” and, in that context, the lack of new posts could be seen as a…