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Marathon briefly censors 'Arc Raiders' in chat, just like Activision and EA did, and it was probably another accident because it was quickly and quietly fixed

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Marathon
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Release · Mar 5, 2026
Developer · Bungie
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Release · Oct 30, 2025
Developer · Embark Studios
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