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Boy, this is awkward: Sony drops the first Horizon Hunters Gathering playtest directly on top of the Marathon server slam this weekend

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Marathon
Genres · fps
Release · Mar 5, 2026
Developer · Bungie
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Gathering
Role · Publisher
Active · 2004
Latest · Destruction Derby: Arenas
Top genres · racing
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Active · 1983
Latest · Mr. Do!'s Castle
Top genres · platformer, arcade, puzzle
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Active · 2017–2024
Latest · LEGO Horizon Adventures
Top genres · rpg, adventure, fps
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