This info comes from Twitter user @itsrocksiza, who states they are not under an NDA but have access to information and previously shared (now deleted) images. He mentioned that Bungie reached out asking for the images to be removed, and although he wasn’t legally obligated to do so, he complied as a courtesy. I’ve saved copies of the images, but I won’t post them here for similar reasons. However, I can discuss what was visible in them.

• A set of outdoor screenshots displays a significantly more polished look with increased detail and notably improved lighting compared to the last Alpha, proving major progress has been made in a relatively short time since the previous test.
• One image shows what seems to be blue blood collecting in water after a player dies, reminiscent of what’s been seen in cinematics. There also seems to be some testing around leaving enemy corpses on the map after death, though a duffel bag still appears where enemies fall. This addresses concerns raised by players during the Alpha, where it felt inconsistent with promotional material for enemies to simply vanish.

• The Black Market now includes a materials exchange system that allows trading higher-tier materials for lower-tier ones, complete with new icons.
• The map legend is now more descriptive, clearly marking locations like anomalies and bosses.
• A new sniper rifle called the V99 channel rifle has been added, using volt cell ammo and handling similarly to the TF2 sniper.
• Resurrection timers have become noticeably longer.
• The new medic runner class has the ability to deploy a heal drone that follows a player and gradually restores health over time. They’re also able to drop medkits. It’s said to function much like Apex’s Lifeline.

As I've always pointed out, when the news is good, it's not really a leak! Well, technically speaking anyway — and you really shouldn't violate your NDAs, but here we are. All of this sounds like meaningful progress from the last public Alpha, showing changes and tests happening at a fairly rapid pace.

Of course, there’s more to come. Bungie has stated that further tests will occur before launch, though the exact balance between NDA-bound, invite-only, and eventually public tests hasn’t been clarified. No new release date for Marathon has been announced yet, but the company says it’ll arrive this fall. Most likely, that means before the end of the 2025 fiscal year, which concludes in March. We'll soon find out how many updates and additions Marathon will receive before launch, and whether those might help change its trajectory.

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