Marathon director denies leak that Bungie is merging Destiny and Marathon

Marathon creative director Julia Nardin called a leak about Bungie's plans to merge Destiny and Marathon into one franchise a fake. She denied only the merger, not commenting on other leak claims: possible Marathon free-to-play shift, new PvE mode and Destiny cosmetics.

• Nardin posted denial on X on September 16, 2026
• Post received 276,532 views and 3,319 likes
• Leak came from anonymous imageboard, Bungie did not confirm it
• Bungie ended live-service support for Destiny 2 in June 2026