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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-20T11:32:01.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.rockpapershotgun.com",
  "tags": [
    "PS5",
    "Bungie",
    "Marathon (2026)",
    "Xbox Series X/S",
    "PC",
    "Marathon",
    "Multiplayer Competitive",
    "Single Player",
    "First person",
    "Shooter",
    "iOS",
    "release the game's new Cryo Archive map",
    "Peggle",
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  "textContent": "Marathon game director Joe Ziegler has posted a defence of the decision to release the game's new Cryo Archive map as a weekend-only event. The time restriction has understandably left the more casual Marathon players a bit miffed. It has driven our own Oisin into the arms of Peggle. But Ziegler argues that it's important for three reasons: encouraging players to prepare adequately, avoiding the \"flooding\" (hey, is this another Halo reference?) of the game's item economy with overpowered Cryo Archive rewards, and ensuring a consistent player pool for the purposes of speedy matchmaking.\n\nRead more",
  "title": "\"So that we don't flood the game with amazing loot\": Marathon director defends Cryo Archive's weekend-only release in the name of balance, queue times and player prep"
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