Marathon will be launching globally on March 5, but you can try it out for free in February when the Server Slam goes live.
As announced by Bungie themselves, the Server Slam will be the first preview period for everyone to test Marathon. Large parts of the upcoming title will be available for free to all, and there are plenty of rewards to get.
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Marathon Server Slam release countdown
The Server Slam will go live on Feb. 26, and it will be bigger than what was initially expected. There will be five fun days of action, and the following countdown will go live once Server Slam begins.
The countdown is based on the following timings.
- 10am PT
- 12pm CT
- 1pm ET
- 6pm UTC
- 7pm CET
The timings are based on the official schedule that was announced by Bungie. The same schedule will be applicable for both PC and console.
Marathon Server Slam rewards
You can win several rewards for the full launch by playing the Server Slam event.

- Complete your first mission: Unlock the Standard Arrival Cache
- Standard implants (6x)
- Standard Runner shell cores (4x)
- Standard weapon chip mods (6x)
- Weapons: Overrun and Hardline
- Reach Runner Level 10: Unlock the Enhanced Arrival Cache (Green)
- Enhanced implants (6x)
- Enhanced Runner shell cores (2x for each shell, 12x total)
- Enhanced weapon chip mods (4x)
- Weapons: Enhanced Magnum and Enhanced Hardline
- Reach Runner Level 30: Unlock the Deluxe Arrival Cache (Blue)
- Deluxe and Enhanced implants (3x each, 6x total)
- Deluxe and Enhanced Runner shell cores (1x each for each shell, 12x total)
- Deluxe and Enhanced weapon chip mods (2x each, 4x total)
- Weapons: Deluxe Magnum and Enhanced Volley Rifle
- Backpack: Deluxe Base Backpack
As long as you sign in and play with the same account, all the unlocked rewards will be available in March. 5.