If you're hoping to make friends in Marathon like you can in Arc Raiders, expect a knife in the back

MORGAN PARK, STAFF WRITER

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This week: Finished the original Mass Effect for the first time ever, and wished I liked it more.

If the opening hours of Marathon's server slam playtest are any indication, Bungie's latest won't be the surprisingly cooperative extraction shooter Arc Raiders has become.

Despite the presence of features that allow players to cooperate, like proximity voice chat (which Bungie only added after playtest feedback), Marathon is so far a competitive game by default.