{"id":1233258,"date":"2026-02-26T00:31:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T00:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1851784846"},"modified":"2026-02-26T00:31:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T00:31:03","slug":"marathon-gets-delayed-donkey-kong-bananza-gets-a-smashing-showing-and-more-top-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/marathon-gets-delayed-donkey-kong-bananza-gets-a-smashing-showing-and-more-top-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Marathon Gets Delayed, Donkey Kong Bananza Gets A Smashing Showing, And More Top Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/marathon-gets-delayed-donkey-kong-bananza-gets-a-smashing-showing-and-more-top-stories.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>This week, Donkey Kong Bananza knocked our collective socks off in a very strong Nintendo Direct dedicated to the Switch 2&#8217;s next big exclusive, and Marathon, the next big game from Destiny maker Bungie, was delayed in the wake of an alpha earlier this year that left many players underwhelmed. 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