{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-26T12:45:26.512Z","story":{"id":"r_a9bef8a5b8ec468e9f5c6f49","slug":"elias-toufexis-calls-out-marathon-haters-in-pc-gamer-interview","url":"https://yomimono.id/elias-toufexis-calls-out-marathon-haters-in-pc-gamer-interview","headline":"Elias Toufexis Calls Out Marathon Haters in PC Gamer Interview","summary":"In a PC Gamer interview, actor Elias Toufexis, who voices an assassin in Bungie's upcoming extraction shooter Marathon, addressed online hostility toward the game. He said criticism of his performance or the game is fine, but he condemned accounts that post memes comparing Marathon to Concord and wishing for the game to fail. Toufexis linked the backlash to similar attacks on Starfield and Star Trek: Discovery, attributing it to boredom and right-wing trolling over perceived DEI elements.","why_it_matters":"Toufexis's public pushback against pre-release hate campaigns for Marathon signals that the game's cast is already bracing for the same kind of organized negativity that has dogged other high-profile titles.","published_at":"2026-05-26T11:00:56.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["Game Spark"],"citations":[{"source":"Game Spark","title":"Why would you wish for a game to fail so badly? Actor in 'Marathon' speaks out against haters in foreign media interview","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/05/26/166932.html"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false}}}