{"rewrite":{"id":"r_a9bef8a5b8ec468e9f5c6f49","clusterId":"c_a49c358233744315b8bcc90c","slug":"elias-toufexis-calls-out-marathon-haters-in-pc-gamer-interview","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","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.","whyItMatters":"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.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eElias Toufexis, the actor playing an assassin in Bungie's PvPvE extraction shooter Marathon, told PC Gamer he welcomes criticism of his work but draws a line at coordinated hate campaigns. He specifically called out X accounts that repeatedly post memes labeling Marathon 'Concord 2,' saying, 'Life is so short, why spend hours on that? Why would you wish for something to fail so badly?'\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToufexis noted he has seen similar patterns with Starfield and Star Trek: Discovery, both of which faced backlash from right-wing trolls over perceived DEI and woke elements. He said the anger comes from boredom: 'People just want to hate. I don't really understand it. It's sad.' The interview also referenced former Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan's past comments telling people who have not played a game to 'shut up' when criticizing it. Marathon is set for release on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Elias Toufexis frames the anti-Marathon sentiment as boredom, not criticism. His interview names a pattern: the same harassment he saw on Starfield and Star Trek: Discovery now targets Bungie's game.","twitterPost":"Toufexis calls the Marathon hate campaign 'boredom'. He ties it to the same pattern that followed Starfield and Star Trek: Discovery.","threadsPost":"Elias Toufexis doesn't defend Marathon from critics. He draws a line between criticism and coordinated hate campaigns, pointing to the same pattern he saw on Starfield and Star Trek: Discovery. His diagnosis is boredom, not disagreement.","newsletterBlurb":"Elias Toufexis, who voices an assassin in Bungie's Marathon, gave an interview to PC Gamer where he called out online accounts that post hate memes about the game. He said criticism of his performance is fine, but wishing for the game to fail is pointless and sad. Toufexis linked the backlash to similar attacks on Starfield and Star Trek: Discovery.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/05/26/166932.html\",\"title\":\"Why would you wish for a game to fail so badly? 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