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"Strive for your next breath. Believe that with it you can do more than with the last one..."
Reverof Nohtaram
As of now, there's nothing that says this is actually a Marathon game (i.e. a game in Bungie's Marathon universe). The project could be code named "Marathon" for any number of reasons, including the possibility of intentionally misleading people.
There is a secondary Bungie project (headed by Marcus Lehto) that has been declared as a new IP (see Lehto's blog for more info). This seems to be a separate project, however, as the Bungie/Activision contract is dated April 16, 2010, which was well before Lehto left Bungie (and certainly, before his new project started).
This indicates that the "Marathon" project is actually something separate. In which case it could be any number of things. Including a game set in the Marathon universe. Which could be anything from a prequel to a sequel, an alternate timeline, or even a reboot. Maybe they're planning on completely re-invisioning the Marathon universe with a reboot for the 20th Anniversary. Who knows? The possibilities are endless.
Information on this "Marathon" game will probably be scarce for some time though, since the focus is on the game to be released in 2013. So, for now, we wait - as the passing time slowly reveals Bungie's future, and our own. I know what I'll be playing next year. I can barely wait.