Bungie Faces Legal Issues Over Destiny 2 Content Vaulting

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Okay, so Bungie – you know those folks behind Destiny 2, the game people either love or pretend to hate because it makes them feel cool (or maybe that’s just me?) – well, they’ve been getting a lot of attention recently. Not just for their usual game stuff like that Marathon thing set for 2025, which is already sparking the internet’s endless gift of opinions, but for something a bit juicier.

Here’s the scoop: A federal judge just gave Bungie a bit of a reality check by refusing to throw out this lawsuit. There’s this guy, right? Matthew Kelsey Martineau, goes by Caspar Cole when he’s feeling mysterious. He claims that Bungie kinda, sorta, maybe ripped off his sci-fi story that was chilling on his WordPress blog when they made the big Red War campaign and the whole Curse of Osiris deal. The lawsuit kicked off back in October, a real Halloween special I guess, and Bungie was like, “Nah, let’s just toss this out.” But oh boy, five months down the line, no dice!

Now, this judge, Susie Morgan (who probably drinks a lot of coffee dealing with these cases, just guessing), says they can’t just toss in some YouTube gameplay videos and wiki pages as proof. Nope. Bungie’s stuff from the Red War and Curse of Osiris is stashed in some vault – like one of those storage units you forget about until the rent’s due. They can’t even whip it out for court because it’s all outdated tech-wise. They brought third-party videos as proof, and she was like, “Nice try, but nope.”

Even if everyone thinks, sure, why not just sneak out those Red War pieces again? Bungie says it’s like trying to run floppy disks on your fancy new laptop – ain’t happening, folks.

So, Martineau’s claims are sticking around, and Bungie, despite their cool corporate armor, has to face something rare: they might not just brush this off with a wave and a wink. The allegations, real sticky-like, are not vanishing anytime soon.

Now, don’t get me wrong; I thought Bungie would kick this case to the curb because hey, it’s sci-fi – “massive celestial entities” could mean anything, right? But nah, we’re in for a ride. Seems like Bungie’s vaulting strategy, which was probably a good tech move or at least sounded fancy in meetings, is being its own little villain now.

I’m betting on Bungie pulling through because, well, they’re Bungie. But Martineau throwing this curveball? Didn’t see it coming.

Stay tuned because if there’s one thing certain in gaming, it’s nothing goes as expected.