Legal Issues Arise for Bungie Due to Destiny 2’s Content Vaulting

Alright, so let me dive into this whole Bungie thing. It’s been buzzing around like an angry bee lately—I mean, you hear about their new game Marathon, right? People are throwing all sorts of opinions about it like confetti at a parade. But anyway, that’s not all that’s got them in the limelight.

So, this writer guy, Matthew Kelsey Martineau—he goes by Caspar Cole, which is kinda cool—thinks Bungie straight-up borrowed from his sci-fi story. Like, imagine scrolling WordPress, and boom, your story is in a video game. Wild, huh? This all started last October, and Bungie’s like, dismiss this! Spoiler: didn’t happen.

Judge Susie Morgan took a solid look at this—16 pages and all. Bungie’s trying to convince everyone that some YouTube clips and wiki pages are enough evidence. Imagine bringing a Wikipedia printout to court and saying, “See, it’s true!” Right, well, not quite cutting it for the judge. Bungie doesn’t even have the original game versions anymore. They ‘vault’ stuff to keep the game manageable, but now they can’t bring the old stuff back for a courtroom showdown. Oops.

Anyway, Bungie wanted to show these videos, hoping they’d do the trick. But Judges aren’t buying any of that third-party jazz without proper validation. It’s like bringing someone else’s homework and expecting an A.

And then there’s this whole ordeal with Red War and Curse of Osiris. Bungie’s like “Can’t even show those to you, Judge, because they’re not compatible anymore.” Imagine trying to play a cassette tape on your phone. Yeah, just not happening.

So, Martineau’s case is actually moving ahead. Who would’ve thought, right? It’s like, part bizarre, part “Oh, this is gonna be big.” Now Bungie has to address these claims, and honestly, it sounds like a mess. A bit ironic they can’t backtrack because of their own vault decision, right?

I get why Bungie did it, though. Keeping the game clean and all. But what a pickle they’ve landed in! It’s like removing just a bit too much clutter from your room, and suddenly, you can’t find your favorite book when someone asks for it.

I think Bungie’s gonna come out okay, eventually. But wow, Martineau’s giving them a real run for their money. Can’t wait to see how this plays out. Stay tuned for the drama!