Bungie sues 'Destiny 2' player for alleged threats and cheating
The same day it officially became a PlayStation studio, Bungie filed a lawsuit against a Destiny 2 player accused of persistent cheating and threatening its employees. The developer claimed that Luca Leone violated the game's Limited Software License Agreement (LSLA) on several occasions. He seeks $150,000 in damages and an injunction restraining Leone from "harassing, stalking, or otherwise engaging in unwanted or unsolicited contact with Bungie, its employees, or Destiny 2 players." , such as Kotaku reports.
Bungie says it has banned Leone multiple times for using Destiny 2 cheats while streaming on Twitch. In an attempt to evade the ban, Leone created 13 accounts, each of which constituted a new violation of the LSLA, according to the filing. The studio claimed that Leone violated the LSLA on other fronts, including selling Destiny 2 accounts containing non-transferable emblems or badges that players can earn. Bungie says these "are prized by many players, especially collectors".
In addition, Bungie claims that Leone made threats regarding the studio and its employees. According to the lawsuit, Leone tweeted "about his desire to 'burn down' Bungie's office building and [wrote] that some Bungie employees were 'not safe' given Leone's intention to settle in their neighborhood."
In May, an image of Destiny 2 community manager Dylan Gafner's employee badge appeared on a Twitter account believed to belong to Leone. "Just realized I'm going to be moving to a place 30 mins from dmg," Leone reportedly wrote, followed by "he's not safe." Bungie notes that "dmg" likely refers to Gafner, who uses the @dmg04 Twitter account.
Leone's alleged Twitter account has since been locked. His reported Twitch channel features no content other than a bio reading "[23-year-old] Bungie playtester from Los Angeles." Engadget has contacted Leone for comment.
The case follows a number of harassment cases against game developers. Paul Tassi of Forbes wrote that Destiny 2 Sandbox Design Lead Kevin Yanes has all but quit Twitter. Players reportedly reacted furiously to Yanes saying that an item from the original Destiny would not return. "I dream of a day when video game developers (from any studio) can openly discuss their work without being harassed," Gafner wrote on Twitter on Saturday.
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The same day it officially became a PlayStation studio, Bungie filed a lawsuit against a Destiny 2 player accused of persistent cheating and threatening its employees. The developer claimed that Luca Leone violated the game's Limited Software License Agreement (LSLA) on several occasions. He seeks $150,000 in damages and an injunction restraining Leone from "harassing, stalking, or otherwise engaging in unwanted or unsolicited contact with Bungie, its employees, or Destiny 2 players." , such as Kotaku reports.
Bungie says it has banned Leone multiple times for using Destiny 2 cheats while streaming on Twitch. In an attempt to evade the ban, Leone created 13 accounts, each of which constituted a new violation of the LSLA, according to the filing. The studio claimed that Leone violated the LSLA on other fronts, including selling Destiny 2 accounts containing non-transferable emblems or badges that players can earn. Bungie says these "are prized by many players, especially collectors".
In addition, Bungie claims that Leone made threats regarding the studio and its employees. According to the lawsuit, Leone tweeted "about his desire to 'burn down' Bungie's office building and [wrote] that some Bungie employees were 'not safe' given Leone's intention to settle in their neighborhood."
In May, an image of Destiny 2 community manager Dylan Gafner's employee badge appeared on a Twitter account believed to belong to Leone. "Just realized I'm going to be moving to a place 30 mins from dmg," Leone reportedly wrote, followed by "he's not safe." Bungie notes that "dmg" likely refers to Gafner, who uses the @dmg04 Twitter account.
Leone's alleged Twitter account has since been locked. His reported Twitch channel features no content other than a bio reading "[23-year-old] Bungie playtester from Los Angeles." Engadget has contacted Leone for comment.
The case follows a number of harassment cases against game developers. Paul Tassi of Forbes wrote that Destiny 2 Sandbox Design Lead Kevin Yanes has all but quit Twitter. Players reportedly reacted furiously to Yanes saying that an item from the original Destiny would not return. "I dream of a day when video game developers (from any studio) can openly discuss their work without being harassed," Gafner wrote on Twitter on Saturday.
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A few weeks ago, Sony Santa Monica developers received threats and unsolicited photos of genitals for not disclosing the release date of God of War: Ragnarök as the studio planned to do so. Sony Santa Monica
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