{"id":967220,"date":"2026-01-03T22:39:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T22:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/destiny-2-resolves-complaint-after-artist-accuses-bungie-of-plagiarism"},"modified":"2026-01-03T22:39:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T22:39:19","slug":"destiny-2-resolves-complaint-after-artist-accuses-bungie-of-plagiarism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/destiny-2-resolves-complaint-after-artist-accuses-bungie-of-plagiarism\/","title":{"rendered":"Destiny 2 &#8220;resolves&#8221; complaint after artist accuses Bungie of plagiarism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/destiny-2-resolves-complaint-after-artist-accuses-bungie-of-plagiarism.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Bungie has &#8220;resolved&#8221; a plagiarism accusation after an artist accused the studio of lifting their alternative design of an &#8220;iconic&#8221; <a data-keyword=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/destiny-2\">Destiny 2<\/a> weapon.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Bungie <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DestinyTheGame\/status\/1833596360840376515\">revealed<\/a> a physical Nerf LMTD blaster based upon Cayde-6&#8217;s hand cannon, Ace of Spades.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after the blaster was revealed, artist Tofu_Rabbit called out the developer on Twitter\/X, stating the Nerf design was not merely &#8220;similar&#8221; to a design they did back in 2015, but essentially a carbon copy, down to the &#8220;same brush strokes and scratches\/smudges&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/destiny-2-resolves-complaint-after-artist-accuses-bungie-of-plagiarism\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/destiny-2-resolves-complaint-after-artist-accuses-bungie-of-plagiarism\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bungie has &#8220;resolved&#8221; a plagiarism accusation after an artist accused the studio of lifting their alternative design of an &#8220;iconic&#8221; Destiny 2 weapon. Earlier this week, Bungie revealed a physical Nerf LMTD blaster based upon Cayde-6&#8217;s hand cannon, Ace of Spades. Shortly after the blaster was revealed, artist Tofu_Rabbit called out the developer on Twitter\/X, stating the Nerf design was not merely &#8220;similar&#8221; to a design they did back in 2015, but essentially a carbon copy, down to the &#8220;same brush strokes and scratches\/smudges&#8221;. 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