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5d ago

Judge Advances Bungie Copyright Case Over Destiny 2's Vaulted Red War Campaign

A Louisiana court denied Bungie's dismissal motion, rejecting third-party evidence and leaving the developer to address inaccessible game content.

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Overview

  • Matthew Martineau, a sci-fi writer, alleges that Destiny 2's Red War campaign plagiarized his unpublished WordPress writings, leading to a 2024 lawsuit.
  • The Red War campaign, removed in 2020 as part of Bungie's Content Vault policy, is now unavailable for direct comparison in court.
  • Bungie's submission of YouTube videos and wiki pages as evidence was deemed inadmissible by the court for lacking authenticity and verification.
  • On May 2, 2025, a Louisiana judge denied Bungie's motion to dismiss the case, allowing the lawsuit to proceed to the discovery phase.
  • Speculation has emerged that Bungie may need to reconstruct the vaulted campaign to produce admissible evidence, though no official plans have been announced.