Bungie, the developer behind Destiny 2, has filed a lawsuit against a streamer for cheating and allegedly threatening employees.
The federal lawsuit, filed on July 15, 2022, accuses streamer Luca Leone (better known as inkcel on Twitter) of cheating in Destiny 2 and streaming while doing so. He allegedly made upwards of 13 separate accounts to circumvent any bans from Bungie’s anti-cheat software, which clearly violates the company’s terms of service. Some of Leone’s other aliases include “gerogetwo,” “bungiemad,” “hahahalolxd” and many more.
In addition, the suit also alleges that Leone sent several intimidating tweets toward Bungie’s staff and even threatened to “burn down” the company’s office building in Washington. On top of that, the lawsuit claims that Leone specifically targeted Bungie community manager Dylan “dmg04” Gafner on June 10, 2022, with tweets that read, “i just realized i’ll be moving to a place that’s 30 minutes away from dmg [Gafner], he is not safe.”
Bungie is seeking $150,000 in statutory damages for every instance of copyright violations for cheating, along with any court and lawyer fees. The company is adamant about protecting its community and employees from being targets of abuse.
“As Bungie has demonstrated repeatedly, it will not allow its game, its community, or its employees to be abused, defrauded, or threatened,” The lawsuit reads. “Leone has done all three, and this action is the consequence.”
Last month, Bungie also sued a YouTuber for filing several false DMCA claims.
Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.
