In 2021, a fan art piece got used by Bungie in a Destiny 2 trailer, and sometime in 2023, another unofficial art that ended up in a Destiny 2 cutscene was mistakenly used by Bungie.
And now, yet another unofficial fan art has been used by Bungie — the recently unveiled Nerf Ace of Spades pretend-firearm that's available for preorder now at $50 for players who achieve the Legend Title in Destiny 2: The Final Shape by September 24.
A day after Bungie revealed the Nerf Ace of Spades, a Nerf gun based on the famous hand cannon carried by Destiny guardian Cayde-6, the matter came to light. An X user, Tofu_Rabbit tweeted:
"Hey @Bungie @BungieHelp @DestinyTheGame @A_dmg04 @Cozmo23 @DestinyComArt soo, the NERF ace of spades DIRECTLY lifts a commission i did in 2015. This is not "similar" or a coincidence, you can see my same brush strokes and scratches/smudges."
From the images provided alongside the post, one could say that with the design and few imperfections, it's an exact match with Tofu_Rabbit's artistic work back in 2015. This message may seem minor on the outside but comes with a heavy weight and impact on the reputation of Bungie.
With this not being the first time we've heard of such a case, one could begin doubting the professionalism of Bungie when collecting assets for their game, toys and other things related to their company. Bungie is a AAA major game company, with lots of authority within the industry, right, and on that note, there should be a veritable amount of assets under their command. And the partnering toy company, Nerf should be fully backed with what they need for the collaboration ensuring no need mistakenly use assests without authorizations.
This occuerence may be considered baffling as this isn't the first time it has happened but third. Luckily, Bungie responded to the tweet the same day saying they were "investigating internally and with [their] partner," and the matter eventually died down with Bungie taking responsibility and offering compensations to Tofu_Rabbit.
"We've investigated this with our partner Nerf," tweeted the Destiny 2 Team. "We are currently in contact with the artist to make sure they are compensated and credited for their incredible artwork."
Seemingly pleased with the outcome, Tofu_Rabbit tweeted lastly, "Happy to finally retweet this! I want to say once again, people at Bungie and especially the CM who contacted me have been incredibly nice and professional. To everyone who helped getting the word out to the right people, thank you."
Fans can't say why this keeps happening and why Bungie would proceed to work with a seemingly unlicensed asset without being a 100% certain. But the matter has thankfully been resolved and the victim is quite satisfied with the results. That said, the event once again proves Bungie's quick responsiveness and ability to resolve potential crisis effectively.
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