Destiny 2 News

Last October a science fiction author, Matthew Kelsey Martineau, launched a lawsuit against Bungie focused on a Destiny 2 enemy faction, the Red Legion, which Martineau alleges is based on work from his Wordpress blog (Thanks, GameFile). Naturally something on the scale of Destiny 2 faces all sorts of speculative lawsuits, and this didn't seem something that should've unduly troubled Bungie's lawyers: Except for the fact that the content in question no longer exists in the game...
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If you noticed an odd bug in Destiny 2 recently, don't worry about it, because Bungie isn't fixing it on purpose.

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A lawsuit between Sony and a fired Bungie director is getting messy. Sony have revealed the text messages sent by the former director, which they say are proof of his "predatory behaviour" and justify their decision to dismiss him. Christopher Barrett was removed from his position last year in a dramatic reshuffle and it was later revealed that the reasons included alleged "inappropriate" and "unwanted" messages to female staff at the studio. In response to the allegations, Barrett sued Bungie and parent company Sony for breach of contract and defamation, claiming that the investigation that led to his dismissal was a "sham". The real reason for his firing, he says, was to stop a big bonus payout of over $45 million.

But lo, the Streisand effect has been initiated. His lawsuit has invited Sony to roll up their sleeves and dip their arms into their big gritty bag of exhibits. Examples of the texts he allegedly sent to employees have been revealed in a court filing.

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Sony has responded to a wrongful dismissal lawsuit filed in December 2024 by former Destiny 2 and Marathon game director Christopher Barrett, saying Barrett's termination in 2024 was "justified," and that his lawsuit is "meritless." To back up its claim, Sony included multiple examples of written communications between Barrett and female subordinates in its reply, which it claims "reveal his pattern of misconduct."..
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This Week in Destiny we’re making our way through the gripping Heresy: Act I storyline. The current narrative really went full throttle right out of the gate, and our characters have not stopped pushing ahead. While we’relooking forward to what Act II brings in just a few weeks, we’ve got lots to pay attention to in other parts of the game, so let’s get into it.

• Class Glaives and Swords update
• Grandmaster Nightfalls unlock next week
• Sundered Doctrine Showmatch
• #D2FashionFeedback themes for this week
• Show us your Heresy Fashion looks

Read the rest of the TWID here.