Bungie sues Destiny 2 streamer alleged to cheat, harass employees
Bungie is fighting back against a Destiny 2cheat streamer it already banned 13 times in 2022, and who retaliated with threatening social media posts against the studio, its community manager, and other employees.
The federal lawsuit, filed on July 15, accuses Luca Leone of Los Angeles of cheating in the game, streaming video of himself cheating in the game, creating numerous accounts to evade the bans handed him for this cheating, and selling nontransferable in-game items — all in repeat violation of the software license and terms of service for Destiny2.
Additionally, the lawsuit says Leone has posted threatening and intimidating tweets, including that he was moving to the Seattle area where Bungie is headquartered and threatening to burn down its headquarters.
On July 5, the lawsuit says Leone warned Bungie to “keep [its] doors locked.” The suit said Twitter suspended his account and forced him to remove a threatening tweet; the account’s tweets have since been placed in a protected state and are hidden from public view.
Bungie’s suit appears to strike back with every claim it could make under copyright and contract law. His serial cheating and account creation, the studio says, violates the contract all users accept as a condition for creating an account with the studio. Other actions constitute copyright infringement, fraud, and violations of the federal Digital Millennium Copyright Act and Washington state’s Consumer Protection Act.
“It would be a vast understatement to merely describe Leone as a serial ban evader and cheater,” the complaint reads, making note that Leone has “repeatedly livestreamed himself cheating at Destiny 2.” It also includes an alleged conversation from Twitter where, in early June, Leone
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