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Destiny maker Bungie and toy manufacturer Nerf are investigating claims that the design for their recently revealed Ace of Spades Nerf gun directly copied elements from a fan design in 2015.

X user @Tofu_Rabbit claimed on Wednesday that the new toy gun copies design elements, as well as brush stroke and smudge effects from their original design.

They also posted a side-by-side image showing what they claim are very similar, and in some cases identical design elements.

Bungie now says it is looking into the matter, and will update “on what next steps we are taking once we have gathered more information”.

Complicating matters will be the fact that the gun is not just in-game content but an actual phsyical Nerf gun that players can pre-order.
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Bungie and Nerf investigating claims that Destiny 2 gun design has been plagiarised | VGC

Destiny maker Bungie and toy manufacturer Nerf are investigating claims that the design for its recently revealed Ace of Spades Nerf gun directly copied elements from a fan design in 2015.

www.videogameschronicle.com

https://bungiestore.com/bungie-rewards-nerf-ace-of-spades-blaster

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

That's cayde's gun alright

 

[ResilientBanana]

Pay the man, that's is all.

 

[Shubh_C63]

Maybe the guy who made the gun at Bungie was already let go. lol

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Guilty!

 

[BlackTron]

Many questions. If Bungie provided Nerf with art for the gun, then Bungie looks bad to Nerf. If Nerf designed it on their own, then they look bad to Bungie. Either way, their relationship has been, well, nerfed.

 

[Loomy]

Issue an apology and redesign. Or better yet, pay him and keep the design. Good thing this is still a preorder.

 

[Hookshot]

It's clearly a copy of the other guys gun but if you click the original art link he admits it's based off of a Destiny gun in the first place. So he took a destiny gun, made it look different and then Bungie took that and changed the colours while giving it to Nerf?

 

[sainraja]

I don't get it... the artist claiming this, also created their work inspired by Bungie's design? lol
Wouldn't Bungie ultimately own the right to their design? The artist added their own spin to it, and so did the nerf design.

 

[hemo memo]

Oh c’mon Bungie. At least put some effort in the design.

 

[Crispy Gamer]

After all the nerfs Bungie handed out through the years this is poetry

 

[hemo memo]

I don't get it... the artist claiming this, also created their work inspired by Bungie's design? lol
Wouldn't Bungie ultimately own the right to their design? The artist added their own spin to it, and so did the nerf design.

Inspired=/=Copied

 

[Guardian Monkey]

It's clearly a copy of the other guys gun but if you click the original art link he admits it's based off of a Destiny gun in the first place. So he took a destiny gun, made it look different and then Bungie took that and changed the colours while giving it to Nerf?

So they’re complaining that they copied something made some changes and then the original owner made some changes as well to the gun that they originally made that were similar to the person that copied, but the person that originally copied is complaining that they were copied when they originally were copying someone else?

Edit: Also it’s not necessarily copied, but the design elements are different in all of them.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

That gun is getting nerfed

 

[Wildebeest]

Surely he is getting paid in exposure, the best currency of all.

 

[sainraja]

Inspired=/=Copied

I know, that is why I used the word "inspired" instead of copied. Regardless, my point is, the gun itself is the work of Bungie.

 

[Evil Calvin]

How can he prove he made the design in 2015 and not this year?

 

[00_Zer0]

Maybe the guy who made the gun at Bungie was already let go. lol

Maybe, but company would still be liable if found guilty in a court of law. If I were Sony/Bungie I would pay the man and avoid a public legal battle. That could be a bad look on Sony/Bungie and a PR nightmare.

 

[near]

How can he prove he made the design in 2015 and not this year?

The artists original deviant art post is dated.

 

[Little Mac]

 

[Trogdor1123]

So was this done in alignment with nerf? If so, Bungie almost certainly owns the design and can do with it what they want. I’m not sure I get the issue. I think we need more info on this.

 

[lughnasadh123]

It's clearly a copy of the other guys gun but if you click the original art link he admits it's based off of a Destiny gun in the first place. So he took a destiny gun, made it look different and then Bungie took that and changed the colours while giving it to Nerf?

Sounds like copyright herpes.

 

[Sooner]

I knew, as soon as people stated saying a certain gun in Destiny was OP, Bungie would Nerf it.

 

[DeepEnigma]

It's clearly a copy of the other guys gun but if you click the original art link he admits it's based off of a Destiny gun in the first place. So he took a destiny gun, made it look different and then Bungie took that and changed the colours while giving it to Nerf?

Gunception.

 

[Mr Moose]

How can he prove he made the design in 2015 and not this year?

Ace of Spades by TofuRabbit on DeviantArt

www.deviantart.com

Published: Nov 22, 2015

 

[kevboard]

its hilarious that the guy who stole the design didn't even bother to remove the very easily identifiable wear and tear details the original artist added.

like, how stupid can you be? all possible deniability is instantly out the window. this is like a fucking fingerprint

 

[Warnen]

What a fast response my 8 month old service ticket has still gone unanswered…. Prob just fired those guys

 

[BlackTron]

I don't get it... the artist claiming this, also created their work inspired by Bungie's design? lol
Wouldn't Bungie ultimately own the right to their design? The artist added their own spin to it, and so did the nerf design.

The thing is, that artist's spin, is in the Nerf design. It's most evident in minor details, like the wear and tear marks along the barrel.

 

[sainraja]

The thing is, that artist's spin, is in the Nerf design. It's most evident in minor details, like the wear and tear marks along the barrel.

Ah yeah I suppose... I thought if an artist creates another version of someone else's work, like the gun wasn't changed I don't think, the original artist still owns it, specially in a situation like this but I guess not haha.

 

[BlackTron]

Ah yeah I suppose... I thought if an artist creates another version of someone else's work, like the gun wasn't changed I don't think, the original artist still owns it, specially in a situation like this but I guess not haha.

It would be like having an action figure, and someone repaints it with a custom job, and the company likes the custom job so much they start making it with that print instead, without recognizing where it came from or having paid for the work.