Destiny 2's Ace Of Spades Nerf Gun Has Been Accused Of Plagiarizing Fan Artwork

Destiny 2's Ace Of Spades Nerf Gun Has Been Accused Of Plagiarizing Fan Artwork

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Destiny 2 is no stranger to plagiarism accusations. Bungie was accused of using fan artwork for one of the game's Witch Queen trailers back in 2021, and again in 2023 for seemingly using fan art for a cutscene in Season of the Deep without permission. While it's probably towards the back end of the studio's list of problems at the moment, plagiarism accusations are making the rounds once again.

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This time, Bungie is being accused of lifting a piece of fan art by Twitter user Tofu_Rabbit for its recently announced Ace of Spades Nerf gun collaboration. Tofu_Rabbit has claimed that the nerf gun's design matches their artwork that was commissioned back in 2015, and while their artwork is a variant of the game's iconic gun, it seems as though Bungie or Nerf have lifted Tofu_Rabbit's specific design.

Tofu_Rabbit has shared a side by side image of the two guns in question, highlighting the similarities between them. From a quick glance, they don't really look that similar, but a closer inspection reveals that the two...

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