Bungie goes after another Destiny 2 cheat maker

Bungie also teamed up with Riot Games in 2020 to take down another cheat program maker. The two studios filed a lawsuit against GatorCheats for copyright infringement and violations of the anti-circumvention provision of the DMCA code. The case was reportedly settled with an injunction but sent a clear message that Bungie will not tolerate any cheat developer for Destiny 2.

It will be a while before this new lawsuit gets resolved. Litigation for such lawsuits typically lasts several years, depending on several factors - in this case, LaviCheats' initial reaction doesn't indicate they'll be cooperative.

Recent judgments for lawsuits against creators of cheat software have been favorable to game developers. A cheat maker was recently ordered to pay Activision $3 million in damages for creating a cheat program for Call of Duty titles.

Bungie also recently won judgment against cheat maker AimJunkies. The company was ordered by the court to pay the Destiny 2 developer $4.3 million in damages. The decision states that AimJunkies violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act when it reverse-engineered the game's code to create a cheat software.

Hopefully, this slew of lawsuits discourages companies and individuals from creating cheat software. The presence of such programs ruins the gameplay experience for everyone involved, and has caused long-lasting controversies in some of the biggest multiplayer titles.

In other news, Bungie is gearing up for the release of Lightfall, the penultimate expansion for the Destiny 2 saga. The new expansion will be arriving on February 28, 2022. Destiny 2 is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.