Last yr, Bungie filed a lawsuit in opposition to alleged Destiny 2 cheat maker AimJunkies claiming copyright infringement. Then, earlier this yr, a decide dismissed most of that case, forcing Bungie to refile its lawsuit. Now, AimJunkies is preventing again, claiming in a press launch that the previous Halo dev is flawed in its claims that AimJunkies’ software program induced any hurt. What’s extra, the corporate means that Bungie is throwing “shit” at “the wall” in court docket in an effort to see what sticks.
As reported by TorrentFreak, AimJunkies is firing again at Bungie by way of press launch following its earlier victory in court docket in opposition to the studio behind Destiny. That victory occurred again in April of this yr, when a federal decide dismissed most of Bungie’s lawsuit in opposition to the cheat maker, siding with AimJunkies and recommending the 2 events use arbitration for many of the claims made within the lawsuit as specified by Bungie’s personal License Agreement. However, the court docket did give Bungie an opportunity to refile its lawsuit, and it did simply that in May.
Earlier this week, in a press launch TorrentFreak acquired from AimJunkies in addition to in court docket docs, the cheat maker confirmed it’s engaged on filling subpoenas in opposition to Valve, PayPal, and Bungie in an effort to assemble proof to disprove Bungie’s claims that the dishonest software program induced Destiny 2 “grievous hurt.” AimJunkies says that, in actual fact, throughout the time when its dishonest software program was obtainable, Destiny 2 allegedly had a few of its hottest months based mostly on gross sales and participant numbers.
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In the odd and aggressive press launch, AimJunkies claims that individuals shouldn’t imagine “90%” of what’s included in Bungie’s court docket filings, including that “Bungie and their counsel apparently imagine the extra [shit] you throw on the wall the larger the opportunity of one thing sticking with the court docket, irrespective of how ridiculous or absurd it’s in the actual world.”
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The press launch ends with AimJunkies suggesting that Bungie’s habits is why Activision offered the corporate, and stating that it hopes the “wiser minds” at Bungie’s new proprietor, Sony, will assist transferring ahead. (Activision by no means owned Bungie.)
Kotaku has contacted Bungie about this press launch and the continued authorized battle with AimJunkies.
Bungie has spent the previous couple of years taking up cheat makers and others in court docket by way of lawsuits. And whereas it has had some victories, even shutting down some websites and cheat makers prior to now, AimJunkies has been in a position to struggle again in court docket, resulting in some disappointing outcomes for Bungie. This newest press launch appears to sign that this authorized battle isn’t going to be wrapping up anytime quickly.
