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Ace of spades is one of them Destiny 2The most iconic weapon is the exotic hand cannon belonging to Nathan Fillion’s Cayde-6. Bungie recently announced a NERF version of the gun, featuring an orange and black theme, and will launch an in-game cosmetic for the gun next month. The only problem is that the design appears to be based on a fan print from nearly a decade ago.
“Celebrate Destiny’s 10th anniversary with the NERF LMTD Destiny 2 Ace of Spades Blaster, available for pre-order from September 9th to September 24th for players who have earned the title of Legend in Destiny 2.” Bungie announced earlier this week. Players who unlock the game (requiring completing a set of 10th Anniversary content) and purchase a replica of the toy will also receive an Ace of Spades exotic ornament called the “Pocket Ace,” which looks just like the NERF version and will be available on Dropped under the following circumstances: destinyThe Revenant Episode 2 update will be released on October 8th.
In this way, an artist who calls herself “Tofu” discovered that her work seemed to be used in this game. “I got the ‘Legend’ title in the game and the game prompted me to play an ad telling me I could buy nerf guns,” she told me my city. “I clicked on it just to look at it, and when I saw it I had a ‘wait a minute, this looks familiar’ feeling.”
Tofu made a stylized print of the Ace of Spades for a friend back in 2015, when it was first added to the game as an obtainable exotic weapon. The stolen king expansion. “The carvings and painted stripes were details that didn’t appear in the game, so I was immediately suspicious,” she said. “When I checked the original file that I still have in my archives, I noticed that no, it’s actually 1:1 and you can clearly see the scratches and swirls in the engraving match perfectly.”
She shared a comparison online, including a breakdown of all the parts that seemed to match her design in a tweet, aiming to get Bungie’s attention. “While I’m obviously disappointed, I don’t blame Bungie for this, but I know they outsource this type of work and it’s clearly a case of contractors cutting corners,” Tofu said. “And, when this has happened in the past, Bungie has apologized and taken action, so I remain hopeful.”
Bungie did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
