Weekend Highlights (May 25-26)

Bungie won a lawsuit against cheat sellers for Destiny 2, a lawsuit was filed against Activision over a school shooting in the United States, and there are rumors that 2K has obtained a license to develop games under the FIFA brand—here's what happened in the gaming industry over the weekend.

Destiny 2

• A jury in the United States found Phoenix Digital guilty of violating Bungie's copyrights and ordered the company to pay developers $63,210. Phoenix Digital is the owner of the AimJunkies site, which sells cheats for Destiny 2. The legal battle between the companies began in 2021 and may continue for some time. Phoenix Digital founder David Schaefer stated that he plans to challenge the jury's decision and file an appeal.
• The families of those killed in the 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School in the U.S. filed a lawsuit against Activision. The lawsuit claims that the shooter, Salvador Rolando Ramos, became obsessed with firearms after playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. He began actively gathering information about weapons and purchased a DDM4 V7 rifle, featured on the game's cover, just minutes after turning 18. The plaintiffs stated that Activision is now "the most popular and successful firearms seller in the U.S." In addition to Activision, the families of the victims also filed lawsuits against weapon manufacturer Daniel Defense and Meta*, which promoted social media ads for the rifle.
• FIFA has found a new partner for developing football simulators under its brand, claimed insider MohPlay. According to him, the new partner is 2K. MohPlay stated that the first 2K game under the FIFA license will be released by the end of this year and will be called FIFA 2K25. It's worth noting that rumors about 2K potentially developing the FIFA series have been circulating for a while, but there have been no official confirmations yet.

*Meta is recognized as an extremist organization in Russia, and its activities are prohibited in the country.