Bungie says it has “irrefutable evidence” that the high-profile streamer accused of leaking content from the recent Destiny 2 community summit has actually committed multiple leaks of classified information over a period spanning several years. I’m here. However, the streamer in question is adamant about his innocence and has vowed to clear his name.
Bungie first addressed the leak of photos and other information from a recent online presentation in a short statement posted to Twitter on April 14th.
Betraying this trust may prevent us from hosting any more summits. We take these violations very seriously and are taking steps to enforce our policies for those invited to these internal meetings.April 14, 2023
“Community interaction and engagement is central to Bungie and our games,” the studio tweeted. “For years, we have invited creators and other members of the community to secret summits to provide feedback on the future of Destiny. increase.
“If we break this trust, we may not be able to host any more summits. We are taking steps.”
Bungie didn’t reveal the name of the streamer, but popular streamer and YouTuber Ekuegan, famous for completing more than 6,000 Grandmaster Nightfalls, Destiny 2’s most difficult PvE content, said that the first denied the allegations, stating it was him.upon twitter (opens in new tab) and confirm forbes (opens in new tab) It was he who was accused.
The first evidence against Equegan was contained in leaked images. This included information about future Destiny 2 season plans, new gear, balance changes, story beats, and more. The image in question was actually a picture of someone’s PC taken while the presentation was running. The desktop icons shown in the picture were the same as those on the Ecugan desktop. Ecugan was banned from his Destiny 2 as a result of the alleged leak. This comes as a shock to the well-received streamer, who has 48,000 subscribers on YouTube and nearly 100,000 followers on Twitch, and disappointing results for many of his fans.
Equigan quietly took L and didn’t seem inclined to move on with his life immediately after the ban. I will erase the name of ,” he said. murmured (opens in new tab) April 17th.
However, in a subsequent tweet of its own, Bungie said that Ecugan’s guilt was beyond question, and what’s worse, he clarified that this was not an isolated incident.
“Our security and legal teams have documented irrefutable data, including video recordings, verified messages, and images showing patterns over time confirming that the same individuals shared sensitive information from community summits over multiple years. Confirmed no evidence,” Bungie tweeted.
“We are very disappointed to learn this information and wish our relationship with this person would have been different. This is our final communication on this matter.”
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Ecugan has remained silent since Bungie’s “last contact,” but raised several valid questions prior to that point, including the most obvious. “Influence” is the obvious answer, but as a popular Destiny 2 streamer it’s been most of his trade-in-trade anyway. [at the moment], why violate? It’s part of the job,” he told Forbes.
As he said on Twitter, if he’s going to leak information from a community summit presentation, why would he take a picture of his screen and post it unedited? Not only is it an odd way to share, but it’s also an obvious giveaway. murmured (opens in new tab).
Of course, unless you can find compelling evidence that Ecugan was wrongfully accused, that’s it. It clearly means that we need to do a lot more than just the image. We’ve reached out to Bungie and his Ekuegan for comment. I will update if I get a reply.
What the general counsel endorsed in this tweet is truly impressive. https://t.co/gy2lKONtTHApril 18, 2023
