The Ace of Spades is one of the Fate 2‘s most iconic weapon, an exotic hand cannon that belonged to Nathan Fillion’s Cayde-6. Bungie recently announced a NERF version of the weapon with an orange and black motif, with a matching in-game ornament for the weapon coming next month. The only problem is that the design appears to be based on a nearly decade-old fan print.
“Celebrate 10 years of Destiny with the NERF LMTD Destiny 2 Ace of Spades Blaster, available to pre-order in Early Access from September 9-24 for players who have achieved the Legend title in Destiny 2,” said Bungie. Announced earlier this week. Players who have unlocked the title, which requires completing a series of 10th anniversary content, and purchase the toy replica will also receive an exotic ornament for Ace of Spades called “Pocket Ace,” which looks exactly like the NERF version and drops when DeterminationThe Revenant Episode 2 update will be released on October 8th.
For example, an artist nicknamed Tofu discovered that her work was apparently being used for the game. “I reached the title of ‘Legend’ in the game and the game prompted me with an ad telling me I could buy the Nerf gun,” she said. My city“I clicked on it just to look at it, and when I saw it, I thought, ‘Wait a minute, this looks familiar.'”
Tofu had made a stylized print of the Ace of Spades for a friend in 2015, when it first became available as an exotic weapon in The Possessed King expansion. “The engravings, the painted stripes, these are all details that don’t appear in the game, so I was immediately suspicious,” she said. “Then when I checked my original files that I still have in my archive, I noticed that they were literally 1:1. You can clearly see scratches and swirls in the engravings that match up perfectly.”
She shared a comparison online of all the parts that seemed to match her design in a tweet aimed at getting Bungie’s attention. “While I’m obviously disappointed, I don’t blame Bungie for this. I know they outsource this type of work and this is obviously a case of a contractor cutting corners,” Tofu said. “And when this has happened in the past, Bungie has apologized and taken control of the matter, so I remain hopeful.”
Bungie did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
