They got caught using unaffiliated artists’ work without attribution or compensation

Like okay maybe once sure, honest mistake. But they’ve done it multiple times. With that long a history of stealing the work of independent artists and only compensating them after getting caught red-handed makes you really wonder how much they’ve gotten away with that just hasn’t been noticed yet.

https://www.pcgamer.com/bungie-says-it-will-compensate-and-credit-artist-whose-work-was-mistakenly-used-in-this-weeks-major-destiny-2-cutscene/

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/whoops-they-did-it-again-bungie-admits-fan-art-was-used-in-an-official-destiny-2-collectible-says-the-artist-will-be-compensated-and-credited-for-their-incredible-artwork/

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/artist-accuses-bungie-of-stealing-her-designs-for-marathons-art-i-am-tired-of-designers-from-huge-companies-moodboarding-and-parasitising-my-designs-while-i-struggle-to-make-a-living/

https://geekoutpost.com/bungie-says-as-a-matter-of-policy-they-dont-steal-art-from-artists-gets-caught-doing-it-for-the-4th-time/

That’s what I could find with a cursory search. There’s at least a couple more I had in a previous post I made but it was awhile ago but Lemmy doesn’t have a way to easily search your previous comments so I’m not gonna bother scrolling back a years worth to find it 😮‍💨