Welp, says Sony, sure looks like buying Bungie didn't work out Both sides have now agreed to settle the case, with a new court filing ( obtained by The Game Post ) citing a settlement conference held in front of Magistrate Judge North on November 12, 2025. The filing reads: "A settlement conference was conducted on this date before the undersigned Magistrate Judge. Negotiations were successful and resulted in the settlement of all claims. The Court thanks counsel and the parties for their efforts in bringing this matter to an amicable resolution." (Image credit: Getty Images / Brian A. Jackson/South Florida Sun Sentinel) This was shortly followed by another filing, with Judge Susie Morgan ordering that "this action be and is hereby dismissed as to all parties" in the matter, with no costs awarded. There is a 60-day window for the settlement to be implemented, during which either side can reopen the case if things fall apart. The full legalese: "The court having been advised that all parties have firmly agreed upon a compromise in this matter; it is ordered that this action be and is hereby dismissed as to all parties, without costs and without prejudice to the right, upon good cause shown, within sixty days, to reopen the action if the settlement is not consummated. In addition, the court specifically retains jurisdiction to enforce the settlement agreement if settlement is not consummated within sixty days." The biggest gaming news, reviews and hardware deals Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. This should be the end of the matter, though with no details of the settlement, no admissions of wrongdoing by either side, and no costs awarded… it is an unsatisfying one for outside observers. It seems absurd that Bungie's writers would have ripped off a random WordPress blog for Destiny 2's blowout launch campaign. But it's not the first plagiarism scandal the studio has faced and Bungie, god love it, has enough problems without fire-fighting on these kinds of fronts . Not least digging Destiny 2 out of the doldrums after the disaster that has been the Edge of Fate expansion . Source: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/bungie-and-sci-fi-author-settle-lawsuit-over-alleged-plagiarism-of-his-old-wordpress-stories-for-destiny-2s-launch-campaign/