Huge adjustments are coming to Future 2 this 12 months and a few of them leaked earlier within the month. Bungie now thinks it is aware of who’s accountable and has taken motion, banning common Twitch streamer Ekuegan Teko-Agbo from the sport he performs to make a dwelling. The content material creator says he’s harmless, nevertheless, and nobody’s fairly certain what to make of the whole episode.
Now and again Bungie holds a secret assembly with star gamers and content material creators from the Future 2 group to preview upcoming adjustments and get suggestions on the standing of the sport and its future. These summits are invite-only and closely NDA’d, however that didn’t cease obvious screenshots of a PowerPoint presentation from the latest one from being leaked on Discord on April 5 by a person known as Freezing Dart. The slideshow seemingly revealed upcoming content material, weapons, and gameplay adjustments. Every week later, Bungie took the unprecedented step of publicly acknowledging the leak.
“Neighborhood interplay and engagement is central to Bungie and our video games,” it tweeted on April 14. “For years, we’ve invited creators and different members of the group to confidential summits to offer suggestions on the way forward for Future. It is a beloved a part of the method, however depends closely on belief.”
The studio went on:
Breaches of this belief may end in our lack of ability to carry extra summits. We take these breaches extraordinarily critically and are taking actions to strengthen our insurance policies with these invited to those inside conferences.
It didn’t point out Ekuegan by identify, however the streamer later confirmed Bungie had settled on him because the supply of the leak in an interview with Forbes’ Paul Tassi. The veteran participant famend in the neighborhood for his ability and achievements within the sport mentioned he would now not play it following the ban and proceeded to delete some VODs of previous Future 2 streams. Nonetheless, he says he’s harmless and has no information of the leak, regardless of nearly attending the summit in query.
What seems to have Ekuegan fingered because the leaker are desktop icons within the leaked pc screenshots that match his personal. He advised Tassi that was the reason Bungie gave him, and he even advised he might have been framed. “I’m in so many NDAs [at the moment], why would I breach any? It’s a part of the job,” Ekuegan advised Tassi. “I spent 14,000 hours on this sport, a number of hours serving to individuals in Grandmasters.”
One risk is that the leaks have been expertly photoshopped to incriminate Ekuegan regardless of coming from another person. One other risk is that another person used his pc to supply the leak. That’s Tassi’s idea, and it could sq. individuals’s notion of Ekuegan as an trustworthy and devoted determine within the Future 2 group with no matter proof Bungie has. It might nonetheless represent a breach of his NDA, however it could make extra sense than Ekuegan doubtlessly blowing up his profession to momentarily and secretly impress a small Discord channel.
Ekuegan didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Different large Future 2 streamers and content material creators have equally been in disbelief. I’ve seen Ekuegan as nothing however sort to me & the group,” wrote Gladd. “He’s a pillar. I belief him; take it for what it’s price. On the VERY least, Bungie wants to have a look at this extra carefully.” Future 2 lore YouTuber Byf was more concise: “No clue what to suppose. Entire state of affairs sucks.”
It’s not clear when or if any solutions will likely be forthcoming. Bungie hasn’t elaborated past its preliminary two tweets, and didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Within the meantime, Ekuegan continues to be streaming different video games and mentioned he’s working on clearing his name. “I’ve gotten to a spot the place I’m proud of who I’m in life,” he tweeted. “I personally know the reality, I do know who I’m and I’m joyful understanding it. Solely God can decide me.”
