Thorpe

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 BUNGIE, INC., et al., Case No. 21-cv-05677-EMC

Plaintiffs,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’

v. MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT

ANDREW THORPE, et al., Docket No. 64 Defendants.

12 13 Plaintiffs are companies that own and publish video games. At issue are two of the companies’ online multiplayer video games: (1) “Destiny 2,” which is owned and published by Bungie, Inc. and (2) “Tom Clancy’s Rainbox Six: Siege,” which is owned and published by Ubisoft Entertainment and Ubisoft, Inc. Plaintiffs filed suit against four individuals, including Andrew Thorpe, alleging that these individuals participated in an online business venture known as “Ring-1,” which sells software that enables players to cheat in Plaintiffs’ games. Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs’ motion for default judgment against Mr. Thorpe, a resident of the United Kingdom. Having considered the papers submitted as well as the oral argument of counsel, the…