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Lead character artist Joel Emslie and artists Ryan Lastimosa and Brad Allen are the latest employees at Infinity Ward to hang up their hats and leave the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare developer.
All three now-former employees have updated their Facebook profiles to reflect the recent decision, a source close to Infinity Ward has told me. None have announced their future development plans.
Two others, however, have made a future with their former bosses at Respawn Entertainment official.
Emslie, Lastimosa and Allen's departures arrive just days after a total of eight other Infinity Ward developers turned in letters of resignation. In just a few days, the headcount at the Activision-owned studio has decreased by 11. So far, as predicted by Activision, the pace does not seem to be slowing.
Several employees have made the decision to join up with their former Infinity Ward leadership at Respawn Entertainment, an Electronic Arts-backed new startup. Unlike Infinity Ward, however, Respawn Entertainment controls their intellectual property; EA is only providing the funding.
I reported last week that seven ex-Infinity Ward developers had officially joined Respawn Entertainment, making their decisions public on Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter and other places online. That number has since increased by two. Both designer Brent McLeod and senior software engineer Chris Lambert have made their conversion official on Linkedin. The change happened very quickly, too; McLeod and Lambert's decision to leave Infinity Ward was revealed only Friday.
Infinity Ward recently launched the "Stimulus Pack" downloadable expansion for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on Xbox Live. It's coming to both PlayStation Network and PC on May 4.
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InHumanMarine
Well, MW2 sucked and the DLC was sad since they couldn't come up with no more than 3 maps and had to recycle 2 old ones. I'd be embarrassed and leave too.
NocturnalX
BTW, this makes 8 former IW employees at Respawn, in case anyone was interested.
NocturnalX
I wonder who is going to take the reigns at IW? I'm sure Activision would love to stick one of their own in the head position to try and secure the studio. I would guess that would make a lot of the IW team leave though....
Hmmm...Maybe that's why people are leaving....
scottyrob82
So this makes 20 total.
SinnerDelGore
I guess the carrot "% of royalties" offered by the Bobbiness wasn't worth it, huh?
JAECE
i guess irony can be pretty ironic
A-Bittersweet-Life
Hurry up to all those left at IW and go to Respawn already.
demonlord2007
This isn't looking good at all for Infinity Ward.
RockieOllie
Infinity Ward is bleeding and Boby Kotick is the knife that caused it
Canid117
i would like to thank the Boss man for writing Atlantic city so that I could butcher it in the way I am about to
Well, they blew up the Kotick man in LA last night
Now, they blew up his house, too
Down on the boardwalk they're gettin ready for a fight
Gonna see what them respawn boys can do
Now, there's trouble bustin in from outta state
And the press can't get no relief
Gonna be a rumble out on the promenade
And Infinity Ward is hangin on by the skin of his teeth
Well now, everything dies, baby, that's a fact
But maybe everything that dies someday comes back
Put your gameface on, fix your resume up pretty
And meet me tonight in respawn city
Well, I got a job and tried to put my money away
But I got debts that no honest man can pay
So I drew what I had from the central trust
And I bought us two tickets on that coast city bus
Well now, everything dies, baby, that's a fact
But maybe everything that dies someday comes back
Put your gameface on, fix your resume up pretty
And meet me tonight in respawn city
Now our idea's may have died and COD may be cold
But with them forever I'll stay
Were goin out where the sands turnin to gold
Put on your coat guys, `cause the nights getting cold
And maybe everything dies, baby, that's a fact
But maybe everything that dies someday comes back
Now, I been lookin for a job, but it's hard to find
Down here it's just winners and losers and don't
Get caught on the wrong side of that line
Well, Im tired of comin out on the losin end
So, honey, last night I met this guy and Im gonna
Do a little favor for him
Well now, everything dies, baby, that's a fact
But maybe everything that dies someday comes back
Put your gameface on, fix your resume up pretty
And meet me tonight in respawn city
Once again thanks to Bruce Springsteen for writing "Atlantic City" (please don't sue me) and thanks to the two people who are willing to read this long a comment
JDarkley
Does anybody have a total count of how many have left so far? It's gotta be near twenty.
The White Shaft
And Moses said, "Let my people go!"
KoV HK6
It would appear that Activision killed IW and they are all now Respawning.
Lloyd12
Activision is probably better off folding IW completely, giving those who are left a raise and starting a new company that won't have IW's public stigma.
Then again, Kotick is probably egotistical enough to think he's still got everything under control.
n00body
Somebody check my numbers if I'm wrong, but I believe this means ~24 people, or ~1/4 of IW's staff have left. Also, Respawn is up to 11 or 12, can't remember which.
BONERJAM
Sounds about right
Quixotic_Noble
WIth so many leaving IW, I was waiting for a respawning joke.
DreamingDarklyRobin
All this stuff happening with Infinity Ward has encouraged me to quit my crappy job, which probably wasn't a good idea considering I need the money for college and my boss was actually pretty cool.
enslavednumber
infinity ward had only about 100 people. that's a small group and having been working together for several years, they must be really close, super close to each other like brother. So the head fired, everyone will follow. Activision just did not get it.
smitske
nI hope 402 stays with IW, his incompetence is one of the many things that pissed me off at IW.
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