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Three more Infinity Ward devs leave

Plus: two ex-staffers sign-up for Respawn.

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The Infinity Ward exodus appears to be continuing unabated, with three more members of the team behind Modern Warfare 2 reportedly leaving the company.

Facebook updates from Infinity Ward lead character artist Joel Emslie and artists Ryan Lastimosa and Brad Allen confirm the trio's plans to leave the company, according to reports from "a source close to Infinity Ward" (thanks, G4). None of the three have revealed their future plans yet.

The recent departures brings to 21 our count of IW staffers who have left following the sacking of Jason West and Vince Zampella.

Meanwhile, former Infinity Ward designer Brent McLeod and senior software engineer Chris Lambert announced via their LinkedIn profiles that they'll be joining many of their former colleagues at the newly formed Respawn Entertainment.

Both McLeod and Lambert were part of the most recent wave of Infinity Ward departures revealed late last week.

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