Infinity Ward departures hit 25

In what has become a slow twist of the knife for publishing powerhouse Activision, a further eight developers have left Modern Warfare 2 studio Infinity Ward.

Ongoing embarrassment for the lawsuit-riddled Activision continues, as a total of 25 staff is said to have left the highly prized development outfit.

According to a Kotaku report, new departures include lead character artist Joel Emslie, weapons artist Ryan Lastimosa, artist Brad Allen, lead programmer Robert Field, level designers Kevin Belland Preston Glenn, designer Charlie Wiederhold.

Develop has the full report.