Principal game designer Jonathan Hamel and director of narrative design Eric Nylund quit studio

Two more designers follow Clint Hocking out of Amazon

Two more high profile designers have quit Amazon Game Studios.

As reported by GameSpot, principal game designer Jonathan Hamel has left the company, having joined in 2014 from Crystal Dynamics.

Eric Nylund is also said to have quit in July 2015, according to his LinkedIn profile. He had previously worked at Microsoft for 13 years before joining Amazon in July 2013 as director of narrative design.

The news amidst reports than former Ubisoft, Valve and LucasArts employee Clint Hocking has also left the company.

Amazon has yet to make a statement on any of the departures. Develop has reached out for comment.

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