Programmer Jon Shiring and designer Mackey McCandlish have resigned from Infinity Ward. McCandlish had spent eight years with the Modern Warfare 2 developers, with Shiring notching up six years with the company. The news comes after last week’s resignation of both software engineer Francesco Gigliotti and lead designer Todd Alderman.

Former studio heads Jason West and Vince Zampella have gone on to form their own development outfit – Respawn Entertainment. They have signed a publishing agreement with EA and are currently building up their studio by obtaining more staff.