Vince Zampella, video game developer behind ‘Call of Duty' franchise, killed in crash

[Gizmo_Duck]

Vince Zampella, video game developer behind 'Call of Duty' franchise, killed in mountain road crash

Vince Zampella is the former CEO of video game developers Infinity Ward, the studio behind the wildly successful "Call of Duty" franchise.

www.nbclosangeles.com

The single-car crash was reported at about 12:45 p.m. on the scenic road north of Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Mountains. The southbound car veered off the road, hit a concrete barrier and a passenger was ejected, the California Highway Patrol said.

The driver was trapped in the ensuing car fire, the CHP said. The driver died at the scene and the passenger died at a hospital, authorities told NBC4 Investigates.

Zampella, 55, co-founded Chatsworth-based Respawn Entertainment in 2010. The studio was acquired by video game giant EA in 2017. Respawn Entertainment is best known for the video games Titanfall, Titanfall 2, Apex Legends and STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order.

Zampella also led an EA studio team based in Playa Vista behind the Battlefield video game franchise.

 

[Mike809]

One of the few names in the gaming industry that sounds familiar to me.

RIP.

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

Right after bringing bf back from the dead

 

[GambinoMakeItWork]

crazy news, RIP to a GOAT

 

[ALonelyDad]

The best in the game, so sad to hear. Never know what will happen when you wake up everyday. RIP to him and the passenger.

 

[kdslittlebro]

Battlefield is gonna be cooked again, and COD is already done online FPS on life support

RIP, I fw his era of COD so crazy

 

[DarkandHellisHot]

What?!!

I'm speechless. He played a significant role in some of the best FPSs over the last two decades....Thanks for all the memories with COD, Medal Of Honor and Titanfall.

One of the goats. RIP Vince.

 

[Illuminatos]

His resume is crazy! RIP.

 

[Clark Wayne]

RIP. Shortly after the success of BF6

 

[Kingshango]

RIP, right when BF got back on track.

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

The best in the game, so sad to hear. Never know what will happen when you wake up everyday. RIP to him and the passenger.

I always say one day you’re gonna wake up get out of bed and never lay in it again

 

[Loose]

wow this is a huge loss for ea and respawn

 

[Jaguar93]

RIP

 

[TDT]

Damn.. wasn't he just at The Game Awards a few weeks ago..?
R.I.P

 

[The Pledge]

Eerily like Paul Walker. Tragic, RIP.

Just saw the crash video. This was just like Paul Walker. Goddamn

Assuming this isn’t AI

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