"The company confirmed reports on Monday that Zampella had been killed in a car crash the previous day, calling the developer and executive's death an unimaginable loss. Vince's influence on the video game industry was profound and far-reaching, the statement said. A friend, colleague, leader and visionary creator, his work helped shape modern interactive entertainment and inspired millions of players and developers around the world."
"Local broadcaster NBC4 reported that Zampella and a passenger were killed when his Ferrari crashed on Southern California's scenic Angeles Crest Highway on Sunday afternoon. For unknown reasons, the vehicle veered off the roadway, struck a concrete barrier, and became fully engulfed, the California Highway Patrol said in a statement, without identifying the two victims in the crash. Footage on social media showed the crash and its aftermath, in which the mangled wreckage of the vehicle was engulfed in flames."
Vince Zampella, a developer and executive aged 55, died in a car crash on Southern California's Angeles Crest Highway, with a passenger also killed. His Ferrari veered off the road, struck a concrete barrier and became fully engulfed in flames, according to the California Highway Patrol; footage on social media showed the wreckage ablaze. Zampella cofounded Infinity Ward and helped launch Call of Duty in 2003; the franchise has sold more than half a billion games and has over 100 million monthly players. He founded Respawn Entertainment in 2010, which produced Titanfall, Apex Legends and Star Wars Jedi games, and later joined Electronic Arts to revitalize Battlefield.
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