"Vince Zampella, known for co-creating the Call of Duty series, among many other roles, has died. Zampella, 55, died in a car crash in Los Angeles on Sunday. The fatal crash killed him, along with the occupant of his car. According to NBC, Zampella's Ferrari hit a concrete barrier after leaving a tunnel in the San Gabriel Mountains, north of Los Angeles. Zampella was unfortunately trapped in an ensuing car fire, and the passenger was ejected."
"Vince Zampella is one of the industry's most prolific creators. His storied career is long, and is responsible for some of the biggest shooter franchises in history. It started with Medal of Honor in the 90s, a game that changed WW2 shooters forever. Zampella later co-founded the legendary Infinity Ward in 2002, the team that would go on to redefine multiplayer shooters forever."
"Respawn went on to create the Titanfall series, and later Apex Legends. The studio is responsible for non-shooters, of course, like the third-person action game series Star Wars Jedi. Zampella was instrumental in making the game possible, having hired God of War 3 director Stig Asmussen to helm a team within Respawn out of a desire to diversify the studio's output and prove he can do more than make shooters."
Vince Zampella, 55, died in a car crash in Los Angeles that also killed the vehicle's occupant. His Ferrari struck a concrete barrier after leaving a tunnel in the San Gabriel Mountains north of Los Angeles, and Zampella was trapped in a resulting car fire while the passenger was ejected. Zampella co-created Call of Duty and began with Medal of Honor in the 1990s. He co-founded Infinity Ward in 2002, left in 2010 after a fallout with Activision, and co-founded Respawn Entertainment with Jason West. Respawn created Titanfall and Apex Legends and developed Star Wars Jedi, with Zampella hiring Stig Asmussen. He was given leadership of the Battlefield franchise in 2021 and recently attended The Game Awards.
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