Vince Zampella, Co-Creator of Call of Duty and Respawn Entertainment Founder, Dies in Car Crash at 55
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Vince Zampella, the influential video game developer who co-created the Call of Duty franchise and co-founded Respawn Entertainment, has died at age 55 in a car accident. The crash occurred when his vehicle veered off the road and hit a concrete barrier, resulting in a fire that trapped him inside. Zampella was a key figure behind Infinity Ward and had previously worked on Medal of Honor before helping create the massively successful Call of Duty series. He later co-founded Respawn Entertainment, which developed Titanfall, and was overseeing the Battlefield franchise at the time of his death.
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According to NBC4 Los Angeles, Zampella died in a car crash.
The video game developer died on Sunday afternoon after the car veered off the side of the road and hit a concrete barrier.
Zampella began to gain prominence in the industry as one of the key minds behind Infinity Ward, the studio that created Call of Duty.
Vince Zampella, the co-creator of Call of Duty, Titanfall, and boss of the Battlefield franchise, has died at age 55.
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