Vince Zampella has died following a car crash

Vince Zampella has died in a car crash, NBC Los Angeles is reporting. According to the report, Vince Zampella and another passenger were travelling along the  Southern California’s Angeles Crest Highway in a Ferrari when the car came off the road and hit a concrete barrier, ejecting one of the passengers from the car while the other was trapped in the vehicle which caught fire, dying at the scene. The ejected passenger died of their injuries at the hospital.

Vince Zampella has been a major figure in the games industry and credited as one of the major creators behind Call of Duty having founded Infinity Ward, releasing Call of Duty 2, and the breakout hit of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare which catapulted the series to being a household name. This was followed by Modern Warfare 2. Vince was fired from Infinity Ward by Activision along with Jason West, going on to form Respawn Entertainment, releasing Titanfall, Titanfall 2, Apex Legends, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. In 2020, Vince was put in charge of DICE Los Angeles and then in 2021 the entire Battlefield series.

Our thoughts are with Vince’s loved ones.

Source: NBC Los Angeles