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Call of Duty Co-Creator, Respawn Co-Founder, and EA Executive Vince Zampella Killed in Car Accident
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 69636" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><img src="https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2025/12/22/vince-tga-1766434667895.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p>Vince Zampella, best known as the co-creator of the Call of Duty franchise and co-founder of Infinity Ward who went on to co-found Titanfall, Apex Legends, and Star Wars Jedi developer Respawn Entertainment, died in a single-car accident in Los Angeles on Sunday, NBC Los Angeles <a href="https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/video-game-developer-vince-zampella-crash-call-of-duty/3819576/" target="_blank">reports</a>.</p><p></p><p>According to the NBC report, "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."</p><p></p><p></p><p>NBC has updated their story to note that Zampella was the driver and the vehicle was a 2026 Ferrari 296 GTS, and that an eyewitness provided video of the crash to authorities. The passenger has not yet been publicly identified</p><p></p><p>Zampella was an incredibly talented game developer who changed the industry with Call of Duty, a franchise he co-created with Jason West in 2003 at Infinity Ward, the studio he co-founded with West, after previously serving as the lead designer for EA's Medal of Honor: Allied Assault. Zampella was at the center of a high-profile <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/03/04/infinity-ward-founders-file-lawsuit-against-activision" target="_blank">lawsuit</a> against Activision that alleged that the publisher owed Zampella and the Infinity Ward team millions of dollars in unpaid Call of Duty royalties. The bitter professional divorce led to Zampella and West taking a substantial number of the Infinity Ward team with them to EA, where they co-founded Respawn Entertainment, a studio that has produced nothing but critically acclaimed hits: Titanfall (<a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/03/10/titanfall-review-2" target="_blank">IGN review</a>), Titanfall 2 (<a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/2016/10/28/titanfall-2-review" target="_blank">IGN review</a>), Apex Legends (<a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/apex-legends-review-2" target="_blank">IGN review</a>), Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (<a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/11/15/star-wars-jedi-fallen-order-review" target="_blank">IGN review</a>), and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (<a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/star-wars-jedi-survivor-review" target="_blank">IGN review</a>).</p><p></p><p>Respawn's success under Zampella led to him getting <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/2020/01/02/respawn-ceo-vince-zampella-takes-over-dice-la-plans-studio-name-change-unannounced-game" target="_blank">promoted</a> <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/vince-zampella-battlefield" target="_blank">twice</a>, eventually overseeing the Battlefield franchise within his role as Group General Manager at EA.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Ryan McCaffrey is IGN's executive editor of previews and host of both IGN's weekly Xbox show, </em><a href="https://www.ign.com/watch/unlocked" target="_blank">Podcast Unlocked</a><em>, as well as our monthly(-ish) interview show, </em><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/2016/02/04/ign-unfiltered-every-episode-ever" target="_blank">IGN Unfiltered</a><em>. He's a North Jersey guy, so it's "Taylor ham," not "pork roll." Debate it with him on Twitter at </em><a href="https://twitter.com/DMC_Ryan" target="_blank"><em>@DMC_Ryan</em></a><em>.</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/call-of-duty-co-creator-respawn-co-founder-and-ea-executive-vince-zampella-killed-in-car-accident" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 69636, member: 1"] [IMG]https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2025/12/22/vince-tga-1766434667895.jpg[/IMG] Vince Zampella, best known as the co-creator of the Call of Duty franchise and co-founder of Infinity Ward who went on to co-found Titanfall, Apex Legends, and Star Wars Jedi developer Respawn Entertainment, died in a single-car accident in Los Angeles on Sunday, NBC Los Angeles [URL='https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/video-game-developer-vince-zampella-crash-call-of-duty/3819576/']reports[/URL]. According to the NBC report, "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." NBC has updated their story to note that Zampella was the driver and the vehicle was a 2026 Ferrari 296 GTS, and that an eyewitness provided video of the crash to authorities. The passenger has not yet been publicly identified Zampella was an incredibly talented game developer who changed the industry with Call of Duty, a franchise he co-created with Jason West in 2003 at Infinity Ward, the studio he co-founded with West, after previously serving as the lead designer for EA's Medal of Honor: Allied Assault. Zampella was at the center of a high-profile [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/03/04/infinity-ward-founders-file-lawsuit-against-activision']lawsuit[/URL] against Activision that alleged that the publisher owed Zampella and the Infinity Ward team millions of dollars in unpaid Call of Duty royalties. The bitter professional divorce led to Zampella and West taking a substantial number of the Infinity Ward team with them to EA, where they co-founded Respawn Entertainment, a studio that has produced nothing but critically acclaimed hits: Titanfall ([URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/03/10/titanfall-review-2']IGN review[/URL]), Titanfall 2 ([URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/2016/10/28/titanfall-2-review']IGN review[/URL]), Apex Legends ([URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/apex-legends-review-2']IGN review[/URL]), Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order ([URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/11/15/star-wars-jedi-fallen-order-review']IGN review[/URL]), and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor ([URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/star-wars-jedi-survivor-review']IGN review[/URL]). Respawn's success under Zampella led to him getting [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/2020/01/02/respawn-ceo-vince-zampella-takes-over-dice-la-plans-studio-name-change-unannounced-game']promoted[/URL] [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/vince-zampella-battlefield']twice[/URL], eventually overseeing the Battlefield franchise within his role as Group General Manager at EA. [I]Ryan McCaffrey is IGN's executive editor of previews and host of both IGN's weekly Xbox show, [/I][URL='https://www.ign.com/watch/unlocked']Podcast Unlocked[/URL][I], as well as our monthly(-ish) interview show, [/I][URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/2016/02/04/ign-unfiltered-every-episode-ever']IGN Unfiltered[/URL][I]. He's a North Jersey guy, so it's "Taylor ham," not "pork roll." Debate it with him on Twitter at [/I][URL='https://twitter.com/DMC_Ryan'][I]@DMC_Ryan[/I][/URL][I].[/I] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/call-of-duty-co-creator-respawn-co-founder-and-ea-executive-vince-zampella-killed-in-car-accident"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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