Vince Zampella, ‘Call of Duty’ Creator, Dies at 55 in Car Accident

Vince Zampella, the co-creator of video game franchise “Call of Duty,” died in a single-car accident on Sunday near Los Angeles, NBC LA confirmed Monday. He was 55.

Zampella was involved in a Ferrari crash on Southern California’s Angeles Crest Highway around 12:45 p.m. on Sunday. The accident happened north of Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Mountain as the car was heading south and hit a concrete barrier. The car caught on fire, and the driver was pronounced dead at the scene, according to NBC Los Angeles. The passenger was ejected from the vehicle and later died at a hospital.

With Jason West, Zampella was the co-founder of video game developer Infinity Ward, which created the hugely successful “Call of Duty” series in 2003. After being fired by parent company Activision, for which he later sued for wrongful termination and received a settlement, Zampella co-founded Respawn Entertainment in 2010. After Zampella left in 2013, the studio went on to make hit games like “Titanfall,” “Apex Legends,” “Star Wars Jedi: Survivor” and more.

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