Gaming industry veteran Vince Zampella has died in a car accident.
The crash took place on the 21st December at around 12:30pm in Los Angeles, according to news network NBC. Zampella was just 55 years old, and was killed alongside another person who was in the car at the time.
Even if you don't know the name, you'll almost certainly be familiar with Zampella's work. He was one of the original creators of Call of Duty, helping to lead developer Infinity Ward as it released hugely influential titles like the original Modern Warfare.
Zampella would go on to co-found Respawn Entertainment, the studio behind Titanfall, the Star Wars Jedi games, and evergreen battle royale Apex Legends.
Our thoughts go out to Zampella's family and friends at this tragic time.
[source nbclosangeles.com, via nintendolife.com]
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Right before Christmas too. Horrible.
Car accidents are always terrible. Such a shame. Feel bad for his family as well.
Rip in Peace you legend. Thank you for your contribution to our community
This is so sad, big loss for the gaming industry, what a legend. Absolutely horrible news
Rest in peace.
Absolutely tragic news. Far too young. Such a talented individual. Created some of the best/most influential shooters of all time. (Titanfall 2 is an absolute masterpiece) He also successfully led the teams involved in Battlefield's resurrection after many years of floundering.
Terrible news. My heart goes out to his family. Rest in Peace.
Way, way too soon 😢
This is super sad. RIP.
@Korgon Titanfall 2 is the perfect distillation of everything great about videogames. Easily one of the best I've ever played, and I've been gaming regularly since 1992. Also the only game on my 16 year old PSN account to have more than 1,000 hours played (plus about 350 on Xbox).
RIP to the chap.
Terrible news. RIP sir.
This man had an outrageous resume. RIP and thoughts with his family.
@MrPeanutbutterz
For real. I was absolutely obsessed with Titanfall 2 for a good few months. Love that game. COD2 on 360 was also one of my first real online shooters I ever played. Still holds up to this day too.
He certainly left his mark in gaming history. That's for sure.
I still remember hearing about the Activision raids on Infinity Ward offices over 15 years ago. It's what I always think of when I hear "West and Zampella'. These were the guys who made Call of Duty Rock n' roll. It's testament To how talented they are that they managed to move on after IW and make such an accomplished studio as Respawn. Truly one of the great legends of modern gaming. Surreal that he's gone so soon.
“Zampella was said to be trapped in the car fire as he perished on the scene, while his passenger was ejected from the car and died at the hospital. Details about what led to the crash off the winding forest road were not available, though a witness provided a video of the crash, which confirmed Zampella was driving a red 2026 Ferrari 296 GTS.“
You ain’t lying, that is a tragic way to go😨
Horrible news. Really sad. Rip.
This is absolutely terrible r.i.p poor man and my condolences to his family
Damn , he defined my childhood with Modern warfare 2 (the REAL MW2) back in the day!
RIP to a LEGEND!
This is so crazy. RIP.
This is so awful. Massive respect and thanks to the man. What a cruel loss. 😔
R.I.P. Dude x
call of duty was huge in my life when i was younger , he was one of the main reasons i bought titanfall right away , my thoughts to his family , rip
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