{"id":36373,"date":"2025-12-23T14:58:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T14:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=36373"},"modified":"2025-12-23T14:58:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T14:58:42","slug":"vince-zampella-call-of-duty-creator-dies-at-55-in-car-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=36373","title":{"rendered":"Vince Zampella, \u2018Call of Duty\u2019 Creator, Dies at 55 in Car Accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<div id=\"adm-inline-article-ad-1\" class=\"admz \">\n<div class=\"adma boomerang \" data-device=\"Desktop\" data-width=\"300\">\n<div class=\"pmc-adm-boomerang-pub-div ad-text\" data-priority=\"10\">\n<div id=\"gpt-variety-article-mid-article-uid0\" class=\" adw-300 adh-250\" data-is-adhesion-ad=\"\" data-google-query-id=\"CPDHpdD705EDFZyJgwcdnDctcA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/8352\/Variety\/ros\/mid-article_0__container__\">\u201cThis is an unimaginable loss, and our hearts are with Vince\u2019s family, his loved ones, and all those touched by his work,\u201d video game company EA said in a statement. \u201cVince\u2019s influence on the video game industry was profound and far-reaching. A friend, colleague, leader and visionary creator, his work helped shape modern interactive entertainment and inspired millions of players and developers around the world. His legacy will continue to shape how games are made and how players connect for generations to come.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pmc-contextual-player\" data-pmc-adm-ad-id=\"1234758890\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">With Jason West, Zampella was the co-founder of video game developer Infinity Ward, which created the hugely successful \u201cCall of Duty\u201d 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 was acquired by EA and went on to make hit games like \u201cTitanfall,\u201d \u201cApex Legends,\u201d \u201cStar Wars Jedi: Survivor\u201d and more. In 2021, EA put Zampella in charge of the popular \u201cBattlefield\u201d franchise.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">Zampella started out in the video game industry at publisher GameTek, then later met West while working at SegaSoft. They became lead designers on 2002\u2019s \u201cMedal of Honor: Allied Assault,\u201d a first-person military shooter that was set during WWII and counted Steven Spielberg as a co-writer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">Zampella and West founded Infinity Ward along with Grant Collier in 2002, and the company made a deal with Activision to create a rival to \u201cMedal of Honor.\u201d That would become \u201cCall of Duty,\u201d dubbed their \u201c\u2018Medal of Honor\u2019 Killer.\u201d Under Zampella\u2019s leadership, Infinity Ward released four \u201cCall of Duty\u201d games, including the mega hit \u201cModern Warfare.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\u201cCall of Duty\u201d has gone on to become of the most prolific and successful video game series of all time. It\u2019s the third best-selling franchise in the world after \u201cMario\u201d and \u201cTetris.\u201d The games have sold more than 500 million copies of its games, has 100 million monthly players and has generated more than $30 billion. In October, it was announced that Taylor Sheridan would direct a live-action \u201cCall of Duty\u201d movie for Paramount.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags \/\/ a-children-icon-bullet u-margin-t-2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-comments-link \/\/ lrv-u-margin-b-2\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThis is an unimaginable loss, and our hearts are with Vince\u2019s family, his loved ones, and all those touched by his work,\u201d video game company EA said in a statement. \u201cVince\u2019s influence on the video game industry was profound and far-reaching. 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