Vince Zampella, co-creator of the “Call of Duty” video game franchise, died Sunday in a car crash near Los Angeles, NBC LA confirmed Monday. He was 55 years old.
Zampella was involved in a Ferrari crash on Angeles Crest Highway in southern California on Sunday around 12:45 p.m. The accident occurred north of Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Mountains when the car was heading south and hit a concrete barrier. The car caught 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 in hospital.
Along with Jason West, Zampella was the co-founder of video game developer Infinity Ward, which created the hit “Call of Duty” series in 2003. After being fired by parent company Activision, for which he later filed a wrongful termination lawsuit and won a settlement, Zampella co-founded Respawn Entertainment in 2010. After Zampella left in 2013, the studio continued to create hit games like ” Titanfall,” “Apex Legends,” “Star Wars Jedi: Survivor” and more.
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