Vince Zampella, the man responsible for co-creating the “Call of Duty” video game franchise, died on Sunday. He was 55 years old.
According to police reports, Zampella was killed in a car crash on Sunday afternoon. The single-vehicle accident occurred at about 12:45 p.m., according to California Highway Patrol. The car veered off the road, hit a concrete barrier and a passenger was ejected.
The driver was trapped in the car and died in the ensuing fire. They were pronounced dead on the scene. The passenger was pronounced dead at the hospital in the hours following. It’s unclear which one was Zampella.
The accident occurred north of Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Mountains, as the sports car headed southbound.
Zampella was the co-founder of video game developer Infinity Ward, alongside Jason West, the company which created the popular video game “Call of Duty.”
In 2010, Zampella co-founded Respawn Entertainment. That company was acquired by EA Games seven years later, and is best known for creating “Titanfall,” “Titanfall 2,” “Apex Legends” and “Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.”
