Call of Duty Co-Creator, Respawn Co-Founder, and EA Executive Vince Zampella Killed in Car Accident

Vince Zampella, champion known arsenic the co-creator of the Call of Duty franchise and co-founder of Infinity Ward who went connected to co-found Titanfall, Apex Legends, and Star Wars Jedi developer Respawn Entertainment, died successful a single-car mishap successful Los Angeles connected Sunday, NBC Los Angeles reports.

According to the NBC report, "The single-car clang was reported astatine astir 12:45 p.m. connected the scenic roadworthy northbound of Los Angeles successful the San Gabriel Mountains. The southbound car veered disconnected the road, deed a factual obstruction and a rider was ejected, the California Highway Patrol said. The operator was trapped successful the ensuing car fire, the CHP said. The operator died astatine the country and the rider died astatine a hospital, authorities told NBC4 Investigates."

No further details astir the mishap oregon what mightiness person caused it are disposable arsenic of yet.

Zampella was an incredibly talented crippled developer who changed the manufacture with Call of Duty, a franchise helium co-created with Jason West successful 2003 astatine Infinity Ward, the workplace helium co-founded with West, aft antecedently serving arsenic the pb decorator for EA's Medal of Honor: Allied Assault. Zampella was astatine the halfway of a high-profile suit against Activision that alleged that the steadfast owed Zampella and the Infinity Ward squad millions of dollars successful unpaid Call of Duty royalties. The bitter nonrecreational divorcement led to Zampella and West taking a important fig of the Infinity Ward squad with them to EA, wherever they co-founded Respawn Entertainment, a workplace that has produced thing but critically acclaimed hits: Titanfall (IGN review), Titanfall 2 (IGN review), Apex Legends (IGN review), Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (IGN review), and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (IGN review).

Respawn's occurrence nether Zampella led to him getting promoted twice, yet overseeing the Battlefield franchise wrong his relation arsenic Group General Manager astatine EA.

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