Vince Zampella, the creator of video game Call of Duty, has been killed in a car crash in Southern California.
Zampella, 55, was travelling along a scenic road in the San Gabriel Mountains – north of Los Angeles – on Sunday afternoon when the vehicle he was in veered off the road and hit a concrete barrier, KNBC reported.
The car became engulfed in flames and trapped the driver, who died at the scene. A passenger was ejected from the vehicle and died at a nearby hospital.
The circumstances surrounding the crash remain under investigation. It is unclear at this time if Zampella was the driver or passenger.
The multi-millionaire video game tycoon is the head of Respawn Entertainment, which he co-founded in 2010.
The studio was acquired by EA seven years later and is best known for its games Titanfall, Titanfall 2, Apex Legends and STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order.
Before launching Respawn, he served as the CEO of Infinity Ward, the studio that created the Call of Duty franchise.
He spearheaded the creation of the first-person shooter game after having worked as a designer on the Medal of Honor series in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Call of Duty creator Vince Zampella, 55, (pictured earlier this month) has died in a car crash
Vince Zampella is pictured with his daughter Courtney at EA’s Battlefield 6 reveal party in Los Angeles on July 31, 2025
Zampella leaves behind three children, whom he shared with his former wife Brigitte.
The couple divorced in 2015 after 18 years of marriage. Brigitte cited irreconcilable differences as the reason behind their split.
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