{"id":16692,"date":"2025-12-23T00:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T00:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/vince-zampella-call-of-duty-co-creator-and-respawn-boss-tragically-dies-aged-55\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T00:15:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T00:15:00","slug":"vince-zampella-call-of-duty-co-creator-and-respawn-boss-tragically-dies-aged-55","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/vince-zampella-call-of-duty-co-creator-and-respawn-boss-tragically-dies-aged-55\/","title":{"rendered":"#Vince Zampella, Call of Duty Co-Creator and Respawn Boss, Tragically Dies Aged 55"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/vince-zampella-call-of-duty-co-creator-and-respawn-boss-tragically-dies-aged-55\/#Vince_Zampella_Call_of_Duty_Co-Creator_and_Respawn_Boss_Tragically_Dies_Aged_55\" >Vince Zampella, Call of Duty Co-Creator and Respawn Boss, Tragically Dies Aged 55<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vince_Zampella_Call_of_Duty_Co-Creator_and_Respawn_Boss_Tragically_Dies_Aged_55\"><\/span>Vince Zampella, Call of Duty Co-Creator and Respawn Boss, Tragically Dies Aged 55<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"6026b4880bdd3\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Vince Zampella\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/6026b4880bdd3\/vince-zampella.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/6026b4880bdd3\/vince-zampella.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Vince Zampella\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Gaming industry veteran Vince Zampella has died in a car accident.<\/p>\n<p>The crash took place on the 21st December at around 12:30pm in Los Angeles, according to news network <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/local\/video-game-developer-vince-zampella-crash-call-of-duty\/3819576\/\">NBC<\/a>. Zampella was just 55 years old, and was killed alongside another person who was in the car at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Even if you don&#8217;t know the name, you&#8217;ll almost certainly be familiar with Zampella&#8217;s work. He was one of the original creators of Call of Duty, helping to lead developer Infinity Ward as it released hugely influential titles like the original Modern Warfare and its direct sequel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"for-mobile insert insert-label\">\n<div id=\"inject-primis-player\" data-src-primis=\"https:\/\/live.primis.tech\/live\/liveView.php?s=117168&amp;vp_content=plembed39b4tigwxqjz&amp;cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&amp;playerApiId=primis_player_float&amp;schain=1.0,1!ziffdavis.com,22392450815,1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Zampella would go on to co-found Respawn Entertainment, the studio behind Titanfall, the Star Wars Jedi games, and evergreen battle royale Apex Legends.<\/p>\n<p>Our thoughts go out to Zampella&#8217;s family and friends at this tragic time.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"text source\">[source <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/local\/video-game-developer-vince-zampella-crash-call-of-duty\/3819576\/\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/local\/video-game-developer-vince-zampella-crash-call-of-duty\/3819576\/\">nbclosangeles.com<\/a>, via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2025\/12\/vince-zampella-call-of-duty-co-creator-and-respawn-head-has-died\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2025\/12\/vince-zampella-call-of-duty-co-creator-and-respawn-head-has-died\">nintendolife.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/related-info\/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e @ 1766460296 --><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/game\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Game<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/news\/2025\/12\/vince-zampella-call-of-duty-co-creator-and-respawn-boss-tragically-dies-aged-55\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vince Zampella, Call of Duty Co-Creator and Respawn Boss, Tragically Dies Aged 55 Gaming industry veteran Vince Zampella has died in a car accident. The crash took place on the 21st December at around 12:30pm in Los Angeles, according to news network NBC. 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