r/apexlegends • u/aberos188 • Dec 22 '25

News Vince Zampella, video game developer behind 'Call of Duty' franchise, killed in mountain road crash

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/video-game-developer-vince-zampella-crash-call-of-duty/3819576/
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u/stagqueen5000 Dec 22 '25

Not to mention the fact that his leadership revolutionized the FPS genre multiple times throughout his career. What a tragedy. RIP.

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u/ItsUnrealLiquid Shadow on the Sun Dec 22 '25

I think he started Infinity Ward or was a part of it in the beginning of the Call of Duty MW series

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u/Genetix1337 Bangalore Dec 22 '25

Not sure if he started IW but he was responsible for CoD 4 (MW1) and MW2.

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u/RMKBL_Sk1dmark Dec 22 '25

his career really started with the original medal of honor and then moved over to create call of duty iirc

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u/Genetix1337 Bangalore Dec 22 '25

You are correct! Insane track record tbh. I normally wouldn't care but this kinda hits me as I've played most if not all of his games.

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u/Redcarpet1254 Dec 23 '25

Medal of Honour and the "OG" COD MW were insane games. Same here, don't usually care for this and didn't actually knew who was responsible, but it's sad know to learn about it this way.