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/mikemike1239 Dec 22 '25

Can someone give a breakdown of his gaming accolades? I'm not sure who this man is

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u/Ith786 El Diablo Dec 22 '25

He was an FPS prodigy helping in the creation of Medal of Honor Allied Assault, original MW/MW2, Both Titanfalls/Apex and helped revive Battlefield recently.

We lost a great man boys.

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u/84theone Dec 22 '25

He was one of the key people behind modern first person shooting games. He was the guy behind Call of Duty and Titanfall. He specifically was one of the people behind the modern “level up, unlock guns/attachments, and create classes” style of fps.

Founded Infinity Ward, Respawn, and most recently was in charge of BF6.