Vince Zampella, the co-founder of the video game series Call of Duty, has died aged 55 in a reported car crash.<\/p>\n
Mr Zampella most recently worked for the video game franchise Battlefield, which confirmed his death on Instagram, saying the team was heartbroken by their loss.<\/p>\n
Local broadcaster NBC4 reported he was killed after crashing his Ferrari while driving on Angeles Crest Highway in the mountains north of Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
The Ferrari had just exited a tunnel on the winding road when it hit a concrete barrier and caught fire, killing both Mr Zampella and the passenger, it reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Vince Zampella is known for being one of the most influential figures in modern shooter games. (AP: Rich Fury)<\/p>\n
After starting out in the 1990s as a designer on shooter games, he co-founded the video game developer Infinity Ward in 2002.<\/p>\n
In 2003, he helped launch the Call of Duty video game series, which he became best known for.<\/p>\n
Mr Zampella then founded the video game development studio Respawn Entertainment in 2010.<\/p>\n
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Electronic Arts acquired Respawn Entertainment in 2017, which Mr Zampella founded in 2010. (Reuters: Dado Ruvic)<\/p>\n
Respawn Entertainment has created some of the world’s best-selling video games, including Titanfall, Apex Legends, and the Star Wars Jedi games.<\/p>\n
It was acquired by Electronic Arts in 2017.<\/p>\n
At EA, he eventually took charge of revitalising the Battlefield franchise, cementing his reputation as one of the most influential figures in modern first-person shooter games.<\/p>\n
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Battlefield is a military first-person shooter video game series, published by Electronic Arts. (Vince Zampella: X)<\/p>\n
In October this year, Mr Zampella thanked the Battlefield community on X for helping them create something they “are all proud to show”.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Keep it coming, our journey together is just getting started,” he posted.<\/p>\n
After Mr Zampella’s death, Battlefield posted a tribute to him on Instagram.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe are heartbroken by the loss of Vince Zampella, a creative leader whose work shaped generations of players and helped define what modern shooters and action games could be,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n
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