Vince Zampella, one of the creators behind best-selling video games like “Call of Duty,” has died. He was 55 years old.
Video game company Electronic Arts said Zampella died on Sunday. The company did not reveal the cause of death.
In 2010, Zampella founded Respawn Entertainment, a subsidiary of EA, and was also the former CEO of video game developer Infinity Ward, the studio behind the successful “Call of Duty” franchise.
An Electronic Arts spokesperson said in a statement Monday that Zampella’s impact on the video game industry was “profound and far-reaching.”
“He was a friend, colleague, leader, and visionary innovator whose work helped shape modern interactive entertainment and inspired millions of gamers and developers around the world. His legacy will continue to shape how games are made and how gamers communicate for generations to come,” a company spokesperson wrote.
One of Zampella’s most significant accomplishments was the creation of the Call of Duty series, which has sold more than half a billion games worldwide. The first-person shooter debuted in 2003 as a World War II simulation, and has sold more than 500 million copies globally. Subsequent releases have delved into modern warfare and a live-action movie based on the game is in production with Paramount Pictures.
In recent years, Zampella has been at the helm of the creation of the action-adventure video games Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.
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