Vince Zampella, developer of Call of Duty and Battlefield has died

https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/vince-zampella-developer-of-call-of-duty-and-battlefield-dead-at-55/

67•superpupervlad•2h ago

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journal•1h ago

"A passenger was ejected, and the driver died after being trapped in the burning vehicle"

toomuchtodo•1h ago

2026 Ferrari 296 GTS

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/video-game-develope...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_296

(shared for context around vehicle power and dynamics likely leading or contributing to the event)

riazrizvi•1h ago

I‘m in the habit of speeding, I think it’s closely tied to the mental stresses you push yourself into, in sedentary, intellectual work. Thankfully I no longer own a car/motorcycle, and have other physical outlets now, to better balance it all out. I’m only here now myself at 55 through luck.

vasco•1h ago

So why did you speed and kill innocent drivers riazrizvi?

Oh you know because I work at a desk and have to think.

riazrizvi•45m ago

I too used to believe reductive statements about the human condition like this, made some kind of valid point.

switchbak•1h ago

No, I don’t think that’s it. Almost everyone one I associate with does similar kinds of work, and I don’t see that same willingness to expose them and others to undue risk like that.

sublinear•15m ago

I agree those desires come from stress and that sedentary work can cause stress, but it's not the only or even primary stressor for many.

Working from home has forced me to be more deliberate with my free time and how I get away. I tend to choose exercise and am rarely in rush to where I'm going anymore.

__turbobrew__•1h ago

Not sure why you are being downvoted. Dude crashed his Ferrari.

lysace•1h ago

Realistic racing sim games have taught me not to want a supercar for daily drives. Way too easy to f up.

Just one such example (1983):

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/06/10/business/corporate-triump...

https://archive.ph/gbrZv

> CORPORATE TRIUMPH, THEN DEATH IN A FERRARI

> The young president of a successful new computer company died Wednesday afternoon in a car crash in California's Silicon Valley, hours after his company had sold its stock to the public for the first time and he had become a multimillionaire.

toomuchtodo•1h ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Zampella

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinity_Ward

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respawn_Entertainment

firesteelrain•1h ago

Wow! So sad, what a terrible way to go.

dralley•1h ago

Titanfall 2 was spectacular, and BF6 is easily the best entry in the franchise in the past decade+. Apex Legends is great too.

RIP.

ViktorRay•1h ago

I remember playing the original Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 back in the day after I rented it from Blockbuster. That game was an incredible experience.

Thank you to Vince Zampella and everyone else who worked on that game for those memories.

Rest in peace

hamza_q_•1h ago

Thanks for COD: MW2 (2009), Vince. The game of my childhood. Rest in Peace.

bitwize•1h ago

I was like whoa, he was on BOTH the tentpole military-simulator-aspirant FPS franchises? That's like George Lucas being called over to work on Star Trek.

The world lost a titan. No pun intended.

leshokunin•1h ago

Very unfortunate. Thank you for the wonderful moments. You created so many.

MDTHLN•36m ago

Absolutely awful to hear.

His games were a significant part of my teenagehood, as I'm sure they were for many others. Thank you for all the memories Vince.

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