🔗 Share this article The Co-Creator of Call of Duty, Dies in a California Traffic Collision Zampella pictured in mid-2025 The visionary game developer, renowned for co-creating the wildly popular first-person shooter Call of Duty, has passed away in a traffic collision in the state of California he was 55 years old. Zampella's death was confirmed by Electronic Arts, the publisher that controls Respawn Entertainment, the development studio which he helped establish. The influential game designer died after his automobile collided and was engulfed in flames on a freeway in Los Angeles on Sunday morning, according to. "We are facing a heartbreaking loss, and we stand with Vince's family, his loved ones, and everyone impacted by his creative vision," a spokesperson for Electronic Arts commented.