🔗 Share this article The Co-Creator of Call of Duty, Dies in a Los Angeles Traffic Collision Zampella pictured in mid-2025 Vince Zampella, who helped create the wildly popular video game Call of Duty, has died in a vehicle crash in the state of California aged 55. Zampella's death was announced by Electronic Arts, which owns Respawn Entertainment, the development studio that he helped create. The influential industry figure lost his life when his vehicle was involved in a crash and was engulfed in flames on a freeway in the Los Angeles area on Sunday morning, US media outlets report. "This represents a heartbreaking loss, and we stand with his family and friends, his family, and all those touched by his legacy," a representative from Electronic Arts stated.