
The gaming world has lost one of its most influential architects. Vince Zampella, the visionary behind franchises that defined modern shooters, died at 55 in a devastating car crash that has roiled an industry he helped build from the ground up.
The man who gave us Call of Duty and Apex Legends and turned around the struggling Battlefield series was killed when his 2026 Ferrari 296 GTS veered off Angeles Crest Highway in Southern California's San Gabriel Mountains, according to NBC Los Angeles.