Call of Duty video game co-creator Vince Zampella dies in car crash aged 55 A spokesperson for Electronic Arts said that Vince Zampella's influence on the video game industry was “profound and far-reaching." Euronews · Dec 23, 2025
Who Is Vince Zampella? The Call of Duty Co-Creator Who Quietly Shaped Modern Gaming Call of Duty co-creator met his demise over the weekend after a fatal car crash. The gaming industry titan helped shape modern gaming. International Business Times UK · Dec 23, 2025
Vince Zampella, video game pioneer behind 'Call of Duty,' dies at 55 Vincent Zampella, one of the creators behind such best-selling video games as "Call of Duty," has died at 55 The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2025
Activision drops a year‑end anti‑cheat recap for Black Ops 7, highlighting bans, detections, and new tools used throughout 2025 Call of Duty's Team RICOCHET continues to celebrate victories against cheaters with new report highlighting 800,000 permanent bans of disruptive players over the last year, spanning the post-launch seasons for Black Ops 6 and the launch of Black Ops 7. Windows Central · Dec 22, 2025
Call of Duty continues to dominate US player rankings while Battlefield 6 slips further behind in the franchise rivalry Battlefield 6 launched strong, but Call of Duty’s combined ecosystem continues to dominate US player charts. Windows Central · Dec 22, 2025
Call of Duty creator Vince Zampella dies in Ferrari crash aged 55 Zampella was one of the cofounders of pioneering games studio Infinity Ward The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2025
Respawn co-founder, Call of Duty creator, and Battlefield series head Vince Zampella dies at 55 The FPS veteran died in a car crash Sunday afternoon GamesRadar · Dec 22, 2025
Vince Zampella, the co-founder of Infinity Ward and head of Battlefield, dies in car crash Zampella was reportedly killed in a car crash over the weekend. PC Gamer · Dec 22, 2025
I’ve played 150 Hours of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 in its first month — here's why it's not the game social media says it is A month on from launch and a significant amount of hours played, how has Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 been? You shouldn't read everything you see on social media. Windows Central · Dec 21, 2025
The Fallout Crossover Is the Total Reset Call of Duty Has Desperately Needed Call of Duty should have normalized video game crossovers like Fallout years ago, considering it's all owned by the same trillion-dollar company. Inverse · Dec 18, 2025
Battlefield liked to 'take the p*ss' out of Call of Duty, but it was a 'very healthy rivalry' that pushed DICE to do its own thing "You push yourself to do stuff maybe you wouldn't do if they were not there." PC Gamer · Dec 18, 2025
Amazon's Fallout characters are coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone Season 01 Reloaded Microsoft has announced a new Fallout crossover that will see the Amazon TV series characters added to Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone. TechRadar · Dec 18, 2025
'Call of Duty' x 'Fallout' Crossover Is Dropping to 'Black Ops 7,' 'Warzone' Season 1 Reloaded Call of Duty and Fallout are getting another crossover, but this time, for Black Ops 7 and Warzone's Season 1 Reloaded. Player One · Dec 18, 2025
A Call of Duty-Fallout crossover is coming to Black Ops 7, with 3 operator skins expected to arrive This is okie dokie for me. Dot Esports · Dec 18, 2025
Windows Central · Dec 18, 2025 Fallout Season 2 and Call of Duty collide in a new Black Ops 7 and Warzone crossover — Season 1's 'Reloaded' update will add content from the TV show Following the premiere of Season 2 of the Fallout TV show, a special crossover between Call of Duty and Fallout has been announced for BO7 and Warzone.
Windows Central · Dec 17, 2025 Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 topped the US sales charts in November 2025 — but it's down compared to Black Ops 6 Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is the best-selling game of November 2025 in the U.S, per Circana, but is down compared to 2024's Black Ops 6.
Windows Central · Dec 16, 2025 Activision fires back at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 rumors — "Don't believe everything you read on the Internet" In an unexpected move, Infinity Ward, the Activision studio responsible for the 2026 Call of Duty release, has fired back against the latest round of rumors.
BANG Premier · Dec 12, 2025 Call of Duty writer Taylor Sheridan is a ‘good match’ for video game movie, Xbox boss says With the Yellowstone creator set to write the script with Lone Survivor's Peter Berg, Microsoft’s president of game content and studios Matt Booty has said Taylor Sheridan is a "good match" for the Call of Duty film.
Inverse · Dec 11, 2025 15 Years Ago, Battlefield’s Greatest Chapter Peaked With The Perfect Expansion 'Battlefield Bad Company 2: Vietnam' was an unprecedented expansion that gave fans an entirely new multiplayer game for just $15.
Destructoid · Dec 10, 2025 Rotating CoD franchises is not enough – the entire series needs a sabbatical It's time to slow down.
Metal Hammer · Dec 10, 2025 "You’re playing for 5 or 6,000 men and women who all have M16s on their shoulders. And they’re trying to pit, and it’s pretty crazy" How Avenged Sevenfold and Call Of Duty forged one of music and gaming's greatest relationships From processing grief and playing for the troops to soundtracking a zombie apocalypse, A7X and Call of Duty have a long history
TechRadar · Dec 10, 2025 Activision ditches back-to-back Modern Warfare or Black Ops releases after a weak Black Ops 7 launch Activision is making some big changes to how it releases Call of Duty games going forward.
GamesRadar · Dec 10, 2025 Despite predicting Battlefield 6 would "boot stomp" Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, ex-Microsoft exec is "rooting" for Activision "to come back with vengeance" after changes to CoD's release strategy Mike Ybarra believes in Call of Duty's recovery
Dot Esports · Dec 10, 2025 Call of Duty’s future shifts as Activision ends back-to-back Modern Warfare and Black Ops releases Surely a welcome change for the fatigued player base.
Windows Central · Dec 9, 2025 Call of Duty will no longer get back-to-back Black Ops and Modern Warfare games — "We will drive innovation that is meaningful, not incremental." An update from the Call of Duty team notes that moving forward, there won't be any back-to-back Black Ops or Modern Warfare games.