Vince Zampella, Respawn Entertainment co-founder and the head of EA’s Battlefield series, has died at age 55. NBC Los Angeles reports that Zampella was killed in a car crash on Sunday, December 21, on Southern California’s Angeles Crest Highway.
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The driver was pronounced dead on the scene, and the passenger later died in a hospital, though there’s no confirmation on which of the two was Zampella.
Zampella founded Respawn Entertainment in 2010 with Jason West, which has since launched games like Titanfall and Titanfall 2, Apex Legends, and the Star Wars Jedi series. Before that, Zampella was a lead at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare maker Infinity Ward. EA acquired Respawn in 2017, and Zampella has been its CEO since. In 2021, Zampella became the Head of Battlefield for EA amidst wider franchise changes that included the creation of a Battlefield universe. Zampella, alongside Battlefield Studios, helped make Battlefield 6 an inarguable success for the series, which wasn’t in the best place following 2022’s Battlefield 2042.
Game Informer has reached out to EA for comment.
The hearts of Game Informer staff are with Zampella’s family in light of this news.
