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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

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

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.

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Vince Zampella, co-creator of Call of Duty video game series, dies aged 55

Game developer, who was also involved in Medal of Honor and Titanfall, was killed in a car crash

The Guardian - UK

Gaming industry legend, Vince Zampella has passed away after highway crash, according to reports

The former Respawn Entertainment head and former Infinity Ward CEO is reported to have died following a single car crash in Los Angeles, according to early reports.

Windows Central

The likelihood of another Battlefield: Bad Company is slim, but its former lead designer thinks Battlefield boss Vince Zampella could make it happen: 'He knows his sh*t'

"I would like to play it and see what they wind up doing."

PC Gamer

Yellowstone creator Tyler Sheridan and Lone Survivor helmer Peter Berg team up for live-action Call of Duty film

Call of Duty will be turned into a live-action film.

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I knew Battlefield 6 was going to be a massive hit, but these launch sales numbers still shocked me — it's "hit all-time highs" that rival Call of Duty

Official Battlefield 6 sales numbers are here, and they're shocking. The game has done so well at launch that it's even rivaling Call of Duty's performance.

Windows Central

Battlefield 6 blows past 7 million copies in 3 days, 'the biggest launch in franchise history'

The new Battlefield is such a hit, even Vince Zampella isn't mad anymore.

PC Gamer

Battlefield 6 has sold 7 million copies, EA says it's "the biggest launch in franchise history" and immediately imagines "a connected Battlefield universe"

Battlefield 6 has seen over 172 million matches already

GamesRadar

Battlefield boss Vince Zampella: 'The only reason that Call of Duty exists is because EA were dicks'

EA created its own worst enemy.

PC Gamer

Call of Duty creator and current Battlefield 6 head Vince Zampella says "The only reason that CoD exists is because EA were d**ks"

Zampella worked on Medal of Honor before founding Infinity Ward

GamesRadar

EA doles out free Battlefield 6 battle passes and XP boosts to players locked out on launch day by the EA App: 'We wanted to offer an apology… with perks'

That should help ease the sting a bit.

PC Gamer

Battlefield 6 has an epic launch bug where it fails to recognize that the game is already installed — EA boss suggests one affected player to ‘refund and buy on Steam’

Battlefield 6 encountered issues on its launch day, and it took EA six hours to resolve the problem.

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Battlefield 6 players hit by EA App outage — Respawn CEO tells fans to just use Steam

Battlefield 6’s launch hit a snag when the EA App locked out PC players for hours. Respawn CEO Vince Zampella publicly criticized the launcher, telling players to refund their copies and buy the game on Steam instead, as EA scrambled to fix the issue and offer compensation.

Windows Central

Battlefield 6 explodes with 750K Steam players at launch, and I'm not surprised — "I need to take a moment to say congrats," says head dev

Battlefield 6 is finally here, and to the surprise of nobody, it's skyrocketing up the Steam charts and is undoubtedly going to be one of 2025's biggest games.

PC Gamer

Battlefield boss Vince Zampella tells locked-out Battlefield 6 owners to ditch the EA App and just buy it on Steam

Always good advice.

GamesRadar

As EA app blocks Battlefield 6 owners from playing by charging for imaginary DLC, series boss Vince Zampella says it's "honestly embarrassing" and suggests you "refund and buy on Steam"

Zampella says EA CEO Andrew Wilson is "just as upset as me"

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Call of Duty was saved against the odds when Infinity Ward imploded

Modern Warfare 3 co-director Glen Schofield tells the dramatic story of its making first-hand.

GamesRadar

Why EA is razing Battlefield to its foundations in order to build something explosively new with Battlefield 6: "[I] felt an obligation to create one of the best Battlefields the world has ever seen"

Big Preview | Rally Point: Battlefield 6 needs to go big to get the iconic FPS back on track – speaking with multiple developers, we get the briefing on the battle strategy

GamesRadar

Battlefield 6 "offers things that no one else really can," says series lead, so it's not a major Call of Duty rival even if one ex-Blizzard boss is rooting for it to "boot stomp" Black Ops 7

He thinks Battlefield and Call of Duty "compliment each other in different ways"

TechRadar

Battlefield 6 won't run on the Steam Deck and there are no current plans for a Nintendo Switch 2 version, says EA exec

EA has confirmed that Battlefield 6 won't work on the Steam Deck, but that there are other PC handhelds on which the game will run on.

Tom’s Hardware

Battlefield 6's Javelin anti-cheat Secure Boot requirement could kill its Steam Deck support

Battlefield 6 is taking advantage of EA's Javelin anti-cheat system, which enforced Secure Boot and is classified as a kernel-level AC, potentially killing Linux and Steam Deck support before the game launches.

GamesRadar

There are no plans for a Battlefield 6 port on Switch 2, even though Battlefield Studios' head is a self-proclaimed "huge Switch fan"

Vince Zampella apparently loves the Switch, but it still won't be getting those levolved destructions

Windows Central

With Call of Duty's obsession with cringe-inducing pop culture skins, 'Battlefield 6' has a very real opportunity to offer the alternative — will EA deliver?

EA has every opportunity to capture an audience desperate for a grounded military shooter experience. But EA's history of actually, you know, delivering for fans is incredibly spotty.

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