Upon finishing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's campaign, players will be presented with a small, but nevertheless touching tribute to Vince Zampella. Zampella was a defining voice in the modern first-person shooter scene, and he had direct ties with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's primary developer, Infinity Ward.
Born in October 1969, Vince Zampella's career in the video game industry lasted around three decades. In those 30 or so years, Zampella co-founded two beloved gaming studios, helped to create some of the most acclaimed Call of Duty games of all time, and brought a number of innovations to the FPS genre. Vince Zampella sadly died in a car accident in December 2025, but he lives on in the games he helped to create and the memories of the people he worked alongside.
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Spotted and shared on social media by Game Awards founder Geoff Keighley, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 features a tribute to Vince Zampella in its post-campaign credits. This tribute simply reads "In Memoriam — Vince Zampella." For...
