About Vince Zampella
Vincent Walter Zampella II (October 1, 1969 – December 21, 2025) was an American video game designer. He was best known for being a co-founder and the former studio head of Infinity Ward, the head of Respawn Entertainment, and the former CEO of Ripple Effect Studios. == Early life and career == Vincent Walter Zampella II was born on October 1, 1969. As a child, he developed an early interest in video games, having Donkey Kong as his childhood favorite. After dropping out of Broward College (then Broward Community College) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Zampella worked as a handyman. A friend helped him get a job at game company GameTek, where he performed various roles such as customer service and game testing. In an interview with Gamezilla, Zampella said he "started out in graphic design and digital video at GameTek, then went to Atari to help launch its PC division" sometime before 1997. He also worked at Panasonic Interactive Media/Ripcord Games and SegaSoft, where he met Jason West, with whom he later founded Infinity Ward along with Grant Collier. In September 1999, Zampella moved from Silicon Valley to work for 2015 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. By 2001, he was director of development of 2015.
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