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Posted by superpupervlad 14 hours ago

Vince Zampella, developer of Call of Duty and Battlefield has died(comicbook.com)
131 points | 72 comments
chakintosh 3 minutes ago|
Watched the crash video. Coming out of the tunnel way too hot, combination of speed and driver likely being blinded by the light caused him to drive straight out (likely understeer too) into the concrete barrier and strike at the right angle for it to completely peel the car like a tin can. Passenger was ejected while still attached to his seat (this isn't supposed to happen in a 600k car!!!)
ViktorRay 14 hours ago||
I remember playing the original Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 back in the day after I rented it from Blockbuster. That game was an incredible experience.

Thank you to Vince Zampella and everyone else who worked on that game for those memories.

Rest in peace

antonymoose 12 hours ago|
I remember seeing a Best Buy ad for it touting the “cinematic experience” of playing MW2 - and it truly felt like it, a real revolution in gaming.

However, I really stopped playing big titles since then. Are there any good “woah” games that took it another step further?

Gracana 12 hours ago|||
Titanfall 2 is a really good one. Not something I expected to have such a strong emotional element. I didn't know Vince Zampella's name, but it is another project of his, so it seems fitting to recommend it here.

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (the original, I haven't played the sequel) was crazy good. Gameplay-wise it's fine, but story wise it is one of the most emotionally intense games I have ever played. I recommend going into it spoiler-free. Look it up and see if it's something you're interested in, and if you want to play it, stop reading and play it.

lukan 1 hour ago||
I also highly recommend Hellblade, as a deep emotional journey (but not the sequel).

If you are even slightly interested in celtic and germanic mythology and modern psychology, go for it.

tapoxi 10 hours ago||||
Titanfall 1/2 and Apex Legends were all huge. He recently produced Battlefield 6 which was also released to acclaim.
esseph 12 hours ago|||
A lot of it is iterations upon iterations, so it can be hard to pick out precise moments. There are great games out there.
dralley 14 hours ago||
Titanfall 2 was spectacular, and BF6 is easily the best entry in the franchise in the past decade+. Apex Legends is great too.

RIP.

toomuchtodo 14 hours ago||
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Zampella

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinity_Ward

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respawn_Entertainment

spondyl 12 hours ago||
RIP Vince. Whether you're a fan of FPS titles or not, the work of him and his teams have undoubtly helped to shape pop culture in some sense. One of my favourite games as a teenager (Battlefield: Bad Company 2) was arguably a reaction to his work (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2) so in that sense, Vince played some small part in making me who I am today, even if I'd never thought about it before
Popeyes 1 hour ago||
What a genius, what an idiot.
throwaway613745 9 hours ago||
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is probably my second favorite FPS game after Doom 2. Nothing has ever really hit me since like the nuke scene did. The set-pieces in Modern Warfare and MW2 are some of the best single-player FPS gaming I’ve ever experienced.

RIP Vince

MDTHLN 13 hours ago||
Absolutely awful to hear.

His games were a significant part of my teenagehood, as I'm sure they were for many others. Thank you for all the memories Vince.

metabagel 12 hours ago||
Road surface and consequently traction can vary (for example, gravel). It's important to stay well within margin. Once you lose traction at speed, it can be hard to get it back.

TL;DR take it to the track, where the road surface is well maintained.

spike021 10 hours ago|
Technically yes but on any given track day there can still be gravel, weeds, rubber, bits of material from car body kits/aero, and even various liquids that have leaked.
randerson 9 hours ago||
If you do hit gravel/oil, tracks at least have runoff areas or soft barriers, and no oncoming traffic or cliffs to worry about.

Every track day I've attended required the cars to have been inspected for leaks and loose components. And they were quick to clean up any debris or oil.

Not that tracking cars is the safest hobby, but if someone is gonna drive like that regardless its far safer at a track than on public roads.

arathis 1 hour ago||
Consider the thread you’re commenting on you fucking nerds
leshokunin 13 hours ago|
Very unfortunate. Thank you for the wonderful moments. You created so many.
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