If you think about first-person shooters, there's a good chance the first series that comes to your mind is Call of Duty. When the original CoD game launched 23 years ago in 2003, few could have ...

One franchise that's become synonymous with the first-person shooter video game genre is "Call of Duty." Launched in 2003, the series has a prominent military focus as players control primarily ...

Vince Zampella, one of the creators behind bestselling video games such as Call of Duty, has died. He was 55. Video game company Electronic Arts said Zampella died Sunday. The company did not disclose ...

Vincent Zampella, the creator of the hugely popular "Call of Duty" video game, died in a tragic car crash in California. A video shows how Zampella's Ferrari veers off the road and crashes into a ...

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The crash occurred around 12:45 p.m. on Angeles Crest Highway in the San Gabriel Mountains when the vehicle Zampella was driving veered off the road and struck a concrete barrier, according to the ...

Mr. Zampella co-founded two game studios and also worked on the Medal of Honor, Titanfall and Battlefield franchises. By Emmanuel Morgan Vince Zampella, a key figure in the creation of Call of Duty, ...

Yes, yes, I know - we don't even know what next year's Call of Duty game is yet (although it's likely a new Modern Warfare game from Infinity Ward, from the reports I've been reading). But already, ...

Scott Baird is a contributor with over a decade's experience writing about video games, along with board games and tabletop RPGs. Scott has previously worked for Dexerto, Cracked, Dorkly, and Gamepur.

The statement's use of "each and every year" suggests Activision isn’t dumping the annual release cadence. The franchise has been pumping out back-to-back titles every year since 2005. But the last ...

The late 2000s were a period where shooters blossomed, largely in part to the ongoing popularity of Halo, newcomers like Gears of War, and the rise of Activision’s cultural juggernaut, Call of Duty.