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
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.
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.
I was like whoa, he was on BOTH the tentpole military-simulator-aspirant FPS franchises? That's like George Lucas being called over to work on Star Trek.
> The young president of a successful new computer company died Wednesday afternoon in a car crash in California's Silicon Valley, hours after his company had sold its stock to the public for the first time and he had become a multimillionaire.
I‘m in the habit of speeding, I think it’s closely tied to the mental stresses you push yourself into, in sedentary, intellectual work. Thankfully I no longer own a car/motorcycle, and have other physical outlets now, to better balance it all out. I’m only here now myself at 55 through luck.
No, I don’t think that’s it. Almost everyone one I associate with does similar kinds of work, and I don’t see that same willingness to expose them and others to undue risk like that.
I agree those desires come from stress and that sedentary work can cause stress, but it's not the only or even primary stressor for many.
Working from home has forced me to be more deliberate with my free time and how I get away. I tend to choose exercise and am rarely in rush to where I'm going anymore.
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
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
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?
Titanfall 2 was spectacular, and BF6 is easily the best entry in the franchise in the past decade+. Apex Legends is great too.
RIP.
Call Of Duty II was one of those games I will never forget in my life - it was like reading Lord Of The Rings.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Zampella
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinity_Ward
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respawn_Entertainment
Very unfortunate. Thank you for the wonderful moments. You created so many.
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.
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.
Thanks for COD: MW2 (2009), Vince. The game of my childhood. Rest in Peace.
I was like whoa, he was on BOTH the tentpole military-simulator-aspirant FPS franchises? That's like George Lucas being called over to work on Star Trek.
The world lost a titan. No pun intended.
"A passenger was ejected, and the driver died after being trapped in the burning vehicle"
2026 Ferrari 296 GTS
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/video-game-develope...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_296
(shared for context around vehicle power and dynamics likely leading or contributing to the event)
Not sure why you are being downvoted. Dude crashed his Ferrari.
Realistic racing sim games have taught me not to want a supercar for daily drives. Way too easy to f up.
Just one such example (1983):
https://www.nytimes.com/1983/06/10/business/corporate-triump...
https://archive.ph/gbrZv
> CORPORATE TRIUMPH, THEN DEATH IN A FERRARI
> The young president of a successful new computer company died Wednesday afternoon in a car crash in California's Silicon Valley, hours after his company had sold its stock to the public for the first time and he had become a multimillionaire.
I‘m in the habit of speeding, I think it’s closely tied to the mental stresses you push yourself into, in sedentary, intellectual work. Thankfully I no longer own a car/motorcycle, and have other physical outlets now, to better balance it all out. I’m only here now myself at 55 through luck.
No, I don’t think that’s it. Almost everyone one I associate with does similar kinds of work, and I don’t see that same willingness to expose them and others to undue risk like that.
I agree those desires come from stress and that sedentary work can cause stress, but it's not the only or even primary stressor for many.
Working from home has forced me to be more deliberate with my free time and how I get away. I tend to choose exercise and am rarely in rush to where I'm going anymore.
So why did you speed and kill innocent drivers riazrizvi?
Oh you know because I work at a desk and have to think.
I too used to believe reductive statements about the human condition like this, made some kind of valid point.
Wow! So sad, what a terrible way to go.