Vince Zampella

Vince Zampella is the Head of Respawn Entertainment, a studio he co-founded in 2010 and that was acquired by EA in 2017. Zampella also oversees the future of the Battlefield franchise, with DICE (Stockholm, Sweden), Ripple Effect Studios (Los Angeles, CA) and Ridgeline (Seattle area, WA) responsible for creating Battlefield experiences - all reporting up into his organization.

Respawn has created numerous critically acclaimed, best-selling games such as Titanfall, Titanfall 2, the Oscar-winning Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond exclusively for Oculus VR, Apex Legends and STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order.

Ripple Effect is responsible for developing Battlefield 2042’s mode, Portal, that allows players to use powerful builder tools to customize maps from the game as well classic Battlefield games such as Battlefield 1942 and Bad Company 2. The studio continues to support this mode and is starting work on an new, unannounced game set in the Battlefield universe.

DICE created the Battlefield franchise in 2002 with Battlefield 1942 and has continued to grow the series into one of the most immersive and best-selling first-person franchises in the world. The studio is also responsible for Star Wars: Battlefront, the largest scale first-person shooter in the Star Wars universe. Under new leadership, including Assassin’s Creed and The Division veteran Rebecka Coutaz, DICE is currently working to elevate its most recent release, the ambitious Battlefield 2042.

Ridgeline, led by Halo co-creator Marcus Lehto, is focused on expanding the franchise’s narrative and world in exciting directions.

As Head of Respawn and Group General Manager for EA’s Studios Organization, Zampella oversees the studios’ game teams, providing guidance and support across their multiple projects. He is a key member of the EA Worldwide Studio organization’s senior leadership team, reporting into CEO Andrew Wilson.

Prior to founding Respawn, Zampella co-created Infinity Ward – a studio specializing in military action shooters. Infinity Ward’s creation, Call of Duty, was first published in 2003 by Activision and quickly became one of the industry’s most prolific video game franchises.