India, Dec. 23 -- Vince Zampella, the acclaimed co-creator of the blockbuster video game franchise Call of Duty and one of the most influential figures in modern video gaming, has died in a car crash, according to US media reports on Monday. He was 57.

Local broadcaster NBC4 reported that Zampella died on Sunday after his Ferrari was involved in an accident on a scenic road north of Los Angeles. Further details about the crash were not immediately available.

Vince Zampella was best known as the creative force behind some of the world's most successful and critically acclaimed video games.

He co-created the Call of Duty franchise and went on to found Respawn Entertainment, the studio behind hits such as Titanfall, Apex Legends and the S...