India, Dec. 23 -- Video game designer Vince Zampella, the architect of Infinity Studio and Activision's Call of Duty franchise, died in a car crash in Los Angeles on Sunday (December 21) afternoon.

Zampella's vehicle struck a concrete barrier on Sunday afternoon and caught fire. While a passenger was ejected, Zampella, who was driving, died after being trapped in the flames. He was 55.

Zampella, one of the minds behind the iconic Call of Duty franchise, was one of the prolific video game designers working in the industry in the last two decades. He was at the center of a lawsuit with the Call of Duty distributer, Activision, over denied bonuses and royalties from Call of Duty titles. He received a settlement in the tens of millions afte...