XDS20 Adapt - Fireside Keynote, Vince Zampella, Head of Respawn

Vince Zampella is the Head of Respawn Entertainment, a studio he co-founded in 2010 and later acquired by EA in 2017. Vince also leads the team at DICE LA, an EA studio based in Playa Vista, CA. As Head of Respawn and DICE LA, Vince oversees the studios’ game teams, providing guidance and support across multiple projects. Prior to founding Respawn, Vince 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. We discussed Vince’s career, current projects and looked at how Respawn and DICE LA is leveraging external development to support AAA titles. About XDS: External Development Summit (XDS) is the only annual, international games industry event normally held in Canada, with a primary focus on external development for art, animation, audio, co-development, QA and localization.