Respawn Entertainment's Vince Zampella is taking over DICE LA (He'll be running both...

I came across this article, and thought it was worth sharing here for those that might be interested. My apologies if it was already posted; I looked around, but didn't see anything.

DICE, the Swedish studio known for the Battlefield, Mirror's Edge and
Star Wars: Battlefront game series, will be getting some impressive talent to start its new Los Angeles-based office. Vince Zampella, co-founder of renowned studio Respawn Entertainment, will be heading the new DICE LA studio.

As reported in a profile of Zampella by the
Los Angeles Times, the new studio will operate independently from the DICE headquarters in Stockholm, and it will be working on an original and as-yet-unrevealed game. The studio may also be rebranded with its own name to emphasize its independence.

This doesn't mean that Zampella will be leaving Respawn, however. With both studios owned by Electronic Arts, he will continue to work at Respawn and oversee DICE LA as well.

Respawn is known for the Titanfall series, which has a new entry

currently in development, as well as for the free-to-play Apex Legends. It also developed
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and is working on the latest installment in the Medal of Honor franchise,
Above and Beyond.

Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond will be an

Oculus Rift exclusive, and Zampella revealed a few details about the challenges of creating a VR shooter. He mentioned walking the line between creating an immersive VR
experience and making something which felt too much like killing real people, especially given the real-world historical setting of the MoH games. He also described wanting to use the format to help young people emphathize with the realities of serving
in the 1940s. The game is set for release later this year.

https://www.engadget.com/2020/01/03/vince-zampella-dice-la

Sounds like good news to me. I'm happy for Vince. He seems to be a good guy that is passionate about games. Before his time at Respawn, he was one of the leads at Infinity Ward back when they released Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.

I'm curious about that "original and as-yet-unrevealed game". Wonder if it's a shooter or something different. Either way, I think it's interesting.

:)