Respawn boss Vince Zampella will oversee EA's DICE LA studio Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Respawn boss Vince Zampella will oversee EA's DICE LA studio A medal of honour. News by Tom Phillips Deputy Editor Updated on 3 Jan 2020 17 comments Vince Zampella, boss of Apex Legends and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order developer Respawn Entertainment, has taken on an expanded role as "head coach" of DICE LA. If you've not heard of DICE LA before, well, we're not surprised. The Los Angeles-based outfit has existed for the last six years as a support studio working behind the scenes on games from Battlefield developer DICE and other EA studios. It has not yet released a game of its own. Before that? DICE LA formed from the ashes of Danger Close Games, formerly EA Los Angeles. It was EA's main Medal of Honor studio, until interest in that franchise waned. Now, Zampella will help reshape DICE LA back into a studio which creates its own games - while continuing to oversee Respawn at the same time. It sounds like DICE LA may rebrand again in the process, too. "We want to give it a new image. We want people to say, 'this is a destination you can go and make new content'," Zampella told The LA Times. "I think they've kind of gotten the branding that they are the support studio for DICE Stockholm. I think rebranding is important for showing people, 'Hey! Come work here. We're going to do some amazing things.'" Zampella is the clear choice for helping EA bolster DICE LA into a studio of its own renown. 2019 was a stellar year for Respawn, the studio which already birthed the Titanfall franchise. Both its battle royale hit Apex Legends and its blockbuster year-ender Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order did the numbers. The big question now is what DICE LA is working on. Could Zampella have been brought on board to lead a fresh Medal of Honor revival? For now, details of DICE LA's new project remain under wraps. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store