Nationality American Employer Valve Corporation Role Writer | Name Erik Wolpaw Occupation Video game writer | |
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Gamespot s behind the games portal 2 s erik wolpaw pc ps3 xbox 360
Erik Wolpaw is an American video game writer. Wolpaw and Chet Faliszek were the two writers behind the now-defunct Old Man Murray video game commentary web site. The Old Man Murray web site had a huge influence on gaming writing and gaming journalism and has been referenced in many computer games. He had been a writer Valve Corporation in Bellevue, Washington, and co-credited for writing credits on several games including the Portal, Left 4 Dead and Half-Life series. He left Valve in February 2017 and is currently writing for Psychonauts 2.
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- Gamespot s behind the games portal 2 s erik wolpaw pc ps3 xbox 360
- Portal 2 interview with valve writer erik wolpaw from pax east 2011
- Career
- Personal life
- References
Portal 2 interview with valve writer erik wolpaw from pax east 2011
Career
As a high-school student Wolpaw wrote two type-in program games for the Atari 8-bit family that Antic published in 1983 and 1984. He wrote dialogue for the video game Portal and wrote Portal 2 with Chet Faliszek and Jay Pinkerton. In 2006, Wolpaw won the Game Developers Choice Award for Best Writing for his story and dialogue contributions to Psychonauts while working for Double Fine Productions.
Personal life
In 2004, Wolpaw was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. Expecting his condition to require a departure from the company, he spoke with managing director Gabe Newell, who surprised him by offering an extended leave with pay. "Your job is to get better," Newell said. "That is your job description at Valve. So go home to your wife and come back when you are better."
