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'''Chet Faliszek''' (born 1965) is an American ] writer.
'''Chet Faliszek''' (born 1965) is an American ] writer and formerly one of the main writers for the ] along with ] and ] before their departure from Valve. He has worked together with his co-writers in order to create the storylines for the '']'' and '']'' series, along with having personally written the story for '']''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gaming Today Q&A: Chet Faliszek of Left 4 Dead |author=Shawn Sines |url=http://www.gamefront.com/gaming-today-qa-chet-faliszek-of-left-4-dead/ |newspaper=] |date=August 3, 2007 |accessdate=April 22, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Left4Dead Interview: Chet Faliszek |author=Joe Martin |url=http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/pc/2008/04/28/left4dead-interview-chet-faliszek/1 |newspaper=] |date=April 28, 2008|accessdate=April 22, 2011}}</ref> Faliszek was also the creator of the ] website with Wolpaw, which was shut down in 2002.<ref>{{cite news |title=Old Man Murray gives Portal its voice |author=Ross Miller |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2006/08/28/old-man-murray-gives-portal-its-voice/ |newspaper=] |date=August 28, 2006 |accessdate=April 22, 2011}}</ref> In May 2017, Faliszek announced his departure from Valve.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-05-02-chet-faliszek-leaves-valve | title = Chet Faliszek leaves Valve | first = Dan | last = Pearson | date = May 2, 2017 | accessdate = May 2, 2017 | work = ] }}</ref>


Faliszek gained recognition as the co-creator of the satirical '']'' website along with ] around 1997, and which ran until 2002.<ref>{{cite news |title=Old Man Murray gives Portal its voice |author=Ross Miller |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2006/08/28/old-man-murray-gives-portal-its-voice/ |newspaper=] |date=August 28, 2006 |accessdate=April 22, 2011}}</ref>

Faliszek's and Wolpaw's writings led to them being hired by the ] circa 2005. Along with Wolpaw and ], Faliszek helped to create the storylines for the '']'' and '']'' series, along with having personally written the story for '']''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gaming Today Q&A: Chet Faliszek of Left 4 Dead |author=Shawn Sines |url=http://www.gamefront.com/gaming-today-qa-chet-faliszek-of-left-4-dead/ |newspaper=] |date=August 3, 2007 |accessdate=April 22, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Left4Dead Interview: Chet Faliszek |author=Joe Martin |url=http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/pc/2008/04/28/left4dead-interview-chet-faliszek/1 |newspaper=] |date=April 28, 2008|accessdate=April 22, 2011}}</ref> He was also involved with Valve's work in ] through the ].<Ref name="vb">{{cite web | url = https://venturebeat.com/2017/05/02/half-life-portal-co-writer-chet-faliszek-left-valve-a-month-ago/ | title = Half-Life, Portal co-writer Chet Faliszek left Valve a month ago | first = May 2, 2017 | accessdate = May 2, 2017 | work = ] }}</ref> In May 2017, Faliszek announced that after twelve years with Valve, he had left the company earlier in they year to work on yet-announced projects.<ref name="vb"/><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-05-02-chet-faliszek-leaves-valve | title = Chet Faliszek leaves Valve | first = Dan | last = Pearson | date = May 2, 2017 | accessdate = May 2, 2017 | work = ] }}</ref>


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Chet Faliszek
Born1965 (age 58–59)
United States
NationalityAmerican
OccupationVideo game writer

Chet Faliszek (born 1965) is an American videogame writer.

Faliszek gained recognition as the co-creator of the satirical Old Man Murray website along with Erik Wolpaw around 1997, and which ran until 2002.

Faliszek's and Wolpaw's writings led to them being hired by the Valve Corporation circa 2005. Along with Wolpaw and Marc Laidlaw, Faliszek helped to create the storylines for the Half-Life and Portal series, along with having personally written the story for Left 4 Dead. He was also involved with Valve's work in virtual reality through the HTC Vive. In May 2017, Faliszek announced that after twelve years with Valve, he had left the company earlier in they year to work on yet-announced projects.


Faliszek was also the

Works

Year Title Credits
2006 Half-Life 2: Episode One Writer
2007 Portal Writer
2007 Half-Life 2: Episode Two Writer
2008 Left 4 Dead Writer
2009 Left 4 Dead 2 Writer
2011 Portal 2 Writer
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Writer

References

  1. Ross Miller (August 28, 2006). "Old Man Murray gives Portal its voice". Joystiq. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  2. Shawn Sines (August 3, 2007). "Gaming Today Q&A: Chet Faliszek of Left 4 Dead". GameFront. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  3. Joe Martin (April 28, 2008). "Left4Dead Interview: Chet Faliszek". bit-tech. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  4. ^ "Half-Life, Portal co-writer Chet Faliszek left Valve a month ago". Venture Beat. Retrieved May 2, 2017. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. Pearson, Dan (May 2, 2017). "Chet Faliszek leaves Valve". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved May 2, 2017.

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