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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 |first=Joe |last= 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 = Jeff | last = Grubb | date = 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 the year to work on unannounced 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> 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 |first=Joe |last= 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 = Jeff | last = Grubb | date = 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 the year to work on unannounced 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>


By September 2017, Faliszek joined London-based ], though will remain living in Seattle. He is currently working on an unannounced cooperative game that is "trying to do something new in the narrative space using ".<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-09-18-bossa-hires-half-life-portal-writer-chet-faliszek | title = Bossa hires Half-Life, Portal writer Chet Faliszek | first = James | last = Batchelor | date = September 18, 2017 | accessdate = September 18, 2017 | work =] }}</ref> By September 2017, Faliszek joined London-based ], and will lead Bossa's new Seattle-based studio. He is currently working on an unannounced cooperative game that is "trying to do something new in the narrative space using ".<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-09-18-bossa-hires-half-life-portal-writer-chet-faliszek | title = Bossa hires Half-Life, Portal writer Chet Faliszek | first = James | last = Batchelor | date = September 18, 2017 | accessdate = September 18, 2017 | work =] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/bossa-studios-to-open-new-seattle-studio-headed-by-valve-s-chet-faliszek/0187204 | title = Bossa Studios to open new Seattle studio headed by Valve's Chet Faliszek | first = Katherine | last= Byrne | date = September 19, 2017 | accessdate = September 19, 2017 | work = ] }}</ref>


==Works== ==Works==

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

Chet Faliszek (/ˈfɑːlɪsɛk/; 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 the year to work on unannounced projects.

By September 2017, Faliszek joined London-based Bossa Studios, and will lead Bossa's new Seattle-based studio. He is currently working on an unannounced cooperative game that is "trying to do something new in the narrative space using ".

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. Martin, Joe (April 28, 2008). "Left4Dead Interview: Chet Faliszek". bit-tech. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  4. ^ Grubb, Jeff (May 2, 2017). "Half-Life, Portal co-writer Chet Faliszek left Valve a month ago". Venture Beat. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  5. Pearson, Dan (May 2, 2017). "Chet Faliszek leaves Valve". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  6. Batchelor, James (September 18, 2017). "Bossa hires Half-Life, Portal writer Chet Faliszek". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  7. Byrne, Katherine (September 19, 2017). "Bossa Studios to open new Seattle studio headed by Valve's Chet Faliszek". Market for Computer and Video Games. Retrieved September 19, 2017.

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