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Erik Wolpaw is a video game writer best known for his work on some of Valve’s biggest hits — games like Half-Life, Portal, and Left 4 Dead. With a track-record like that, it’s no wonder fans got excited when they saw his name appear in the credits of Valve’s latest game, Artifact. When questioned directly about whether Wolpaw was working at Valve again, Gabe Newell responded, “He’s back.”

This could be potentially huge news. Wolpaw left Valve back in 2017, and his return could signal Valve’s commencement of another story-driven game. Or, maybe not. Wolpaw clarified this morning that his work with Valve is currently contractual, and not full-time.

“I’ve had a contractor agreement with Valve since the day I stormed out and then immediately timidly stormed back in to ask could I please have my old job back and they said no and I was like good because I’m too busy to work for you anyway and they said but you can be a contractor and I said oh thank god okay I’ll do that,” Wolpaw joked in an email to Polygon.

“I’ve been helping Pinkerton and Jaros and Vanaman whenever they need it. It’s been busier on that front lately, but I’m not currently a full time employee. My main gig is still delivering juice for my niece Jodi’s vegan juice shop plus an unpaid internship playing Slay the Spire three hours a day.”

At the moment it sounds like Wolpaw is doing some supplemental work for Valve. We don’t know the details of his work, of course, but considering the nature of a game like Artifact, we imagine he’s writing character, item, and ability descriptions, and perhaps a little bit of lore. We’d love to seem him work on something much bigger, so we’ll be keeping our eye on him. Hopefully we’ll have another update in the coming months.

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Matthew loves colorful, grindy, Japanese RPGs and esoteric philosophy - if you want to buy him something for his birthday and need inspiration, that's all you need to know. He is a full-time writer, lover of dogs, and book hoarder. While typically quiet and kind, Matthew does get aggressively competitive in online multiplayer games (sometimes he cusses). Favorite games include: Persona 4 Golden, Final Fantasy VII / Tactics Advance, Dark Souls, Rainbow Six Siege, Soul Calibur 4, Jet Grind Radio, and SaGa Frontier. For corrections, tips, or leads, you can reach out to Matthew at hayesface7@gmail.com.

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