Jay Pinkerton
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| Jay Pinkerton | |
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June 15, 1977 |
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Writer |
| Time period |
2008 - June 2017, July 2018 - Present[1] |
Jay Pinkerton is a nationally published Canadian humorist and writer. At Valve, he co-wrote Portal 2’s plot with Erik Wolpaw and Chet Faliszek,[2] and Half-Life: Alyx’s plot with Wolpaw and Sean Vanaman.[3]
Biography[edit]
Pinkerton is a former editor of both Cracked.com and Cracked magazine. Prior to joining Cracked, he served as the managing editor of NationalLampoon.com, the website of the national comedy and film brand. Since joining Cracked, Pinkerton has helped make Cracked.com a leading comedy site, including by bringing in new contributors.
Selected gameography[edit]
- Portal: Still Alive (2008)
- Portal 2 (2011)
- Aperture Hand Lab (2019)
- Half-Life: Alyx (2020)
- Aperture Desk Job (2022)
Trivia[edit]
Cave Johnson's assistant Caroline is named after Pinkerton's mother,[4] while the minor Aperture Science employee Karla is named after his wife.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ Portal 2 co-writer Jay Pinkerton returns to Valve on PC Gamer (July 29, 2018)
- ↑ GameInformer's Portal 2 Hub on Game Informer (April 2010) (archived)
- ↑
Erik Wolpaw's tweet on Twitter (November 22, 2019)
- ↑
Talking with Caboos15: Ellen McLain plus surprise guest on YouTube
- ↑ ValveTime's tweet on Twitter (July 20, 2017)
External links[edit]
Jay Pinkerton on Wikipedia
Jay Pinkerton on LinkedIn- Personal website (archived)
- Writer's Block: Portal 2 Writers Roundtable on Game Informer (March 12, 2010) (archived)
