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Pinkerton was the fourth Valve writer to leave the studio in two years, following the departure of Eric Wolpaw and Chet Faliszek earlier in 2017, and Half-Life writer Marc Laidlaw in January 2016 Pinkerton's name was spotted on Valve's staff page and the news soon made Reddit . He is listed under the 'Other Experts' section, rather than 'Writing'. It's not clear in what capacity he has returned to the company. PC Gamer reports that Valve confirmed Pinkerton's return via email.Pinkerton's return coincides rather nicely with Gabe Newell's promise that Valve will start shipping games again , with card battler Artifact to be the first "of several" new projects.

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