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'''Jake Rodkin''' is an American [[computer game designer]], [[writer]], and [[graphic designer]]. He was the co-director ''[[Tales of Monkey Island]]'', was the director the fifth episode of ''[[Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse]]'', was the co-leader and co-writer of [[Poker Night at the Inventory]], and was the co-writer of ''Puzzle Agent 2''<ref>{{cite web |title=Puzzle Agent 2 hands-on archived preview |url=http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id,1327 |publisher=[[Adventure Gamers]] |accessdate=2011-11-30}}</ref>. He also co-designed the re-issue of the comic collection ''[[Sam & Max#Comic books|Sam & Max: Surfin' the Highway]]''.
'''Jake Rodkin''' is an American [[computer game designer]], [[writer]], and [[graphic designer]]. He was the co-director ''[[Tales of Monkey Island]]'', was the director the fifth episode of ''[[Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse]]'', was the co-leader and co-writer of [[Poker Night at the Inventory]], and was the co-writer of ''Puzzle Agent 2''<ref>{{cite web |title=Puzzle Agent 2 hands-on archived preview |url=http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id,1327 |publisher=[[Adventure Gamers]] |accessdate=2011-11-30}}</ref>. He also co-designed the re-issue of the comic collection ''[[Sam & Max#Comic books|Sam & Max: Surfin' the Highway]]''. He is the co-project leader, along with Sean Vanaman, on the upcoming ''The Walking Dead'' video game.<ref>{{cite web |title=PAX East 2011: Telltale Talks Puzzle Agent 2 |url=http://www.insidegamingdaily.com/2011/03/15/pax-east-2011-telltale-talks-puzzle-agent-2/ |publisher=[[Machinima.com#Inside_Gaming|Inside Gaming Daily]] |accessdate=2011-12-11}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
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*{{vgy|2009}} ''[[Tales of Monkey Island]]'', co-director (Telltale Games)
*{{vgy|2009}} ''[[Tales of Monkey Island]]'', co-director (Telltale Games)
*{{vgy|2010}} ''[[Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse]]'', graphic design, director of ''The City that Dares Not Sleep'' (Telltale Games)
*{{vgy|2010}} ''[[Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse]]'', graphic design, director of ''The City that Dares Not Sleep'' (Telltale Games)
*{{vgy|2011}} ''Puzzle Agent 2'', co-writer, project leader (Telltale Games)
*{{vgy|2011}} ''Puzzle Agent 2'', co-writer (Telltale Games)
*{{vgy|2011}} ''The Walking Dead video game'', project leader (Telltale Games)

==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 08:56, 11 December 2011

Jake Rodkin
Occupation(s)Game designer, Graphic designer

Jake Rodkin is an American computer game designer, writer, and graphic designer. He was the co-director Tales of Monkey Island, was the director the fifth episode of Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse, was the co-leader and co-writer of Poker Night at the Inventory, and was the co-writer of Puzzle Agent 2[1]. He also co-designed the re-issue of the comic collection Sam & Max: Surfin' the Highway. He is the co-project leader, along with Sean Vanaman, on the upcoming The Walking Dead video game.[2]

Career

Jake Rodkin began his writing career writing for the gaming websites The International House of Mojo, Adventure Gamers, and Idle Thumbs.[3] He joined Telltale Games as a graphic designer. He now works there as a game designer, director, writer, and project leader.

Recognition

The re-issue of the comic collection Sam & Max: Surfin' the Highway, which Jake Rodkin co-designed with franchise creator Steve Purcell, was nominated for the Eisner Award for "Best Graphic Album-Reprint" in 2009.[4]

Tales of Monkey Island, for which Jake Rodkin was the season co-director, was nominated for "best artistic design" and won for the award for "biggest surprise" at IGN's Best of E3 2009 Awards[5]. After release, it won the PC Gamer 2009 adventure game of the year[6], was nominated for the IGN best adventure game of the year for PC and Wii[7][8], won the Adventure Gamers Best Adventure of 2009[9], and was named the "Best Series Revival" by OC Weekly.[10]

Puzzle Agent 2, which was co-written by Jake Rodkin, was nominated for IGN's Best of E3 2011 Awards for "Best iPhone/iPad Game"[11].

Games

References

  1. ^ "Puzzle Agent 2 hands-on archived preview". Adventure Gamers. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
  2. ^ "PAX East 2011: Telltale Talks Puzzle Agent 2". Inside Gaming Daily. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
  3. ^ "Adventure Gamers: Staff bio". Adventure Gamers. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
  4. ^ "Surfin the Highway Nominated!". Steve Purcell. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
  5. ^ "Best of PC E3 2009 Awards". IGN. 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
  6. ^ "PC Gamer Game of the Year Awards". PC Gamer. 2010. {{cite magazine}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  7. ^ "Wii Best Adventure Game 2009". IGN. 2009. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  8. ^ "PC Best Adventure Game 2009". IGN. 2009. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  9. ^ "Best Adventure of 2009". Adventure Gamers. 2009. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  10. ^ Mai, Peter (2009-12-22). "Best and Worst Video Games of 2009". OC Weekly. Village Voice Media. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
  11. ^ "E3 2011: Best of E3 Awards". IGN. 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2011-12-05.