Jackbox Games

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Jackbox Games, Inc.
Formerly
  • Learn Television (1989–1995)
  • Jellyvision Games (1995–2001, 2008–2013)
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded
  • 1989 (historical)
  • 2008 (current incarnation)
FounderHarry Gottlieb
Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois
,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Mike Bilder (CEO)
  • Allard Laban (CCO)
Products
Number of employees
40[1] (2020)
ParentThe Jellyvision Lab (2008–2011)
Websitejackboxgames.com

Jackbox Games, Inc. (formerly Jellyvision Games, Inc.) is an American video game developer based in Chicago, Illinois, best known for the You Don't Know Jack series of quiz-based party video games and The Jackbox Party Pack series. Founded by Harry Gottlieb, the company operated as Jellyvision Games from 1995 until its closure in 2001. After seven years of dormancy, Jellyvision Games was revived in 2008, and the company rebranded as Jackbox Games in 2013.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference gamasutra 2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Sarkar, Samit (June 5, 2013). "You Don't Know Jack developer Jellyvision rebrands itself as Jackbox Games". Polygon. Retrieved July 17, 2019.