Jam City (company)

Jam City, Inc.
Formerly
  • Platform G (2010)
  • MindJolt (2010–2012)
  • Social Gaming Network (2012–2016)
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
Founded2010; 14 years ago (2010)
Founders
Headquarters
Culver City, California
,
US
Key people
OwnerNetmarble (minority stake)
Number of employees
825 (2021)
Subsidiaries
Websitejamcity.com

Jam City, Inc. (formerly MindJolt and Social Gaming Network) is an American video game developer and publisher based in Culver City, California. The company was founded in 2010 by Chris DeWolfe, Colin Digiaro, Aber Whitcomb, and Josh Yguado. Jam City has nine studios located in the United States, Canada, South America, and Europe.[1][2] As of 2021, it employs 825 people.[3] Netmarble is the largest shareholder in Jam City. As of 2021, Jam City's games have 31 million monthly active users and 1.3 billion total downloads.

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  2. ^ Chapple, Craig (April 5, 2019). "Jam City acquires Berlin studio 231 Play". Pocket Gamer. Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  3. ^ Takahashi, Dean (May 20, 2021). "Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery publisher Jam City will launch SPAC at $1.2B value, buy Ludia for $175M". GamesBeat. Archived from the original on May 20, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.