The Jackbox Party Pack 9 Release Date Announced

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The next installment in the popular The Jackbox Party Pack series, The Jackbox Party Pack 9, officially has a release date directly from developers Jackbox Games, and it's coming sooner than fans may be expecting. More details about The Jackbox Party Pack 9 of the game have also been revealed, as well as some information from the developers on why the release date for the game was not revealed until now.

The Jackbox Party Pack series has been bringing friends and families together for all kinds of crazy mini-games that are played via input on mobile devices, computers, or tablets since 2014. According to the developers, there was an almost 1,000 percent increase in sales for the series from March to May 2020, likely due to the COVID-19 Pandemic lockdowns. Sales have leveled off since, but the series still has a strong player-base, so many fans were awaiting this announcement. While the mini-games contained within The Jackbox Party Pack 9 have been known since the end of August, a specific release date was not revealed until near the end of September.

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The announcement of the release date for the game was posted on the game's official website and a tweet by the official game account. The Jackbox Party Pack 9 will be released on October 20. In the posting made to the game's website, written by Brooke Hofer, the developers listed some questions that they wanted to address in the post. The biggest one is why it took so long to share a release date. The developer's reason for the release date wait was that they have a speedy annual release cycle, so the time between submission to game platforms and release is quick. Another The Jackbox Party Pack game called Jackbox Party Starter