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Jack of All Games, Inc. was an American
History
Jack of All Games was founded by David Rosenbaum in 1989,
In February 1999, Take-Two Interactive combined various of their international distribution outlets into Jack of All Games: Alliance Inventory Management (based in
On September 9, 2008, Take-Two Interactive announced that, effective immediately, all Jack of All Games operations, including all employees and their West Chester office lease, would be outsourced to Ditan, the distribution arm of Cinram.[11]
In October 2008, Robert Alexander, the president of Jack of All Games at the time of its acquisition, filed a complaint with the United States District Court for the District of Nevada against Take-Two Interactive executives Paul Eibler and Richard Roedel, who Alexander alleged had implemented a scheme that procedurally lowered his compensation as a key employee for the company.[12] According to Alexander, the company owed him "a $240,000 salary with guaranteed 20% raises for three years, a $25,000 monthly expense allowance, a $0.50 royalty on each game passed through his distribution chain, and a large chunk of Take-Two stock", due to which was a seeking a total of $50 million in damages for breach of contract.[13][14]
On December 21, 2009, Take-Interactive announced that they had agreed to sell Jack of All Games to
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- ^ IGN Staff (October 2, 1999). "Take Two Italians and Call Me Mario". IGN. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
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- ^ Gamespot Staff (October 20, 2008). "Take-Two slapped with $50M suit". GameSpot. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ Ellison, Blake (October 15, 2008). "Take-Two Hit With $50M Lawsuit From Former Executive". Shacknews. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
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- ^ McWhertor, Michael (December 21, 2009). "Take-Two Sells Off Jack Of All Games, Goes All In On Publishing". Kotaku. Archived from the original on June 2, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- GamesIndustry.biz. Archivedfrom the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ Crowley, Laura (March 1, 2010). "SYNNEX Corporation Completes Acquisition of Jack of All Games, Inc". Synnex. Archived from the original on November 29, 2019.