Jackbox CEO Says Funny Employees Can Skew Game Testing Results, Forcing Studio to Bring in External Playtesters

Jackbox Games faces an unusual challenge when testing its comedy-focused party games: sometimes the people playing them are funnier than the games themselves. CEO Mike Bilder has revealed that the studio frequently encounters misleading test results because its employees include talented comedy writers who can make almost any concept entertaining. Speaking with associate editor Ted Litchfield in an interview with PC Gamer, Bilder explained why internal testing alone is not enough to determine whether a new Jackbox game will connect…