# Volley

> Volley, renamed Weekend in February 2026, makes voice-controlled games for smart TVs, Alexa devices and phones. Founded by Max Child and James Wilsterman, it moved from early chat games to licensed shows and AI-driven play, then built a subscription around family game night.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Max Child (Co-founder and CEO), James Wilsterman (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Song Quiz, Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune, 20 Questions, Karaoke
- **Notable:** By March 2018, Volley had more than 500,000 monthly users across its voice games, according to TechCrunch., An early Alexa game attracted approximately 5,000 users in its first week without marketing, according to Max Child., Volley reported more than 100 million game sessions per year in January 2024.

## Products & services

- **Song Quiz** — Voice-controlled music guessing game on Alexa and TV.
- **Jeopardy!** — Licensed voice-play version of the TV quiz show on Alexa and connected TV platforms.
- **Wheel of Fortune** — Voice-controlled word puzzle adaptation.
- **20 Questions** — LLM-powered guessing game with a conversational AI Riddlemaster.
- **Karaoke** — TV singing game using the voice remote and pitch matching.
- **CoComelon: Sing & Play with JJ** — Interactive singing and learning games made with Moonbug Entertainment.
- **Wit’s End** — Fantasy role-playing game with a real-time AI dungeon master.
- **Weekend TV app** — Subscription bundle of voice-powered games for Roku, Fire TV, Samsung and LG TVs.

## Achievements

- By March 2018, Volley had more than 500,000 monthly users across its voice games, according to TechCrunch.
- An early Alexa game attracted approximately 5,000 users in its first week without marketing, according to Max Child.
- Volley reported more than 100 million game sessions per year in January 2024.
- Lightspeed reported more than 5 million monthly players in July 2024.
- Volley said more than 2 million people had played its Jeopardy! game by January 2025.
- The company launched on Samsung and LG TVs in December 2025 and said its app was available on more than 80% of US smart TVs.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Volley renamed itself Weekend to emphasize shared entertainment on TV.
- **2025-12** — Weekend launched on Samsung and LG TVs, adding to Roku and Fire TV.
- **2025-06** — Weekend demonstrated Wit’s End, a real-time AI fantasy role-playing game.
- **2025-01** — Volley launched Jeopardy! on Amazon Fire TV.

## Links

- Website: https://www.weekend.com/volleygames
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/volley/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/streaktrivia
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/streaktrivia

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