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The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game
★ 6.8/10•2018•1h 35m•S•Documentary

Short on coins. Full of ammo.

The Name of the Game is a feature-length documentary about the team up between the legendary arcade game designer, Eugene Jarvis, and the Finnish game developer, Housemarque. The end result of the collaboration was the critically acclaimed PS4/PC title Nex Machina. The film gives the audience an unprecedented access to the unpredictable and plain crazy world of making a video game – uncensored.

Heikki Kareranta · Writer

Jarno Elonen · Director

Paul J. Vogel · Writer

Jarno Elonen · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 35m
LanguageEN
Release DateNov 23, 2018
Budget$500,000

Actors

Eugene Jarvis

Eugene Jarvis

Himself

Mikael Haveri

Himself

Tommaso De Benetti

Himself

Ilari Kuittinen

Himself

Harri Tikkanen

Himself

Ari Pulkkinen

Himself

Rudolf Westerholm

Himself

Anu Tukeva

Herself

Mark Cerny

Self

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