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The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

Short on coins. Full of ammo.

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Documentary

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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.

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Budget

$500000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

23 November 2018

Country

Finland

Cast

Eugene Jarvis

Eugene Jarvis

Himself

Mikael Haveri

Mikael Haveri

Himself

Tommaso De Benetti

Tommaso De Benetti

Himself

Ilari Kuittinen

Ilari Kuittinen

Himself

Harri Tikkanen

Harri Tikkanen

Himself

Ari Pulkkinen

Ari Pulkkinen

Himself

Rudolf Westerholm

Rudolf Westerholm

Himself

Anu Tukeva

Anu Tukeva

Herself

Mark Cerny

Mark Cerny

Self

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