The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

30/11/2018 1h 35m 6.7/10

Overview

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.

Director

Jarno Elonen

Top Billed Cast

Tommaso De Benetti

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Eugene Jarvis

Eugene Jarvis

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Mikael Haveri

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Ilari Kuittinen

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Harri Tikkanen

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Ari Pulkkinen

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