The Name of the Game (2018)

  • NR
  • 11/30/2018 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 35m

Short on coins. Full of ammo.

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.

Jarno Elonen

Director, Writer

Paul J. Vogel

Director, Writer

Heikki Kareranta

Writer

Cast

Eugene Jarvis's headshot

Eugene Jarvis

Himself
Mikael Haveri's headshot

Mikael Haveri

Himself
Tommaso De Benetti's headshot

Tommaso De Benetti

Himself
Ilari Kuittinen's headshot

Ilari Kuittinen

Himself
Harri Tikkanen's headshot

Harri Tikkanen

Himself
Ari Pulkkinen's headshot

Ari Pulkkinen

Himself
Rudolf Westerholm's headshot

Rudolf Westerholm

Himself
Anu Tukeva's headshot

Anu Tukeva

Herself

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