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The Name of the Game

Short on coins. Full of ammo.
2018 | 95m | English

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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.
Release Date: Nov 23, 2018
Director: Jarno Elonen, Paul J. Vogel
Writer: Heikki Kareranta, Jarno Elonen, Paul J. Vogel
Genres: Documentary
Keywords video game, game design, game developer
Production Companies New Dawn, Futurism Studios
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $500,000
Updates Updated: Feb 03, 2025
Entered: May 03, 2024
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Name Character
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
Name Job
Heikki Kareranta Sound Recordist, Writer, Original Music Composer
Jarno Elonen Writer, Director
Paul J. Vogel Writer, Director
Antti Reikko Editor
Eveliina Pasanen Editor
Name Title
Heikki Kareranta Associate Producer
Jason Taylor Executive Producer
Geoffrey James Clark Executive Producer
Panu Hällfors Executive Producer
Paul J. Vogel Producer
Jarkko Virtanen Executive Producer
Tanu-Matti Tuominen Executive Producer
Jirka Silander Producer
Timo Argillander Executive Producer
Organization Category Person
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