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The Name of the Game (2018)

"Short on coins. Full of ammo."

6.7/10 1h 35m Nov 23, 2018
Documentary

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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Movie Details

Original Title The Name of the Game
Original Language EN
Budget $500,000
Status Released
Popularity 0.1

Cast

Eugene Jarvis
Eugene Jarvis
Himself
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Mikael Haveri
Himself
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Tommaso De Benetti
Himself
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Ilari Kuittinen
Himself
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Harri Tikkanen
Himself
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Ari Pulkkinen
Himself
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Rudolf Westerholm
Himself
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Anu Tukeva
Herself
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Mark Cerny
Self
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Key Crew

Director Jarno Elonen, Paul J. Vogel
Writer Jarno Elonen, Paul J. Vogel, Heikki Kareranta
Executive Producer Timo Argillander, Geoffrey James Clark, Panu Hällfors
Producer Jirka Silander, Paul J. Vogel
Editor Eveliina Pasanen, Antti Reikko

Production

New Dawn
Futurism Studios
US

Videos & Trailers

The Name of the Game - Documentary | Official 2018 Trailer [HD] | #notg
The Name of the Game - Documentary | Official 2018 Trailer [HD] | #notg
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Keywords

video game game design game developer

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Release Date November 23, 2018
Runtime 1h 35m
Budget $500,000
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.1
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