

Documentary
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.
Top Cast


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