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The Name of the Game
Short on coins. Full of ammo.
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 Billed Cast
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
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