The Name of the Game
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
November 23, 2018Runtime
95 minGenres
DocumentaryDirected by
Paul J. Vogel, Jarno ElonenWritten by
Jarno Elonen, Heikki Kareranta, Paul J. VogelLanguage
EnglishBudget
$500,000Revenue
$0Status
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