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The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 23, 2018

Runtime

1h 35m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

67%

Original Title

The Name of the Game

Production Companies

New Dawn, Futurism Studios

Director

Jarno Elonen

Budget

$500,000

Description

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.