The Name of the Game (2018)
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.
Directors: Jarno Elonen, Paul J. Vogel.
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Eugene Jarvis as Himself |
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Mikael Haveri as Himself |
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Tommaso De Benetti as Himself |
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Ilari Kuittinen as Himself |
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Harri Tikkanen as Himself |
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Ari Pulkkinen as Himself |
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Rudolf Westerholm as Himself |
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Anu Tukeva as Herself |
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Mark Cerny as Self |
| Writing | Heikki Kareranta | Writer |
| Directing | Jarno Elonen | Director |
| Writing | Paul J. Vogel | Writer |
| Writing | Jarno Elonen | Writer |
| Directing | Paul J. Vogel | Director |
| Production | Paul J. Vogel | Producer |
| Production | Heikki Kareranta | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Antti Reikko | Editor |
| Production | Jarkko Virtanen | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Heikki Kareranta | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Jason Taylor | Executive Producer |
| Production | Tanu-Matti Tuominen | Executive Producer |
| Production | Timo Argillander | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Eveliina Pasanen | Editor |
| Production | Panu Hällfors | Executive Producer |
| Production | Geoffrey James Clark | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jirka Silander | Producer |
| Sound | Heikki Kareranta | Original Music Composer |