

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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $500K
- Box office
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- Language
- English
- video game
- game design
- game developer
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Behind the camera
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Music
Produced in
Finland
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical30 Nov 2018
FinlandFI
- TheatricalS23 Nov 2018
FranceFR
- Digital / OTT12Netflix8 Oct 2022
PolandPL
- Digital / OTT16Netflix 1 Oct 2022
RussiaRU
- PremiereMoscow International Documentary Film Festival DOKer5 Apr 2019
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The Name of the Game was released on 23 November 2018.
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