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Spotting Power Play in Foyles and Waterstones in Piccadilly because I can 💁🏻‍♂️

Hello new followers 👋 A little bit about me. I’m George. I write about the intersection of video games and politics. I write the weekly newsletter Video Games Industry Memo. You can also buy my debut non-fiction book Power Play, which is out tomorrow 😱 linktr.ee/Power_play_b...

🎧 The one about soft power from video games, aggressive and manipulative promotion of narratives. “When I talk about games, the games element bleeds into lots of other elements of digital life and digital society,” says @georgeosborn.bsky.social 🌎 #PoliticsAndAllThat 🗳️ #Podcasts 📻 🎮 #VideoGames 🕹️

If you want to find out more about the book, you can listen to today’s episode of Conflicted where I talk about it alllllll. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...

Got some new headshots done this week. Made sure that one of them leans into my status as an author by going what I call Full Marenghi

My book Power Play launches today!! 🥳 Buy the book that’s all about the hidden influence of video games on our political world here. Reposts are very much appreciated 🙏 linktr.ee/Power_play_b...

Two Nintendo classics earned their place on @georgeosborn.bsky.social's perfect console: 1. GoldenEye 007 — (N64) 2. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask — (N64) 3. Championship Manager 01/02 — (PC, UK) 4. Mass Effect 2 — (Xbox 360) 5. Balatro — (PC/console launch) Listen here: bit.ly/4avnqHC

BREAKING: Rockstar has been dealt a blow in its legal battle against workers who claim they were fired for unionising. A UK employment tribunal has upheld the right of union workers to bring blacklisting claims against the studio at the final trial, which will begin on September 10.

Big congrats to @georgeosborn.bsky.social on launching Power Play: a deep dive into the exploitation of video games for political gain. It was a huge effort in getting this book out the door and I'm very proud of him for smashing it out. Go check it out at: www.hachette.co.uk/titles/georg...

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The decision means fired union workers will be able to bring blacklisting claims against the studio at trial later this year.

Rockstar suffers legal blow in union busting dispute

Really excited to have @georgeosborn.bsky.social on the podcast. No, not the former Chancellor but the massive expert on gaming and how this hugely influential culture is being taken over by extremists, authoritarians and populists. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...

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