An Evening with George E. Osborn at Waterstones Cambridge

Schedule

Thu Jul 09 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Waterstones | Cambridge, EN

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Join leading game industry expert George E. Osborn as he discusses his book Power Play.
About this Event

Join leading game industry expert George E. Osborn as he discusses his book Power Play – an astute and crucial guide which reveals how video games, the world's largest entertainment medium, are being used by autocrats, populists and violent extremists to influence the real world around us.

Supported by the insights of politicians, academics and industry experts, Power Play is the vital guide for understanding this new political frontier, highlighting what democracies must do to protect and harness the immense power of play before the essential battle for digital influence is lost for good.

Book signing to follow.


George E. Osborn is the Editor of Video Games Industry Memo, a newsletter dedicated to the intersection between video games, business and politics. He has worked in the video games industry for nearly 15 years as a journalist, consultant, and as Head of Campaigns and Communications at industry trade association Ukie. He is the founder ofHalf-Space Consulting,a strategic consultancy which helps NGOs, regulators, Governments, and businesses to understand the video game sector. He has provided expert commentary about the games industry for major media outlets such as BBC News, Sky News, Times Radio, The Guardian, The Independent, Politico, The New York Times and Bloomberg.


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