George E. Osborn
@georgeosborn.bsky.social
“No, not that one”- Politico | Creator of Video Games Industry Memo | MD, Half-Space Consulting | Author of Power Play (June 2026) | Pun Appreciator
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If someone asks me if I have any professional advice about becoming a writer, I say no.
But if someone asks me for some unprofessional advice, I've got loads.
But if someone asks me for some unprofessional advice, I've got loads.
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February 13, 2026 at 2:54 PM
I bet they wish they hadn't taken these promotional photos last week hur hur hur hur
February 13, 2026 at 1:04 PM
I bet they wish they hadn't taken these promotional photos last week hur hur hur hur
This month's Playing Politics newsletter (paywalled) explores three stories:
- Roblox's rumble down under
- Discord's age verification roll-out
- The Epstein files and their overlap with the video game world.
Read on here: videogamesindustrymemo.substack.com/p/robloxs-ru...
- Roblox's rumble down under
- Discord's age verification roll-out
- The Epstein files and their overlap with the video game world.
Read on here: videogamesindustrymemo.substack.com/p/robloxs-ru...
February 13, 2026 at 11:37 AM
This month's Playing Politics newsletter (paywalled) explores three stories:
- Roblox's rumble down under
- Discord's age verification roll-out
- The Epstein files and their overlap with the video game world.
Read on here: videogamesindustrymemo.substack.com/p/robloxs-ru...
- Roblox's rumble down under
- Discord's age verification roll-out
- The Epstein files and their overlap with the video game world.
Read on here: videogamesindustrymemo.substack.com/p/robloxs-ru...
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IMPORTANT
The court has not yet formally ordered the quashing of the provision, and so it still remains in force pending an Order - see highlighted text.
So provision remains in force.
Suspect government may seek urgent appeal before Order made.
The court has not yet formally ordered the quashing of the provision, and so it still remains in force pending an Order - see highlighted text.
So provision remains in force.
Suspect government may seek urgent appeal before Order made.
February 13, 2026 at 10:34 AM
IMPORTANT
The court has not yet formally ordered the quashing of the provision, and so it still remains in force pending an Order - see highlighted text.
So provision remains in force.
Suspect government may seek urgent appeal before Order made.
The court has not yet formally ordered the quashing of the provision, and so it still remains in force pending an Order - see highlighted text.
So provision remains in force.
Suspect government may seek urgent appeal before Order made.
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Significant that the High Court ruling is still, in places, quite damning of Palestine Action. It emphatically rejects that the group is engaged in "civil disobediance", for example.
It just finds (compellingly) that proscription was still wrong, despite that.
It just finds (compellingly) that proscription was still wrong, despite that.
February 13, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Significant that the High Court ruling is still, in places, quite damning of Palestine Action. It emphatically rejects that the group is engaged in "civil disobediance", for example.
It just finds (compellingly) that proscription was still wrong, despite that.
It just finds (compellingly) that proscription was still wrong, despite that.
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UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule
Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:15 AM
UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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This week's @vgim.bsky.social, sponsored by k-ID, was a simple one.
I interviewed @mackeza.bsky.social to discuss Super Nintendo, her outstanding book about the Big N. And it was, unsurprisingly, a great chat.
Read the piece here: videogamesindustrymemo.substack.com/p/why-ninten...
I interviewed @mackeza.bsky.social to discuss Super Nintendo, her outstanding book about the Big N. And it was, unsurprisingly, a great chat.
Read the piece here: videogamesindustrymemo.substack.com/p/why-ninten...
Why Nintendo is Super, 12/02/2026
Keza MacDonald discusses her new book and the magic of Nintendo 📖
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February 12, 2026 at 8:43 AM
This week's @vgim.bsky.social, sponsored by k-ID, was a simple one.
I interviewed @mackeza.bsky.social to discuss Super Nintendo, her outstanding book about the Big N. And it was, unsurprisingly, a great chat.
Read the piece here: videogamesindustrymemo.substack.com/p/why-ninten...
I interviewed @mackeza.bsky.social to discuss Super Nintendo, her outstanding book about the Big N. And it was, unsurprisingly, a great chat.
Read the piece here: videogamesindustrymemo.substack.com/p/why-ninten...
And now time for a brief break from jury duty to chase down unpaid invoices 🙄
February 12, 2026 at 9:04 AM
And now time for a brief break from jury duty to chase down unpaid invoices 🙄
Devastating news for Father Christmas's business model
The best play is just to never, at any cost, be on any list
February 12, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Devastating news for Father Christmas's business model
This week's @vgim.bsky.social, sponsored by k-ID, was a simple one.
I interviewed @mackeza.bsky.social to discuss Super Nintendo, her outstanding book about the Big N. And it was, unsurprisingly, a great chat.
Read the piece here: videogamesindustrymemo.substack.com/p/why-ninten...
I interviewed @mackeza.bsky.social to discuss Super Nintendo, her outstanding book about the Big N. And it was, unsurprisingly, a great chat.
Read the piece here: videogamesindustrymemo.substack.com/p/why-ninten...
Why Nintendo is Super, 12/02/2026
Keza MacDonald discusses her new book and the magic of Nintendo 📖
videogamesindustrymemo.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:43 AM
This week's @vgim.bsky.social, sponsored by k-ID, was a simple one.
I interviewed @mackeza.bsky.social to discuss Super Nintendo, her outstanding book about the Big N. And it was, unsurprisingly, a great chat.
Read the piece here: videogamesindustrymemo.substack.com/p/why-ninten...
I interviewed @mackeza.bsky.social to discuss Super Nintendo, her outstanding book about the Big N. And it was, unsurprisingly, a great chat.
Read the piece here: videogamesindustrymemo.substack.com/p/why-ninten...
It is known that I am the most professional interviewer in the world
February 11, 2026 at 9:37 AM
It is known that I am the most professional interviewer in the world
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Something compelled me to make this
February 10, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Something compelled me to make this
It's grim up North London
February 10, 2026 at 9:18 AM
It's grim up North London
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Ironic, as this was the magazine that referred to Pokémon as a "pestilential Ponzi scheme" in 1999, characterising its creator Satoshi Tajiri as a literal monster "His eyes are bloodshot; dark circles ripple beneath them... His monsters are a child's predelictions." He never gave another interview.
TIME Magazine Reveals Special Edition Pokémon 30th Anniversary Covers.
TIME Magazine Reveals Special Edition Pokémon 30th Anniversary Covers
Ho-oh my
www.nintendolife.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Ironic, as this was the magazine that referred to Pokémon as a "pestilential Ponzi scheme" in 1999, characterising its creator Satoshi Tajiri as a literal monster "His eyes are bloodshot; dark circles ripple beneath them... His monsters are a child's predelictions." He never gave another interview.
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i forget who made it but it cracks me up lol
February 8, 2026 at 10:54 AM
i forget who made it but it cracks me up lol
Absolutely adored @alansiegella.bsky.social’s Stupid TV, Be More Funny.
A forensically funny account of how The Simpsons transformed television, which successfully puts the people who made it right at the heart of the story.
A forensically funny account of how The Simpsons transformed television, which successfully puts the people who made it right at the heart of the story.
February 7, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Absolutely adored @alansiegella.bsky.social’s Stupid TV, Be More Funny.
A forensically funny account of how The Simpsons transformed television, which successfully puts the people who made it right at the heart of the story.
A forensically funny account of how The Simpsons transformed television, which successfully puts the people who made it right at the heart of the story.
I’m visiting the Wes Anderson exhibition at London’s Design Museum and reflecting on the obsessiveness of the design of his ephemera.
It’s meticulous work that stands in absolute contrast to the idea that generative AI should be used to make background items. Totally the wrong approach!
It’s meticulous work that stands in absolute contrast to the idea that generative AI should be used to make background items. Totally the wrong approach!
February 7, 2026 at 11:53 AM
I’m visiting the Wes Anderson exhibition at London’s Design Museum and reflecting on the obsessiveness of the design of his ephemera.
It’s meticulous work that stands in absolute contrast to the idea that generative AI should be used to make background items. Totally the wrong approach!
It’s meticulous work that stands in absolute contrast to the idea that generative AI should be used to make background items. Totally the wrong approach!
Spent a load of the past month building up to a launch announcement, so naturally the cold that's been waiting in the wings has hit me now 👍
February 6, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Spent a load of the past month building up to a launch announcement, so naturally the cold that's been waiting in the wings has hit me now 👍
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Renfeild: I booked your passage on the Demeter, master
Dracula: thankfs. dont foret the box of,, dert
Dracula: thankfs. dont foret the box of,, dert
February 5, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Renfeild: I booked your passage on the Demeter, master
Dracula: thankfs. dont foret the box of,, dert
Dracula: thankfs. dont foret the box of,, dert
Y'know, someone could make this kind of thing into a great game about being a stuntman working on an action movie
Usually, video game trailers that show gameplay show successful gameplay, because presumably that's what sells
But, I guess to tamp down on depictions of gory violence, the Resident Evil Requiem footage in today's Nintendo Direct showed some missed attacks.
Frankly, it made it feel more authentic
But, I guess to tamp down on depictions of gory violence, the Resident Evil Requiem footage in today's Nintendo Direct showed some missed attacks.
Frankly, it made it feel more authentic
February 5, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Y'know, someone could make this kind of thing into a great game about being a stuntman working on an action movie
We've had a fabulous response to the news that Games for Change is coming to London in April. But I'd love for you to add to the agenda.
If you've got an idea for a talk, panel, or roundtable about using video games for societal good, get it submitted here by 26th Feb
forms.gle/m5Lit2Z5LTJE...
If you've got an idea for a talk, panel, or roundtable about using video games for societal good, get it submitted here by 26th Feb
forms.gle/m5Lit2Z5LTJE...
Games for Change Summit, London - Call for Submissions
The Games for Change Summit is a one day event taking place in London. The event will bring together 150 leaders across games, business, and civil society to discuss how games can deliver positive imp...
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February 5, 2026 at 2:18 PM
We've had a fabulous response to the news that Games for Change is coming to London in April. But I'd love for you to add to the agenda.
If you've got an idea for a talk, panel, or roundtable about using video games for societal good, get it submitted here by 26th Feb
forms.gle/m5Lit2Z5LTJE...
If you've got an idea for a talk, panel, or roundtable about using video games for societal good, get it submitted here by 26th Feb
forms.gle/m5Lit2Z5LTJE...
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I have zero bandwidth to develop the idea, but the last decade has given rise to a gulliblity style, where a source’s statement is treated as the story regardless of whether it’s true or plausible. It creates stories that are technically true but functionally misinformation. You see it everywhere.
i think people should consider the extent to which bannon, a known bullshit artist, knows that you will see this and panic. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections
Trump doubled down on his comments to nationalize voting Tuesday during an Oval Office press conference. “If you think about it, a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,” Trump sai...
www.democracydocket.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:54 AM
I have zero bandwidth to develop the idea, but the last decade has given rise to a gulliblity style, where a source’s statement is treated as the story regardless of whether it’s true or plausible. It creates stories that are technically true but functionally misinformation. You see it everywhere.
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New York-based non profit organisation Games for Change is coming to the UK in a new partnership with London Games Festival
www.gamesindustry.biz/games-for-ch...
www.gamesindustry.biz/games-for-ch...
February 5, 2026 at 10:40 AM
New York-based non profit organisation Games for Change is coming to the UK in a new partnership with London Games Festival
www.gamesindustry.biz/games-for-ch...
www.gamesindustry.biz/games-for-ch...
I'm delighted to say that I'm curating the first ever Games for Change Summit at London Games Festival.
More details in this week's Video Games Industry Memo, sponsored by k-ID.
videogamesindustrymemo.substack.com/p/games-for-...
More details in this week's Video Games Industry Memo, sponsored by k-ID.
videogamesindustrymemo.substack.com/p/games-for-...
Games for Change is coming to London, 05/02/2026
And VGIM is curating its first UK summit 😎
videogamesindustrymemo.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:28 AM
I'm delighted to say that I'm curating the first ever Games for Change Summit at London Games Festival.
More details in this week's Video Games Industry Memo, sponsored by k-ID.
videogamesindustrymemo.substack.com/p/games-for-...
More details in this week's Video Games Industry Memo, sponsored by k-ID.
videogamesindustrymemo.substack.com/p/games-for-...