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Video Games: The Global Battleground of Modern Politics

CONFLICTED

An ex-Al Qaeda jihadi turned MI6 spy and a former monk turned filmmaker, have been embedded at the heart of conflicts in the Middle East. Together Aimen Dean and Thomas Small unpack the realities of war, fundamentalism and their global implications through first-hand experience.

In this Conflicted Conversation, George Osborn draws on his excellent new book Power Play: Video Games, Politics and the Battle for Global Influence to reveal the hidden political power of video games.

Once dismissed as a niche hobby, gaming has become one of the largest social environments ever created: a vast digital third space where billions of people form identities, build communities, and increasingly encounter politics — often aligned with authoritarian agendas.

George explains:

 The history of video games: from arcades to global digital networks

 How gaming helped drive the modern technology revolution

 Why video games became the ‘third spaces’ of the internet age

 Steam, online gaming, and the rise of digital communities

 How China controls and regulates gaming culture

 Saudi Arabia's investment strategy in gaming and esports

 Russia, information warfare, and influence operations in gaming

 Gamergate and the politicisation of gaming communities

 Steve Bannon, online culture, and the rise of populist politics

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And his Newsletter: www.videogamesindustrymemo.com

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Conflicted is a Message Heard production.

Executive Producers: Jake Warren & Max Warren.

Produced and edited by Thomas Small.
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