Games for the Many
Games for the Many was a British video game collective closely associated with the UK Labour Party.[1] Founded in 2017 by James Moulding, Rosa Carbo-Mascarell and Richard Barbrook, Games for the Many worked to develop a volunteer community of game designers and game developers, and produce campaign video games for the Labour Party.[2][3] Games for the Many is closely associated with situationist ludic-science group Class Wargames, of which Barbrook and Moulding are both members.[4][5]
The group supported Labour in the 2017 general election with their game Corbyn Run.[6][1][7]
Corbyn Run
[edit]Corbyn Run was a video game produced by Games for the Many during the 2017 general election, in which the leftist Labour leader chases after bankers and Conservative party ministers.[8][9][2][10][11] The group cited La France Insoumise' video game Fiscal Kombat as the inspiration behind their project.[7][12] The game was featured in the Design Museum's "Hope to Nope: Graphics and politics" 2008-18 exhibition, prior the game's removal from the exhibition as part of a collective protest after the museum held an event for private arms dealers.[8][13]
A Very British Coup megagame
[edit]A Very British Coup was a megagame produced by Games for the Many and games company Stone Paper Scissors based on the novel A Very British Coup written by British Labour politician Chris Mullin.[14] The game was played as part of The World Transformed festival in 2018.[15][16]
Wargaming for government
[edit]Games for the Many worked with Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell to war-game the aftermath of a potential Labour election victory, plotting out the different scenarios the party might face in power, such as a run on the pound.[4][17][18][19]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Someone made this very British politics game and it's called Corbyn Run". BBC News. 2017-05-31. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
- 1 2 Didzgalvyte, Marijam (2017-06-06). "'Corbyn Run' Highlights the Stakes of This Week's British Election". VICE. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
- ↑ "Games for the Many – a political game jam in Space4". outlandish.com. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
- 1 2 Hughes, Casper (2018-09-27). "Meet the 'Wargamer' Preparing to Defend Corbyn from the Establishment". VICE. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
- ↑ "Class Wargames – Ludic subversion in the bureaucratic society of controlled consumption". Retrieved 2025-09-16.
- ↑ "Jeremy Corbyn, the video game". POLITICO. 2017-05-29. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
- 1 2 Waterson, Jim (2017-05-29). "There's Now A Jeremy Corbyn Computer Game". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
- 1 2 "Artists Protest Design Museum After Private Event For Arms Dealer". Frieze. 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
- ↑ Collier, Hatty (2017-05-30). "Jeremy Corbyn now has his own computer game". The Standard. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
- ↑ Lee, Marisa (2017-05-30). "You can now fight Theresa May in 'Corbyn Run' video game". GRM Daily. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
- ↑ "A Jeremy Corbyn Video Game Has Been Created, And We're Obsessed". Grazia. 2017-05-31. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
- ↑ "Fiscal Kombat: French presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon stars in video game". BBC News. 2017-04-11. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
- ↑ Q42, Fabrique &. "Hope to Nope: Graphics and Politics 2008-18". Design Museum. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
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- ↑ "A Very British Coup: Wargaming A Radical Government // The World Transformed". The World Transformed. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
- ↑ "June 2018 – No Game Survives …". No Game Survives ... 2018-06-18. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
- ↑ Heffer, Greg; Brighton, Political Reporter in. "John McDonnell: Labour 'war-gaming' for run on pound if elected". Sky News. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
- ↑ Heffer, Greg; Brighton, Political Reporter in. "Prudent for Labour to 'war-game' for power, says party's digital guru". Sky News. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
- ↑ "Jeremy Corbyn: It's right to plan for run on pound". BBC News. 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2025-09-16.