Got this as a trivia question once:

sowhatifiliveinkyushu: “Ware suggested [the name] “The Human League”, after a group in the science-fiction board game Starforce: Alpha Centauri. In the game, the Human League arose in 2415 A.D. and were a frontier-oriented society that desired more independence from Earth. Oakey, Wright, and Marsh agreed with the new name, and in early 1978 The Future became The Human League.”

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