video game

noun

: an electronic game in which players control images on a video screen

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Kyle Orland Senior Gaming Editor Kyle Orland has been the Senior Gaming Editor at Ars Technica since 2012, writing primarily about the business, tech, and culture behind video games. Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2025 The stream inside the game blended elements of the video game into the coverage, with route trees, player cards and other graphical elements used during the broadcast. Barry Collins, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025 Fans of the thriller video game Mouthwashing have been using the song to soundtrack their gameplay compilations, which kicked off its popularity on the app. Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2025 Harris and Tulis previously worked on the 2020 documentary Console Wars, about the battle for the video game market between Nintendo and Sega in the 1990s, as well the 2022 doc GameStop: Rise of the Players, about the memestock phenomenon. Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for video game 

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of video game was in 1973

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“Video game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/video%20game. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

video game

noun
: a game played with images on a video screen

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