video game

noun

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

Examples of video game in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In late March, the video game publisher struck a definitive agreement with Embracer Group to acquire The Gearbox Entertainment Co., the maker of the Borderlands franchise, for $460 million in stock. Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024 The final episode of the season shows a map of the vaults during an important meeting at Vault-Tec HQ, explained Adele Ankers-Range, a freelance writer for video game news site IGN. Liz Kellar, The Courier-Journal, 17 Apr. 2024 Inside the store's space are large televisions which the brothers plan to use for video game tournaments in the future including Halo, Rocket League and Rainbow Six Siege. Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024 The camera and the engine are in communication, so when the camera moves the virtual world can move with it—much like in a video game. Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 became the highest-grossing video game movie ever in North America upon its April 2022 release, besting the franchise’s previous film at the time. Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024 Adapting a video game into a TV series seems like an obvious move for Jonathan Nolan, a longtime gamer who spent summers in Florida as a kid playing Atari and Nintendo with his older sibling, Oscar-winning filmmaker Christopher Nolan. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024 The restaurant also offers billiards, darts, shuffleboard, foosball, pinball and retro video games. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024 Schiller, who was born on Feb. 21, 1964, pursued a variety of opportunities throughout his acting career, ranging from TV and film to theater and video games. Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 23 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

video game

noun
: a game played with images on a video screen

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