video game

noun

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

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Follow my blog for more coverage of ReHeardle and other daily word games, including NYT Connections, and even some video game news, insights and analysis. Kris Holt, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025 The same goes for Anthropic’s Claude, Google’s Gemini, Amazon’s…whatever Amazon’s chatbot is called — all of those products are powered by the processors made by this company that up until a few years ago was just a tech workhorse churning out processors that make video games look cooler. Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025 The promise of video game adaptation violence was not enough for the film to keep its release date. James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025 Both the show and video game received backlash for the brutal murder of lead character Joel (played on TV by Pedro Pascal) by new antagonist Abby (Kaitlyn Dever) early in the story and the portrayal of Ellie’s same-sex relationship with Dina (Isabela Merced). Jordan Moreau, Variety, 28 Aug. 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 7 Sep. 2025.

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video game

noun
: a game played with images on a video screen

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