video game

noun

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

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The international competition featured 23 tournaments across 22 different video game titles, which appealed to a wide range of esports fans. Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025 Momoa is riding high on the success of A Minecraft Movie, the Warner Bros/Legendary film which secured the biggest opening ever for a video game adaptation, breathing life into the global box office with a worldwide gross exceeding $948 million. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 3 June 2025 Speaking of the Eagles, former Giants running back Saquon Barkley made the cover of EA Sports’ Madden 26 video game with a recreation of his iconic backwards hurdle over Jacksonville Jaguars corner Jarrian Jones for the Eagles last fall. Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 2 June 2025 The creators referenced the video game his show is based on, as well as real-world places that saw mass destruction, like the area around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for video game

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 6 Jun. 2025.

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video game

noun
: a game played with images on a video screen

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