video game

noun

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

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Other worldwide highlights include the franchise having now delivered the two biggest global openings ever for a video game adaptation, as well as marking Universal’s fifth-biggest global opening ever behind Super Mario. Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2026 The first video games were released in 1996, with the trading card game debuting that same year. Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026 The wildly successful 40-year-old Japanese video game franchise features a pair of Italian American plumber brothers from Brooklyn who spend their time powering up and jumping around the Mushroom Kingdom. Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026 Thousands of related cases against social media platforms are working their way through state and federal courts, while other cases are also being filed against the makers of video games, online gambling apps and artificial intelligence chatbots. Shannon Bond, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for video game

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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 5 Apr. 2026.

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video game

noun
: a game played with images on a video screen

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