social gaming
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- social game noun
Etymology
Origin of social gaming
First recorded in 2005–10
Example Sentences
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“PlayStation has played a huge role in the social gaming revolution that’s nurturing the growth of the metaverse as a new entertainment medium,” Epic’s CEO Tim Sweeney said on Twitter.
From Reuters • May 18, 2022
Bringing Horizon to mobile would position it as even more of a competitor to Rec Room, a well-funded, social gaming app with 37 million monthly users across gaming consoles, mobile phones, and VR.
From The Verge • Feb. 17, 2022
Mr. Shachtman, who lives in Brooklyn, said he had kept tabs on the latest in youth culture through his two sons, noting the social gaming platform Roblox as an example.
From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2021
By 2011, he’d helped Caesars acquire the Israeli start-up social gaming company Playtika for roughly $100 million, then saw it flipped in 2017 for $4.4 billion to a Chinese consortium.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2019
The event will feature a discussion with Chris DeWolfe, the Myspace co-founder who now runs Jam City, a Los Angeles-based social gaming network.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2017
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