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social gaming

American  

noun

Digital Technology.
  1. the playing of online games on social media websites.


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Etymology

Origin of social gaming

First recorded in 2005–10


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Roblox is a social gaming platform with a young demographic, and it has decided to take the lead in estimating users’ ages, and then keeping age groups in their own silos.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

Vaughn was not asked directly about any Disney projects and spoke only broadly, but stated, “None of us have really nailed it,” when it came bringing social gaming environments into a physical space.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2024

“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

“Many more people have made money betting on Elon than against him,” said Mark Pincus, who founded the social gaming company Zynga and knows Mr. Musk.

From New York Times ● May 5, 2022

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

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