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video games

  • plural
    of video game.
    video game
    noun
    any of various interactive games played using a specialized electronic gaming device or a computer or mobile device and a television or other display screen, along with a means to control graphic images.

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The company, which has five locations in Greater Tokyo and claims over one million visitors a year, scrapped its video games and token machines last year to refocus on claw machines.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Poetic, melancholy and groundbreaking for its era, many people consider it one of the best video games ever made.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Gears of War, one of the video games that helped Microsoft's Xbox to win over millions of fans, is back.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Cregger wears his influences well and they aren’t just video games but pulled from the history of horror.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

I slide the paper under my door, then flop onto my bed, stick my headphones in, and play video games on my phone.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

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