video game

American  

[vid-ee-oh-geym] / ˈvɪd i oʊˌgeɪm /

Or videogame

noun

Digital Technology.

• video games
  plural

1. 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.

2. any of various games played using a microchip-controlled device, as an arcade machine or handheld toy.

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video game British  

noun

1. any of various games that can be played by using an electronic control to move points of light or graphical symbols on the screen of a visual display unit

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• video games
  plural

Etymology

Origin of video game

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

video game

But relief is coming for the upwards of 250,000 people from all over the world who attend the WCS every year to embody manga, animation or video game characters.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

For weeks, reports warning of a "bloodbath", external at Microsoft's video game studios had been circulating after the division's new chief executive, Asha Sharma, released a memo saying she planned to "reset the business", external.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

The goal was to require video game publishers to keep games playable or at least in a reasonably functioning state even after the company had moved on.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

Even before the release of “Obsession” and “Backrooms,” multiple studios competed for the theatrical rights to the popular online video game “99 Nights in the Forest,” hosted on Roblox.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

I’m telling the brother it’s messed up because you can play a video game and listen to a book.

From "Harbor Me" by Jacqueline Woodson

Related Words

• computer game