video game

or vid·e·o·game

[ vid-ee-oh-geym ]

noun

, Digital Technology.

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.

video game

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of video game¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

When the GameStop saga started blowing up on Reiss Jeram’s phone, the 18-year-old actor was shocked by the video game seller’s skyrocketing share price.

From Quartz

According to a July 2020 NPD Group study published, 32 million more people played video games in 2020 than in 2018, and the average amount of time spent on gaming jumped from 12 to 14 hours per week.

From Digiday

People bought shares in a video game retail chain on the advice of anonymous Redditors.

From Quartz

Shares of video game retailer Gamestop at one point hit $347 apiece after languishing in the upper teens just weeks earlier.

From Fortune

I was represented by an avatar similar to the kind you might see in an old video game.

From Quartz

A season of Game of Thrones tells its story over ten hours, and only a video game adaptation could match or exceed that.

From The Daily Beast

If well done, a video game is uniquely suited to tell the story of a television show.

From The Daily Beast

There is no Kevin Spacey equivalent in video game voice acting.

From The Daily Beast

Other SEALs have given paid speeches and consulted for filmmakers and video game designers.

From The Daily Beast

Female video game developers like Zoe Quinn have been torn apart and harassed for fabricated scandals.

From The Daily Beast

Now Neon is better at real soccer than he is at video game soccer.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• computer game