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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

He also points out that fandoms of specific video games don't always agree on what would make a good adaptation.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 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

Rather than casting players as super-powered characters, as was the case with most video games in the 90s, it forced them to survive with limited resources.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

“Or watch. I just want to not be me. Whether it’s sleeping or playing video games or riding my bike or studying. Giving my brain up. That’s what’s important.”

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

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