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social gaming

American  

noun

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


Other Word Forms

  • social game noun

Etymology

Origin of social gaming

First recorded in 2005–10

Example Sentences

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That’s what the nonprofit Comic Relief US hopes, announcing Tuesday its new Kids Relief initiative to encourage giving and community building with a new virtual world on the social gaming platform.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2023

Its entry into social gaming, via its $563.2 million purchase of Playdom in 2010, resulted in a write-down.

From Reuters • Nov. 11, 2021

You see topics around the discourse that should be able to happen in our social gaming networks.

From The Verge • Nov. 24, 2020

After the company’s social gaming division underperformed, Pitaro’s co-president, John Pleasants, resigned, giving Pitaro control of Disney Interactive.

From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2018

The event will feature a discussion with Chris DeWolfe, the Myspace co-founder who now runs Jam City, a Los Angeles-based social gaming network.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2017