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

Secret Handshake, the satirical arts and activism group behind the Trump-Epstein statues, has created a video game about the Iran war called ‘Operation Epic Furious.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

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

Despite this, it has announced four new video game tie-ins this year, and said blockbuster 2024 release Space Marine 2 "continues to generate income long after the initial launch".

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 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

“That’s okay. I’m meeting Akimi and Miguel upstairs in the Electronic Learning Center. Mr. Lemoncello just installed a new educational video game: Charlemagne’s Chivalry. I think it’s about the Knights of the Round Table.”

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

Related Words

• computer game