video game

[vid-ee-oh-geym] / ˈvɪd i oʊˌgeɪm /

NOUN

game on computer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

computer game

WEAK

Nintendo™ Playstation™ Xbox™ computerized game electronic game

Example Sentences

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Guests: Cecilia D’Anastasio, video game reporter for Bloomberg.

From Slate • May 17, 2026

Chinese tech firm Tencent reported a 21 percent jump in quarterly net profit Wednesday as the video game giant bets big on the booming artificial intelligence sector.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

“Speed running” is a video game term referring to players who try to complete games as quickly as possible, scurrying around hazards and taking shortcuts to skip through levels.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

It's just when cast into the video game matrix, those attributes were only exaggerated.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

“Well, we got one demon, shopped at a magic Costco, and made it through the Kingdom of Death....What else does our video game magic want?”

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi