Patterns was a sandbox-style building game published by San Francisco-based Linden Lab, which had previously been known primarily as the creator of the...

(stylized as xXx) is a 2002 action video game developed by Digital Eclipse and published by Activision for the Game Boy Advance. Based on the film of the...

A video game, also known as a computer game or just a game, is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such...

Annapurna Games, LLC (trade name: Annapurna Interactive) is an American video game publisher and developer. The company is a division of Annapurna Pictures...

popularized in the form of graduated difficulty levels, distinct movement patterns, and in-game events dependent on the player's input. Modern games often implement...

(Bertil Valley) playing a banjo has been cited in examples of bizarre video game box art. In an interview with Destructoid, Matt Guss, an advertiser who...

The Sims is a social simulation video game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts in 2000. The game allows players to create and control virtual...

Minesweeper is a logic puzzle video game genre generally played on personal computers. The game features a grid of clickable tiles, with hidden "mines"...

with a game, and in particular with video games. Gameplay is the pattern defined through the game rules, connection between player and the game, challenges...

Contra is a 1987 run and gun video game developed and published by Konami for arcades. A home version was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System...

The video game crash of 1983 (known in Japan as the Atari shock) was a large-scale recession in the video game industry that occurred from 1983 to 1985...

first-person shooter video game developed and published by Bungie, and released in December 1994 for the Apple Macintosh. The game takes place several...

Beginning in 2023 and continuing into 2024, the video game industry has experienced mass layoffs. Over 10,000 jobs were lost in 2023, and an additional...

Blasphemous is a Metroidvania video game developed by Spanish studio The Game Kitchen and published by Team17. The game was released for Microsoft Windows...

the game, the players in the game, and the role the game plays in its society or culture. Game studies is oftentimes confused with the study of video games...

Asteroids is a space-themed multidirectional shooter arcade video game designed by Lyle Rains and Ed Logg released in November 1979 by Atari, Inc. The...

Jonathan Coulton for the game, was praised for its original composition and humor. Portal is often cited as one of the greatest video games ever made. Excluding...

A video game genre is a specific category of games related by similar gameplay characteristics. Video game genres are not usually defined by the setting...

saint Patterns II, a pencil and paper game designed by Sid Sackson Patterns (video game), a building game for personal computers Juggling pattern, a trick...

Humankind is a turn-based strategy 4X video game by Amplitude Studios and published by Sega. The game was released for Microsoft Windows and Stadia in...

shooter video game developed and published by Konami. The first game in the Gradius series, it was originally released as a coin-operated arcade game in 1985...

Video game addiction (VGA), also known as gaming disorder or internet gaming disorder, is generally defined as a psychological addiction that is problematic...

Centipede is a 1981 fixed shooter arcade video game developed and published by Atari, Inc. Designed by Dona Bailey and Ed Logg, it was one of the most...

sports, is a form of competition using video games. Esports often takes the form of organized, multiplayer video game competitions, particularly between professional...

to their game. When players approach each other they charge one another's scarves. They cannot communicate with each other beyond patterns of singing...

Video game design is the process of designing the rules and content of video games in the pre-production stage and designing the gameplay, environment...

Splatoon is a 2015 third-person shooter video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii U. The game centers around Inklings—anthropomorphic...

Lemmings (1991). Puzzle video games owe their origins to brain teasers and puzzles throughout human history. The mathematical strategy game Nim, and other traditional...

Cut" version that includes new areas, boss patterns, graphical effects, and other changes. The compilation game was updated as Disney Classic Games Collection:...

over the game's difficulty. It won seven awards from the 1991 Nintendo Power Awards, and has since been renowned as one of the most difficult video games...