"bullet-screen game" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bullet-screen games [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Chinese 彈幕/弹幕 (dànmù, literally “artillery bombardment”), in reference to the messages scrolling across the game screen. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|zh|彈幕|lit=artillery bombardment}} Calque of Chinese 彈幕/弹幕 (dànmù, literally “artillery bombardment”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} bullet-screen game (plural bullet-screen games)
  1. (video games) A kind of livestreaming video game in which viewers' likes, comments and donations affect the gameplay in real time. Categories (topical): Video game genres
    Sense id: en-bullet-screen_game-en-noun-ELaKHZJL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: video-games

Inflected forms

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