"killer game" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: killer games [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} killer game (plural killer games)
  1. (video games) An electronic game that has compelled many to buy a particular video game console or upgrade their computer hardware simply to play it. Wikipedia link: killer game Categories (topical): Video games Hypernyms: killer application
    Sense id: en-killer_game-en-noun-Ybinca9L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: video-games

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