"launch game" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: launch games [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} launch game (plural launch games)
  1. (video games) A video game that has been made available to consumers simultaneously with its respective video game console. Wikipedia link: launch game Categories (topical): Video games Synonyms: launch title
    Sense id: en-launch_game-en-noun-yG7nutvS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: video-games

Inflected forms

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