

Game Distribution Platforms
Broad domain covering digital storefronts and service ecosystems for distributing video games across PC, console, and mobile; encompasses payment, DRM, social features, community hubs, and seasonal sales events.
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Steam is a digital game distribution platform and social hub created by Valve, where millions of gamers worldwide buy, play, review, and modify games while engaging in distinctive community practices.
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Steam
Console Storefronts are dedicated online communities of gamers who actively engage in collecting, curating, and discussing digital games, deals, and libraries within platform-specific digital marketplaces like PlayStation Store, Xbox Store, and Nintendo eShop.
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Console Storefronts
Game subscription services are digital platforms that offer access to curated video game libraries for a recurring fee, fostering avid discussion among subscribers about deals, exclusive titles, and service comparisons.
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Game Subscription Services
The EA App Community consists of gamers who use Electronic Arts' digital platform to purchase, launch, and interact with EA titles, building networks, participating in promotions, and sharing gameplay experiences.
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Ea App Community
Space encompassing digital storefronts and service ecosystems on personal computers—including major platforms like Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG, and publisher-run services—covering their shared payment systems, DRM policies, community hubs, and sales events.
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PC Game Distribution Platforms
Space encompassing digital distribution platforms for mobile applications across smartphone ecosystems, covering major public stores, third-party markets, and enterprise deployment channels.
Contains 7 bubbles
Mobile App Stores
Space of game publisher-operated digital distribution and social ecosystems, combining storefronts, friend networks, game launchers, and community features across multiple publishers.
Contains 4 bubbles
Publisher Platforms
Steam is a digital game distribution platform and social hub created by Valve, where millions of gamers worldwide buy, play, review, and modify games while engaging in distinctive community practices.
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Steam
Console Storefronts are dedicated online communities of gamers who actively engage in collecting, curating, and discussing digital games, deals, and libraries within platform-specific digital marketplaces like PlayStation Store, Xbox Store, and Nintendo eShop.
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Console Storefronts
Game subscription services are digital platforms that offer access to curated video game libraries for a recurring fee, fostering avid discussion among subscribers about deals, exclusive titles, and service comparisons.
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Game Subscription Services
The EA App Community consists of gamers who use Electronic Arts' digital platform to purchase, launch, and interact with EA titles, building networks, participating in promotions, and sharing gameplay experiences.
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Ea App Community
Space encompassing digital storefronts and service ecosystems on personal computers—including major platforms like Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG, and publisher-run services—covering their shared payment systems, DRM policies, community hubs, and sales events.
Contains 5 bubbles
PC Game Distribution Platforms
Space encompassing digital distribution platforms for mobile applications across smartphone ecosystems, covering major public stores, third-party markets, and enterprise deployment channels.
Contains 7 bubbles
Mobile App Stores
Space of game publisher-operated digital distribution and social ecosystems, combining storefronts, friend networks, game launchers, and community features across multiple publishers.
Contains 4 bubbles
Publisher Platforms
Similar Spaces
Space covering digital game distribution and service ecosystems—including PC storefronts, console/app stores, cloud services, and their social, sales, and content-delivery features.
Contains 11 bubbles
Gaming Platforms
Space encompassing digital storefronts and service ecosystems on personal computers—including major platforms like Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG, and publisher-run services—covering their shared payment systems, DRM policies, community hubs, and sales events.
Contains 5 bubbles
PC Game Distribution Platforms
Space of game publisher-operated digital distribution and social ecosystems, combining storefronts, friend networks, game launchers, and community features across multiple publishers.
Contains 4 bubbles
Publisher Platforms
A broad domain encompassing digital storefront clients and service ecosystems on personal computers, including major launchers like Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG, Ubisoft Connect, Battle.net, and Origin, covering their storefront features, DRM systems, community hubs, and update mechanisms.
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PC Launcher Ecosystems
A broad domain covering online gaming platforms that integrate friend networks, asynchronous and synchronous multiplayer, in-game chat, and social feeds. It focuses on casual, skill-based games hosted on social networks or mobile apps, distinguishing itself from general gaming by its built-in social mechanics and community-driven play patterns.
Contains 4 bubbles
Social Gaming Platforms
Space encompassing digital distribution platforms for mobile applications across smartphone ecosystems, covering major public stores, third-party markets, and enterprise deployment channels.
Contains 7 bubbles
Mobile App Stores
Space covering digital game distribution and service ecosystems—including PC storefronts, console/app stores, cloud services, and their social, sales, and content-delivery features.
Contains 11 bubbles
Gaming Platforms
Space encompassing digital storefronts and service ecosystems on personal computers—including major platforms like Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG, and publisher-run services—covering their shared payment systems, DRM policies, community hubs, and sales events.
Contains 5 bubbles
PC Game Distribution Platforms
Space of game publisher-operated digital distribution and social ecosystems, combining storefronts, friend networks, game launchers, and community features across multiple publishers.
Contains 4 bubbles
Publisher Platforms
A broad domain encompassing digital storefront clients and service ecosystems on personal computers, including major launchers like Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG, Ubisoft Connect, Battle.net, and Origin, covering their storefront features, DRM systems, community hubs, and update mechanisms.
Contains 6 bubbles
PC Launcher Ecosystems
A broad domain covering online gaming platforms that integrate friend networks, asynchronous and synchronous multiplayer, in-game chat, and social feeds. It focuses on casual, skill-based games hosted on social networks or mobile apps, distinguishing itself from general gaming by its built-in social mechanics and community-driven play patterns.
Contains 4 bubbles
Social Gaming Platforms
Space encompassing digital distribution platforms for mobile applications across smartphone ecosystems, covering major public stores, third-party markets, and enterprise deployment channels.
Contains 7 bubbles
Mobile App Stores
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Console Storefronts are dedicated online communities of gamers who actively engage in collecting, curating, and discussing digital games, deals, and libraries within platform-specific digital marketplaces like PlayStation Store, Xbox Store, and Nintendo eShop.

Console Storefronts
Game subscription services are digital platforms that offer access to curated video game libraries for a recurring fee, fostering avid discussion among subscribers about deals, exclusive titles, and service comparisons.

Game Subscription Services
Virtual World Platforms are online 3D spaces where users create avatars, interact socially, and build immersive environments, fostering distinct in-world communities beyond conventional gaming.

Virtual World Platforms
Game Streaming is a vibrant online community where gamers broadcast their live gameplay to audiences worldwide, fostering interactive experiences through platforms like Twitch, YouTube Gaming, and Facebook Gaming. Both streamers and viewers participate in shared rituals, unique jargon, and tight-knit subcultures distinct from the broader live streaming space.

Game Streaming
A professional community managing the nuanced relationships and dealmaking between esports organizations and game publishers, using industry-specific language and publisher-tailored workflows.

Esports Publisher Relations
The PlayStation Platform is a global community of Sony PlayStation console users united by fandom, gaming experiences, and insider cultural practices. It encompasses players, esports, modders, trophy hunters, and fans engaged through the PlayStation Network and ecosystem.
