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mini-games
2 lessons tagged mini-games: free, quiz-checked micro-lessons.
Business
intermediateInstant, Cloud, and Browser Games: Distribution Without Downloads
Understand no-download game distribution: how HTML5 and instant games work, why WeChat and Douyin mini-games dominate in China, how Xbox Cloud Gaming and GeForce Now operate, and what Google Stadia's 2023 shutdown taught the industry about cloud gaming unit economics.
10 steps·~15 min
Business
intermediateThe China Games Market: Scale, Gatekeepers, and Going Global
Navigate the world's most complex games market: Tencent and NetEase's dominance, the ISBN licensing system and its freeze years, the 2021 minors' play-time rules, how WeChat and Douyin mini-games work, and what it actually takes for a Western studio to earn revenue in China.
9 steps·~14 min