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Do Not Fall finds secure footing on PS3 this week
Do Not Fall, a vanishing-floor platformer created by Taiwanese development studio XPEC Entertainment, will launch on PSN tomorrow. North America can download the PS3 game for $10, the PlayStation Blog has revealed. Europe must wait until Wednesday. Do Not Fall was originally conceived as a multiplayer-based affair for up to four players, but a single-player campaign was eventually added, tasking players with assuming the role of an adventurer locked inside a vending machine. Exploring seven different worlds, the adventurer must find ingredients to produce a special beverage his vending machine is known for. Also, based on the trailer above, we imagine some part of the game will focus on getting animals off the potty.%Gallery-194305%
Browser game market in China 'booming'
If you love to hate on browser-based MMOs and feel as though their time has passed, China might like to have a word or two with you. Sales of browser-based titles in the country have risen substantially in the past two years, increasing 46% in 2011 and 35% in 2012 according to a Taiwanese games company president, whereas client-based MMOs only made a 13% increase in growth in 2012. XPEC's Aaron Hsu said that the figures showed that browser games are far from finished in the region: "I'm not sure about the rest of the world, but the browser game market in mainland China is just booming. It's just like the MMORPG market in 2003, for China. I feel like the Chinese developers have created a new business model for browser games there." Due to the success of several lucrative browser games, Chinese developers are actively pursuing the browser -- not mobile -- platform. Hsu recommended that Western developers should concentrate on finding a Chinese publisher or partner to help ease into this different market instead of trying to break in solo.
Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure trailer thrown to Earth
How did the tangible toy components of Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure come to be in our world? We were pretty sure they were manufactured in a factory, or perhaps even a lab. According to the trailer above, however, they were teleported here to rot in an inescapable, earthen prison. Fun!
Best Buy replenishes Wii Fit, Karate Kid stock
Having trouble finding Wii Fit? Since the exercise game's launch, hardly any shops -- brick and mortar stores or online retailers -- seem to have copies on their shelves. According to this week's Best Buy circular, however, starting this Sunday, the chain's locations will have a minimum of 10 bundles to sell. If you're still looking for a console to play Wii Fit on, then you'll be happy to hear that Best Buy stores will have limited quantities of Wii systems in stock, too.Also on Best Buy's circular: Get a free DVD of The Karate Kid when you buy a Kung Fu Panda game for [any] console (excluding the Nintendo DS version). Who would have ever imagined it?! A reason to buy the Kung Fu Panda game!See also: Can't find Wii Fit? Here are some alternatives!%Gallery-4745%[Via CAG]
