Head over the the Market store in Pet Society, in the section labeled "Cool Stuff", and you can find a World Cup Specials set of sports goods, such as soccer uniforms, a Soccer Goal, and a Bouncy Soccer Ball for just 2,800 Coins.
Pet Society World Cup Bundle Special
Sold separately, the goal post and ball are both 1,000 Coins each. We're lucky the game hasn't decided to make these items premium. I'm glad to report that the Bouncy Soccer Ball is really super bouncy! Try setting it in your pet's room and it's sure to hop and roll away from you. Unfortunately, you can't use it to play ball with your pet. But Pet Society does have a bouncing ball game which provides you with a free ball! See how I dressed up my pet, Peachy Keen, in Referee's Hat, Black Soccer Cleats, White Soccer Shorts, and Referee's Jersey. Even Hideeni came by to watch us play!
Pet Society Hideeni watches soccer game
And speaking of Hideeni, his mission this time is to visit everyone's homes to give away 15 flags of countries participating in the game. You can expect all this fun to be available until July 12th, which is basically one day after the end of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Thứ Tư, 15 tháng 2, 2012
Treasure Isle gets fired up about upcoming Fire God Mountain
For the past couple of months, Zynga has been teasing us with the Fire God Mountain in Treasure Isle. This volcano has shown up on our map since the game has released, but has had a big "Coming Soon" banner and a lock on it. Of course, Zynga had to know how much this was driving us crazy. They have now launched a fan page entitled Treasure Isle's Volcano Diggers Anonymous in an apparent effort to build up some anticipation for the new Fire God Mountain.
On this fan page, they are encouraging fans to talk about how excited they are for the new Fire God Mountain, and have even shared some early pictures of the new volcano. We're thrilled about this, because this is the first set of maps that looks wildly different from all of the rest. Meanwhile, on the official Treasure Isle fan page, we have been informed that the volcano will be erupting soon.
Zynga has a real opportunity to do something new and exciting in this Fire God Mountain. Some players are hoping for additional challenges such as monsters to defeat. Others are predicting that maybe the illusive Rain God will help put out the fires. Chances are good that it will just be a basic map with a different theme, but it is fun to make wild guesses about what could happen on this new map.
Are you excited for the Fire God Mountain volcano in Treasure Isle?
On this fan page, they are encouraging fans to talk about how excited they are for the new Fire God Mountain, and have even shared some early pictures of the new volcano. We're thrilled about this, because this is the first set of maps that looks wildly different from all of the rest. Meanwhile, on the official Treasure Isle fan page, we have been informed that the volcano will be erupting soon.
Zynga has a real opportunity to do something new and exciting in this Fire God Mountain. Some players are hoping for additional challenges such as monsters to defeat. Others are predicting that maybe the illusive Rain God will help put out the fires. Chances are good that it will just be a basic map with a different theme, but it is fun to make wild guesses about what could happen on this new map.
Are you excited for the Fire God Mountain volcano in Treasure Isle?
Country Story releases new buildable pond and Ugly Duckling
Country Story Pond
Tonight, Country Story has debuted a brand new feature that allows players to build their own pond. These ponds come in several different sizes, and have special functionality which enables you to plant particular pond plants. There is also a new Ugly Duckling that will grow up into a full-grown duck. Players have been asking for a pond for a very long time in Country Story, so we're sure this feature will be well-loved by the fans.
To build a pond, you have to collect 10 cement pieces from your friends. Similar to collection-style games in FarmVille and other Facebook games, cement can be sent as gifts. Of course, you can also buy cement at a price of 1 Playfish Cash per cement. In addition, you will need 10,000 coins to buy the Stage 1 pond, but there does not seem to be a level requirement.
The Ugly Duckling costs 40 Playfish Cash, which is quite the price for this adorable little duck that you will probably want many of. We're still working on our pond since this has just released, but we bet some of you have already finished yours. Log in to Country Story now to check out the new pond building feature.
Tonight, Country Story has debuted a brand new feature that allows players to build their own pond. These ponds come in several different sizes, and have special functionality which enables you to plant particular pond plants. There is also a new Ugly Duckling that will grow up into a full-grown duck. Players have been asking for a pond for a very long time in Country Story, so we're sure this feature will be well-loved by the fans.
To build a pond, you have to collect 10 cement pieces from your friends. Similar to collection-style games in FarmVille and other Facebook games, cement can be sent as gifts. Of course, you can also buy cement at a price of 1 Playfish Cash per cement. In addition, you will need 10,000 coins to buy the Stage 1 pond, but there does not seem to be a level requirement.
The Ugly Duckling costs 40 Playfish Cash, which is quite the price for this adorable little duck that you will probably want many of. We're still working on our pond since this has just released, but we bet some of you have already finished yours. Log in to Country Story now to check out the new pond building feature.
New game alert: Raise your own adorable ponies in Ponyland
Ponyland is a brand new game spotted in the wild that will make your heart ache with overwhelming cuteness. Don't say we didn't warn you! This game appears to be the first Facebook game effort by an individual game developer, and we think it's important to pay attention to the little guys as well as the big names like Zynga and Playdom. Ponyland is just what you'd expect given the name; a delightfully charming pony-raising game that brings together some of the best elements of dollhousing games such as SPP! Ranch along with the farming mechanic that we all are intimately familiar with.
When you first start out in Ponyland, you are greeted with a few screens giving you a general overview on how to play. Nothing here is unfamiliar. You can mate your ponies with your neighbor's ponies in order to create baby horses that look like their parents. You can farm to buy food for your ponies, and if you don't come back frequently enough to take care of your pony it will get sick and need medicine. You start off with one pony, and you can pick from three different colors. Once you pick your pony, it will move itself into a corral and begin to walk around. The art is highly stylized - in fact, it barely looks like a pony. It's still adorable though, and we couldn't help but want to take care of it. Clicking on a pony will give you the option to customize its appearance by buying additional colors, eyes, mouths - even wings and horns.
An interesting mechanic in Ponyland is the concept of mating. Mating can be done with your neighbor's ponies, or with the one sample pony that is provided for you. The resulting pony from the breeding will automatically inherit the appearance from one of its parents, which has a small chance to include any valuable customizations that were made to the parent (such as expensive wings and horns). This adds a nice element of chance that makes mating more of a lottery experience. It does cost Pony Coins (the free currency) to breed ponies with each other.
Ponyland also features a farming simulation similar to FarmVille that allows players to plant their own food for their pony. This is the basic way to level up in the game to unlock new ponies and decorations. Plants need to be harvested when they are ready, and new seeds can be planted. Ponyland doesn't bring anything new to the table as far as farming goes. Similar to other Facebook games, your farm can be expanded and you can plant additional plots to allow yourself faster experience gains.
All in all, we're pretty impressed by this little title. The biggest issue with the game right now is that a lot of the English translation was not done correctly, so there are many awkward phrases. The UI is clean and slick and the fonts are reminiscent of games such as Jungle Extreme and Birdland. Though Ponyland doesn't bring anything new and unique to the Facebook gaming scene, horse lovers like myself will greatly enjoy this cute overload. The art is cutsey, cartoony, and fun. The game is surprisingly complete at this stage of the game, and was actually quite fun to play. Caring for your own pony is a fun experience that many people are likely to enjoy, and there hasn't been a pony game that has brought top level execution just yet. We experienced some troubles playing it in Google Chrome, but after switching to Firefox it loaded just fine for us.
Ponyland launched officially on May 19th, so it has only been around for a couple weeks. The game 5,661 monthly active users as of this writing, but we're sure it's just undiscovered as of yet. With a strong art style, a fun theme that hasn't been done well yet, and solid game mechanics - we hope this game sticks around and gets the development and support that it needs to be truly great.
Try Ponyland Now >
When you first start out in Ponyland, you are greeted with a few screens giving you a general overview on how to play. Nothing here is unfamiliar. You can mate your ponies with your neighbor's ponies in order to create baby horses that look like their parents. You can farm to buy food for your ponies, and if you don't come back frequently enough to take care of your pony it will get sick and need medicine. You start off with one pony, and you can pick from three different colors. Once you pick your pony, it will move itself into a corral and begin to walk around. The art is highly stylized - in fact, it barely looks like a pony. It's still adorable though, and we couldn't help but want to take care of it. Clicking on a pony will give you the option to customize its appearance by buying additional colors, eyes, mouths - even wings and horns.
An interesting mechanic in Ponyland is the concept of mating. Mating can be done with your neighbor's ponies, or with the one sample pony that is provided for you. The resulting pony from the breeding will automatically inherit the appearance from one of its parents, which has a small chance to include any valuable customizations that were made to the parent (such as expensive wings and horns). This adds a nice element of chance that makes mating more of a lottery experience. It does cost Pony Coins (the free currency) to breed ponies with each other.
Ponyland also features a farming simulation similar to FarmVille that allows players to plant their own food for their pony. This is the basic way to level up in the game to unlock new ponies and decorations. Plants need to be harvested when they are ready, and new seeds can be planted. Ponyland doesn't bring anything new to the table as far as farming goes. Similar to other Facebook games, your farm can be expanded and you can plant additional plots to allow yourself faster experience gains.
All in all, we're pretty impressed by this little title. The biggest issue with the game right now is that a lot of the English translation was not done correctly, so there are many awkward phrases. The UI is clean and slick and the fonts are reminiscent of games such as Jungle Extreme and Birdland. Though Ponyland doesn't bring anything new and unique to the Facebook gaming scene, horse lovers like myself will greatly enjoy this cute overload. The art is cutsey, cartoony, and fun. The game is surprisingly complete at this stage of the game, and was actually quite fun to play. Caring for your own pony is a fun experience that many people are likely to enjoy, and there hasn't been a pony game that has brought top level execution just yet. We experienced some troubles playing it in Google Chrome, but after switching to Firefox it loaded just fine for us.
Ponyland launched officially on May 19th, so it has only been around for a couple weeks. The game 5,661 monthly active users as of this writing, but we're sure it's just undiscovered as of yet. With a strong art style, a fun theme that hasn't been done well yet, and solid game mechanics - we hope this game sticks around and gets the development and support that it needs to be truly great.
Try Ponyland Now >
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YoVille Romantic Set
Platinum Ninja has announced in her Blog at YoVille.com that during this week, new items will be released to enable you to build your own Hollywood Film Set. The four themes include Creepy Horror Set, Western Style Set, Romantic Set, and Fantasy Set. Read her Official Blog after the jump and see more sneak peeks!
"Hey Everyone,
We recently ran a poll on the YoVille Fan Page and asked you to choose your favorite Hollywood Sets! Based on your results we will be bringing you some of these fun Hollywood sets!
Coming this week you'll be able to build your own Hollywood Sets and we'll be releasing everything you could need to become a director or even star in some of you favorite movie scenes!! Or create your own YoMovie Scene! Tons of scene prop items for Horror, Fantasy, Western Style Sets and more! So get ready to become a director or star in your new YoMovie that will be hitting theaters this summer :)
Let's check out some sneak peeks and examples of some Hollywood Sets that are all built up and currently filming...
YoVille Fantasy Set
Fantasy Set
YoVille Creepy Horror Set
Creepy Horror Set
YoVille Western Style Set
Western Style Set
So don't forget to come play YoVille this week and join in on the fun!! Before you know it you will become a Yo Hollywood Star!! Can't wait to see what type of movie sets you all come up with. We'll keep you updated on when these are live in game.
- Platinum Ninja"
Tell us what you think in comments.
This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.
Platinum Ninja has announced in her Blog at YoVille.com that during this week, new items will be released to enable you to build your own Hollywood Film Set. The four themes include Creepy Horror Set, Western Style Set, Romantic Set, and Fantasy Set. Read her Official Blog after the jump and see more sneak peeks!
"Hey Everyone,
We recently ran a poll on the YoVille Fan Page and asked you to choose your favorite Hollywood Sets! Based on your results we will be bringing you some of these fun Hollywood sets!
Coming this week you'll be able to build your own Hollywood Sets and we'll be releasing everything you could need to become a director or even star in some of you favorite movie scenes!! Or create your own YoMovie Scene! Tons of scene prop items for Horror, Fantasy, Western Style Sets and more! So get ready to become a director or star in your new YoMovie that will be hitting theaters this summer :)
Let's check out some sneak peeks and examples of some Hollywood Sets that are all built up and currently filming...
YoVille Fantasy Set
Fantasy Set
YoVille Creepy Horror Set
Creepy Horror Set
YoVille Western Style Set
Western Style Set
So don't forget to come play YoVille this week and join in on the fun!! Before you know it you will become a Yo Hollywood Star!! Can't wait to see what type of movie sets you all come up with. We'll keep you updated on when these are live in game.
- Platinum Ninja"
Tell us what you think in comments.
This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.
Thứ Bảy, 11 tháng 2, 2012
Mafia Wars South Africa Challenge Mission: Fix the Global Cup
Over the past few days, we noticed Counterfeit Tickets in the free gifts section, and it turns out those were all to prepare us for the Mafia Wars South Africa Challenge Mission, where your mafia's mission is to fix the Global Cup. This new mission works much like Mafia Wars Paris and Mafia Wars London Challenge Missions before it -- you have 15 days to complete all three Chapters of the challenge.
Instead of Passports, this challenge requires you to collect Counterfeit tickets, which can be received as gifts and as loot from jobs and fighting. There's also a heat meter, which will only allow you to do jobs a number of times before the cops catch onto your activities (and then you have to wait 8 hours for the meter to drop before getting back to work).
Once you finish each Chapter, you'll add a limited edition reward to your armory. Here are the rewards:
Chapter 1
Goalie
A: 45 D: 58
Chapter 2
Tiebreaker
A: 76 D: 42
Chapter 3
Penalty Kick
A: 110 D: 59
Over the weekend, Mafia Wars South Africa will have double mastery bonus, which means that it'll be much easier to get through these missions. Many (me included) have had trouble finishing the previous Challenge Missions, so it's key to put the work in over this holiday weekend to make sure you fix the World Cup and take home all of that extra loot.
Instead of Passports, this challenge requires you to collect Counterfeit tickets, which can be received as gifts and as loot from jobs and fighting. There's also a heat meter, which will only allow you to do jobs a number of times before the cops catch onto your activities (and then you have to wait 8 hours for the meter to drop before getting back to work).
Once you finish each Chapter, you'll add a limited edition reward to your armory. Here are the rewards:
Chapter 1
Goalie
A: 45 D: 58
Chapter 2
Tiebreaker
A: 76 D: 42
Chapter 3
Penalty Kick
A: 110 D: 59
Over the weekend, Mafia Wars South Africa will have double mastery bonus, which means that it'll be much easier to get through these missions. Many (me included) have had trouble finishing the previous Challenge Missions, so it's key to put the work in over this holiday weekend to make sure you fix the World Cup and take home all of that extra loot.
Mafia Wars exclusive Vegas Chips: Get 'em while they're still hot
UPDATE (7/4): The Rack of Chips is an item that can be sent as a Free Gift. Even though the Chips were only supposed to be available on Saturday, July 3, they're still seem to be hanging around today as well. To send you friends a Rack of Chips, click HERE. Happy Fourth of July everybody!
As part of the Mafia Wars 'Must Play Weekend,' the game is rolling out exclusive 'Vegas Chips' today only. From the Coming Soon section in the game:
Mafia Wars: Las Vegas is almost here , and this Saturday, July 3rd, you'll get a chance to loot exclusive "Vegas Chips". These chips will give you an advantage when Vegas releases, so you'd better collect as many as you can get ahead of your Mafia rivals.
I haven't found any of these just yet, but if you have any tips on where to find them,
As part of the Mafia Wars 'Must Play Weekend,' the game is rolling out exclusive 'Vegas Chips' today only. From the Coming Soon section in the game:
Mafia Wars: Las Vegas is almost here , and this Saturday, July 3rd, you'll get a chance to loot exclusive "Vegas Chips". These chips will give you an advantage when Vegas releases, so you'd better collect as many as you can get ahead of your Mafia rivals.
I haven't found any of these just yet, but if you have any tips on where to find them,
Mafia Wars undergoing HUGE changes: A new look, more boss battles
Mafia Wars as we know it is preparing to roll out some MAJOR changes that includes a complete visual overhaul and many new boss fights that will drop game-changing loot, such as new properties and weapons that will give you a permanent boost to your stats.
mafia wars new look
The unofficial word is that only new players currently have access to this overhauled Mafia Wars, which will serve as a testing ground until Zynga rolls out the game to everyone else. There's also lots of discussion on how much Flash this new version of the game will use, and how that will affect the overall performance. I recently restarted Mafia Wars from scratch and while re-playing the first New York chapters, was wondering when/if more bosses would be added to the game. Looks like the answer is 'yes.'
Check out the images in the gallery below to get a taste of what you have to look forward to (all screens courtesy of Mafia Wars master 7eetprox125.) IMAGES COMING SOON.
Gallery: The New Mafia Wars
mafia wars new look
The unofficial word is that only new players currently have access to this overhauled Mafia Wars, which will serve as a testing ground until Zynga rolls out the game to everyone else. There's also lots of discussion on how much Flash this new version of the game will use, and how that will affect the overall performance. I recently restarted Mafia Wars from scratch and while re-playing the first New York chapters, was wondering when/if more bosses would be added to the game. Looks like the answer is 'yes.'
Check out the images in the gallery below to get a taste of what you have to look forward to (all screens courtesy of Mafia Wars master 7eetprox125.) IMAGES COMING SOON.
Gallery: The New Mafia Wars
New Mafia Wars intro movie adds slight storyline to Facebook game
There's an overhauled Mafia Wars (a.k.a. 'New Mafia Wars') circulating Facebook, and if you are a new player (or open a new Facebook account), you can check it out for yourself. I did just that and discovered that the game has a new intro movie that adds a bit of a storyline to all of that clicking we've been doing for the past two years. See for yourself in the video above.
What do you think about the idea of a New Mafia Wars?
What do you think about the idea of a New Mafia Wars?
Lost FarmVille animals being replaced?
FarmVille Freak has received quite a few emails about animals now being replenished to players who experienced loss in last week's FarmVille animal fiasco. But, are these replacements the correct animals? Many players are reporting that when logging on their farm animals have been added directly to their buildings with purpose/animal storage buildings, enough to stretch the capacity of the building, but these animals are not what they initially lost. Zynga is clearly attempting to make good on farmers losses but maybe not in the most efficient way?
FarmVille Freak Lisa lost Cream Draft Horses and Rhode Island Red Chickens but was given Grey Horses and Gold Chickens.
I noticed something odd in my stable this morning when making my round I noticed I had more horses than there should have been room for! I had 65 horses when capacity is only 40! I guess they are trying to compensate for lost animals, but they missed the mark by far giving me such common stock when I lost the much harder to replace cream horses, red chickens and etc. :(
FarmVille Freak LittleBuePig had a similar experience:
During Farmville's recent updates I lost 14 cows from my dairy and 10 bricks from my Japanese barn. A day of so later I received 7 cows, 30 golden chickens, 3 green calves, and no bricks. I've attached a screen shot showing by chicken coop with 60/60 chickens, but 83 golden chickens.
FarmVille Freak LittleBuePig Incorrect Gold Chicken Replacement
FarmVille Freak Ashley found calves in her Nursery Barn, but her missing cows were not replaced:
This morning I logged onto Farmville and noticed that in my nursery barn (where all my missing animals had been) I had 32/20 animals in there. I looked inside and noticed that I had 14 regular calfs...when before I only had about 3. I checked my other things like the dairy barn, horse stable, and chicken coop but those all seemed normal even though I did have a missing cow or two. I was just wondering if this was a glitch or will I acutally be able to keep 32 animals in there!
FaceBook FarmVille Freak Ashley Missing Cows Replaced With Regular Calves
The good news? Some restitution plan is in action. The bad news? Players are not the receiving animals they lost. Hopefully this is just the first stage of Zynga's plan to replace our precious animals.
Have you received correct replacement animals?
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
FarmVille Freak Lisa lost Cream Draft Horses and Rhode Island Red Chickens but was given Grey Horses and Gold Chickens.
I noticed something odd in my stable this morning when making my round I noticed I had more horses than there should have been room for! I had 65 horses when capacity is only 40! I guess they are trying to compensate for lost animals, but they missed the mark by far giving me such common stock when I lost the much harder to replace cream horses, red chickens and etc. :(
FarmVille Freak LittleBuePig had a similar experience:
During Farmville's recent updates I lost 14 cows from my dairy and 10 bricks from my Japanese barn. A day of so later I received 7 cows, 30 golden chickens, 3 green calves, and no bricks. I've attached a screen shot showing by chicken coop with 60/60 chickens, but 83 golden chickens.
FarmVille Freak LittleBuePig Incorrect Gold Chicken Replacement
FarmVille Freak Ashley found calves in her Nursery Barn, but her missing cows were not replaced:
This morning I logged onto Farmville and noticed that in my nursery barn (where all my missing animals had been) I had 32/20 animals in there. I looked inside and noticed that I had 14 regular calfs...when before I only had about 3. I checked my other things like the dairy barn, horse stable, and chicken coop but those all seemed normal even though I did have a missing cow or two. I was just wondering if this was a glitch or will I acutally be able to keep 32 animals in there!
FaceBook FarmVille Freak Ashley Missing Cows Replaced With Regular Calves
The good news? Some restitution plan is in action. The bad news? Players are not the receiving animals they lost. Hopefully this is just the first stage of Zynga's plan to replace our precious animals.
Have you received correct replacement animals?
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Thứ Năm, 9 tháng 2, 2012
Rixty offers free Facebook Credits for Coinstar users
It looks like PayNearMe isn't the only credit-card-free virtual currency service giving away bonus Facebook Credits to attract new customers. Coinstar partner Rixty is now offering up to 105 free Facebook credits to entice users to try out its service.
There are two ways for users to get the free currency, and both involve taking your extra loose change to a nearby CoinStar machine coin-counting machine. Just changing your coins for a cash voucher nets you 10 free Facebook Credits, but using those proceeds to buy Facebook Credits directly from Rixty gets you a bonus of up to seven percent of your purchase. That bonus maxes out at a $150 purchase (and 105 Facebook Credits) so don't even think about converting your entire savings account into Facebook Credits (via Rixty) and making a tidy 7% profit on the transaction, because we thought of it first and it won't work.
The offer, which started yesterday, runs until Sept. 7, so start smashing open those piggy banks. And remember, a penny saved is a penny earned only under very specific circumstances.
There are two ways for users to get the free currency, and both involve taking your extra loose change to a nearby CoinStar machine coin-counting machine. Just changing your coins for a cash voucher nets you 10 free Facebook Credits, but using those proceeds to buy Facebook Credits directly from Rixty gets you a bonus of up to seven percent of your purchase. That bonus maxes out at a $150 purchase (and 105 Facebook Credits) so don't even think about converting your entire savings account into Facebook Credits (via Rixty) and making a tidy 7% profit on the transaction, because we thought of it first and it won't work.
The offer, which started yesterday, runs until Sept. 7, so start smashing open those piggy banks. And remember, a penny saved is a penny earned only under very specific circumstances.
FarmVille LOLs: Girl quits broker job and outs her boss as a FarmVille jerk
We've no idea if this is a joke or for real, especially since The Chive walks and talks like a close cousin of The Onion, but it's got everyone on the internet cackling today.
Here's what The Chive has to say:
We received the following photos last night from a person who works with this girl. Her name is Jenny (not confirmed) - we're working our contact for Jenny's last name. Yesterday morning, Jenny quit her job with a (flash)bang by emailing these photos to the entire office, about 20 employees we're told. Awesome doesn't begin to describe this office heroine. Check back as we will be updating if we get more details. [Source]
Since Jenny's boss installed a "little office snitch" to monitor everyone's computer time, Jenny thought it was time to turn the tables on her boss.
Here's what she discovered -- her boss spends 4 hours per week on Scottrade, 5.3 hours per week on TechCrunch, and for the coup de grâce... 19.7 hours per week playing FarmVille!
At the time, Jenny's surname has yet to be confirmed. So I'll just like you guys to know there's no way Jenny can be your -- this here -- humble Games.com blogger. Especially since if we DIDN'T play FarmVille in this office, we'd definitely lose our jobs! A fact like that certainly takes your head for a spin, doesn't it?
Update: Peter Kafka of "All Things Digital" interviews the owners of The Chive to ask if Jenny is real. [Source]
Final update: After one day, The Chive has confirmed that "Jenny" is one of their pranks! But they hope we were entertained, and judging by all the positive online buzz, this prank did the job. [Source]
Here's what The Chive has to say:
We received the following photos last night from a person who works with this girl. Her name is Jenny (not confirmed) - we're working our contact for Jenny's last name. Yesterday morning, Jenny quit her job with a (flash)bang by emailing these photos to the entire office, about 20 employees we're told. Awesome doesn't begin to describe this office heroine. Check back as we will be updating if we get more details. [Source]
Since Jenny's boss installed a "little office snitch" to monitor everyone's computer time, Jenny thought it was time to turn the tables on her boss.
Here's what she discovered -- her boss spends 4 hours per week on Scottrade, 5.3 hours per week on TechCrunch, and for the coup de grâce... 19.7 hours per week playing FarmVille!
At the time, Jenny's surname has yet to be confirmed. So I'll just like you guys to know there's no way Jenny can be your -- this here -- humble Games.com blogger. Especially since if we DIDN'T play FarmVille in this office, we'd definitely lose our jobs! A fact like that certainly takes your head for a spin, doesn't it?
Update: Peter Kafka of "All Things Digital" interviews the owners of The Chive to ask if Jenny is real. [Source]
Final update: After one day, The Chive has confirmed that "Jenny" is one of their pranks! But they hope we were entertained, and judging by all the positive online buzz, this prank did the job. [Source]
Is FarmVille changing everything? Games biz bigwigs speak out
To say the game industry is undergoing a transformation would be an understatement. The entire playing-games-on-one-system paradigm is rapidly shifting, as more people play games on multiple devices -- consoles, PCs, and increasingly the iPhone, iPad, or even the favorite medium of the Games.com - The Blog! crew, Facebook (along with other social networks). And, more people are starting to play games, period.
... Not only are there a lot of new customers showing up and becoming gamers for the first time, but we're seeing really big behavior changes by traditional gamers that used to just camp on one platform like the PlayStation and now they're using a diversity of media, and they're engaging with friends, so they're doing a lot of things that are more casual.
Trip Hawkins, Digital Chocolate
In this new video series, Game Theory, video game industry bigwigs like Sims creator Will Wright and Fable creator Peter Molyneux talk about the tectonic shifts in the industry and, of course, social games come up more than once.
"It's changing... and we can feel it. We're literally on the bow of the ship and the waves are crashing and the wind is in our face and we're like holy sh*t."
Chris Taylor, Gas Powered Games
This pair of videos might be too 'inside baseball' for most of you, but if you dabble in gaming trends, this might be worth a few minutes of your time. I am still amazed at how much of an impact that FarmVille, Pet Society and others have had on the traditional video game console business. Social games might be classified as "casual," but there's nothing casual about the wake up call these non-traditional games are giving the traditional game industry.
... Not only are there a lot of new customers showing up and becoming gamers for the first time, but we're seeing really big behavior changes by traditional gamers that used to just camp on one platform like the PlayStation and now they're using a diversity of media, and they're engaging with friends, so they're doing a lot of things that are more casual.
Trip Hawkins, Digital Chocolate
In this new video series, Game Theory, video game industry bigwigs like Sims creator Will Wright and Fable creator Peter Molyneux talk about the tectonic shifts in the industry and, of course, social games come up more than once.
"It's changing... and we can feel it. We're literally on the bow of the ship and the waves are crashing and the wind is in our face and we're like holy sh*t."
Chris Taylor, Gas Powered Games
This pair of videos might be too 'inside baseball' for most of you, but if you dabble in gaming trends, this might be worth a few minutes of your time. I am still amazed at how much of an impact that FarmVille, Pet Society and others have had on the traditional video game console business. Social games might be classified as "casual," but there's nothing casual about the wake up call these non-traditional games are giving the traditional game industry.
Mafia Wars rolls out trigger-happy trailer to promote $25K contest
In addition to blowing up an armored truck, Mafia Wars is giving away $25K as part of a promotion for the recently released Vegas expansion. To promote the promotion, Mafia Wars creator Zynga released this graphic-novel style trailer, where generic mafia members steal a truck from NYC, roadtrip to Vegas, snag more cash, then walk into the sunset with moneybags in hand. There's bullets; there's bloodshed; there's even a babe -- good thing the long arm of the ESRB doesn't extend to Facebook games.
PetVille Midnight Crypt items give a wink, nod to The Shining, Poltergeist
While I wile away the hours, cleaning up my pet's leftover tacos, I find myself hoping (praying even) that PetVille will release a suite of Mad Men related items. It looks like I'll have to wait a little longer to get my hands on a Pet Draper or dress my pet in one Joan-inspired hip hugging dress with gold pendant -- this week's release, a collection called Midnight Crypt, takes on more gothic overtones.
Some of the highlights from this new spooky collection include the limited edition Shimmering Twins (25 PetCash), inspired by those super creepy twin girls in 'The Shining,' a Poltergeist Programmed TV (18 PetCash), a nod to the movie Poltergeist and the Three Wolves Painting (9 PetCash), an homage to the Three Wolf Moon internet meme. I'm seriously considering shelling out for all three of these items.
Of course, there are quite a few more items in the Midnight Crypt collection -- a few outfits, furniture, other decor -- though only a few can be purchased with coins, like the carpet and wallpaper in the pic to the left and -- probably the best coin item -- an antique vampire hunting kit.
petville midnight crypt
petville midnight crypt
petville midnight crypt
Some of the highlights from this new spooky collection include the limited edition Shimmering Twins (25 PetCash), inspired by those super creepy twin girls in 'The Shining,' a Poltergeist Programmed TV (18 PetCash), a nod to the movie Poltergeist and the Three Wolves Painting (9 PetCash), an homage to the Three Wolf Moon internet meme. I'm seriously considering shelling out for all three of these items.
Of course, there are quite a few more items in the Midnight Crypt collection -- a few outfits, furniture, other decor -- though only a few can be purchased with coins, like the carpet and wallpaper in the pic to the left and -- probably the best coin item -- an antique vampire hunting kit.
petville midnight crypt
petville midnight crypt
petville midnight crypt
Thứ Hai, 6 tháng 2, 2012
FarmVille 'Fertilize All' limited edition gift was a little too 'limited'
While accepting FarmVille gifts this weekend, I noticed that there's a new free gift going around called 'Fertilize All.' After doing a little research, turns out that 'Fertilize All' was a limited edition gift that appeared in the Free Gifts section briefly before it disappeared again. Not sure if this vanished due to a bug or if this was a truly 'limited' edition gift.
If you were lucky enough to score this amazing gift, accept it from your feed and then open your gifts menu in the game. Click 'use' to instantly fertilize ALL of your crops! Next thing you know, your little farmer will be surrounded by sparkly crops that will yield extra experience points and other bonuses.
Not sure if this generous gift will resurface soon or if this was a one-time deal. Stay tuned.
If you were lucky enough to score this amazing gift, accept it from your feed and then open your gifts menu in the game. Click 'use' to instantly fertilize ALL of your crops! Next thing you know, your little farmer will be surrounded by sparkly crops that will yield extra experience points and other bonuses.
Not sure if this generous gift will resurface soon or if this was a one-time deal. Stay tuned.
FarmVille official podcast (9/10): New co-op jobs and three-in-one vehicle (and more) coming soon
The new official FarmVille Podcast has arrived -- it's now on a bi-weekly schedule -- and Community Manager Lexi 'Lexilicious' Smith reviews what launched in the farm game last week and then talks about some cool stuff coming soon, which includes new Bushel Co-op jobs, a time-saving "three-in-one" vehicle and a new limited edition German theme. I'll say Prosit! to that.
You can listed to the podcast in the player above, or if you just want to skim the highlights, check out the recap below:
FarmVille Podcast Recap:
Pigpens
* Visit neighbors' pigpens and give them slop
* Four levels of truffles
* Trade in truffles for exclusive pigs
Toy Collection (Collectibles)
* Available for a limited amount of time
* Find by seeding.
* Can purchase for 67 Farm Cash.
* Complete for special prize and XP rewards
* Fewer pop-ups than before
(See our Toy Collection Quick Links here)
Two New Permanent Crops
* Square Melon, Gladiolus and Lupine (LE)
Mystery Gift Updates
* Updated with several new prizes.
* New Prizes: Butterfly Stick, Tricycle, Owl Statue
New Wild West limited edition Items
* Train and rotatable train tracks and train pieces introduced this week.
* Wild West LE Animals include: Appalloosa Mini Horse, Wild Turkey, Horned Toad, and Western Longhorn
FarmVille Game Card Exclusive Prize - the Valeductorian
* Back-to-School Valeductorian Duck is an exclusive Game Card redeemable prize.
* Free with the purchase of a Game Card that is redeemed through September 6-13.
Coming soon!
Bushel Co-Ops Jobs
* Users who own Crafting Cottages will be able to start a Co-Op for a specific Recipe.
* Grow ingredients and any friends that join will also get rewards and Bushels.
* The faster you finish, the more Bushels you get.
* Friends without Crafting Buildings will be rewarded with a high-level ingredient.
Super Combine Vehicle
* This all-in-one vehicle works as a seeder, harvester, and tractor.
* Eliminates the need to switch between vehicles to tend crops
You can listed to the podcast in the player above, or if you just want to skim the highlights, check out the recap below:
FarmVille Podcast Recap:
Pigpens
* Visit neighbors' pigpens and give them slop
* Four levels of truffles
* Trade in truffles for exclusive pigs
Toy Collection (Collectibles)
* Available for a limited amount of time
* Find by seeding.
* Can purchase for 67 Farm Cash.
* Complete for special prize and XP rewards
* Fewer pop-ups than before
(See our Toy Collection Quick Links here)
Two New Permanent Crops
* Square Melon, Gladiolus and Lupine (LE)
Mystery Gift Updates
* Updated with several new prizes.
* New Prizes: Butterfly Stick, Tricycle, Owl Statue
New Wild West limited edition Items
* Train and rotatable train tracks and train pieces introduced this week.
* Wild West LE Animals include: Appalloosa Mini Horse, Wild Turkey, Horned Toad, and Western Longhorn
FarmVille Game Card Exclusive Prize - the Valeductorian
* Back-to-School Valeductorian Duck is an exclusive Game Card redeemable prize.
* Free with the purchase of a Game Card that is redeemed through September 6-13.
Coming soon!
Bushel Co-Ops Jobs
* Users who own Crafting Cottages will be able to start a Co-Op for a specific Recipe.
* Grow ingredients and any friends that join will also get rewards and Bushels.
* The faster you finish, the more Bushels you get.
* Friends without Crafting Buildings will be rewarded with a high-level ingredient.
Super Combine Vehicle
* This all-in-one vehicle works as a seeder, harvester, and tractor.
* Eliminates the need to switch between vehicles to tend crops
Yee-haw! Frontierville Missions tracker is 'coming soon'
Looks like FrontierVille is going to make keeping track of our many missions that much easier with a new 'Missions' option in the 'My Stuff' menu.
I will certainly welcome something like this since my missions seems to appear and disappear off the left-hand side of the screen at random. This new menu item is marked as "Coming Soon!," so that means it probably won't be much longer until we can keep better track of our in-game tasks.
I will certainly welcome something like this since my missions seems to appear and disappear off the left-hand side of the screen at random. This new menu item is marked as "Coming Soon!," so that means it probably won't be much longer until we can keep better track of our in-game tasks.
FarmVille Wild West Train Station, Ranch & Tipi
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FarmVille introduced three new Limited Edition Wild West themed buildings tonight that includes a Train Station, Wild West Ranch and Tipi.
You can purchase these buildings during the next 12 days only in the FarmVille Market.
FarmVille LE Wild West Buildings (Released September 9, 2010):
Train Station – 42 FV$
Wild West Ranch – 36 FV$
Tipi – 360,000 Coins
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
What do you think of these new buildings?
FarmVille introduced three new Limited Edition Wild West themed buildings tonight that includes a Train Station, Wild West Ranch and Tipi.
You can purchase these buildings during the next 12 days only in the FarmVille Market.
FarmVille LE Wild West Buildings (Released September 9, 2010):
Train Station – 42 FV$
Wild West Ranch – 36 FV$
Tipi – 360,000 Coins
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
What do you think of these new buildings?
FarmVille Wild West Mini Appaloosa & Mini Appaloosa Foal
farmville mini appaloosa
One of the cutest animals ever, the Mini Appaloosa, has hit the FarmVille Market!
The Mini Appaloosa is part of the Limited Edition Wild West theme. You can purchase it in the FarmVille Market for 26 FV$ farm cash during the next 9 days only.
And yes, there is a chance at yielding a Mini Appaloosa Foal when you place in the Horse Stable.
FarmVille LE Wild West Animal (Released September 9, 2010):
Mini Appaloosa – 26 FV$
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Will you purchase the Mini Appaloosa?
One of the cutest animals ever, the Mini Appaloosa, has hit the FarmVille Market!
The Mini Appaloosa is part of the Limited Edition Wild West theme. You can purchase it in the FarmVille Market for 26 FV$ farm cash during the next 9 days only.
And yes, there is a chance at yielding a Mini Appaloosa Foal when you place in the Horse Stable.
FarmVille LE Wild West Animal (Released September 9, 2010):
Mini Appaloosa – 26 FV$
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Will you purchase the Mini Appaloosa?
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