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On almost any Facebook game wall, you will see posts from people complaining that the latest and greatest desired item requires real money to purchase. Many players cannot fathom why a Facebook game should ever require them to pay money for digital pixels, and find themselves irate when game developers do not offer a way to obtain all items without requiring real dollars to be spent. For some players, buying items simply isn't an option because they're too young to purchase without parent's permission, they are out of the country, or they simply do not have the extra change laying around to spend on a virtual game. In this column, we'll take a look at the reasons why Facebook game developers have to charge for items in their games despite player's constant objections.
Development Costs
Creating a game costs a huge chunk of money. We're not talking thousands here - for some of the top games that you're playing such as FarmVille or Pet Society, millions of dollars have been spent even before the game launched. Games require staff such as client programmers, server programmers, game designers, producers, project managers, business developers, and executives. That doesn't even include the standard business personnel that most companies require such as a Human Resources department, lawyer consultation, office managers, and more. Social games are easier to develop than console games and standard MMORPG titles, but they still require months of time and generally dozens of employees. That's a lot of salaries, office rent, and expenses that have to be made up.
Startup Costs
Social gaming is a division of gaming that is still in its infancy. Every day, it seems that there are new developers jumping into the pool of contenders trying to make the next blowup hit. Many of these companies are startups, that are funded by venture capitalists or angel investors. This means that these companies often are given millions of dollars to create social games that are profitable for their investors. Without profit, there is not success, and venture capitalists will no longer be interested in providing seed funding to social game developers. In other words, these games have to sell items to turn their company into a success.
Live Operation Costs
Arguably even more expensive than the initial development costs for a social game, is the expense of keeping it running long term. In order to have a live game that continually provides updates, fixes bugs, releases new and exciting content, and remains a successful product for the company - there are many financial resources that have to be dedicated to it. A live game requires hosting - even though the game is on Facebook it isn't actually hosted there. The developer has to pay all operating costs to keep the client and server running smoothly and supporting the thousands (sometimes millions) of players who log in every day. This is very expensive, and without money coming in your favorite game would not even be able to remain live and running.
There are also a number of other costs that are associated with running a live game. Someone needs to be in charge of the game, designing features and choosing what themed items to release. A full Quality Assurance team is required to make sure the game is running smoothly by testing every new release that goes into the game. Customer Support staff is an essential part of making sure the players are getting help for billing and support questions. Community Managers are often used to moderate forums, relate key customer concerns to the developers and executives, and handle the wall posts and engagement with the players. There are tons of artists required to make all of the new items that are for sale. This is just the beginning!
All of these staff members require pay, as making social games is not a hobby for them - it's a full time career. Your favorite social game not only has to be able to simply pay the bills to pay for technical costs, staff salaries, and office space, but they also have to make a profit in order to continue surviving as a viable company.
While it may be frustrating to you to see that you cannot afford to pay for items in the game, remember that most games that require a development staff this large are not free. Console games require an initial purchase fee of anywhere from $40 - $70, and traditional MMO games often have a box price of $50 plus require a monthly subscription fee. Social games are expensive to operate, and it is even more challenging when everyone is allowed to play the games for free for as long as they want without spending a dime. In most Facebook games, somewhere around 1-3% of players ever actually pay - but they make up for all of the other players.
Thứ Tư, 15 tháng 2, 2012
FarmVille Tuscan Decorations: Tuscan Trellis, Tomato Cart & Castello Fence
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Tonight, June 4th, several Tuscan themed decorations were added to the FarmVIlle Market. These new items will be available for the next 14 days. Keep in mind the first round of Tuscan decorations (Umbrellas, Lawn Chairs, Bee Catcher and more) will be exiting the FarmVille Market in 7 days.
The new items include:
Tuscan Trellis – 18$FV
Tomato Cart – 12,000 coins
Castello Fence – 5,000 coins
What Tuscan decorations have you purchased?
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Tonight, June 4th, several Tuscan themed decorations were added to the FarmVIlle Market. These new items will be available for the next 14 days. Keep in mind the first round of Tuscan decorations (Umbrellas, Lawn Chairs, Bee Catcher and more) will be exiting the FarmVille Market in 7 days.
The new items include:
Tuscan Trellis – 18$FV
Tomato Cart – 12,000 coins
Castello Fence – 5,000 coins
What Tuscan decorations have you purchased?
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
FarmVille Mansion for Level 70 Players only!
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The Zynga gods must be listening to us!
Recently on FarmVille Freak we have been pleading for more benefits for our Level 70 farmers and tonight's updates introduced a brand new FarmVille building, the Mansion, accessible to Level 70 players only! farmville mansion
The Mansion can be purchased for a whopping 5 million coins making it the most expensive coin item in the market. However, most Level 70 farmers have excess coins to spend and nothing to buy so it shouldn't be much of an issue for them to purchase.
Are you impressed with the Level 70 Mansion?
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
The Zynga gods must be listening to us!
Recently on FarmVille Freak we have been pleading for more benefits for our Level 70 farmers and tonight's updates introduced a brand new FarmVille building, the Mansion, accessible to Level 70 players only! farmville mansion
The Mansion can be purchased for a whopping 5 million coins making it the most expensive coin item in the market. However, most Level 70 farmers have excess coins to spend and nothing to buy so it shouldn't be much of an issue for them to purchase.
Are you impressed with the Level 70 Mansion?
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
FarmVille: New Peanut Butter and Jelly Co-op Job
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It's Peanut Butter Jelly Time! Tonight the new FarmVille Peanut Butter and Jelly Co-op job debuted. This job requires you to grow Peanut and Strawberry crops with the help of your neighbors to complete the job.
Peanut Butter and Jelly Co-Op Job Requirements:
Gold Reward: Grow 800 Peanuts and 1200 Strawberries to be grown in 1 day and 7 hours for a Gold Reward
Silver Reward: 2 days
Bronze Reward: 3 days 6 hours
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Peanut Butter and Jelly Co-op Job description:
"Piloting is hard work, I spend all day up in the air, and with no time for a proper lunch I just eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, but I'm out of PB&J! Can you help?"
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Peanut Butter and Jelly Co-Op Job Gold Reward:
The Biplane, offered as a new vehicle tonight for 30,000 coins in Market, is the Gold Reward for this job. So, if you are saving your coins, you have another option.
Additional bonuses offered for Gold are 620 coins and 745Xp.
Will you purchase the Biplane or go for Gold instead?
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
It's Peanut Butter Jelly Time! Tonight the new FarmVille Peanut Butter and Jelly Co-op job debuted. This job requires you to grow Peanut and Strawberry crops with the help of your neighbors to complete the job.
Peanut Butter and Jelly Co-Op Job Requirements:
Gold Reward: Grow 800 Peanuts and 1200 Strawberries to be grown in 1 day and 7 hours for a Gold Reward
Silver Reward: 2 days
Bronze Reward: 3 days 6 hours
farmville co op farming peanut butter and jelly
Peanut Butter and Jelly Co-op Job description:
"Piloting is hard work, I spend all day up in the air, and with no time for a proper lunch I just eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, but I'm out of PB&J! Can you help?"
farmville biplane
Peanut Butter and Jelly Co-Op Job Gold Reward:
The Biplane, offered as a new vehicle tonight for 30,000 coins in Market, is the Gold Reward for this job. So, if you are saving your coins, you have another option.
Additional bonuses offered for Gold are 620 coins and 745Xp.
Will you purchase the Biplane or go for Gold instead?
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
FarmVille Tuscan Building: Observation Dome
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Another building was added to the Tuscan theme. The Observation Dome can be purchased for 42$FV and will be available for the next 14 days. There are now 14 Tuscan buildings, all but the Wedding Tent can be purchased for $FV. farmville tuscan observation dome
farmville observation dome
What Tuscan themed building is your favorite?
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Another building was added to the Tuscan theme. The Observation Dome can be purchased for 42$FV and will be available for the next 14 days. There are now 14 Tuscan buildings, all but the Wedding Tent can be purchased for $FV. farmville tuscan observation dome
farmville observation dome
What Tuscan themed building is your favorite?
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Thứ Bảy, 11 tháng 2, 2012
YoVille releases new July 4th items
The YoVille 2010, 4th of July items have arrived in the furniture store. There are actually quite a few coin items in this collection.
This 4th of July collection is adorned with red, white and blue stars and stripes. The collection includes a Patio Chair, sectional sofas; both side and front view, a pool mattress (you cannot sit or lay on it, but when you place it, it appears as if it is floating), umbrella, lounge chair, Adirondack chair, a spread out towel-you cannot sit or lay on it, a stack of folded towels, a drink cooling barrel, balloon cluster decoration, a balloon arch, 4th of July 3 tiered cake, a set of 3 candles and a throw pillow. The collection also includes more fireworks, spinners and sparklers.
I just bought up all the coins items myself. Whether it's one of the new summer homes or a coin home you are creatively converting into your 2010 summer home, this collection will be a good addition. Enjoy the new items and get busy creating your summertime getaway for the 4th of July, YoVille style. YoVille July 4th items 01
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This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.
This 4th of July collection is adorned with red, white and blue stars and stripes. The collection includes a Patio Chair, sectional sofas; both side and front view, a pool mattress (you cannot sit or lay on it, but when you place it, it appears as if it is floating), umbrella, lounge chair, Adirondack chair, a spread out towel-you cannot sit or lay on it, a stack of folded towels, a drink cooling barrel, balloon cluster decoration, a balloon arch, 4th of July 3 tiered cake, a set of 3 candles and a throw pillow. The collection also includes more fireworks, spinners and sparklers.
I just bought up all the coins items myself. Whether it's one of the new summer homes or a coin home you are creatively converting into your 2010 summer home, this collection will be a good addition. Enjoy the new items and get busy creating your summertime getaway for the 4th of July, YoVille style. YoVille July 4th items 01
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YoVille July 4th items 03
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This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.
Cafe World: No Clean Fairy keeps stoves clean without clicking
Cafe World No Clean Fairy
Cafe World Special Items menuStoves in Cafe World always need to be clicked to be cleaned. Not even Super Stoves are immune to this drudgery. But now, in comes the No Clean Fairy, promising to leave stoves clean after use, while allowing you to pocket the Cafe Points earned from the cleaning.
The Fairy costs 95 Cafe Cash, and if you don't have a single Cafe dollar on you, you can buy a set of 120 Cafe Cash for $16 USD in the game. Granted, that's not cheap, and if you plan to be a long-term, real money spender in the game, the 780 Cafe Cash for $50 USD is the best deal.
You can find the No Clean Fairy hiding in the newest section of the Cafe World in-game store by clicking on "Functional Items", then "Special Items" (it's got an icon of a big blue jewel).
Cafe World Special Items menuStoves in Cafe World always need to be clicked to be cleaned. Not even Super Stoves are immune to this drudgery. But now, in comes the No Clean Fairy, promising to leave stoves clean after use, while allowing you to pocket the Cafe Points earned from the cleaning.
The Fairy costs 95 Cafe Cash, and if you don't have a single Cafe dollar on you, you can buy a set of 120 Cafe Cash for $16 USD in the game. Granted, that's not cheap, and if you plan to be a long-term, real money spender in the game, the 780 Cafe Cash for $50 USD is the best deal.
You can find the No Clean Fairy hiding in the newest section of the Cafe World in-game store by clicking on "Functional Items", then "Special Items" (it's got an icon of a big blue jewel).
PetVille: Win bonus items and a wish in the new Genie Gems minigame
PetVille Genie Gems Game Over
PetVille Genie LampCollect twelve gems in Genie Gems, the new mini-game in PetVille, and the Genie will grant you one wish, though there's no telling what that'll involve. In the meanwhile, playing the game will earn you free coins, Clean Bombs, and Flowers for your ikebana!
Each play costs your pet 10 Energy and a Genie Lamp, but PetVille starts you off with 4 free Lamps. To get more Lamps, you can buy one for 2 Pet Cash each, or request them from friends via a Facebook Wall post. Friends who respond to your request will get a free Lamp too! Lamp requests are limited, however, as after the 4th or 5th request, your friend will stop getting free Lamps and start getting 100 Coins instead. Afterwards, it's no more Lamps 'til the next day.
It's been more than half a year since Zynga added its first mini-game to PetVille -- Bubble Pop. Personally, I was hoping that this gems game was more of a Bejeweled Blitz deal, like the one in Sorority Life or Treasure Madness, but Genie Gems is pretty fun and plays like a quick-and-dirty 9x9 version of Minesweeper.
In order to win, you need to run out of baskets without clicking on the Snake. Do that, and you'll also earn an "Extra Play", or free round.
PetVille Gem Collector Challenge
A new PetVille challenge has also showed up along with this minigame, called the "Gem Collector" and it'll available for the next 6 days. The most interesting thing though, is that the challenge claims you can also grab "gems through gifts and treasure chests."
PetVille Genie LampCollect twelve gems in Genie Gems, the new mini-game in PetVille, and the Genie will grant you one wish, though there's no telling what that'll involve. In the meanwhile, playing the game will earn you free coins, Clean Bombs, and Flowers for your ikebana!
Each play costs your pet 10 Energy and a Genie Lamp, but PetVille starts you off with 4 free Lamps. To get more Lamps, you can buy one for 2 Pet Cash each, or request them from friends via a Facebook Wall post. Friends who respond to your request will get a free Lamp too! Lamp requests are limited, however, as after the 4th or 5th request, your friend will stop getting free Lamps and start getting 100 Coins instead. Afterwards, it's no more Lamps 'til the next day.
It's been more than half a year since Zynga added its first mini-game to PetVille -- Bubble Pop. Personally, I was hoping that this gems game was more of a Bejeweled Blitz deal, like the one in Sorority Life or Treasure Madness, but Genie Gems is pretty fun and plays like a quick-and-dirty 9x9 version of Minesweeper.
In order to win, you need to run out of baskets without clicking on the Snake. Do that, and you'll also earn an "Extra Play", or free round.
PetVille Gem Collector Challenge
A new PetVille challenge has also showed up along with this minigame, called the "Gem Collector" and it'll available for the next 6 days. The most interesting thing though, is that the challenge claims you can also grab "gems through gifts and treasure chests."
Happy Pets pretends Independence Day is Memorial Day
Happy Pets 4th of July Bundle Sale
Instead of creating new July 4th items for Independence Day, Happy Pets is rereleasing some old Limited Edition items, namely, Captain Kitty, a star-spangled Uncle Sam Hat, and a USA Flag with a stand attached.
Happy Pets 4th of July SALE! iconAll three items were previously released for Memorial Day, so this is ridiculously lazy on the part of the game creators. Then again, maybe they're counting on everyone being too busy vacationing during the ID4 weekend to care. On the upside, the three items are being sold in a bundle for 60 Facebook Credits ($6 USD), instead of 98 FB Credits ($9.80 USD), so you'll be saving in you grab 'em this time around. The Kitty itself was originally 88 FB Credits ($8.80 USD).
This offer also isn't available inside the in-game store. To find it, you'll need to click on the little "4th of July Sale" icon on the left side of the game screen.
Instead of creating new July 4th items for Independence Day, Happy Pets is rereleasing some old Limited Edition items, namely, Captain Kitty, a star-spangled Uncle Sam Hat, and a USA Flag with a stand attached.
Happy Pets 4th of July SALE! iconAll three items were previously released for Memorial Day, so this is ridiculously lazy on the part of the game creators. Then again, maybe they're counting on everyone being too busy vacationing during the ID4 weekend to care. On the upside, the three items are being sold in a bundle for 60 Facebook Credits ($6 USD), instead of 98 FB Credits ($9.80 USD), so you'll be saving in you grab 'em this time around. The Kitty itself was originally 88 FB Credits ($8.80 USD).
This offer also isn't available inside the in-game store. To find it, you'll need to click on the little "4th of July Sale" icon on the left side of the game screen.
Cafe World lets you 'Save the Gulf' and decorate at the same time
Cafe World Save the Gulf
Cafe World is pledging 50% of all proceeds from its "Save the Gulf!" Mystery Crates or 3 Special Charity items to the Audobon Society to fight the Gulf Oil Spill. Each Mystery Crate costs 16 Cafe Cash, or basically, a little over $1 USD. But Cafe World sells Cafe Cash in batches, such as 25 for $3.50 USD or 780 for $50 USD.
Cafe World Save the Gulf Charity Items
The 3 Special Charity items are pre-released items from prior theme sets -- Lobster Tank (25 Cafe Cash), Modern Fish Tank (22 Cafe Cash), and Primal Fish in Tank, which costs the same as a Mystery Crate.
Cafe World is pledging 50% of all proceeds from its "Save the Gulf!" Mystery Crates or 3 Special Charity items to the Audobon Society to fight the Gulf Oil Spill. Each Mystery Crate costs 16 Cafe Cash, or basically, a little over $1 USD. But Cafe World sells Cafe Cash in batches, such as 25 for $3.50 USD or 780 for $50 USD.
Cafe World Save the Gulf Charity Items
The 3 Special Charity items are pre-released items from prior theme sets -- Lobster Tank (25 Cafe Cash), Modern Fish Tank (22 Cafe Cash), and Primal Fish in Tank, which costs the same as a Mystery Crate.
Thứ Năm, 9 tháng 2, 2012
FarmVille Garage: Gearhead Ribbon
FarmVille has introduced a new achievement, the Gearhead Ribbon, today.
The Gearhead Ribbon works with the new Garage feature. Note, that not everyone has access to the Garage at this point.
The Gearhead Ribbon will reward you for upgrading your FarmVille Vehicles. You will be able to upgrade your FarmVille vehicles using the new Garage function.
FarmVille Gearhead Ribbon Achievement:
Task: Upgrade your FarmVille vehicles to earn the Ribbon.
Requirements for Gearhead Ribbon:
Yellow Ribbon: Upgrade 2 Vehicles, earn the Yellow Ribbon.
White Ribbon: Upgrade 6 Vehicles, earn the White Ribbon
Red Ribbon:
Blue Ribbon:
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Updated (7/8) -- To get the Gearhead Yellow ribbon, you'll need to upgrade two vehicles. Once you do that, you'll be able to share a bonus with friends on your Facebook wall.
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Looks like you'll need to upgrade six vehicles to get the Gearhead White Ribbon -- made the appropriate changes to the requirements above.
Check out the FarmVille Garage: Everything you need to know Guide
Do you have all of the ribbons yet? How many vehicles do you have to upgrade to get the red and blue ribbon?
The Gearhead Ribbon works with the new Garage feature. Note, that not everyone has access to the Garage at this point.
The Gearhead Ribbon will reward you for upgrading your FarmVille Vehicles. You will be able to upgrade your FarmVille vehicles using the new Garage function.
FarmVille Gearhead Ribbon Achievement:
Task: Upgrade your FarmVille vehicles to earn the Ribbon.
Requirements for Gearhead Ribbon:
Yellow Ribbon: Upgrade 2 Vehicles, earn the Yellow Ribbon.
White Ribbon: Upgrade 6 Vehicles, earn the White Ribbon
Red Ribbon:
Blue Ribbon:
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Updated (7/8) -- To get the Gearhead Yellow ribbon, you'll need to upgrade two vehicles. Once you do that, you'll be able to share a bonus with friends on your Facebook wall.
farmville gearhead ribbon
Looks like you'll need to upgrade six vehicles to get the Gearhead White Ribbon -- made the appropriate changes to the requirements above.
Check out the FarmVille Garage: Everything you need to know Guide
Do you have all of the ribbons yet? How many vehicles do you have to upgrade to get the red and blue ribbon?
FarmVille official podcast (8/6): Garages, bushels and the White Owl's triumphant return
The next installment of the FarmVille official podcast (FOP, for short) has arrived, and this week's show is mostly focused on explaining the new Garage feature that will be slowly rolling out to farmers over the next few days -- or maybe weeks -- if previous slow roll-outs were any indication of timing. FarmVille Community Manager Lexi 'Lexilicious' Smith gives a good overview of how the garages work, though I wish she would discuss how the leveling up works if you already own a Hotrod tractor. Even so, it's still worth a listen.
Every week, the FOP highlights a few user-submitted questions, and this week's targets missing Wandering Stallions and the seeming lack of Bushels dropping in the game. Here are the answers to these questions, respectively:
1. The stallions were missing due to a bug that has since been fixed -- so those should be returning shortly.
2. As for finding fewer bushels, Lexilicious says the following: "The drop rates for bushels have not been altered since the release of Crafting Cottages. I think since bushels are in such high demand right now it may seem like you are getting less, but nothing has been changed with this feature. And since bushels are not guaranteed, it is also possible that you have just hit an unlucky spell lately. Just as a reminder, if you master your crops, you will receive additional bushels from those crop types. You can also purchase a total of 300 Bushels from your neighbors every 24 hours, so if you find that you can't produce any of your own, try visiting your Neighbors Crafting Buildings for more."
As for the best part of the FOP -- the Coming Soon segment -- the game will start recycling some popular limited edition items starting Monday, August 9. Every day, new items will be making a return trip to the game. Here's a quickie schedule:
Monday: Yukon and California limited edition items
Tuesday: French Chateau limited edition items
Wednesday: Adobe themed items
Thursday: Tuscan themed items
Friday: Island themed items
Saturday: Japanese Garden items
Sunday: UFO themed items
And for the animal lovers out there -- FarmVille will launch a new Best of Mystery Animal Game in the near future, which will include rare animals, such as the popular White Owl.
Below is the full transcript of the podcast, taken from Lexilicious' official forum post:
"FarmVille Podcast - August 6th:
Hey Farmers and welcome to this week's installment of the Official FarmVille Podcast. My name is Lexilicious and I am here to bring you all of the latest news and information from around the Farm. This week, we will be discussing our latest releases, I will be answering some questions from members of the FarmVille Community and you guys will all be getting a sneak peek of what is coming to FarmVille in the near future.
As I am sure some of you know, the new Garage feature was released today. We will be spending most of this week's podcast walking through this new feature which will provide some helpful tips for users who may still be trying to figure out the basics of our latest update.
Garages are used to store Tractors, Harvesters and Seeders. You can also use the Garage to upgrade your Vehicles so you can farm faster than ever before! If you are level 22 and above, you can purchase a Garage Frame from the Market for 50,000 Coins.
Building the Garage is very similar to building a Japanese Barn. To construct your Garage, you will need to collect 10 Boards, 10 Bricks and 10 Nails.
Once you have placed your Garage Frame, click on "look inside" from the Garage's menu. Doing so will open a page that displays what you need to complete your Garage. Like any other constructible building, you can collect materials via the free gifts page, the "ask for more" button and with Farm Cash.
From the Free Gifts Page, your Neighbors will be able to send you one of the three types of building components to help you finish your Garage. When neighbors send you a building component, it works exactly like any other free gift. After you accept the gift it will appear in your gift box. After clicking the "use" button under the gift it will automatically be added to your Frame.
When viewing the interior of your unfinished Garage Frame, each component that you have not yet received 10 of has an 'Ask For More' button. When clicked, this will allow you to send Gift Requests to your friends for your chosen component.
If at any time during your construction process you decide that you'd rather simply purchase the individual items required for the Garage, you can do so by clicking the "buy" button underneath a component in the Garage's menu. Alternatively, if you do not wish to buy the parts for the Garage individually, you can click the "Complete Now" button.
Once your Garage is complete, it can be used to hold up to 20 vehicles on your Farm. Completing your Garage also unlocks the ability to upgrade your Vehicles.
Upgrading your Vehicles will increase the amount of plots they affect. The higher level your Vehicle is, the more plots it will interact with when farming. Currently, the highest you can level your Vehicles to level 4.
Upgrading your vehicles requires Vehicle Parts. Vehicle parts can be obtained from friends via the "ask for more button" and with Farm Cash, like I explained earlier. Once you have parts, you can open your Garages menu to select which vehicle you would like to apply them to. All Vehicles that are stored in your Garage can still be used as normal. At this time, you may only have one Garage on your Farm and Biplanes cannot be stored in them, due to technical limitations.
This week was also an exciting week for LE releases. More New England items made their way to the Market, along the adorable new Mini Horse. The new Mini Mystery Game has also been a huge hit with the community, featuring mini versions of all of your favorite animals, including the new Mini Stallion. If you have not yet had a chance to play this week's Mystery Game, make sure to head to the market to get some of these great animals before they disappear in a few days.
And as with all of our big features, we want to hear your feedback about this week's updates! If you have any thoughts or opinions you would like to share with the FarmVille team regarding the new Garage feature or Limited Edition items, please make sure to visit the Official FarmVille Forums or www.farmville.com.
On that note, let's go ahead and get into answering some questions from members of the FarmVille Community!
Our first question comes from 18835. "Where is the wandering stallion? If it is no longer available will you be providing a stallion for purchase?"
Late last week, we actually had a bug that was affecting the frequency of how many times the Wandering Stallion would appear. Earlier this week, we put in a fix for this bug and you should now be seeing Wandering Stallions as per normal.
Our next question comes to us from Cheshire Kitten. "Since the release of the crafting buildings, it seems like I have been getting fewer bushels when I harvest. Have the drop rates for bushels been lowered?"
The drop rates for bushels have not been altered since the release of Crafting Cottages. I think since bushels are in such high demand right now it may seem like you are getting less, but nothing has been changed with this feature. And since bushels are not guaranteed, it is also possible that you have just hit an unlucky spell lately. Just as a reminder, if you master your crops, you will receive additional bushels from those crop types. You can also purchase a total of 300 Bushels from your neighbors every 24 hours, so if you find that you can't produce any of your own, try visiting your Neighbors Crafting Buildings for more.
And last but certainly not least, its time for you guys to get a sneak peek of things coming to FarmVille in the near future.
Starting early next week, FarmVille will be bringing back some of your favorite items for a very special sale. Each day next week, look in the Market for the return of some of your most requested Limited Edition themes. But you will have to be fast farmers... each theme will only be around for 24 hours. The Yukon and California Theme will be returning on Monday, the French Chateau Theme will be returning on Tuesday, the Adobe theme will be making an appearance on Wednesday, the Tuscany theme will be back on Thursday, the island theme will be back on Friday, Saturday will be the Japanese Garden them and Sunday will herald the return of the long lost UFO theme!
We will also be releasing a new Best of Mystery Animal Game in the near future, which will include rare animals like the hugely requested old White Owl!
And on that note, it's time for me to get out of here Farmers. Again, my name is Lexi and I would like to thank all of our listeners for tuning in this week. We will be back next Friday with all of the latest news and information about FarmVille from Zynga. Happy Farming everybody"
Every week, the FOP highlights a few user-submitted questions, and this week's targets missing Wandering Stallions and the seeming lack of Bushels dropping in the game. Here are the answers to these questions, respectively:
1. The stallions were missing due to a bug that has since been fixed -- so those should be returning shortly.
2. As for finding fewer bushels, Lexilicious says the following: "The drop rates for bushels have not been altered since the release of Crafting Cottages. I think since bushels are in such high demand right now it may seem like you are getting less, but nothing has been changed with this feature. And since bushels are not guaranteed, it is also possible that you have just hit an unlucky spell lately. Just as a reminder, if you master your crops, you will receive additional bushels from those crop types. You can also purchase a total of 300 Bushels from your neighbors every 24 hours, so if you find that you can't produce any of your own, try visiting your Neighbors Crafting Buildings for more."
As for the best part of the FOP -- the Coming Soon segment -- the game will start recycling some popular limited edition items starting Monday, August 9. Every day, new items will be making a return trip to the game. Here's a quickie schedule:
Monday: Yukon and California limited edition items
Tuesday: French Chateau limited edition items
Wednesday: Adobe themed items
Thursday: Tuscan themed items
Friday: Island themed items
Saturday: Japanese Garden items
Sunday: UFO themed items
And for the animal lovers out there -- FarmVille will launch a new Best of Mystery Animal Game in the near future, which will include rare animals, such as the popular White Owl.
Below is the full transcript of the podcast, taken from Lexilicious' official forum post:
"FarmVille Podcast - August 6th:
Hey Farmers and welcome to this week's installment of the Official FarmVille Podcast. My name is Lexilicious and I am here to bring you all of the latest news and information from around the Farm. This week, we will be discussing our latest releases, I will be answering some questions from members of the FarmVille Community and you guys will all be getting a sneak peek of what is coming to FarmVille in the near future.
As I am sure some of you know, the new Garage feature was released today. We will be spending most of this week's podcast walking through this new feature which will provide some helpful tips for users who may still be trying to figure out the basics of our latest update.
Garages are used to store Tractors, Harvesters and Seeders. You can also use the Garage to upgrade your Vehicles so you can farm faster than ever before! If you are level 22 and above, you can purchase a Garage Frame from the Market for 50,000 Coins.
Building the Garage is very similar to building a Japanese Barn. To construct your Garage, you will need to collect 10 Boards, 10 Bricks and 10 Nails.
Once you have placed your Garage Frame, click on "look inside" from the Garage's menu. Doing so will open a page that displays what you need to complete your Garage. Like any other constructible building, you can collect materials via the free gifts page, the "ask for more" button and with Farm Cash.
From the Free Gifts Page, your Neighbors will be able to send you one of the three types of building components to help you finish your Garage. When neighbors send you a building component, it works exactly like any other free gift. After you accept the gift it will appear in your gift box. After clicking the "use" button under the gift it will automatically be added to your Frame.
When viewing the interior of your unfinished Garage Frame, each component that you have not yet received 10 of has an 'Ask For More' button. When clicked, this will allow you to send Gift Requests to your friends for your chosen component.
If at any time during your construction process you decide that you'd rather simply purchase the individual items required for the Garage, you can do so by clicking the "buy" button underneath a component in the Garage's menu. Alternatively, if you do not wish to buy the parts for the Garage individually, you can click the "Complete Now" button.
Once your Garage is complete, it can be used to hold up to 20 vehicles on your Farm. Completing your Garage also unlocks the ability to upgrade your Vehicles.
Upgrading your Vehicles will increase the amount of plots they affect. The higher level your Vehicle is, the more plots it will interact with when farming. Currently, the highest you can level your Vehicles to level 4.
Upgrading your vehicles requires Vehicle Parts. Vehicle parts can be obtained from friends via the "ask for more button" and with Farm Cash, like I explained earlier. Once you have parts, you can open your Garages menu to select which vehicle you would like to apply them to. All Vehicles that are stored in your Garage can still be used as normal. At this time, you may only have one Garage on your Farm and Biplanes cannot be stored in them, due to technical limitations.
This week was also an exciting week for LE releases. More New England items made their way to the Market, along the adorable new Mini Horse. The new Mini Mystery Game has also been a huge hit with the community, featuring mini versions of all of your favorite animals, including the new Mini Stallion. If you have not yet had a chance to play this week's Mystery Game, make sure to head to the market to get some of these great animals before they disappear in a few days.
And as with all of our big features, we want to hear your feedback about this week's updates! If you have any thoughts or opinions you would like to share with the FarmVille team regarding the new Garage feature or Limited Edition items, please make sure to visit the Official FarmVille Forums or www.farmville.com.
On that note, let's go ahead and get into answering some questions from members of the FarmVille Community!
Our first question comes from 18835. "Where is the wandering stallion? If it is no longer available will you be providing a stallion for purchase?"
Late last week, we actually had a bug that was affecting the frequency of how many times the Wandering Stallion would appear. Earlier this week, we put in a fix for this bug and you should now be seeing Wandering Stallions as per normal.
Our next question comes to us from Cheshire Kitten. "Since the release of the crafting buildings, it seems like I have been getting fewer bushels when I harvest. Have the drop rates for bushels been lowered?"
The drop rates for bushels have not been altered since the release of Crafting Cottages. I think since bushels are in such high demand right now it may seem like you are getting less, but nothing has been changed with this feature. And since bushels are not guaranteed, it is also possible that you have just hit an unlucky spell lately. Just as a reminder, if you master your crops, you will receive additional bushels from those crop types. You can also purchase a total of 300 Bushels from your neighbors every 24 hours, so if you find that you can't produce any of your own, try visiting your Neighbors Crafting Buildings for more.
And last but certainly not least, its time for you guys to get a sneak peek of things coming to FarmVille in the near future.
Starting early next week, FarmVille will be bringing back some of your favorite items for a very special sale. Each day next week, look in the Market for the return of some of your most requested Limited Edition themes. But you will have to be fast farmers... each theme will only be around for 24 hours. The Yukon and California Theme will be returning on Monday, the French Chateau Theme will be returning on Tuesday, the Adobe theme will be making an appearance on Wednesday, the Tuscany theme will be back on Thursday, the island theme will be back on Friday, Saturday will be the Japanese Garden them and Sunday will herald the return of the long lost UFO theme!
We will also be releasing a new Best of Mystery Animal Game in the near future, which will include rare animals like the hugely requested old White Owl!
And on that note, it's time for me to get out of here Farmers. Again, my name is Lexi and I would like to thank all of our listeners for tuning in this week. We will be back next Friday with all of the latest news and information about FarmVille from Zynga. Happy Farming everybody"
FarmVille unreleased Beaver and Weasel spotted in the wild
Beavers and weasels have been creeping onto farms, even though these animals have not been officially released in FarmVille. Not sure if these will be part of the new Mystery Animals game discussed in this week's FarmVille official podcast (FOP, for short), or if they'll just show up as part of a some undisclosed theme (tiny mammals? adorable rodents?) in the future.
FarmVille Cheats & Tips: Garage gifting quick links
Howdy, Facefolks, It's Mr. Cheats here with the down-low on the things you shouldn't know.
Mr. Cheats has spent the better part of today finishing his new FarmVille garage, which lets him store and upgrade his tractors. Upgraded tractors is Mr. Cheats favorite thing -- it helps him plant and plow with fewer clicks. Pretty neat, right?
Anyway, to help you get your garage up and running sooner than later, Mr. Cheats has dug up these quick links for the garage. Simply click on the materials that you want to send and start delving out building supplies like you're some kind of garage whisperer.
Send supplies:
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You can also request items from friends, and Mr. Cheats can show you how. Click in the links below, and then select friends to send the request to, and then wait for your supplies to magically appear in your game. It's that easy.
Request items from friends:
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Check out the rest of our FarmVille Cheats & Tips right here.
Need items? Or just looking for new FarmVille neighbors?
Mr. Cheats has spent the better part of today finishing his new FarmVille garage, which lets him store and upgrade his tractors. Upgraded tractors is Mr. Cheats favorite thing -- it helps him plant and plow with fewer clicks. Pretty neat, right?
Anyway, to help you get your garage up and running sooner than later, Mr. Cheats has dug up these quick links for the garage. Simply click on the materials that you want to send and start delving out building supplies like you're some kind of garage whisperer.
Send supplies:
farmville garage send bricks
You can also request items from friends, and Mr. Cheats can show you how. Click in the links below, and then select friends to send the request to, and then wait for your supplies to magically appear in your game. It's that easy.
Request items from friends:
farmville garage send bricks
Check out the rest of our FarmVille Cheats & Tips right here.
Need items? Or just looking for new FarmVille neighbors?
Ride the waves in YoVille with the Surfing Photo Booth
YoVille Surfing Photo Booth
In one of the more strange releases we have seen in awhile, Zynga has launched a new Surfing Photo Booth in YoVille that lets players put their avatars in a surfing scene and take a snapshot. The new photo booth is available in the Furniture Store for 12 YoCash, and once placed in your home it can be used by any visitors who happen to stop by. If you don't have the spare YoCash, you can always visit one of your neighbors and use theirs.
To use a Surfing Photo Booth, click on the booth in either your home or a friend's home. Once you click it, you'll see your avatar on a surfing background and can pose yourself and take a screenshot. After you take a screenshot, you can share it on your wall. You also earn a little bit of coins for putting a surfing photo on your wall.
While it's clear that this feature is strictly to drive players to post on their wall to bring potential new players to YoVille, it's still a neat feature. Seeing your YoVille avatar in a surfing scene is quite cute and comical. Unfortunately, 12 YoCash isn't cheap - but perhaps a friend of yours will have a photo booth you can borrow!
In one of the more strange releases we have seen in awhile, Zynga has launched a new Surfing Photo Booth in YoVille that lets players put their avatars in a surfing scene and take a snapshot. The new photo booth is available in the Furniture Store for 12 YoCash, and once placed in your home it can be used by any visitors who happen to stop by. If you don't have the spare YoCash, you can always visit one of your neighbors and use theirs.
To use a Surfing Photo Booth, click on the booth in either your home or a friend's home. Once you click it, you'll see your avatar on a surfing background and can pose yourself and take a screenshot. After you take a screenshot, you can share it on your wall. You also earn a little bit of coins for putting a surfing photo on your wall.
While it's clear that this feature is strictly to drive players to post on their wall to bring potential new players to YoVille, it's still a neat feature. Seeing your YoVille avatar in a surfing scene is quite cute and comical. Unfortunately, 12 YoCash isn't cheap - but perhaps a friend of yours will have a photo booth you can borrow!
Thứ Hai, 6 tháng 2, 2012
PetVille Cheats and Tips: Yard Materials Quick Links
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Hello Facefolks, it's Mr. Cheats here with the down-low on the things you shouldn't know. Today's links found by the folks over at The Facegamer, are for PetVille yard supplies. Obtaining ten of each item will earn you a lush, green lawn for your pets to play on. All you need is a little help from your friends and the links below. Use the PetVille yard materials gifting links to send out the various yard supplies by clicking on the corresponding images and selecting the friend you wish to send the supplies to. To complete your PetVille yard, you will need ten of the following:
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Click on the materials above to send them out to your friends.
For cheats & more, check out The Facegamer.
Have any tips on how to complete your PetVille yard?
Hello Facefolks, it's Mr. Cheats here with the down-low on the things you shouldn't know. Today's links found by the folks over at The Facegamer, are for PetVille yard supplies. Obtaining ten of each item will earn you a lush, green lawn for your pets to play on. All you need is a little help from your friends and the links below. Use the PetVille yard materials gifting links to send out the various yard supplies by clicking on the corresponding images and selecting the friend you wish to send the supplies to. To complete your PetVille yard, you will need ten of the following:
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Click on the materials above to send them out to your friends.
For cheats & more, check out The Facegamer.
Have any tips on how to complete your PetVille yard?
Xbox co-creator Kevin Bachus joins endangered social network Bebo, but why?
Kevin Bachus, the co-creator of the original Xbox, has joined Criterion Capital Partners' (CCP) recent acquisition from AOL, Bebo. The suffering social network was bought from Aol for a measly $10 million in June. Considering AOL bought the company back in 2008 for a hefty $850 million, Bebo isn't looking so hot right now after a $840 million loss.
In an effort to increase Bebo's gaming potential, CCP has brought in Bachus as Bebo's Chief Product Officer, something he has similar experience with while on Microsoft's DirectX team before spearheading the Xbox project. If his experience with one of the most successful gaming consoles and brands of all time is any indication, he'll definitely be working on something related to games with Bebo.
According to Bachus, this is a "dream opportunity" to experiment with a large user base, which Bebo claims is in the range of 117 million with half of that number logging in within the past year. You'd think the guy behind the machine that's eaten up millions upon millions of hours of gamers' time would be elsewhere, but he thinks the website has a lot going for it. Bachus will have the help of recent CEO Adam Levine (also managing director of CCP) to breathe new life into the fledgling website.
The two could soon go blue in the face with what Bebo needs in order to become the next social network power player, which Bachus believes there is room for in the market, according to a recent interview. Failing networks like MySpace have been attacking their woes with the same strategy of more multimedia and gaming with little results, so it'll be interesting to see how Bebo handles the same approach.
So, what could this mean for social games on the platform? Could Bebo, with the help of CPO Bachus and Levine, become a potential competitor for Facebook as the premiere social network for gaming? Is CCP in over its head?
In an effort to increase Bebo's gaming potential, CCP has brought in Bachus as Bebo's Chief Product Officer, something he has similar experience with while on Microsoft's DirectX team before spearheading the Xbox project. If his experience with one of the most successful gaming consoles and brands of all time is any indication, he'll definitely be working on something related to games with Bebo.
According to Bachus, this is a "dream opportunity" to experiment with a large user base, which Bebo claims is in the range of 117 million with half of that number logging in within the past year. You'd think the guy behind the machine that's eaten up millions upon millions of hours of gamers' time would be elsewhere, but he thinks the website has a lot going for it. Bachus will have the help of recent CEO Adam Levine (also managing director of CCP) to breathe new life into the fledgling website.
The two could soon go blue in the face with what Bebo needs in order to become the next social network power player, which Bachus believes there is room for in the market, according to a recent interview. Failing networks like MySpace have been attacking their woes with the same strategy of more multimedia and gaming with little results, so it'll be interesting to see how Bebo handles the same approach.
So, what could this mean for social games on the platform? Could Bebo, with the help of CPO Bachus and Levine, become a potential competitor for Facebook as the premiere social network for gaming? Is CCP in over its head?
FrontierVille Cheats and Tips: School Supplies Quick Links
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Hello Frontierfolks, it's Mr. Cheats here with the down-low on the things you shouldn't know. Today's links are for all your FrontierVille School Supply needs. Once you've built a school you are going to need a ton of each school supply for the various lessons. Enrolling in and completing lessons is a great way to earn bonuses out on the frontier. To collect the school supplies all you need is a little help from your friends and the gifting links below. Use the FrontierVille school supplies gifting links by clicking on an image below and selecting which friends to send the gift to. To enroll in lessons at your FrontierVille school, you will need the following:
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Click on the images to send out school supplies to your friends.
Check out the rest of our FrontierVille Cheats & Tips right here.
Have any tips on how to best use the FrontierVille school?
Hello Frontierfolks, it's Mr. Cheats here with the down-low on the things you shouldn't know. Today's links are for all your FrontierVille School Supply needs. Once you've built a school you are going to need a ton of each school supply for the various lessons. Enrolling in and completing lessons is a great way to earn bonuses out on the frontier. To collect the school supplies all you need is a little help from your friends and the gifting links below. Use the FrontierVille school supplies gifting links by clicking on an image below and selecting which friends to send the gift to. To enroll in lessons at your FrontierVille school, you will need the following:
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Click on the images to send out school supplies to your friends.
Check out the rest of our FrontierVille Cheats & Tips right here.
Have any tips on how to best use the FrontierVille school?
Cafe World Cheats and Tips: Lightning Stove Quick Links
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Hello Facefolks, it's Mr. Cheats here with the down-low on the things you shouldn't know. Today's links, courtesy of The Facegamer, are for that hot Cafe World Lightning Stove that all the kids have been talking about.
"The Lightning Super Stove makes all of your cooking 10% faster, plus it removes the need to do any ingredient sub-steps, therefore making cooking a quicker and more enjoyable experience."
To build the Cafe World Lightning Stove, all you need is a little help from your friends and the gifting links below. Use the Cafe World Lightning Stove gifting links to send out the various parts necessary to build the stove, by clicking the corresponding images below and selecting the friends you wish to send parts to. To complete the Lightning Stove you will need 8 Science Books, 6 Tesla Coils, 7 Flux Switches, and 9 Vacuum Tubes:
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For cheats & more, check out The Facegamer.
Have any tips on how to complete the Cafe World Lightning Stove? Or just looking for some help?
Hello Facefolks, it's Mr. Cheats here with the down-low on the things you shouldn't know. Today's links, courtesy of The Facegamer, are for that hot Cafe World Lightning Stove that all the kids have been talking about.
"The Lightning Super Stove makes all of your cooking 10% faster, plus it removes the need to do any ingredient sub-steps, therefore making cooking a quicker and more enjoyable experience."
To build the Cafe World Lightning Stove, all you need is a little help from your friends and the gifting links below. Use the Cafe World Lightning Stove gifting links to send out the various parts necessary to build the stove, by clicking the corresponding images below and selecting the friends you wish to send parts to. To complete the Lightning Stove you will need 8 Science Books, 6 Tesla Coils, 7 Flux Switches, and 9 Vacuum Tubes:
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For cheats & more, check out The Facegamer.
Have any tips on how to complete the Cafe World Lightning Stove? Or just looking for some help?
Applifier opens up to all social app developers, free traffic for all!
The lovechApplifier Logoild of Nabeel Hyatt of Conduit Labs and Everplay's Jussi Laakkonen, Applifier has finally opened itself up for any social app developer to sign up for the service. Just four months after the game bar's release, it has grown to being visible to 55 million social game players through several mid-size developers like ZipZapPlay and Digital Chocolate, according to Applifier.com.
Signing up for the service allows developers to place their games on the bar while installing the ad bar itself on their own games. For example, if Digital Chocolate decides to install the bar on top of MMA Pro Fighter (one of their more popular games), MMA Pro Fighter will appear on other developers' games who have also installed Applifier cross promotion bar and vise versa. Thus, free exposure--and hopefully traffic--for all!
Applifier serves as means for smaller developers to generate users comparable to the big league players Zynga and Electronic Arts, who have 230 million and 54 million monthly users respectively. The booming service has gained 20 million more eyeballs in the past month alone, according to Applifier CEO Laakkonen, but he remains humble.
"When we started four months ago, if someone told me we'd cross 50 million, I would have laughed," Laakkonen said. "At 10 million, I thought we'd made it, that there was nothing more to be done."
With growth like this, clearly Applifier has a while to go before it plateaus. Could the service garner enough user attention to compete with Zynga's massive amount of users? Only time will tell (they have a long way to go).
Signing up for the service allows developers to place their games on the bar while installing the ad bar itself on their own games. For example, if Digital Chocolate decides to install the bar on top of MMA Pro Fighter (one of their more popular games), MMA Pro Fighter will appear on other developers' games who have also installed Applifier cross promotion bar and vise versa. Thus, free exposure--and hopefully traffic--for all!
Applifier serves as means for smaller developers to generate users comparable to the big league players Zynga and Electronic Arts, who have 230 million and 54 million monthly users respectively. The booming service has gained 20 million more eyeballs in the past month alone, according to Applifier CEO Laakkonen, but he remains humble.
"When we started four months ago, if someone told me we'd cross 50 million, I would have laughed," Laakkonen said. "At 10 million, I thought we'd made it, that there was nothing more to be done."
With growth like this, clearly Applifier has a while to go before it plateaus. Could the service garner enough user attention to compete with Zynga's massive amount of users? Only time will tell (they have a long way to go).
Thứ Bảy, 4 tháng 2, 2012
Quote of the Moment: Facebook game wall spam is not actually spam
"Wall post spam is not spam to people who are playing the game. If you see people post this on your wall -- what you are seeing as pointless spam is the exact kind of thoughtfulness that makes then go to hallmark and buy a birthday card. It is not spam, it is not meaningless. It's really about building social connections."
In a GDC Online talk titled "AAA to Social Games, Making the Leap" Playdom VP of Creative Design Raph Koster explains how important all of those FarmVille posts giving away free tractor parts or lonely, lost animals are to people who play social games, also calling them "emotional notes."
In a GDC Online talk titled "AAA to Social Games, Making the Leap" Playdom VP of Creative Design Raph Koster explains how important all of those FarmVille posts giving away free tractor parts or lonely, lost animals are to people who play social games, also calling them "emotional notes."
Facebook Groups and new privacy dashboard will change how you game
Mark Zuckerberg
At a press conference held at Facebook headquarters--in a cafeteria, oddly enough--in Palo Alto, Calif., company CEO Mark Zuckerberg and a few of his team managers presented some groundbreaking changes to the platform: redesigned Facebook Groups and application privacy settings. While no mention was made at the event of how these changes would affect us gamers, the big Z just made it a lot easier for us to both collaborate and keep safe while we play.
See the changes and what they might mean to you after the break.
Groups Beat Clans
Facebook GroupsMost likely the biggest change to the platform since Places for smartphones, Facebook Groups allows users to create groups for any occasion (it's all in the name) that are private by default. What's more interesting is that these groups look a lot like your standard Facebook wall with most of the normal features included like photos, news feeds and most importantly, chat. For the first time, people can chat with multiple users at once, but only when in a Group.
When it comes to games, Groups is going to make collaboration that much easier. No more chatting within different programs or creating silly pages for your new FarmVille Crafting Co-Ops or Cafe World Catering Orders. This can all happen within a group tailored specifically to that game or even that task. Want to make sure your catering crew is cooking the right stuff for the 1 Year Anniversary Party? Just make a Group in a separate Facebook browser tab and chat live with your friends about who's baking what. Finishing timed missions in Mafia Wars like the new Social Missions will be a cinch now that you can collaborate live within a Facebook Group. And to think that players used forums before.
Stop Sending Me E-mails!
Ever signed up for e-mail updates from a Facebook game to get that sweet bonus only to find to your inbox filled to the brim within days from notifications of how many friends want to chop your trees down? You can now change how each of your applications, including games, accesses your account with the revamped "Applications and Websites" page in your account privacy settings. Say you want to know the last time a game accessed your information and decide that you don't it to post to your wall at all. This is where you can find that detailed information and shut out the game from doing so.
Facebook Applications
Now that Facebook gamers can tweak how games access their information, perhaps more players will be open to sharing their progress than before. I can't imagine how many gamers hit the "Skip" button constantly while they play to avoid sharing their information.
All things considered, these changes could shrink social gaming communities down to small groups of friends and family from the legions of social gaming communities who in most cases know nothing about one another. What will make or break this change for me is whether developers give players the option to publish their accomplishments and requests to Groups rather than News Feeds. Whether that cheapens or strengthens the primary function of social games is up for debate, but if I'm going to create a group with my close friends for a specific game, I want to be in the know. Regardless of what side you take, taking on the more daunting, hardcore tasks with your friends just got a helluva lot easier.
At a press conference held at Facebook headquarters--in a cafeteria, oddly enough--in Palo Alto, Calif., company CEO Mark Zuckerberg and a few of his team managers presented some groundbreaking changes to the platform: redesigned Facebook Groups and application privacy settings. While no mention was made at the event of how these changes would affect us gamers, the big Z just made it a lot easier for us to both collaborate and keep safe while we play.
See the changes and what they might mean to you after the break.
Groups Beat Clans
Facebook GroupsMost likely the biggest change to the platform since Places for smartphones, Facebook Groups allows users to create groups for any occasion (it's all in the name) that are private by default. What's more interesting is that these groups look a lot like your standard Facebook wall with most of the normal features included like photos, news feeds and most importantly, chat. For the first time, people can chat with multiple users at once, but only when in a Group.
When it comes to games, Groups is going to make collaboration that much easier. No more chatting within different programs or creating silly pages for your new FarmVille Crafting Co-Ops or Cafe World Catering Orders. This can all happen within a group tailored specifically to that game or even that task. Want to make sure your catering crew is cooking the right stuff for the 1 Year Anniversary Party? Just make a Group in a separate Facebook browser tab and chat live with your friends about who's baking what. Finishing timed missions in Mafia Wars like the new Social Missions will be a cinch now that you can collaborate live within a Facebook Group. And to think that players used forums before.
Stop Sending Me E-mails!
Ever signed up for e-mail updates from a Facebook game to get that sweet bonus only to find to your inbox filled to the brim within days from notifications of how many friends want to chop your trees down? You can now change how each of your applications, including games, accesses your account with the revamped "Applications and Websites" page in your account privacy settings. Say you want to know the last time a game accessed your information and decide that you don't it to post to your wall at all. This is where you can find that detailed information and shut out the game from doing so.
Facebook Applications
Now that Facebook gamers can tweak how games access their information, perhaps more players will be open to sharing their progress than before. I can't imagine how many gamers hit the "Skip" button constantly while they play to avoid sharing their information.
All things considered, these changes could shrink social gaming communities down to small groups of friends and family from the legions of social gaming communities who in most cases know nothing about one another. What will make or break this change for me is whether developers give players the option to publish their accomplishments and requests to Groups rather than News Feeds. Whether that cheapens or strengthens the primary function of social games is up for debate, but if I'm going to create a group with my close friends for a specific game, I want to be in the know. Regardless of what side you take, taking on the more daunting, hardcore tasks with your friends just got a helluva lot easier.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Challenge: The Belmonts storm Facebook
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Challenge
Living up to the series' wicked name, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Challenge is definitely not your run-of-the-mill Facebook game. Designed to accompany the most recent console game to carry on the 24-year-old series, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, this is Konami's first time bringing the brand to Facebook. Upon loading the game you'll instantly notice from the intense orchestral music and lively animations that the studio is not messing around on the platform.
Find out more about Castlevania's first appearance on Facebook after the break.
Castlevania Lords of Shadow Challenge area
After choosing sides between the Lords of Shadow and the Brotherhood of the Light and from either Gabriel Belmont or Zobek as your avatar, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Challenge takes place entirely in the Arena, a circular platform where you'll do battle with your friends. Recruiting your friends, or Followers, will increase your standing with the rest of the game's vampire slayers and make their avatars appear in your Arena to duke it out with.
Double-click your avatar and then click anywhere on the field to move into fighting range of your enemies. To fight your friends' avatars in real time, just click and drag on the lightning spires in your arena to shock your enemies until you reach Level 5. It's then that you'll unlock your first combat ability, Combat Cross, an area attack that will strike anyone around you. Any damage done to your enemies in the Arena--as well as recruiting more followers--will net you experience points to level up. To keep the competition alive, you can also "Taunt" your friends by posting on their Facebook pages when you deal out particularly nasty combos to your friends in the Arena.
Castlevania Lords of Shadow Challenge level up
The more levels you gain, the more combat abilities inspired by the console games you'll learn. More importantly, you'll also unlock preview content with each level like trailers, screen shots and concept art of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow.
If you haven't guessed already, the main hook of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Challenge is to fuel excitement for the console game through this gated preview content. We have to admit, we would rather have been able unlock content in the console game like behind the scenes development journals or bonus items for Gabriel to use in his adventures on the console. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Challenge is one of most animated and full-sounding Facebook games I've played in a long time, but better unlockable content would make this game that much more enjoyable.
Play Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Challenge on Facebook Now >
Living up to the series' wicked name, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Challenge is definitely not your run-of-the-mill Facebook game. Designed to accompany the most recent console game to carry on the 24-year-old series, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, this is Konami's first time bringing the brand to Facebook. Upon loading the game you'll instantly notice from the intense orchestral music and lively animations that the studio is not messing around on the platform.
Find out more about Castlevania's first appearance on Facebook after the break.
Castlevania Lords of Shadow Challenge area
After choosing sides between the Lords of Shadow and the Brotherhood of the Light and from either Gabriel Belmont or Zobek as your avatar, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Challenge takes place entirely in the Arena, a circular platform where you'll do battle with your friends. Recruiting your friends, or Followers, will increase your standing with the rest of the game's vampire slayers and make their avatars appear in your Arena to duke it out with.
Double-click your avatar and then click anywhere on the field to move into fighting range of your enemies. To fight your friends' avatars in real time, just click and drag on the lightning spires in your arena to shock your enemies until you reach Level 5. It's then that you'll unlock your first combat ability, Combat Cross, an area attack that will strike anyone around you. Any damage done to your enemies in the Arena--as well as recruiting more followers--will net you experience points to level up. To keep the competition alive, you can also "Taunt" your friends by posting on their Facebook pages when you deal out particularly nasty combos to your friends in the Arena.
Castlevania Lords of Shadow Challenge level up
The more levels you gain, the more combat abilities inspired by the console games you'll learn. More importantly, you'll also unlock preview content with each level like trailers, screen shots and concept art of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow.
If you haven't guessed already, the main hook of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Challenge is to fuel excitement for the console game through this gated preview content. We have to admit, we would rather have been able unlock content in the console game like behind the scenes development journals or bonus items for Gabriel to use in his adventures on the console. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Challenge is one of most animated and full-sounding Facebook games I've played in a long time, but better unlockable content would make this game that much more enjoyable.
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FarmVille McDonalds promotion is a glorified ad #notlovinit
The FarmVille McDonalds promotion has launched and, well, it's nothing we expected. Instead of turning out to be something like the Zynga 7-Eleven promotion from earlier this year, it's a glorified ad created to look like a FarmVille farm.
farmville mcdonalds farm
Here's how it works: If you look in your neighbor bar, you will see a McDonalds farm -- click on it to visit. Once you arrive on the farm, you will be instructed to use Insta-Grow on the McDonald's crops. If you're wondering how the heck to get Insta-Grow -- don't bother. A crop duster shows up and automatically fertilizes the seeded field and, then, suddenly the Golden Arches appear in crop form. You don't have to lift a finger.
farmville mcdonalds is here
As payment for your time, you receive a free McDonald's I'm Lovin' It hot air balloon and a McCafe coffee cup (a consumable which makes your farmer works 2x the speed) which are supposed to appear in your gift box. That wasn't the case for me, however -- so I'm waiting to see if this is a glitch and if so, when it will be fixed. Update (6 a.m.): Woke up and found the McCafe and Hot Air Balloon waiting for me in my gift box.
farmville mcdonalds promotion
The FarmVille-McDonalds promotion is creative from an advertising standpoint, though I think many farmers expected something a little more grandiose considering how much this 'event' was teased over the past few weeks.
farmville mcdonalds farm
Here's how it works: If you look in your neighbor bar, you will see a McDonalds farm -- click on it to visit. Once you arrive on the farm, you will be instructed to use Insta-Grow on the McDonald's crops. If you're wondering how the heck to get Insta-Grow -- don't bother. A crop duster shows up and automatically fertilizes the seeded field and, then, suddenly the Golden Arches appear in crop form. You don't have to lift a finger.
farmville mcdonalds is here
As payment for your time, you receive a free McDonald's I'm Lovin' It hot air balloon and a McCafe coffee cup (a consumable which makes your farmer works 2x the speed) which are supposed to appear in your gift box. That wasn't the case for me, however -- so I'm waiting to see if this is a glitch and if so, when it will be fixed. Update (6 a.m.): Woke up and found the McCafe and Hot Air Balloon waiting for me in my gift box.
farmville mcdonalds promotion
The FarmVille-McDonalds promotion is creative from an advertising standpoint, though I think many farmers expected something a little more grandiose considering how much this 'event' was teased over the past few weeks.
FarmVille increases Bushels to 200!
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FarmVille has given farmers a secret gift tonight by increasing the capacity of stored Bushels to 200!
You can now store up to 200 Bushels in your Crafting Building. The previous limit was 100.
Note: Reports are coming in that the new upgrade is not sticking, so there may be some technical issues going on as. Also, not all farmers are experiencing this capacity upgrade yet.
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
FarmVille has given farmers a secret gift tonight by increasing the capacity of stored Bushels to 200!
You can now store up to 200 Bushels in your Crafting Building. The previous limit was 100.
Note: Reports are coming in that the new upgrade is not sticking, so there may be some technical issues going on as. Also, not all farmers are experiencing this capacity upgrade yet.
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Thứ Năm, 2 tháng 2, 2012
Mafia Wars honors Carlito's Way with a sharp dagger and snazzy jacket
Carlito's Way
Carlito's Jacket"Never forget" seems to be Zynga's new motto in Mafia Wars with the new Carlito's Way promotion. To pimp the DVD and Blu-Ray that released earlier this year, the studio released one of two limited edition items today. The first, aptly named Carlito's Way, is a gleaming dagger with 76 Attack and 44 Defense that can be yours for 35 Reward Points or about $8 (yikes!).
The second item, Carlito's Jacket (pictured right), doesn't seem to have made it into the game yet--we'll take an educated guess in saying that it'll be an Armor item with high Defense. While it's definitely admirable that Zynga would pay homage to one of the great mobster flicks, we're somewhat disappointed that more wasn't done with the opportunity. Even a single job to master for each item would have been more entertaining. Not to mention this is far from the first time Zynga has squandered an opportunity like this. I'm looking at you, Cafe World. Stay tuned to Mafia Wars for when Carlito's Jacket becomes available for purchase. (Also an educated guess, but we're not too terrible at this.) Now, where's my Tommy Two Times Armor item?
Carlito's Jacket"Never forget" seems to be Zynga's new motto in Mafia Wars with the new Carlito's Way promotion. To pimp the DVD and Blu-Ray that released earlier this year, the studio released one of two limited edition items today. The first, aptly named Carlito's Way, is a gleaming dagger with 76 Attack and 44 Defense that can be yours for 35 Reward Points or about $8 (yikes!).
The second item, Carlito's Jacket (pictured right), doesn't seem to have made it into the game yet--we'll take an educated guess in saying that it'll be an Armor item with high Defense. While it's definitely admirable that Zynga would pay homage to one of the great mobster flicks, we're somewhat disappointed that more wasn't done with the opportunity. Even a single job to master for each item would have been more entertaining. Not to mention this is far from the first time Zynga has squandered an opportunity like this. I'm looking at you, Cafe World. Stay tuned to Mafia Wars for when Carlito's Jacket becomes available for purchase. (Also an educated guess, but we're not too terrible at this.) Now, where's my Tommy Two Times Armor item?
FIFA Superstars hires Lawyers to negotiate 33 percent EA Shop discount
Club Lawyer
While it's great that your players are in a better state of mind thanks to the Sports Psychologist, their wallets are certainly not. Playfish wants to help with that by offering your team one of two Lawyers who will negotiate a 33 percent discount off all non-promotional Playfish Cash items for just 24 hours in FIFA Superstars. That sounds brilliant on paper, but lawyers gotta' make a livin' too--to the tune of 30 Playfish Cash (about $5.50).
There's something about paying money to save money that just doesn't gel with us. While it is realistic, this is a video game after all--not everything has to be true to life. If you're a big time spender in FIFA Superstars, the Lawyer will do wonders for your wallet--but steer clear if you're uncertain whether you'll take full advantage. For the high rollers out there, you better whip out the credit cards now as the Lawyers will only be around until Nov. 7.
While it's great that your players are in a better state of mind thanks to the Sports Psychologist, their wallets are certainly not. Playfish wants to help with that by offering your team one of two Lawyers who will negotiate a 33 percent discount off all non-promotional Playfish Cash items for just 24 hours in FIFA Superstars. That sounds brilliant on paper, but lawyers gotta' make a livin' too--to the tune of 30 Playfish Cash (about $5.50).
There's something about paying money to save money that just doesn't gel with us. While it is realistic, this is a video game after all--not everything has to be true to life. If you're a big time spender in FIFA Superstars, the Lawyer will do wonders for your wallet--but steer clear if you're uncertain whether you'll take full advantage. For the high rollers out there, you better whip out the credit cards now as the Lawyers will only be around until Nov. 7.
FishVille's Tricks for Treats Halloween event is a bit late to the party
Tricks for Treats
Halloween has come and gone, but Zynga isn't quite done yet in some of its games, especially considering the studio just added a new Tricks for Treats feature to FishVille. For a limited time, happy aquarium owners can send each other Halloween treats for free. Unfortunately, players can only ask for gifts, which will certainly make the process of collecting all six items much slower. Anyhow, players can then redeem these treats for six devilish decorations from the deep.
My personal favorite is Nessy simply because it strikes a chord with my childhood. (I know I'm not the only one who had a Nessy shower head as a kid.) Why do they always make the coolest items the most expensive--it's as if they know or something. While this is a welcome feature, we can't help but feel Zynga is late to the party with this event. Our minds are already set on delicious turkey and we can't possibly be the only ones. We're sure this event won't last too long, because, you know, it's kind of already over.
Find the rest of our Halloween 2010 coverage right here.
Halloween has come and gone, but Zynga isn't quite done yet in some of its games, especially considering the studio just added a new Tricks for Treats feature to FishVille. For a limited time, happy aquarium owners can send each other Halloween treats for free. Unfortunately, players can only ask for gifts, which will certainly make the process of collecting all six items much slower. Anyhow, players can then redeem these treats for six devilish decorations from the deep.
My personal favorite is Nessy simply because it strikes a chord with my childhood. (I know I'm not the only one who had a Nessy shower head as a kid.) Why do they always make the coolest items the most expensive--it's as if they know or something. While this is a welcome feature, we can't help but feel Zynga is late to the party with this event. Our minds are already set on delicious turkey and we can't possibly be the only ones. We're sure this event won't last too long, because, you know, it's kind of already over.
Find the rest of our Halloween 2010 coverage right here.
Cute Game of the Day: Youda Sushi Chef
For folks who peruse around the web for great free games, Youda Sushi Chef won't be new. Youda Sushi Chef's been out for a while and the Games.com team played the heck out of it last year. (John B. was a Sushi samurai of awesomeness) For Cute game of the day we went back and tracked it down because we just knew that making sushi would be a hit with the games.com blog gang.
In Youda Sushi Chef, you are tasked with opening your own sushi bar and cranking out sushi for hungry patrons. Anyone familiar with Diner Dash or Burger Shop will recognize the time management game style that Sushi Chef employs. The game starts easy and just gets harder and harder until you are either a sushi master or a bleeding mess of ginzu knife cuts.
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In Youda Sushi Chef, you are tasked with opening your own sushi bar and cranking out sushi for hungry patrons. Anyone familiar with Diner Dash or Burger Shop will recognize the time management game style that Sushi Chef employs. The game starts easy and just gets harder and harder until you are either a sushi master or a bleeding mess of ginzu knife cuts.
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Licensed Facebook games about to explode, Schell Games CEO says
Confirming a long-time running trend, CEO of game developer Schell Games--the folks behind The Mummy Online--Jesse Schell (pictured) told GamesIndustry.biz he believes that branding and licensed content will be the next big thing in social games. And if the past few games we've previewed are any indication, he just might be right. Schell has been in the game for a long time, previously working with Disney on their browser-MMO Toon Town before he opened his own studio to develop online games in 2002.
Apparently, social games will follow in console gaming's footsteps, according to Schell. "That's how it always goes with videogames, " Schell said. "They always start out with no licensed IP, then some people start to float with it - and then usually licensed IP becomes about 50 percent of any game platform, in terms of where the money comes from. I think there's a lot of room for that with social games."
Like we said, this is kind of old news (but 50 percent?). Branding through Facebook games has been a growing trend for quite a while now, but the question is whether studios like Schell Games will do the source materials in question justice. There's a huge opportunity here to make some truly interesting social games backed by long-standing brands and licenses. Thankfully, Schell raises a good point that developers new to Facebook should understand.
"I often tell people that if they've not sure what platform they should be on, then their idea might not be strong enough - because a lot of things that really succeed have a lot to do with the platform," Schell said. In other words, don't bring your award-winning license to Facebook unless you know what the platform is capable of.
Let's just hope that developers don't take Schell's advice too close to heart. Everyone knows we certainly don't need to see Mega Man working as a farmhand. Thankfully, some of the big league studios know better. For better or worse, even more signs are pointing recognizable brands to Facebook.
Apparently, social games will follow in console gaming's footsteps, according to Schell. "That's how it always goes with videogames, " Schell said. "They always start out with no licensed IP, then some people start to float with it - and then usually licensed IP becomes about 50 percent of any game platform, in terms of where the money comes from. I think there's a lot of room for that with social games."
Like we said, this is kind of old news (but 50 percent?). Branding through Facebook games has been a growing trend for quite a while now, but the question is whether studios like Schell Games will do the source materials in question justice. There's a huge opportunity here to make some truly interesting social games backed by long-standing brands and licenses. Thankfully, Schell raises a good point that developers new to Facebook should understand.
"I often tell people that if they've not sure what platform they should be on, then their idea might not be strong enough - because a lot of things that really succeed have a lot to do with the platform," Schell said. In other words, don't bring your award-winning license to Facebook unless you know what the platform is capable of.
Let's just hope that developers don't take Schell's advice too close to heart. Everyone knows we certainly don't need to see Mega Man working as a farmhand. Thankfully, some of the big league studios know better. For better or worse, even more signs are pointing recognizable brands to Facebook.
Lunchtime Poll: FarmVille Halloween decor - save it or sell it?
I have admit -- I'm always a little sad during the first few days of November. That's when I usually have to take the winter coat out of mothballs and put away the Halloween decorations. That means two things -- winter weather is officially here, and my favorite holiday of the year has already come and gone.
That sadness was magnified this year when I logged into FarmVille and my other Facebook games, each one decorated in a spooky theme, and I realized I had to figure out what to do with my virtual Halloween decorations as well. Do I store my Halloween items? Sell them? Or let them hang around a little longer?
I decided I'm going to try and store as much of this stuff as possible so I can reuse it again next year -- just like I do in real life. FarmVille rolled out a huge storage cellar a few months ago, which will hold my Haunted House, Spooky Trees and other goodies, and most of the other Facebook games I play have plentiful storage as well.
The stuff I don't have room to store? Guess it's going to get sold back for a fraction of the price. Who knew virtual decoration disassembling could be just as tedious it is in real life?
What do you plan to do with your slew of Halloween-themed items in FarmVille and other Facebook games? Vote in the Games.com Blog Lunchtime Poll below:
That sadness was magnified this year when I logged into FarmVille and my other Facebook games, each one decorated in a spooky theme, and I realized I had to figure out what to do with my virtual Halloween decorations as well. Do I store my Halloween items? Sell them? Or let them hang around a little longer?
I decided I'm going to try and store as much of this stuff as possible so I can reuse it again next year -- just like I do in real life. FarmVille rolled out a huge storage cellar a few months ago, which will hold my Haunted House, Spooky Trees and other goodies, and most of the other Facebook games I play have plentiful storage as well.
The stuff I don't have room to store? Guess it's going to get sold back for a fraction of the price. Who knew virtual decoration disassembling could be just as tedious it is in real life?
What do you plan to do with your slew of Halloween-themed items in FarmVille and other Facebook games? Vote in the Games.com Blog Lunchtime Poll below:
Thứ Tư, 1 tháng 2, 2012
Fashion World: New Thanksgiving gifts hit the scene
Metrogames always likes to release their new items in both their Fashion World and Mall Dreams games at the same time. Tonight, a set of new gifts has hit both games. We'll cover Fashion World first.
The new Fashion World gifts are nothing too spectacular; they're items that we've seen in pretty much every Facebook game that's celebrating this holiday. There are six gifts available in the game at any given time, and today the gifts were updated with six new Thanksgiving items.
The new gifts are as follows: Pilgrim Hat, Thanksgiving Dinner (shown at the right), Irish Hat, Turkey, Turkey Dinner, and Thanksgiving Basket. To access the gifts, simply log in to the game and click the busy icon on the left side that pops out with many available gifts when you hover over it.
That's it for the Thanksgiving gifts in Fashion World!
The new Fashion World gifts are nothing too spectacular; they're items that we've seen in pretty much every Facebook game that's celebrating this holiday. There are six gifts available in the game at any given time, and today the gifts were updated with six new Thanksgiving items.
The new gifts are as follows: Pilgrim Hat, Thanksgiving Dinner (shown at the right), Irish Hat, Turkey, Turkey Dinner, and Thanksgiving Basket. To access the gifts, simply log in to the game and click the busy icon on the left side that pops out with many available gifts when you hover over it.
That's it for the Thanksgiving gifts in Fashion World!
New FarmVille Thanksgiving Animals: Silkie Chicken & Autumn Cow
In a late update this evening, Zynga has added two new Thanksgiving animals to FarmVille. The animals come in the form of Silkie Chicken, and the Autumn Cow, which we brought you a sneak peek of last week.
To start, the Silkie Chicken, which is definitely one of the cutest animals we've seen released in the game, goes for 20 Farm Cash. It can be harvested every day for 64 coins, and we're assuming it can be placed inside your Chicken Coop to add a bit of feathery fluff to the building.
Next, the Autumn Cow goes for 22 Farm Cash. It also can be harvested everyday, and can be placed inside your Dairy Barn, where it can produce an Autumn Calf (with a matching brown leaf pattern on its body), so long as the Autumn Cow is placed inside a Dairy Barn that also contains a Bull.
Both of these items will be around for the next 13 days, so be sure to pick up the items you're interested in fast, before the Thanksgiving theme of items says goodbye to the store for another year.
To start, the Silkie Chicken, which is definitely one of the cutest animals we've seen released in the game, goes for 20 Farm Cash. It can be harvested every day for 64 coins, and we're assuming it can be placed inside your Chicken Coop to add a bit of feathery fluff to the building.
Next, the Autumn Cow goes for 22 Farm Cash. It also can be harvested everyday, and can be placed inside your Dairy Barn, where it can produce an Autumn Calf (with a matching brown leaf pattern on its body), so long as the Autumn Cow is placed inside a Dairy Barn that also contains a Bull.
Both of these items will be around for the next 13 days, so be sure to pick up the items you're interested in fast, before the Thanksgiving theme of items says goodbye to the store for another year.
It Girl releases two new limited time couture
It Girl releases new couture items all the time, at a pace which might even be multiple times per week. We try our best to keep you updated with the latest news so that you know what's available to buy for your avatar in the premium shop in Crowdstar's hit fashion and shopping game.
The first new item is a beautiful purple skirt that goes to just about knee-length. This Fuschia Mermaid Tutu Skirt is perfect for Fall fashion, and costs 51 Facebook Credits. It is appropriate for Nightlife and Black Tie events, and has a style rating of 37. The second new couture limited time item is the Deep Blue Studded Bag. This purse is for Nightlife, Black Tie, and Music parties, and costs 41 credits. For that hefty price, you'll get a new fancy purse that matches just about all of your outfits and gives you a style rating of 18. We approve!
These new items will be available in the premium catalog for a limited time, but we have no idea how long that will be. You'll want to log in and play soon to check these items out, before they are gone for good
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The first new item is a beautiful purple skirt that goes to just about knee-length. This Fuschia Mermaid Tutu Skirt is perfect for Fall fashion, and costs 51 Facebook Credits. It is appropriate for Nightlife and Black Tie events, and has a style rating of 37. The second new couture limited time item is the Deep Blue Studded Bag. This purse is for Nightlife, Black Tie, and Music parties, and costs 41 credits. For that hefty price, you'll get a new fancy purse that matches just about all of your outfits and gives you a style rating of 18. We approve!
These new items will be available in the premium catalog for a limited time, but we have no idea how long that will be. You'll want to log in and play soon to check these items out, before they are gone for good
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FarmVille Thanksgiving Items: Squash Home, Pilgrim Carriage, Turkey Balloon, & More
Tonight's FarmVille update brought yet another round of Thanksgiving items into the store. This time, we see the release of one new building, and a few new decorative items, some of which we brought you news of in a FarmVille Sneak Peek posted last week. Even if this is the first time you're seeing these new items, let's get right into our look at what's now available.
The first item is a building in the form of a Squash Home. It costs 200,000 coins to purchase, and will reward you with 2,000 experience points as a reward for making such a large purchase.
Along with this new building comes new decorative items in the form of a Pilgrim Carriage, a Pumpkin Planter, a Pilgrim Girl gnome, and a Turkey Balloon. The items are split evenly between those available for Farm Cash and for regular coins, with the Pilgrim Carriage and the Pilgrim Girl gnome costing 15 and 12 Farm Cash, respectively. The Turkey Balloon, then costs 50,000 coins, while the Pumpkin Planter costs just 8,000 coins.
All of these items come with a 13 day time limit. As this was quite a small update to the overall Thanksgiving theme, it makes us wonder if this could be the last set of Thanksgiving items we see released in the game. Could that be the case? Only time will tell at this point, but we'll be sure to let you know if/when more items are released.
The first item is a building in the form of a Squash Home. It costs 200,000 coins to purchase, and will reward you with 2,000 experience points as a reward for making such a large purchase.
Along with this new building comes new decorative items in the form of a Pilgrim Carriage, a Pumpkin Planter, a Pilgrim Girl gnome, and a Turkey Balloon. The items are split evenly between those available for Farm Cash and for regular coins, with the Pilgrim Carriage and the Pilgrim Girl gnome costing 15 and 12 Farm Cash, respectively. The Turkey Balloon, then costs 50,000 coins, while the Pumpkin Planter costs just 8,000 coins.
All of these items come with a 13 day time limit. As this was quite a small update to the overall Thanksgiving theme, it makes us wonder if this could be the last set of Thanksgiving items we see released in the game. Could that be the case? Only time will tell at this point, but we'll be sure to let you know if/when more items are released.
Mall World launches Thanksgiving Harvest store
With not much time to spare before the turkey-filled holiday, Mall World has just released an entire store devoted to Thanksgiving and the Autumn season. Not only does the Harvest store have costumes and accessories, there is also a wealth of Thanksgiving specific decorations to dress up your store to make it nice and festive. Here is a quick glimpse into what you can find in the Harvest store in Mall World.
For decorations, you'll be happy with the Autumn Leaves Wreath or the Wild Berry Wreath for 2 Credits each. A Braided Rug for 1,000 dollars sits on the ground warming your toes, or the Pilgrim Pup or Turkey Dog make for nice costumes for your dog companions. There is an Animatronic Wild Turkey for 1 Credit, an Autumn Window for 4 Credit, a Cornucopia for $1,000, an Acorn Chandelier for 2 Credits, and a Cast Iron Stove for 3 Mall Credit.
For outfits, there are too many clothing and accessories to list, but we'll highlight a few that we're especially fond of. For headgear, there is a Tiger Lily Headband, a Pilgrim Bonnet, and a Native Headdress. For outfits, the Indian Summer Dress is too cute for words, as is the Totem Mini Skirt. We love the Leather Framed Tote, Buckle Clutch, and the Native Fringe Purse.
You can visit this store by visiting the mall at the bottom of your game. We're sure it's a limited time shop, so stop in and shop until you drop before it's gone!
For decorations, you'll be happy with the Autumn Leaves Wreath or the Wild Berry Wreath for 2 Credits each. A Braided Rug for 1,000 dollars sits on the ground warming your toes, or the Pilgrim Pup or Turkey Dog make for nice costumes for your dog companions. There is an Animatronic Wild Turkey for 1 Credit, an Autumn Window for 4 Credit, a Cornucopia for $1,000, an Acorn Chandelier for 2 Credits, and a Cast Iron Stove for 3 Mall Credit.
For outfits, there are too many clothing and accessories to list, but we'll highlight a few that we're especially fond of. For headgear, there is a Tiger Lily Headband, a Pilgrim Bonnet, and a Native Headdress. For outfits, the Indian Summer Dress is too cute for words, as is the Totem Mini Skirt. We love the Leather Framed Tote, Buckle Clutch, and the Native Fringe Purse.
You can visit this store by visiting the mall at the bottom of your game. We're sure it's a limited time shop, so stop in and shop until you drop before it's gone!
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