FarmVille Dairy Barn Tank Expansion
The Dairy Barn is a unique building with purpose, unlike the Horse Stable, Nursery Barn and Coop, players are allowed to have more than one. The limit of five Dairy Barns makes it the largest animal storage option (20 per barn, 100 total).
The Nursery and Dairy Barn are the the only buildings with purpose that do not have an expand option. These new unreleased images suggest that Dairy expansion will be coming soon!
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Thứ Tư, 15 tháng 2, 2012
FarmVille Unreleased Button Collection
Thank you to FarmVille Freak Martijn for finding these unreleased button images.
It's been a while since we've seen FarmVille make any updates to the Collectables, now it looks like a new collection is in the works!
FarmVille Button Collection
As always, we cannot guarantee if and when these unreleased items will be released, but it's great to get a sneak peek and hope that they are.
Do you still work towards completing FarmVille Collections? Will new collections encourage you to do so?
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
It's been a while since we've seen FarmVille make any updates to the Collectables, now it looks like a new collection is in the works!
FarmVille Button Collection
As always, we cannot guarantee if and when these unreleased items will be released, but it's great to get a sneak peek and hope that they are.
Do you still work towards completing FarmVille Collections? Will new collections encourage you to do so?
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
FarmVille Unreleased Flower Crops - Gardenia and Flamingo Flower
Thank you to FarmVille Freaks Martijn and rainexel for finding these unreleased flower crop and mastery signs.
While there's no guarantee we'll see them any time soon, it looks like two new flower crops are in the works. As there are mastery signs for each, we can only hope they'll be not only masterable, but possibly a permanent crop addition.
FarmVille Flamingo Flower and Gardenia Flower
The Flamingo Flower, nthurium andraeanum (scientific name), thrives in moist soils with high organic matter. In milder climates the plant can be grown in pots of soil.
Gardenia plants are prized for the strong sweet scent of their flowers, which can be very large in some species.
Source: FarmVille Unreleased Flamingo Flower Mastery Sign – Zynga FarmVille
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
While there's no guarantee we'll see them any time soon, it looks like two new flower crops are in the works. As there are mastery signs for each, we can only hope they'll be not only masterable, but possibly a permanent crop addition.
FarmVille Flamingo Flower and Gardenia Flower
The Flamingo Flower, nthurium andraeanum (scientific name), thrives in moist soils with high organic matter. In milder climates the plant can be grown in pots of soil.
Gardenia plants are prized for the strong sweet scent of their flowers, which can be very large in some species.
Source: FarmVille Unreleased Flamingo Flower Mastery Sign – Zynga FarmVille
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
FarmVille: Wandering Sheep or Goat found with no name
FarmVille Freak Bruno's No Name Sheep/Goat
Last week the Mouflon Sheep was added to FarmVille as a new lost and wandering animal. Many people thought this sheep was a goat, but its original name was was in fact "Mouflon Sheep". Not only is their species confusing, but the sheep/goat is now nameless.
FarmVille No Name Goat/Sheep Message
What do you think this animal's name should be?
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Last week the Mouflon Sheep was added to FarmVille as a new lost and wandering animal. Many people thought this sheep was a goat, but its original name was was in fact "Mouflon Sheep". Not only is their species confusing, but the sheep/goat is now nameless.
FarmVille No Name Goat/Sheep Message
What do you think this animal's name should be?
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
FarmVille: New Horses, Pony, Foals, Cows and Calf
farmville new horses pony foals cows and calf
In a much anticipated update last night the FarmVille Nursery was upgraded. Farmers now have the ability to produce brand new adult Horses and Cows. Keep in mind if you are lucky enough to produce a new adult animal, you will be able to give away the corresponding calf or foal to your neighbors.
In total, there are 8 new animals that can be produced by or as a bonus of growing up your foals and calves.
Note: When the first enhancement occurred last night, all of the new animals were on the Free Gifting page, but were very quickly taken down. The Groovy Cow was only available for a short period of time through Free Gifting. (More details on that to come)
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
In a much anticipated update last night the FarmVille Nursery was upgraded. Farmers now have the ability to produce brand new adult Horses and Cows. Keep in mind if you are lucky enough to produce a new adult animal, you will be able to give away the corresponding calf or foal to your neighbors.
In total, there are 8 new animals that can be produced by or as a bonus of growing up your foals and calves.
Note: When the first enhancement occurred last night, all of the new animals were on the Free Gifting page, but were very quickly taken down. The Groovy Cow was only available for a short period of time through Free Gifting. (More details on that to come)
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Thứ Bảy, 11 tháng 2, 2012
Mafia Wars Mystery Animals: Add more fearsome friends to your arsenal
Mafia Wars just released Mystery Animals that you can send and receive from friends. As you may be aware, animals have recently become increasingly important in everyone's favorite mobbed up Facebook game -- these critters are now part of your arsenal and the stronger the animals you have, the more powerful your family. See how these new Mystery Animals work after the jump. To send Mystery Animals to friends:
Head to the Free Gifts page and send Mystery Animals to your friends. Pretty simple!
mafia wars mystery animal
To snag your own Mystery Animals:
Head to your Facebook wall and when a friend sends you a Mystery Animal, click the Retrieve Mystery Animal button.
mystery animals
That will load the game, and in the homepage, you'll see a small window that says Retrieve animal (this kind of works like the Mystery Bags). Click 'Open It' and...
mafia wars mystery animal
... a pop-up window will let you know which animal you successfully retrieved.
Which Mystery Animals have you received so far? Leave a note in the comments below.
(AND, if you have images of your Mystery Animal, please send them to libe@games.com, and I'll feature them here with your name! Thanks!)
Head to the Free Gifts page and send Mystery Animals to your friends. Pretty simple!
mafia wars mystery animal
To snag your own Mystery Animals:
Head to your Facebook wall and when a friend sends you a Mystery Animal, click the Retrieve Mystery Animal button.
mystery animals
That will load the game, and in the homepage, you'll see a small window that says Retrieve animal (this kind of works like the Mystery Bags). Click 'Open It' and...
mafia wars mystery animal
... a pop-up window will let you know which animal you successfully retrieved.
Which Mystery Animals have you received so far? Leave a note in the comments below.
(AND, if you have images of your Mystery Animal, please send them to libe@games.com, and I'll feature them here with your name! Thanks!)
Mafia Wars Mystery Animals: See the complete collection *Spoilers*
The new Mafia Wars Mystery Animal collection will most likely have you hunting down a complete list of critters that can be added to your arsenal. See the entire lineup below. *Spoiler*
King Cheetah (rare)
21 Attack 42 Defense
Arabian Leopard (common)
20 Attack 16 Defense
Kangaroo (uncommon)
30 Attack 29 Defense
Electric Eel (uncommon)
36 Attack 20 Defense
Piranha (uncommon)
23 Attack 35 Defense
Badger (common)
17 Attack 19 Defense
Cassowary (common)
18 Attack 18 Defense
Dingo (common)
13 Attack 24 Defense
Buffalo (common)
25 Attack 12 Defense
Badger (common)
17 Attack 19 Defense
King Cheetah (rare)
21 Attack 42 Defense
Arabian Leopard (common)
20 Attack 16 Defense
Kangaroo (uncommon)
30 Attack 29 Defense
Electric Eel (uncommon)
36 Attack 20 Defense
Piranha (uncommon)
23 Attack 35 Defense
Badger (common)
17 Attack 19 Defense
Cassowary (common)
18 Attack 18 Defense
Dingo (common)
13 Attack 24 Defense
Buffalo (common)
25 Attack 12 Defense
Badger (common)
17 Attack 19 Defense
FarmVille iPhone version 1.01 crops up in the App Store
FarmVille for iPhone: You just downloaded it, now it's time to download the 1.01 update, which cropped up in the AppStore over the weekend. This new version doesn't introduce any big new changes to the game, just a handful of tweaks designed to fix some bugs that have been plaguing the portable farm game. You can download this update for your phone by clicking HERE or by visiting the Updates section in the App Store on your iPhone and downloading this patch from there.
Changes in the 1.01 update include the following:
Fixes to allow farms to load faster
General fixes to prevent crashes
Improvements to sending gifts
Fix for plots that get misaligned after plowing
Fixes to reduce out of sync issues
Changes in the 1.01 update include the following:
Fixes to allow farms to load faster
General fixes to prevent crashes
Improvements to sending gifts
Fix for plots that get misaligned after plowing
Fixes to reduce out of sync issues
Ultimate Fourth of July Guide for FarmVille, Mafia Wars and more
The Fourth of July is right around the corner, and you can bet your firecrackers that FarmVille, Mafia Wars and the rest of the big games on Facebook will release special items and events in celebration of this major holiday. Games.com - The Blog! will be compiling all of those special holiday items/events in this post, so check back here soon for a complete list.
For readers who do not live in the U.S., here's the low-down on this American holiday from Wikipedia:
"In the United States, Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Independence Day is commonly associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs, picnics, concerts, baseball games, political speeches and ceremonies, and various other public and private events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States. Independence Day is the national day of the United States."
FrontierVille
FrontierVille celebrates Independence Day with Firecracker, Liberty Bell
FrontierVille Liberty Cherry trees available for limited time
FrontierVille Independence Day Collection rings in the holiday weekend
FarmVille
New FarmVille decorations and free gifts: Celebrate Fourth of July with fireworks!
Pet Society
Pet Society rolls out Fourth of July items and clearance sale
Cafe World
Cafe World: Celebrate Fourth of July with Sizzling Summer Decor
Mafia Wars
Mafia Wars Fourth of July sale includes five limited edition items
Mafia Wars Fourth of July sale incentives: Elvis impersonator and more
Treasure Isle
Treasure Isle flags return in time for Fourth of July
YoVille
YoVille Fourth of July Fireworks now available
YoVille releases new July 4th items
YoVille Fourth of July items added to the clothing store
FishVille
FishVille creatures and decor flaunt Fourth of July flair
Zoo World
Zoo World celebrates 4th of July with collection game
Happy Pets
Happy Pets pretends Independence Day is Memorial Day
Hotel City
Hotel City lights up the sky with July 4th fireworks
How are you going to celebrate Fourth of July?
For readers who do not live in the U.S., here's the low-down on this American holiday from Wikipedia:
"In the United States, Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Independence Day is commonly associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs, picnics, concerts, baseball games, political speeches and ceremonies, and various other public and private events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States. Independence Day is the national day of the United States."
FrontierVille
FrontierVille celebrates Independence Day with Firecracker, Liberty Bell
FrontierVille Liberty Cherry trees available for limited time
FrontierVille Independence Day Collection rings in the holiday weekend
FarmVille
New FarmVille decorations and free gifts: Celebrate Fourth of July with fireworks!
Pet Society
Pet Society rolls out Fourth of July items and clearance sale
Cafe World
Cafe World: Celebrate Fourth of July with Sizzling Summer Decor
Mafia Wars
Mafia Wars Fourth of July sale includes five limited edition items
Mafia Wars Fourth of July sale incentives: Elvis impersonator and more
Treasure Isle
Treasure Isle flags return in time for Fourth of July
YoVille
YoVille Fourth of July Fireworks now available
YoVille releases new July 4th items
YoVille Fourth of July items added to the clothing store
FishVille
FishVille creatures and decor flaunt Fourth of July flair
Zoo World
Zoo World celebrates 4th of July with collection game
Happy Pets
Happy Pets pretends Independence Day is Memorial Day
Hotel City
Hotel City lights up the sky with July 4th fireworks
How are you going to celebrate Fourth of July?
YoVille: The Ultimate Guide To Earning More Coins
With all the new items being released by Zynga every week, it is so important to have all the up to date information on making the most coins you can in YoVille. Here is an updated guide for you to follow in order to make that task a lot easier.
If we've missed anything, make sure to post about it in comments.
«Login Daily»
YoVille Daily Login Bonus
Make sure you log into Yoville at least once a day and each day you will get more coins, up to 300 coins a day.
«The Widget Factory»
YoVille Widget Factory
The Widget Factory was the place you once made a majority of your coins. However, sense the release of the new Yoville Jobs, that is no longer the case. The Widget factory is still a good source for making money in Yoville and should be visited as often as possible throughout the day. Currently you need 100 energy to complete your job at the Widget Factory and the payout is 200 to 350 coins depending on the amount of neighbors you currently have.
«Yoville Jobs»
The newest feature added to Yoville are the Yoville jobs! Here is a great article with all the details needed to succeed in this fun new feature in Yoville.
«Coin Runs»
YoVille Coin Runs
At the bottom of your screens, you will see a ladder of your neighbors in Yoville. By mousing over them you are then given choices to visit or gift each friend. This is what we call Coin Runs or "CR"...which some of you might have seen written in messages from friends in the game. Once a day you can visit up to 25 friends and make up to 20 coins each by choosing 1 of the 6 different interactions with your friends avatar... Dance, fight, kiss, tell a joke, leave a message, or send a gift.
«Take Photos»
YoVille Take Photos
In the bottom right side of your screen you will see your chat box...where you type to interact with other players, in this area you will see a camera icon. You are given up to 5 rolls of film once a day to take pictures. You earn up to 20 coins per photo depending on the quality of your photo.
«Maxing (Play Games)»
YoVille Maxing
In Yoville you can ask any of the other players to play a game of tic-tac-toe or rock-paper-scissors with you. Just click another player and ask him/her to play a game with you:
If you win, you'll get 10 coins. If it's a draw, you both get 5 coins. If you lose, you get nothing.
You can earn up to 200 coins per day by playing games. Fastest way to "max out" (= get all the coins possible per day from games) is to join an event made just for playing. Check the events-list and from there the section "games".
Rules:
Tictactoe (TTT) – try to get 3 symbols (X or O) in a row before the other player.
Rock-paper-scissors (RPS) – Choose either rock, paper or scissors, game starts when both players have made their choice. Paper wins rock, rock wins scissors, scissors wins paper. At least 2 rounds are played.
«Speedway»
YoVille Speedway Race
On bottom right corner of the map there is a speedway-arena.
Here you can choose from 3 options: Race, practice or bet.
By racing against your friends, you will earn 10 coins by winning a race against your friends avatars. It's possible to earn up to 200 coins per day this way. Unfortunately racing is connected to the games though (ttt and rps), so if you have already maxed out for the day with them, the wins in races won't give you any coins. They will be counted on the badgelist still.
- You race by clicking and holding the left mouse button. But don't hold too long or you will flip over, and also remember to watch those oil-slicks! Get a boost from the arrows on your lane.
By betting, only the sky is a limit or you can lose it all. Place a bet between 10-500 coins and choose from 3 friends which one you believe will win.
«Casino»
If you are feeling lucky...make your way over to the Yoville Casino! You have really good odds of winning considering all it takes to break even is 1 cherry!!! The payout can be as high as your luck will allow.
«Yoville Fishing»
YoVille Fishing
Yoville has a really fun fishing game that I still enjoy just playing because its a challenge!! You buy some bait and pick 3 friends you want to fish against...then try and catch the heaviest amount of fish before the 2 1/2 minutes is up. You win 10 coins a game and can win up to 200 coins a day playing this game.
«Buying and Trading»
YoVille Buying and TradingYou can buy and sell items with other YoVillians, this is called "trading". Step by step instructions how to trade, can be found in this topic:
http://yvlounge.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=1891&sid=8bf0f1b2abd54517ee34edeb570921b3
You can sell the items you don't need anymore, you can make art on whiteboard and sell them or you can invest in something, for example if you have yocash, you can buy yocash-items and sell them to other players for coins (you can't trade yocash) or buy some seasonal or collectible items and wait until they are out of store and starting to raise price. This is how many people in Yoville make their fortune.
You can also sell the items back to Yoville. That happens from top boxes:
Click "view inventory", browse the items in there and once you've found what you want to sell, click it and it will show how much you will get from it, you can choose either "sell" or "close". When you sell back to Yoville, you get approximately 1/3 of the store-value back. YoCash-items, starter-items, houses, teleport-doors and the things you've bought from yoville.com can't be sold back to Yoville, only "removed" from inventory which won't give you any coins.
«Mystery Gifts»
YoVille Mystery Gifts
These items are gifted to you by your neighbors and they should be returned. The amount of coins received in them varies but there is a chance at rare items in some and other have items needed to complete the Yoville collections.
Click the gifts to send your friends a free mystery gift.
If we've missed anything, make sure to post about it in comments.
«Login Daily»
YoVille Daily Login Bonus
Make sure you log into Yoville at least once a day and each day you will get more coins, up to 300 coins a day.
«The Widget Factory»
YoVille Widget Factory
The Widget Factory was the place you once made a majority of your coins. However, sense the release of the new Yoville Jobs, that is no longer the case. The Widget factory is still a good source for making money in Yoville and should be visited as often as possible throughout the day. Currently you need 100 energy to complete your job at the Widget Factory and the payout is 200 to 350 coins depending on the amount of neighbors you currently have.
«Yoville Jobs»
The newest feature added to Yoville are the Yoville jobs! Here is a great article with all the details needed to succeed in this fun new feature in Yoville.
«Coin Runs»
YoVille Coin Runs
At the bottom of your screens, you will see a ladder of your neighbors in Yoville. By mousing over them you are then given choices to visit or gift each friend. This is what we call Coin Runs or "CR"...which some of you might have seen written in messages from friends in the game. Once a day you can visit up to 25 friends and make up to 20 coins each by choosing 1 of the 6 different interactions with your friends avatar... Dance, fight, kiss, tell a joke, leave a message, or send a gift.
«Take Photos»
YoVille Take Photos
In the bottom right side of your screen you will see your chat box...where you type to interact with other players, in this area you will see a camera icon. You are given up to 5 rolls of film once a day to take pictures. You earn up to 20 coins per photo depending on the quality of your photo.
«Maxing (Play Games)»
YoVille Maxing
In Yoville you can ask any of the other players to play a game of tic-tac-toe or rock-paper-scissors with you. Just click another player and ask him/her to play a game with you:
If you win, you'll get 10 coins. If it's a draw, you both get 5 coins. If you lose, you get nothing.
You can earn up to 200 coins per day by playing games. Fastest way to "max out" (= get all the coins possible per day from games) is to join an event made just for playing. Check the events-list and from there the section "games".
Rules:
Tictactoe (TTT) – try to get 3 symbols (X or O) in a row before the other player.
Rock-paper-scissors (RPS) – Choose either rock, paper or scissors, game starts when both players have made their choice. Paper wins rock, rock wins scissors, scissors wins paper. At least 2 rounds are played.
«Speedway»
YoVille Speedway Race
On bottom right corner of the map there is a speedway-arena.
Here you can choose from 3 options: Race, practice or bet.
By racing against your friends, you will earn 10 coins by winning a race against your friends avatars. It's possible to earn up to 200 coins per day this way. Unfortunately racing is connected to the games though (ttt and rps), so if you have already maxed out for the day with them, the wins in races won't give you any coins. They will be counted on the badgelist still.
- You race by clicking and holding the left mouse button. But don't hold too long or you will flip over, and also remember to watch those oil-slicks! Get a boost from the arrows on your lane.
By betting, only the sky is a limit or you can lose it all. Place a bet between 10-500 coins and choose from 3 friends which one you believe will win.
«Casino»
If you are feeling lucky...make your way over to the Yoville Casino! You have really good odds of winning considering all it takes to break even is 1 cherry!!! The payout can be as high as your luck will allow.
«Yoville Fishing»
YoVille Fishing
Yoville has a really fun fishing game that I still enjoy just playing because its a challenge!! You buy some bait and pick 3 friends you want to fish against...then try and catch the heaviest amount of fish before the 2 1/2 minutes is up. You win 10 coins a game and can win up to 200 coins a day playing this game.
«Buying and Trading»
YoVille Buying and TradingYou can buy and sell items with other YoVillians, this is called "trading". Step by step instructions how to trade, can be found in this topic:
http://yvlounge.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=1891&sid=8bf0f1b2abd54517ee34edeb570921b3
You can sell the items you don't need anymore, you can make art on whiteboard and sell them or you can invest in something, for example if you have yocash, you can buy yocash-items and sell them to other players for coins (you can't trade yocash) or buy some seasonal or collectible items and wait until they are out of store and starting to raise price. This is how many people in Yoville make their fortune.
You can also sell the items back to Yoville. That happens from top boxes:
Click "view inventory", browse the items in there and once you've found what you want to sell, click it and it will show how much you will get from it, you can choose either "sell" or "close". When you sell back to Yoville, you get approximately 1/3 of the store-value back. YoCash-items, starter-items, houses, teleport-doors and the things you've bought from yoville.com can't be sold back to Yoville, only "removed" from inventory which won't give you any coins.
«Mystery Gifts»
YoVille Mystery Gifts
These items are gifted to you by your neighbors and they should be returned. The amount of coins received in them varies but there is a chance at rare items in some and other have items needed to complete the Yoville collections.
Click the gifts to send your friends a free mystery gift.
Thứ Năm, 9 tháng 2, 2012
YoVille: Otter leaves, Sea Turtle arrives and Alligator is on the way
The charity otter will be leaving our town soon and will be replaced by a cute Sea Turtle. This week, you will be able to help save the gulf by buying this YoCash pet. 50% of all proceeds will go to Audubon to help save the gulf.
Platinum Ninja also announced that an alligator which will be replacing this turtle in a week.
Did you get any of the new charity pets? Which one is your favorite?
This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.
Platinum Ninja also announced that an alligator which will be replacing this turtle in a week.
Did you get any of the new charity pets? Which one is your favorite?
This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.
YoVille: New Skin Tones, Searchable Inventory and Mystery Deals
Zynga's Platinum Ninja announced that tons of new updates are coming to YoVille this month.
Skin Tones – Also more variety of Skin Tones on their way. So you'll have more choices when changing your appearance!
Searchable Inventory – We've been working on making decorating easier! Soon we'll be coming out with a much simpler way to find all of your prized possessions without having to scroll a ton! Stay tuned for other new ways to manage your inventories and items as well!
Group Buying Coming Back! – That's right folks a new and improved version of Group Buying will be on it's way to YoVille pretty soon. We've made some tweeks to improve this user experience and will be offering you some awesome stuff! Read more about group buying here.
Want to hear about what is coming out this August in YoVille? Of course you do!! Let's check out some awesome things the team is working on to bring you this month.
Mystery Deals – should be coming very very soon! Want to give you all an awesome opportunity to get some of your favorite items at great prices! Check out the Blog on this feature to learn more.
Photo Booth -This awesome item will be coming soon! It will let you take pics and share with your friends. To check out more info on this feature check out here.
YoVille Wave Photo Booth
Busy month for YoVille players! Keep an eye on the Lounge for all the updates
This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.
Skin Tones – Also more variety of Skin Tones on their way. So you'll have more choices when changing your appearance!
Searchable Inventory – We've been working on making decorating easier! Soon we'll be coming out with a much simpler way to find all of your prized possessions without having to scroll a ton! Stay tuned for other new ways to manage your inventories and items as well!
Group Buying Coming Back! – That's right folks a new and improved version of Group Buying will be on it's way to YoVille pretty soon. We've made some tweeks to improve this user experience and will be offering you some awesome stuff! Read more about group buying here.
Want to hear about what is coming out this August in YoVille? Of course you do!! Let's check out some awesome things the team is working on to bring you this month.
Mystery Deals – should be coming very very soon! Want to give you all an awesome opportunity to get some of your favorite items at great prices! Check out the Blog on this feature to learn more.
Photo Booth -This awesome item will be coming soon! It will let you take pics and share with your friends. To check out more info on this feature check out here.
YoVille Wave Photo Booth
Busy month for YoVille players! Keep an eye on the Lounge for all the updates
This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.
Zynga plans to blow up real armored truck in Mafia Wars publicity stunt
In what might be the most awesome social gaming publicity stunt ever, Zynga reps will be blowing up a real-life armored truck once 10 million players visit the recently launched Mafia Wars Vegas.
Right now the visitor count is around 2.8 million -- and growing every second -- so I'll take a gander that the big 'splosion will take place in the next day or so. And, of course, you'll be able to watch the truck turn into cinder on mafiawars.com. Take that, Michael Bay.
In addition to exploding trucks, Zynga is also pimping Mafia Wars Vegas by giving away 10 iPads every week and handing out $25,000 to one lucky players. You can enter to win the big prize by simply playing the Mafia Wars expansion, and you get an additional entry to win for each member of your Mafia that also visits Vegas.
Now if you will 'scuze me, I'm headed to Mafia Wars Vegas -- I'm ready to see that truck burn.
Right now the visitor count is around 2.8 million -- and growing every second -- so I'll take a gander that the big 'splosion will take place in the next day or so. And, of course, you'll be able to watch the truck turn into cinder on mafiawars.com. Take that, Michael Bay.
In addition to exploding trucks, Zynga is also pimping Mafia Wars Vegas by giving away 10 iPads every week and handing out $25,000 to one lucky players. You can enter to win the big prize by simply playing the Mafia Wars expansion, and you get an additional entry to win for each member of your Mafia that also visits Vegas.
Now if you will 'scuze me, I'm headed to Mafia Wars Vegas -- I'm ready to see that truck burn.
Cafe World's new decor takes diners to Transylvannia
After last week's Twilight decor, Cafe World has headed outside with new outdoors restaurant decor. It still involves vampires, but it's more traditional, which is to say, totally Transylvannian!
The honor for most expensive item is tied at 60 Cafe Cash for Red Gothic Rooftop and Black Gothic Rooftop. These two are also the most extravagant, transforming your restaurant's roof into a castle that resembles an elegant Gothic cathedral. Premium item runners-up would be the Gothic Spire for 18, and the adorable Happy Vamp Diner Statue for 16 Cafe Cash.
Out of the 22 new decor pieces, 14 require Cafe Cash. If the game didn't make acquiring in-game premium money so simple and often, this would be a problem. Not requiring Cafe Cash, the priciest item is the Gothic Stained Glass in the outdoor Windows category, which costs a whopping 75,000 Coins for one.
You can get a glimpse of all the items in the graphic below.
Cafe World Vampire Outdoor Restaurant Decor
The honor for most expensive item is tied at 60 Cafe Cash for Red Gothic Rooftop and Black Gothic Rooftop. These two are also the most extravagant, transforming your restaurant's roof into a castle that resembles an elegant Gothic cathedral. Premium item runners-up would be the Gothic Spire for 18, and the adorable Happy Vamp Diner Statue for 16 Cafe Cash.
Out of the 22 new decor pieces, 14 require Cafe Cash. If the game didn't make acquiring in-game premium money so simple and often, this would be a problem. Not requiring Cafe Cash, the priciest item is the Gothic Stained Glass in the outdoor Windows category, which costs a whopping 75,000 Coins for one.
You can get a glimpse of all the items in the graphic below.
Cafe World Vampire Outdoor Restaurant Decor
Happy Pets Special Offers: Fantasia and Pink Clydesdale Unicorns
Happy Pets Special Offer of Fantasia Unicorn and Pink Clydesdale Unicorn
Happy Pets Pink Unicorn Special OfferUnicorns are serious business in Happy Pets. So far, all the Unicorns and special Horses in the game outsell and outprice even the new pet Dinosaurs. But some lucky players have gotten a special in-game offer, where they can buy a Fantasia Unicorn for 10 Facebook Credits ($1 USD), or a Pink Clydesdale Unicorn for 20 FB Credits ($2 USD), which are both big discounts.
How can you tell you're saving? Well, the latest Limited Edition horses has a horse very similar to the ones shown above -- the Purple Clydesdale Unicorn, which is being sold for 80 FB Credits ($8 USD). Also, for 18 FB Credits ($1.80) you can use a Color Dye to change your Fantasia or Pink Clydesdale Unicorn into a color you'd like. (I've got a Citrus Dalamatian, so I know you can change the color of premium cash pets.) To know if this offer is available to you, just look for the icon of the pink unicorn on the left-hand side of your game screen.
Happy Pets Pink Unicorn Special OfferUnicorns are serious business in Happy Pets. So far, all the Unicorns and special Horses in the game outsell and outprice even the new pet Dinosaurs. But some lucky players have gotten a special in-game offer, where they can buy a Fantasia Unicorn for 10 Facebook Credits ($1 USD), or a Pink Clydesdale Unicorn for 20 FB Credits ($2 USD), which are both big discounts.
How can you tell you're saving? Well, the latest Limited Edition horses has a horse very similar to the ones shown above -- the Purple Clydesdale Unicorn, which is being sold for 80 FB Credits ($8 USD). Also, for 18 FB Credits ($1.80) you can use a Color Dye to change your Fantasia or Pink Clydesdale Unicorn into a color you'd like. (I've got a Citrus Dalamatian, so I know you can change the color of premium cash pets.) To know if this offer is available to you, just look for the icon of the pink unicorn on the left-hand side of your game screen.
Thứ Ba, 7 tháng 2, 2012
YoVille is giving away two Gold Mystery Boxes this week only
As Platinum Ninja told us before, September marks YoVille's Player Appreciation Month. And to kick off the festivities, Zynga will be randomly giving away Gold Mystery Boxes twice this week, but they're not telling when.
You'll have to log in to the game daily (a chore, we know) to find out exactly when these mysterious goodies will be given away. Obviously, the contents of the boxes are a mystery, but expect lots of coins and YoCash to fill those wallets again after the Labor Day Sale, according to the YoVille blog.
When looking at the success of Zynga's other social games, it's a surprise we haven't seen similar events in FarmVille, Mafia Wars or FrontierVille. Here's to hoping this is the start of a new trend for Zynga!
You'll have to log in to the game daily (a chore, we know) to find out exactly when these mysterious goodies will be given away. Obviously, the contents of the boxes are a mystery, but expect lots of coins and YoCash to fill those wallets again after the Labor Day Sale, according to the YoVille blog.
When looking at the success of Zynga's other social games, it's a surprise we haven't seen similar events in FarmVille, Mafia Wars or FrontierVille. Here's to hoping this is the start of a new trend for Zynga!
Robot Unicorn Attack: The most magical game of all time lands on Facebook
It's common knowledge that nothing inspires love and harmony like exploding robot unicorns and shimmering rainbows -- and Robot Unicorn Attack has both in spades. The online game first launched on AdultSwim.com in February 2010 and got one million plays in its first week. That was followed by an equally popular iPhone version in June, and, now, it has finally brought the magic to Facebook.
The main thing this game has going for it is the simple gameplay. It only requires two controls -- the jump and dash buttons -- which are the keyboard keys 'Z' and 'X', respectively. These buttons control a shiny unicorn flying through the sky like a shooting star, and you're responsible for piloting this pretty pony to safety, avoiding purple cliffsides and dashing your way through stars of white steel. All that is set to the game's hypnotic soundtrack, which features the 1994 hit "Always" by the UK band Erasure.
Robot Unicorn Attack in action
The Facebook version comes with a leaderboard, which gets reset weekly (something that Bejeweled Blitz fans are pretty familiar with). That means no more clicking on that "Post to Facebook" option to show the world how many hours of your life you've wasted. All your stats and those of your friends can be glimpse in one easy location.
Play Robot Unicorn Attack on Facebook >
The main thing this game has going for it is the simple gameplay. It only requires two controls -- the jump and dash buttons -- which are the keyboard keys 'Z' and 'X', respectively. These buttons control a shiny unicorn flying through the sky like a shooting star, and you're responsible for piloting this pretty pony to safety, avoiding purple cliffsides and dashing your way through stars of white steel. All that is set to the game's hypnotic soundtrack, which features the 1994 hit "Always" by the UK band Erasure.
Robot Unicorn Attack in action
The Facebook version comes with a leaderboard, which gets reset weekly (something that Bejeweled Blitz fans are pretty familiar with). That means no more clicking on that "Post to Facebook" option to show the world how many hours of your life you've wasted. All your stats and those of your friends can be glimpse in one easy location.
Play Robot Unicorn Attack on Facebook >
Quote of the Moment: End of the Golden Era
"There's going to be a lot of [game cloning]. The truth is that there's that in every industry. I mean, MMOs, there's no shortage of terrible World of WarCraft clones that didn't really work out, and you'll see the same thing I think here. A handful will survive, a bunch will fail. You're definitely in the stage right now in social games where there's a lot of bandwagon jumping, where everyone sees moneymoneymoney and suddenly all these new companies appear... It happened before in mobile, it happened before in casual – in the past it's tended to signal the beginning of the end.
"Not necessarily of the genre, but of the sort of golden era, where everything was a fresh blue ocean and all that stuff. It's getting into the era where it'll be a lot more hard-fought. It'll be tough. People will make money there, but there'll be a lot of competition and then margins will shrink and all that sort of stuff. That's my thought on where we're heading with social stuff. Facebook can't go that much faster, they're only going to tighten up their restrictions. Sooner or later they will raise their rates, do other things like that, margins will just get increasingly tough.
"You're already sort of seeing that, a lot of the viral growth of Facebook games is now shut down, they have to do it the old fashioned way, which is by buying ads or by having something that people are actually interested in playing and actually want to want to tell their friends about. From our point of view, we can live with that. That's an okay solution for us. So I'm fairly optimistic about the future – there's enough crazy stuff going on that you never know what's going to happen. I know Google are doing some sort of social network..."
-Popcap Chief Creative Officer Jason Kapalka talks to GamesIndustry.biz about what he sees as a fundamental shift in the social gaming market of late.
"Not necessarily of the genre, but of the sort of golden era, where everything was a fresh blue ocean and all that stuff. It's getting into the era where it'll be a lot more hard-fought. It'll be tough. People will make money there, but there'll be a lot of competition and then margins will shrink and all that sort of stuff. That's my thought on where we're heading with social stuff. Facebook can't go that much faster, they're only going to tighten up their restrictions. Sooner or later they will raise their rates, do other things like that, margins will just get increasingly tough.
"You're already sort of seeing that, a lot of the viral growth of Facebook games is now shut down, they have to do it the old fashioned way, which is by buying ads or by having something that people are actually interested in playing and actually want to want to tell their friends about. From our point of view, we can live with that. That's an okay solution for us. So I'm fairly optimistic about the future – there's enough crazy stuff going on that you never know what's going to happen. I know Google are doing some sort of social network..."
-Popcap Chief Creative Officer Jason Kapalka talks to GamesIndustry.biz about what he sees as a fundamental shift in the social gaming market of late.
Happy Pets: There's a new pet in town this week, but you have to guess
To add to your already massive collection of dogs, cats, birds and dinosaurs, Crowdstar is releasing yet another pet this week in Happy Pets. However, as of right now, the pet is a total mystery. Luckily for us, they've posted a silhouette of the pet in question on their Happy Aquarium page for you to drool over.
The only details we know so far about the mystery pet is that it will be available in eight colors. Fortunately, we can assume that if this mystery pet is coming in eight colors it will not be part of the Random Pets family. We all know how well those blow over.
In the meantime, let's guess what the pet might be. I was thinking a baby eagle, or maybe an owl? But what about that comb on its head (wink, wink)?
The only details we know so far about the mystery pet is that it will be available in eight colors. Fortunately, we can assume that if this mystery pet is coming in eight colors it will not be part of the Random Pets family. We all know how well those blow over.
In the meantime, let's guess what the pet might be. I was thinking a baby eagle, or maybe an owl? But what about that comb on its head (wink, wink)?
Tonight's Vampire Wars developer chat will answer your burning questions
If you have nagging questions concerning your favorite fang-filled Facebook game, Vampire Wars, then hang around Zynga's Vampire Wars forum today around 4 PM PDT (that's 7 PM EST for you East Coasters). Zynga's Vlad the Emailer (and hopefully more of the development team) will be answering your burning questions for one hour in a developer's chat.
The team is taking questions right now in preparation for the discussion, so head on over now to get your words in if you won't be able to make it. The forums are heating up with questions already concerning time limits on gameplay and their effect on balance, perceived flaws in the game's combat system and what the team is doing for new players.
All that's well and good, but we just want to know is when will Blade be making an appearance (this is a war, you know). Stay tuned for when we discuss the results of the live developer chat tomorrow.
The team is taking questions right now in preparation for the discussion, so head on over now to get your words in if you won't be able to make it. The forums are heating up with questions already concerning time limits on gameplay and their effect on balance, perceived flaws in the game's combat system and what the team is doing for new players.
All that's well and good, but we just want to know is when will Blade be making an appearance (this is a war, you know). Stay tuned for when we discuss the results of the live developer chat tomorrow.
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