We're continuing to count down the day until Valentine's Day in FarmVille, and Zynga has made the countdown even more lovely this evening by adding three new themed animals to the game. Two of these limited edition animals can be found in the game's store, while the final animal can be received as an offspring of one of the two.
The two store animals are the Valentine Elephant and the Valentine Pony. Personally, it's a bit of a head-scratcher as to why they aren't called the Heart Elephant and Heart Pony, to coincide with the other themed animals released this year, as they are both covered in hearts, but I suppose we'll let that one slide. Both animals are premium, as you'd expect, with the Elephant being available for 18 Farm Cash, and the Pony being available for 24 Farm Cash.
The third animal, then (as you might have guessed) is the Valentine Pony Foal, which is available if you purchase a Valentine Pony and then randomly breed that pony in the Horse Stable (with either a Wandering Stallion, or some kind of permanent stallion you have on your farm).
Both of these animals will be available in the game for 14 days, proving that the Valentine's Day theme will be sticking around, even if only for a little while, after the holiday itself has passed. Still, wouldn't you rather purchase these items now than later?
Thứ Bảy, 7 tháng 1, 2012
FarmVille Valentine Decorations: Romantic Pavilion, Cupig, Anemone, and More
Tonight's FarmVille update brought with it a series of five new limited edition items - one building and four new decorations. If you're an avid reader of Games.com - The Blog! you'll recognize most of these items from various Sneak Peeks that we've brought you in the past.
To be specific, the new building is the Romantic Pavilion, which is a lovely white, pink, and green item that would fit in perfectly with your Romantic Gazebo, if you chose to purchase that item when it was released a few days ago. However, if you'd like to complete your pair of items by purchasing this Romantic Pavilion, you'll be required to pay 15 Farm Cash to do so. You'll receive 1500 experience points for making the purchase, but we all know that that's secondary to just how pretty this item really is.
Meet us behind the break for a look at the other newly released items.
The four new decorative items are split 3 to 1 in terms of which items are premium, and which are available for coins. The three premium items are the Cupig statue (think Cupid, only a pig) which costs 12 Farm Cash, the Heart Pool that costs 20 Farm Cash, and the Rainbow Finches decorative animal item, which will set you back 15 Farm Cash.
If you're interested in purchasing the Heart Pool, it should be noted that this is a simply massive item, compared to the other decorations that we've seen released in the past, and is actually bigger than many of the buildings released in the game. It's very likely that you'd need to move around some decorations in order to make it fit on your farm, but if you went through with it, you'd earn a whopping 2,000 experience points as a reward for your purchase.
The final new decoration is the Anemone flower garden. Comprised of pink, purple, and white flowers, this flower bed could really be left out on your farm all year round, well into Spring or at least until after Valentine's Day proper has come and gone. It doesn't scream of love and romance, which many will consider a good thing, and it can be added to your farm for just 10,000 coins (that's cheap enough to allow you to buy multiple!).
All five of these items (including the Romantic Pavilion) will be available in the game's store for the next 14 days. Make sure to pick up the items you'd like sooner, rather than later, so you're guaranteed to get the items you'd like.
To be specific, the new building is the Romantic Pavilion, which is a lovely white, pink, and green item that would fit in perfectly with your Romantic Gazebo, if you chose to purchase that item when it was released a few days ago. However, if you'd like to complete your pair of items by purchasing this Romantic Pavilion, you'll be required to pay 15 Farm Cash to do so. You'll receive 1500 experience points for making the purchase, but we all know that that's secondary to just how pretty this item really is.
Meet us behind the break for a look at the other newly released items.
The four new decorative items are split 3 to 1 in terms of which items are premium, and which are available for coins. The three premium items are the Cupig statue (think Cupid, only a pig) which costs 12 Farm Cash, the Heart Pool that costs 20 Farm Cash, and the Rainbow Finches decorative animal item, which will set you back 15 Farm Cash.
If you're interested in purchasing the Heart Pool, it should be noted that this is a simply massive item, compared to the other decorations that we've seen released in the past, and is actually bigger than many of the buildings released in the game. It's very likely that you'd need to move around some decorations in order to make it fit on your farm, but if you went through with it, you'd earn a whopping 2,000 experience points as a reward for your purchase.
The final new decoration is the Anemone flower garden. Comprised of pink, purple, and white flowers, this flower bed could really be left out on your farm all year round, well into Spring or at least until after Valentine's Day proper has come and gone. It doesn't scream of love and romance, which many will consider a good thing, and it can be added to your farm for just 10,000 coins (that's cheap enough to allow you to buy multiple!).
All five of these items (including the Romantic Pavilion) will be available in the game's store for the next 14 days. Make sure to pick up the items you'd like sooner, rather than later, so you're guaranteed to get the items you'd like.
FarmVille: Orchards will soon offer Watering Cans!
Perhaps one of the most disappointing things to come out of the Orchard and Mystery Seedling feature in FarmVille is the fact that it just takes so long to earn enough Watering Cans to make a dent in your Mystery Seedling backlog. After all, the more Orchards you have, the more Mystery Seedlings you will invariably end up with. But with each Seedling requiring 10 Watering Cans to grow to maturity, you can become bogged down pretty easily in what many users have started calling the "FarmVille Drought."
Zynga hopes to change this in the near future however, as they have announced via the official FarmVille Blog that soon, Orchards will begin producing Water for users to use for the Mystery Seedlings. In a nutshell, this means that if you don't receive a Mystery Seedling when harvesting an Orchard, you'll receive Water instead (as well as the normal coins).
It hasn't been announced how much water you'll receive for each Orchard, but we'll take anything at this point. Orchards should begin producing water next week - bring it on Zynga!
Zynga hopes to change this in the near future however, as they have announced via the official FarmVille Blog that soon, Orchards will begin producing Water for users to use for the Mystery Seedlings. In a nutshell, this means that if you don't receive a Mystery Seedling when harvesting an Orchard, you'll receive Water instead (as well as the normal coins).
It hasn't been announced how much water you'll receive for each Orchard, but we'll take anything at this point. Orchards should begin producing water next week - bring it on Zynga!
Thứ Sáu, 6 tháng 1, 2012
FrontierVille: Silver & Gold decorations now available
While the phrase "Silver and Gold" might take you back to Christmas, it seems as though Zynga is hoping they'll put you in the mood for Spring in FrontierVille - or at least tide you over until actual Spring-themed decorations can be released (which is more likely), as 12 new decorations have been released in the game - six each in silver and gold.
The six gold items are:
Huge Gold Font - 60 Horseshoes
Gold Font - 40 Horseshoes
Gold Chest (a gold version of the Hope Chest) - 6 Horseshoes
Gold Tend Here (sign) - 14,250 coins
Gilded Fox - 8 Horseshoes
Golden Still - 33,250 coins
Meet us behind the break for a look at the silver items.
The silver items, if you look closely, do contain two items that are identical to the gold set. The prices, however, are much different (cheaper) for the silver items, so make sure to take special note of that if you choose to purchase one or the other.
The six silver items are:
Silver Bench - 66,500 coins
Silver Carriage - 475,000 coins
Huge Silver Font - 40 Horseshoes
Silver Font - 30 Horseshoes
Silver Picnic Table - 9,500 coins
Silver Samovar - 14,250 coins
For those that are unfamiliar, a Samovar is a metal container found in and around Russia or other European countries that is used to heat or boil water. We doubt this was released as a reference to any new theme in the game, however, as it is likely just available due to the fact that it looks pretty. We'll be sure to let you know if that changes.
All of these items seem to be permanent additions to the game's store, as they haven't been labeled as "Limited Time" items. With the release of the storage shed expansion missions just this afternoon, it looks as though Zynga is already giving you items to fill it with, and we really can't blame them. We'll make sure to let you know if more gold and silver items are released in the game in the future.
Do you like this new set of silver and gold items? Which color would you be more likely to purchase?
The six gold items are:
Huge Gold Font - 60 Horseshoes
Gold Font - 40 Horseshoes
Gold Chest (a gold version of the Hope Chest) - 6 Horseshoes
Gold Tend Here (sign) - 14,250 coins
Gilded Fox - 8 Horseshoes
Golden Still - 33,250 coins
Meet us behind the break for a look at the silver items.
The silver items, if you look closely, do contain two items that are identical to the gold set. The prices, however, are much different (cheaper) for the silver items, so make sure to take special note of that if you choose to purchase one or the other.
The six silver items are:
Silver Bench - 66,500 coins
Silver Carriage - 475,000 coins
Huge Silver Font - 40 Horseshoes
Silver Font - 30 Horseshoes
Silver Picnic Table - 9,500 coins
Silver Samovar - 14,250 coins
For those that are unfamiliar, a Samovar is a metal container found in and around Russia or other European countries that is used to heat or boil water. We doubt this was released as a reference to any new theme in the game, however, as it is likely just available due to the fact that it looks pretty. We'll be sure to let you know if that changes.
All of these items seem to be permanent additions to the game's store, as they haven't been labeled as "Limited Time" items. With the release of the storage shed expansion missions just this afternoon, it looks as though Zynga is already giving you items to fill it with, and we really can't blame them. We'll make sure to let you know if more gold and silver items are released in the game in the future.
Do you like this new set of silver and gold items? Which color would you be more likely to purchase?
Official FarmVille Podcast (03/04/2011): Spring Garden revealed, no additional Pot of Gold prizes coming
In this week's installment of the Official FarmVille podcast, we saw the return of Community Manager Lexilicious as our host. Lexi was on-hand to give us a rundown of the St. Patrick's Day Pot of Gold event, and has confirmed that the Pot of Gold is now available for all players. If you were one of the players that received it later, make sure to check out our complete guide to the prizes inside. Lexi also let us know that there will not be a second page of prizes in the Pot of Gold, as there have been for the past couple of collection events - "That's pretty much it." While "pretty much" does leave some room for additional items, I wouldn't get your hopes up too far for anymore items being released for Gold.
As for news of future releases, we were given a sneak peek of something called the Spring Garden, which will show up "in the near future." The Spring Garden will be apparently be an elaborate decorative item that must be constructed with the help of friends. It sounds as though this item will be the Leprechaun's Cottage or Cupid's Castle of the upcoming Easter event, as we're told that you'll be able to collect eggs and flowers from the garden that can be redeemed for special prizes at a later time.
Additionally, a Spring Countdown will be starting soon, and will be accompanied by the release of new Mardi Gras items, as well as re-releases of Mardi Gras items that were made available in the theme last year. We're pretty sure that we know what most (or at least some) of these new Mardi Gras items are, as we've brought you multiple Sneak Peeks on the subject just this week. Make sure to check those out for a full look at what we expect to be available.
As usual, if you missed the podcast, which contained a full rundown of recent events in the game, you can check it out in full at the top of this post.
Which of these updates are you most excited about? The Spring Garden? Mardi Gras items? Spring Countdown?
As for news of future releases, we were given a sneak peek of something called the Spring Garden, which will show up "in the near future." The Spring Garden will be apparently be an elaborate decorative item that must be constructed with the help of friends. It sounds as though this item will be the Leprechaun's Cottage or Cupid's Castle of the upcoming Easter event, as we're told that you'll be able to collect eggs and flowers from the garden that can be redeemed for special prizes at a later time.
Additionally, a Spring Countdown will be starting soon, and will be accompanied by the release of new Mardi Gras items, as well as re-releases of Mardi Gras items that were made available in the theme last year. We're pretty sure that we know what most (or at least some) of these new Mardi Gras items are, as we've brought you multiple Sneak Peeks on the subject just this week. Make sure to check those out for a full look at what we expect to be available.
As usual, if you missed the podcast, which contained a full rundown of recent events in the game, you can check it out in full at the top of this post.
Which of these updates are you most excited about? The Spring Garden? Mardi Gras items? Spring Countdown?
FarmVille: English Countryside contest to give free trips to England
Zynga is really trying to get people to "Like" the FarmVille English Countryside fan page on Facebook. So much so that they have posted a teaser of an upcoming contest that will apparently only be available to those players who have clicked on the Like button. This contest hasn't started yet, but there is something you can do right now to make the contest better once it does launch - simply Like the fan page if you haven't done so already.
Zynga says that the more folks that Like the fan page, the better the prizes in this upcoming contest will be - we already know that the grand prizes include actual real-world trips to England, so if it can get better than that, then why wouldn't you like the fan page just to see what they can come up with? Here's the official word:
Exciting news, FarmVille fans: The FarmVille English Countryside Sweepstakes will be starting soon! We'll be giving away great prizes including grand prizes of amazing trips to England. The English Countryside fan page will have all the details soon. Make sure you "Like" this page. The more 'Likes' we get, the more prizes we'll add to the sweepstakes!
See? All you have to do is "Like" the English Countryside fan page, and we'll all benefit in the end. We'll make sure to give you all of the details about this contest when it officially does launch, including how much of an impact all of those extra Likes had on the prizes, if they reveal that info.
Check out the rest of our FarmVille English Countryside coverage right here.
Would you like to receive a free trip to England, even if it was backed by Zynga?
Zynga says that the more folks that Like the fan page, the better the prizes in this upcoming contest will be - we already know that the grand prizes include actual real-world trips to England, so if it can get better than that, then why wouldn't you like the fan page just to see what they can come up with? Here's the official word:
Exciting news, FarmVille fans: The FarmVille English Countryside Sweepstakes will be starting soon! We'll be giving away great prizes including grand prizes of amazing trips to England. The English Countryside fan page will have all the details soon. Make sure you "Like" this page. The more 'Likes' we get, the more prizes we'll add to the sweepstakes!
See? All you have to do is "Like" the English Countryside fan page, and we'll all benefit in the end. We'll make sure to give you all of the details about this contest when it officially does launch, including how much of an impact all of those extra Likes had on the prizes, if they reveal that info.
Check out the rest of our FarmVille English Countryside coverage right here.
Would you like to receive a free trip to England, even if it was backed by Zynga?
CityVille Clerk's Office: Everything you need to know
The long awaited release of a "rename" feature has finally hit CityVille via the inclusion of a new Clerk's Office building. Through this building, you'll be able to rename both your businesses (including those that have franchises), and even your City, but there are a couple of catches.
First, you'll need to build the Clerk's Office itself, which can be found for free in your inventory. Building it will take six hits, or six energy in total. You'll then need to collect the proper building supplies (rather than gathering staff) to finish its construction.
These items come in the form of three each of Inkpads, Manila Folders, Marble blocks, Visors, and City Seals. You may luckily already have the City Seals and Marble blocks, so you'll only need to ask for nine items rather than the full 15. Meet us behind the break for more on this exciting new feature.
After you finish building your Clerk's Office, you'd think that you could start a spree of renaming businesses and franchises, but it's actually a bit more complicated than that. By clicking on the Clerk's Office, you'll be able to bring up the Renaming Menu. From there, you'll see a list of your businesses, along with how many signature approvals you'll need in order to change the name of that business. In an effort to add some realism to this feature, you'll need signatures as a way to gain public approval for the change, although we doubt your friends would really say no just to be snarky.
At any rate, different businesses require different amounts of signatures, and businesses that are part of franchises will require more signatures based on how many franchise locations are currently open. To rename your city, you can simply click on the top-most "Propose New Name" button in this menu, while renaming any business is done by clicking on the box directly to the right of it.
Once you have proposed a new name, you'll need to click on the "Get Signatures" button to post a general news item to your wall that your friends can click on to send you a signature. You can only propose a new name for something once every four hours, but the feed item that you post can accept up to 10 signatures, which will complete the requirement for most of you before time becomes a factor.
Renaming a franchise will change not only the business's name in your own city, but also automatically change the name of the business in every other city it's located in as well, hence the requirement of more signatures, as this will clearly change your friends' towns as well.
Either way, this is an exciting new feature to CityVille that, yes, probably should have been included from the start, but we're happy to say "better late than never" with this one.
[Final image credit: Zynga]
Check out the rest of our CityVille Cheats & Tips right here.
What do you think? Did Zynga make the process of renaming businesses too complicated?
First, you'll need to build the Clerk's Office itself, which can be found for free in your inventory. Building it will take six hits, or six energy in total. You'll then need to collect the proper building supplies (rather than gathering staff) to finish its construction.
These items come in the form of three each of Inkpads, Manila Folders, Marble blocks, Visors, and City Seals. You may luckily already have the City Seals and Marble blocks, so you'll only need to ask for nine items rather than the full 15. Meet us behind the break for more on this exciting new feature.
After you finish building your Clerk's Office, you'd think that you could start a spree of renaming businesses and franchises, but it's actually a bit more complicated than that. By clicking on the Clerk's Office, you'll be able to bring up the Renaming Menu. From there, you'll see a list of your businesses, along with how many signature approvals you'll need in order to change the name of that business. In an effort to add some realism to this feature, you'll need signatures as a way to gain public approval for the change, although we doubt your friends would really say no just to be snarky.
At any rate, different businesses require different amounts of signatures, and businesses that are part of franchises will require more signatures based on how many franchise locations are currently open. To rename your city, you can simply click on the top-most "Propose New Name" button in this menu, while renaming any business is done by clicking on the box directly to the right of it.
Once you have proposed a new name, you'll need to click on the "Get Signatures" button to post a general news item to your wall that your friends can click on to send you a signature. You can only propose a new name for something once every four hours, but the feed item that you post can accept up to 10 signatures, which will complete the requirement for most of you before time becomes a factor.
Renaming a franchise will change not only the business's name in your own city, but also automatically change the name of the business in every other city it's located in as well, hence the requirement of more signatures, as this will clearly change your friends' towns as well.
Either way, this is an exciting new feature to CityVille that, yes, probably should have been included from the start, but we're happy to say "better late than never" with this one.
[Final image credit: Zynga]
Check out the rest of our CityVille Cheats & Tips right here.
What do you think? Did Zynga make the process of renaming businesses too complicated?
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