yoville hollywood outfits
Very soon, YoVille players will be able to dress like a couple of celebrities. Zynga announced today that Hollywood outfits will be arriving soon to the clothing boutique.
Check out the pictures of both male and female outfits above. Keep your eye on this page for more updates about the prices.
This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
FarmVille: New Gamepoints 1$FV Promotion means free farm cash
farmville gamepoints
There is a new FarmVille promotion offering every farmer 1$FV for visiting the beta GamePoints website.
farmville free farm cash gamepoints
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
There is a new FarmVille promotion offering every farmer 1$FV for visiting the beta GamePoints website.
farmville free farm cash gamepoints
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
FarmVille Double Mastery Weekend
farmville double mastery weekend
Farmers will certainly be working extra hard in the next few days, below the FarmVille game screen there is now a notice for Double Mastery Weekend!
Right now there is no further information about this upcoming event. Be sure to check back.
This article originally appeared on FarmVIlle Freak.
Farmers will certainly be working extra hard in the next few days, below the FarmVille game screen there is now a notice for Double Mastery Weekend!
Right now there is no further information about this upcoming event. Be sure to check back.
This article originally appeared on FarmVIlle Freak.
YoVille Daily Bonus: Earn coins for logging in
This is an official post by Zynga's Platinum Ninja.
We've been listening to your feedback and want to give you another way to earn more coins! There is going to be an easy way for everyone to earn some extra coins coming soon!! It's as simple as logging into Yoville.
Players will receive 50 Coins at minimum for just logging into Yoville !! This daily bonus will start going up if you log in consecutively everyday. Once you hit the 5th Day in a Row you will hit the max amount of coins you can receive for daily log in.
For each consecutive day you log in after the 5th Day you will continue to earn the max amount of coins everyday if your are continuing to log in daily.
yoville daily login bonus
For example here is a player that logs in everyday for the next 8 Days:
Day 1 – 50 Coins
Day 2 – 100 Coins
Day 3 – 150 Coins
Day 4- 200 Coins
Day 5 – 300 Coins
Day 6, 7,8, – If you have made sure to log in everyday then you will continue to get 300 Coins per Day(which is the max # of coins for daily bonus) for logging in everyday.
Here is another player that logs in the first couple days and then forgets too but comes back the next day:
Day 1 – 50 Coins
Day 2 – 100 Coins
Day 3 – no log in = no coins
Day 4 – 50 Coins again!
So you control the amount you want to make everyday! If you are very diligent about making sure to log into Yoville everyday this feature can really pay off. So take advantage of it!! Don't you want to be the player that makes 300 extra coins everyday just by playing your favorite game! If you drop the ball and forget to log in, the next time you log in you'll be back to 50! So make sure to come back everyday and not forget!
We've been listening to your feedback and want to give you another way to earn more coins! There is going to be an easy way for everyone to earn some extra coins coming soon!! It's as simple as logging into Yoville.
Players will receive 50 Coins at minimum for just logging into Yoville !! This daily bonus will start going up if you log in consecutively everyday. Once you hit the 5th Day in a Row you will hit the max amount of coins you can receive for daily log in.
For each consecutive day you log in after the 5th Day you will continue to earn the max amount of coins everyday if your are continuing to log in daily.
yoville daily login bonus
For example here is a player that logs in everyday for the next 8 Days:
Day 1 – 50 Coins
Day 2 – 100 Coins
Day 3 – 150 Coins
Day 4- 200 Coins
Day 5 – 300 Coins
Day 6, 7,8, – If you have made sure to log in everyday then you will continue to get 300 Coins per Day(which is the max # of coins for daily bonus) for logging in everyday.
Here is another player that logs in the first couple days and then forgets too but comes back the next day:
Day 1 – 50 Coins
Day 2 – 100 Coins
Day 3 – no log in = no coins
Day 4 – 50 Coins again!
So you control the amount you want to make everyday! If you are very diligent about making sure to log into Yoville everyday this feature can really pay off. So take advantage of it!! Don't you want to be the player that makes 300 extra coins everyday just by playing your favorite game! If you drop the ball and forget to log in, the next time you log in you'll be back to 50! So make sure to come back everyday and not forget!
Mafia Wars Arctic Mystery Crate offers icy items
mafia wars arctic mystery crate
Mafia Wars has introduced a new mystery crate. Like all other mystery crates, the Arctic Mystery Crate costs 12 Reward Points and purchasing three crates costs 35 Reward Points.
Upon opening the Arctic Mystery Crate, players have a sixty percent chance of receiving a common item and a 30 percent chance of receiving an uncommon item. Each mystery crate only has a ten percent chance of containing a rare item, so don't be upset if you don't find a rarity on your first try.
We're sure you're curious about what exactly you will find in your Mafia Wars Arctic Mystery Crate. We have the details after the link.
mafia wars arctic mystery crate
Common
Snow Shoes (36 Attack - 21 Defense) - Armor
Penguin Aquacraft (36 Attack - 25 Defense) - Vehicle
Ice Pick (22 Attack - 35 Defense) - Weapon
Uncommon
Polar Bear (43 Attack - 25 Defense) - Weapon
Glacier (42 Attack - 25 Defense) - Weapon
Immersion Suit (28 Attack - 44 Defense) - Armor
Rare
Snow Monster (62 Attack - 30 Defense) - Vehicle
Tundra SMG (37 Attack - 61 Defense) - Weapon
How do you like the new Arctic Mystery Crate and the items it offers?
Mafia Wars has introduced a new mystery crate. Like all other mystery crates, the Arctic Mystery Crate costs 12 Reward Points and purchasing three crates costs 35 Reward Points.
Upon opening the Arctic Mystery Crate, players have a sixty percent chance of receiving a common item and a 30 percent chance of receiving an uncommon item. Each mystery crate only has a ten percent chance of containing a rare item, so don't be upset if you don't find a rarity on your first try.
We're sure you're curious about what exactly you will find in your Mafia Wars Arctic Mystery Crate. We have the details after the link.
mafia wars arctic mystery crate
Common
Snow Shoes (36 Attack - 21 Defense) - Armor
Penguin Aquacraft (36 Attack - 25 Defense) - Vehicle
Ice Pick (22 Attack - 35 Defense) - Weapon
Uncommon
Polar Bear (43 Attack - 25 Defense) - Weapon
Glacier (42 Attack - 25 Defense) - Weapon
Immersion Suit (28 Attack - 44 Defense) - Armor
Rare
Snow Monster (62 Attack - 30 Defense) - Vehicle
Tundra SMG (37 Attack - 61 Defense) - Weapon
How do you like the new Arctic Mystery Crate and the items it offers?
Monday, February 13, 2012
FarmVille Unreleased Piglet
Thank you to FarmVille Freak Rjlefty96 for sending in the unreleased image of the FarmVille Piglet.
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
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New Permanent FarmVille Decor: Cattail Pond
A Cattail Pond is now available in the FarmVille market. It is locked until level 95 and is available for 1,500,000 coins.
Will you buy this pond when you reach level 95?? Email pictures of your Cattail Pond to editors@games.com.
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Will you buy this pond when you reach level 95?? Email pictures of your Cattail Pond to editors@games.com.
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
FarmVille Unreleased Gem Trophy, Moss Rock, & Yellow Dome
farmville moss rock farmville yellow dome
Thank you to FarmVille Freak Martijn from FarmVille Code Hunters for finding these unreleased Gem Trophy, Lamp Sculpture, Lush Knoll, Moss Rock, & Yellow Dome!
Source: Zynga, FarmVille
Note: Unreleased items have no official release date or guarantee that they will make it to the FarmVille Market. Zynga is the sole owner of all their copyrighted images.
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Thank you to FarmVille Freak Martijn from FarmVille Code Hunters for finding these unreleased Gem Trophy, Lamp Sculpture, Lush Knoll, Moss Rock, & Yellow Dome!
Source: Zynga, FarmVille
Note: Unreleased items have no official release date or guarantee that they will make it to the FarmVille Market. Zynga is the sole owner of all their copyrighted images.
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
FarmVille Unreleased Daikon Crop & Daikon Mastery Sign
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Thank you to FarmVille Freak Martijn and FarmVille Freak Hicham for finding these unreleased FarmVille Daikon Crop and Daikon Mastery Sign.
Source: Zynga, FarmVille
Note: Unreleased items have no official release date or guarantee that they will make it to the FarmVille Market. Zynga is the sole owner of all their copyrighted images.
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Thank you to FarmVille Freak Martijn and FarmVille Freak Hicham for finding these unreleased FarmVille Daikon Crop and Daikon Mastery Sign.
Source: Zynga, FarmVille
Note: Unreleased items have no official release date or guarantee that they will make it to the FarmVille Market. Zynga is the sole owner of all their copyrighted images.
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
FarmVille Unreleased Mafia Wars Mystery Box
Thank you to FarmVille Freak Hicham for finding this unreleased FarmVille Mafia Wars Mystery Box!
Source: Zynga, FarmVille
Note: Unreleased items have no official release date or guarantee that they will make it to the FarmVille Market. Zynga is the sole owner of all their copyrighted images.
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Source: Zynga, FarmVille
Note: Unreleased items have no official release date or guarantee that they will make it to the FarmVille Market. Zynga is the sole owner of all their copyrighted images.
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Quote of the moment: My Farmville hobby
"Farmville isn't actually a computer game–it's a computer hobby. In his book Hobbies, Steven Gelber points out that "hobbies developed as a category of socially valued leisure activity in the nineteenth century because they bridged the worlds of work and home" (p. 2). He continues, "before about 1880 a hobby was a dangerous obsession. After that date it became a productive use of free time" (p. 3). ...
"Farmville is the ultimate hobby, the ultimate idealization of work. In Farmville, with a simple click, I can plant strawberries, wheat, or maybe a peach tree. The product of my near-effortless labor will be beautiful, and there for me to harvest in an equally effortless fashion–if I am merely attentive to return at the right time, like the good worker that I am. I can dream of building an empire, and with simple persistence it will be mine. And better yet, if I'm feeling impatient, for an amount of real dollars that is modest, I can have what I want without the wait or the work. ...
"I believe we can understand more about why people play games like Farmville by looking hard at stamp collections, sewing circles, and model railroads than by looking at the history of computer "games." Computer "hobby" is a better mental model."
-Social computing blogger Amy Bruckman ruminates on whether social games are more like hobbies.
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"Farmville is the ultimate hobby, the ultimate idealization of work. In Farmville, with a simple click, I can plant strawberries, wheat, or maybe a peach tree. The product of my near-effortless labor will be beautiful, and there for me to harvest in an equally effortless fashion–if I am merely attentive to return at the right time, like the good worker that I am. I can dream of building an empire, and with simple persistence it will be mine. And better yet, if I'm feeling impatient, for an amount of real dollars that is modest, I can have what I want without the wait or the work. ...
"I believe we can understand more about why people play games like Farmville by looking hard at stamp collections, sewing circles, and model railroads than by looking at the history of computer "games." Computer "hobby" is a better mental model."
-Social computing blogger Amy Bruckman ruminates on whether social games are more like hobbies.
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FarmVille drives in the Pick Up Truck Seeder
FarmVille announced via their official FaceBook Fan Page that the FarmVille Pick Up Truck Seeder would be coming soon to farms near you!
You may remember that earlier this month FarmVille polled farmers via the official FarmVille Forum and asked us to vote on what the next vehicle released should be.
We conducted the same poll at FarmVille Freak, and FarmVille Freaks also chose the Pick Up Truck as the next FarmVille Seeder with the most votes. Farmers have been requesting a Pick Up Truck for a long time now, as many feel that no real farm is complete without a Pick Up Truck.
Some of the other choices included in the poll were Fire Truck (second choice on FarmVille Freak), Trolley, and Dump Truck.
From FarmVille:
"Earlier this month we asked for your help in choosing a new seeder or FarmVille. Today we would like to thank you by providing a sneak peek at the artwork for the vote winner: the Pickup Truck. Thanks for your help! **Please note that this is prerelease artwork and subject to change before you can get it on your farm.**"
Are you happy with the decision for the Pick Up Truck Seeder to be the next FarmVille vehicle? What other type of vehicle would you like to see on your farm?
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
You may remember that earlier this month FarmVille polled farmers via the official FarmVille Forum and asked us to vote on what the next vehicle released should be.
We conducted the same poll at FarmVille Freak, and FarmVille Freaks also chose the Pick Up Truck as the next FarmVille Seeder with the most votes. Farmers have been requesting a Pick Up Truck for a long time now, as many feel that no real farm is complete without a Pick Up Truck.
Some of the other choices included in the poll were Fire Truck (second choice on FarmVille Freak), Trolley, and Dump Truck.
From FarmVille:
"Earlier this month we asked for your help in choosing a new seeder or FarmVille. Today we would like to thank you by providing a sneak peek at the artwork for the vote winner: the Pickup Truck. Thanks for your help! **Please note that this is prerelease artwork and subject to change before you can get it on your farm.**"
Are you happy with the decision for the Pick Up Truck Seeder to be the next FarmVille vehicle? What other type of vehicle would you like to see on your farm?
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Pet Society: Get your pets dancing with the new Party Invite feature
Wow, the new party invitation allows you to see many pets in one room! But here's another surprise: Hideeni can dance! Thanks to Aminisha for this awesome video:
This article originally appeared on Pet Society Anonymous.
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FarmVille: Video Spoofs Jimmy Buffet's MargaritaVille
The video "FarmaritaVille", above, is a fun FarmVille themed spoof of Jimmy Buffet's MargaritaVille.
The video jokingly depicts some of the addictions and obsessions that many FarmVille Freaks face. Here is an excerpt from the opening lyrics:
"There's just too much violence in the World of War Craft, and I can't stand the guns in Mafia Wars, so I slip on my overalls and i log onto FaceBook. I want the feeling of working outside while I'm sitting indoors. So I'm wasting the day again in FarmaritaVille trying to raise my Carrots and Corn. Some people claim that I've got no life at all, but at least its better than porn."
My personal favorite line is, "Life is not about Carrots!"
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
The video jokingly depicts some of the addictions and obsessions that many FarmVille Freaks face. Here is an excerpt from the opening lyrics:
"There's just too much violence in the World of War Craft, and I can't stand the guns in Mafia Wars, so I slip on my overalls and i log onto FaceBook. I want the feeling of working outside while I'm sitting indoors. So I'm wasting the day again in FarmaritaVille trying to raise my Carrots and Corn. Some people claim that I've got no life at all, but at least its better than porn."
My personal favorite line is, "Life is not about Carrots!"
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
FarmVille New Permanent Crops: Chickpea Crop & Heirloom Carrot
FarmVille Chickpea and Heirloom Carrot crop
FarmVille released two new permanent seeds that include a Chickpea crop and Heirloom Carrot crop. These seeds can be purchased in the FarmVille Market at any time as they are now permanent market fixtures. There is Crop Mastery available for both seeds.
Chickpea seeds are available to level 10 farmers and above. However, you must have already mastered Soybeans to unlock Chickpea seeds. The Chickpea seeds can be purchased for 80 coins and will take 20 hours to grow, when harvested it will yield 210 coins and 2 XP with a profit of 130 coins.
Heirloom Carrot seeds are available to level 57 farmers and above. However, you must have already mastered Carrots to unlock Heirloom Carrot seeds. Heirloom Carrots can be purchased for 110 coins and will take 12 hours to grow, when harvested it will yield 210 coins and 1 XP with a profit of 100 coins.
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
FarmVille released two new permanent seeds that include a Chickpea crop and Heirloom Carrot crop. These seeds can be purchased in the FarmVille Market at any time as they are now permanent market fixtures. There is Crop Mastery available for both seeds.
Chickpea seeds are available to level 10 farmers and above. However, you must have already mastered Soybeans to unlock Chickpea seeds. The Chickpea seeds can be purchased for 80 coins and will take 20 hours to grow, when harvested it will yield 210 coins and 2 XP with a profit of 130 coins.
Heirloom Carrot seeds are available to level 57 farmers and above. However, you must have already mastered Carrots to unlock Heirloom Carrot seeds. Heirloom Carrots can be purchased for 110 coins and will take 12 hours to grow, when harvested it will yield 210 coins and 1 XP with a profit of 100 coins.
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Pirates Ahoy Battle Arena: Everything you need to know
Ready your cannons! Hoist your sails! Man your battle stations! For today, the Battle Arena feature in Pirates Ahoy is here, and with it comes new opportunities for gold, booty, and combat. So how does it work? Well, in the most basic sense, Battle Arena plays like Rock-Paper-Scissors on the high seas.
Pirates Ahoy Battle Arena PvP icon
To get to the Battle Arena, there's now an icon on the right end of the menu bar called "PvP" (in gaming parlance, this is an abbreviation for "Player versus Player"). Click on that and you'll reach the Battle Arena roster. All of your friends who play the game will be featured here. Click on "Challenge" to start a fight, and you'll be taken to the Battle Arena screen (see image below).
Pirates Ahoy Battle Arena: Select your attacks
The actual combat portion involves filling 5 attack slots with different combos of 3 kinds of weapons -- Shot, Ram, and Shield. The rule you have to remember is that Shot beats Shield, Shield beats Ram, and Ram beats Shot. But since you'll never know what combos your opponent will use, the key to winning battles is being lucky and getting the more powerful weapons faster than the other guy can.
After you click "Send Challenge", you've got to wait for the other play to click "Respond". After they do that, you should see the "Result" button on your challenge roster. Clicking on that will immediately treat you to an animated battle sequence of your two ships!
Pirates Ahoy Battle Arena ships fighting
Everyone starts off with a Boulder, Nail Plank, Wooden Shield, and the Rank 1of "Landlubber" in the Arena. You get promoted through winning battles, and as you do, stronger weapons become available in the Equipment Shop. Victories will also earn skill points to increase the attack of the weapons that you already own. And the higher the rank of your opponent, the more points you'll earn when you manage to defeat them.
Pirates Ahoy Battle Arena Equipment Shop Cannon
In order to qualify for battles, you'll need a Battle Pass. Everyone gets 3 free Battle Passes per day, but you can get more when you win battles, dig for treasure on maps, or when your friends post their free winnings as Facebook wall posts. (NOTE: Only the first 3 people who click on the post will get a Pass. Tell your friends to leave a comment if they're going to take one, just so everyone else knows if there's any Passes left.)
Pirates Ahoy Rank Up rewards
You can also buy them from the game's store using Playfish Cash. One Battle Pass costs 2 PFC, five costs 9 PFC, and 10 costs 13 PFC.
Pirates Ahoy Battle Arena Battle Pass Shop prices
Pirates Ahoy Battle Arena PvP icon
To get to the Battle Arena, there's now an icon on the right end of the menu bar called "PvP" (in gaming parlance, this is an abbreviation for "Player versus Player"). Click on that and you'll reach the Battle Arena roster. All of your friends who play the game will be featured here. Click on "Challenge" to start a fight, and you'll be taken to the Battle Arena screen (see image below).
Pirates Ahoy Battle Arena: Select your attacks
The actual combat portion involves filling 5 attack slots with different combos of 3 kinds of weapons -- Shot, Ram, and Shield. The rule you have to remember is that Shot beats Shield, Shield beats Ram, and Ram beats Shot. But since you'll never know what combos your opponent will use, the key to winning battles is being lucky and getting the more powerful weapons faster than the other guy can.
After you click "Send Challenge", you've got to wait for the other play to click "Respond". After they do that, you should see the "Result" button on your challenge roster. Clicking on that will immediately treat you to an animated battle sequence of your two ships!
Pirates Ahoy Battle Arena ships fighting
Everyone starts off with a Boulder, Nail Plank, Wooden Shield, and the Rank 1of "Landlubber" in the Arena. You get promoted through winning battles, and as you do, stronger weapons become available in the Equipment Shop. Victories will also earn skill points to increase the attack of the weapons that you already own. And the higher the rank of your opponent, the more points you'll earn when you manage to defeat them.
Pirates Ahoy Battle Arena Equipment Shop Cannon
In order to qualify for battles, you'll need a Battle Pass. Everyone gets 3 free Battle Passes per day, but you can get more when you win battles, dig for treasure on maps, or when your friends post their free winnings as Facebook wall posts. (NOTE: Only the first 3 people who click on the post will get a Pass. Tell your friends to leave a comment if they're going to take one, just so everyone else knows if there's any Passes left.)
Pirates Ahoy Rank Up rewards
You can also buy them from the game's store using Playfish Cash. One Battle Pass costs 2 PFC, five costs 9 PFC, and 10 costs 13 PFC.
Pirates Ahoy Battle Arena Battle Pass Shop prices
Pet Society: Buy Directly feature lets you shop in friends' rooms
Pet Society Buy directly from your friend's room!
Ever wonder how your friend got all that cool stuff in Pet Society? With the hundreds of items released every few weeks, and not all of them permanent, it can be hard to find out what's still around. Now this sounds like the job for the Buy Directly icon! This newest feature is an icon button that you'll only find when you're visiting your friends. You can toggle it on the left side of your game screen.
When you click the icon to turn it on, it does the following things:
1) Highlights all the items that are still for sale in the game, and grays out the ones that aren't.
2) Makes trees and plants clickable, so you can directly buy the seeds for them.
3) Tells you which Mystery Box or Treasure Map an item is from.
4) Makes fish clickable, so you can buy the right bait to catch the fish you want.
Pet Society Shopping Spree Buy Directly
Seeing that PetVille already introduced friendly shopping in April, it's nice to see Pet Society stepping up to make our shopping sprees easier.
Ever wonder how your friend got all that cool stuff in Pet Society? With the hundreds of items released every few weeks, and not all of them permanent, it can be hard to find out what's still around. Now this sounds like the job for the Buy Directly icon! This newest feature is an icon button that you'll only find when you're visiting your friends. You can toggle it on the left side of your game screen.
When you click the icon to turn it on, it does the following things:
1) Highlights all the items that are still for sale in the game, and grays out the ones that aren't.
2) Makes trees and plants clickable, so you can directly buy the seeds for them.
3) Tells you which Mystery Box or Treasure Map an item is from.
4) Makes fish clickable, so you can buy the right bait to catch the fish you want.
Pet Society Shopping Spree Buy Directly
Seeing that PetVille already introduced friendly shopping in April, it's nice to see Pet Society stepping up to make our shopping sprees easier.
Cupcake Corner on Facebook feeds your sweet tooth
Casual game developer OMGpop has just launched its first-ever Facebook game, Cupcake Corner. The game is strikingly similar to Baking Life by Zip Zap Play, but is much more active than most social games. Customers can enter your bakery at any time and order pastries that are coming hot out of the oven, and keeping up with all of it feels a lot like playing the classic time-management game, Diner Dash.
The idea of Cupcake Corner is to please as many customers as possible through preparing and selling various sweets like donuts, cookies and--you guessed it--cupcakes. Managing multiple ovens at once is key and becomes more challenging as you expand the size and scope of your bakery.
Expanding your bakery in Cupcake Corner
Another feature unique to Cupcake Corner is tipping. Customers will leave tips on the table after eating their meal based on the cost of the pastry baked, but it doesn't stop there. Patrons are likely to tip more to a bakery that looks snazzier. Thus, the Luxe rating. The Luxe value (which has a max of 500) can be increased by making cosmetic improvements to your fine establishment through the "Redecorate" button. Decorations range from new tables to better ovens and even nicer floors.
However, to increase the amount of decor you have in your bakery you'll need to expand, which can become costly. So, get to baking if you want to have the most luxurious bakery on Facebook.
Considering OMGpop recently signed on with social website myYearbook to integrate its games into the budding social network, could this mean the company is having the same talks elsewhere? All we know is that this marks yet another developer taking their chances at success with the social juggernaut.
Play Cupcake Corner on Facebook now.
The idea of Cupcake Corner is to please as many customers as possible through preparing and selling various sweets like donuts, cookies and--you guessed it--cupcakes. Managing multiple ovens at once is key and becomes more challenging as you expand the size and scope of your bakery.
Expanding your bakery in Cupcake Corner
Another feature unique to Cupcake Corner is tipping. Customers will leave tips on the table after eating their meal based on the cost of the pastry baked, but it doesn't stop there. Patrons are likely to tip more to a bakery that looks snazzier. Thus, the Luxe rating. The Luxe value (which has a max of 500) can be increased by making cosmetic improvements to your fine establishment through the "Redecorate" button. Decorations range from new tables to better ovens and even nicer floors.
However, to increase the amount of decor you have in your bakery you'll need to expand, which can become costly. So, get to baking if you want to have the most luxurious bakery on Facebook.
Considering OMGpop recently signed on with social website myYearbook to integrate its games into the budding social network, could this mean the company is having the same talks elsewhere? All we know is that this marks yet another developer taking their chances at success with the social juggernaut.
Play Cupcake Corner on Facebook now.
FrontierVille Labor Day 'Back to School' missions: Time to get learnin'
In honor of Labor Day, Zynga has released new 'Back to School' Missions in the FrontierVille market.
The first mission, titled "Back to School," costs 5,000 coins (you can find it in the Market, under the *Special* section) and tasks you with prepping yourself for Labor Day to get a special dunce cap decoration. You only have five days to pick this one up and the mission expires September 10, so you better get crackin'.
frontierville back to school
See how to plan ahead for this series of limited-edition missions after the break. Below are the three parts of the Back to School missions, read the details and plan ahead so you'll get these missions done before they're gone forever.
frontierville finish the farm chores
Back to School Mission 1: "Finish the Farm Chores"
1. Harvest 10 pumpkins (pumpkins take one hour to grow)
2. Plant 10 fruit trees (hint: plant apple trees if you don't have any, because you'll need to harvest 15 of them in the next goal)
3. Sell 10 adult goats
Back to School Mission 2:
1. Water/harvest 15 apple trees
2. Feed 15 Pigs
3. Collect 10 "fair tickets" (ask friends to send them to you by posting a message on your Facebook wall)
Back to School Mission 3:
1. Visit 10 neighbors
2. Buy a swimming hole
3. Collect one schoolhouse daily bonus
The first mission, titled "Back to School," costs 5,000 coins (you can find it in the Market, under the *Special* section) and tasks you with prepping yourself for Labor Day to get a special dunce cap decoration. You only have five days to pick this one up and the mission expires September 10, so you better get crackin'.
frontierville back to school
See how to plan ahead for this series of limited-edition missions after the break. Below are the three parts of the Back to School missions, read the details and plan ahead so you'll get these missions done before they're gone forever.
frontierville finish the farm chores
Back to School Mission 1: "Finish the Farm Chores"
1. Harvest 10 pumpkins (pumpkins take one hour to grow)
2. Plant 10 fruit trees (hint: plant apple trees if you don't have any, because you'll need to harvest 15 of them in the next goal)
3. Sell 10 adult goats
Back to School Mission 2:
1. Water/harvest 15 apple trees
2. Feed 15 Pigs
3. Collect 10 "fair tickets" (ask friends to send them to you by posting a message on your Facebook wall)
Back to School Mission 3:
1. Visit 10 neighbors
2. Buy a swimming hole
3. Collect one schoolhouse daily bonus
Cafe World: The 24-hr Return of the 'No Spoil Genie'
Cafe World No Spoil Genie info
Cafe World Special Items sectionWe haven't seen the No Spoil Genie in over two months, when Cafe World warned us that the Genie would go poof by June 28th, but now it's back!
The No Spoil Genie grants players the option of making sure your dishes never go bad. To use it, drag and place it into your restaurant. To turn it off, put it into storage. When it first appeared, such was its awesome power that one player dubbed it, the "Unwither Ring of Cafe World", after a similar item in FarmVille. But such a power comes with a hefty price tag.
Originally, the Genie cost 145 Cafe Cash, or roughly $25 USD. Now the price has rose to 160 Cafe Cash. But guess what? The real world price still hovers around $25 on account of the fact that Cafe World is having a Coins & Cash sale right now. 120 Cafe Cash is currently $17 USD. And you can boost that pass 160 CC by going for the 55 CC for $8 USD option. That'll leave you with 15 Cafe Cash to use on other premium items.
You can find the No Spoil Genie in the Special Items section of the store. Go to where you buy stoves and counters, then click on the blue gem icon.
Cafe World Special Items sectionWe haven't seen the No Spoil Genie in over two months, when Cafe World warned us that the Genie would go poof by June 28th, but now it's back!
The No Spoil Genie grants players the option of making sure your dishes never go bad. To use it, drag and place it into your restaurant. To turn it off, put it into storage. When it first appeared, such was its awesome power that one player dubbed it, the "Unwither Ring of Cafe World", after a similar item in FarmVille. But such a power comes with a hefty price tag.
Originally, the Genie cost 145 Cafe Cash, or roughly $25 USD. Now the price has rose to 160 Cafe Cash. But guess what? The real world price still hovers around $25 on account of the fact that Cafe World is having a Coins & Cash sale right now. 120 Cafe Cash is currently $17 USD. And you can boost that pass 160 CC by going for the 55 CC for $8 USD option. That'll leave you with 15 Cafe Cash to use on other premium items.
You can find the No Spoil Genie in the Special Items section of the store. Go to where you buy stoves and counters, then click on the blue gem icon.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
FarmVille Sponsored Link: 2 Farm Cash From Hellman's
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Under your FarmVille game screen tonight, you may find a sponsor link for Hellman's Mayonaise. Clicking on this and taking a look at their advertisement will grant you 2 FarmCash. Every little bit of FarmCash helps, especially when it's paid for by sponsors, thanks Hellman's!
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Under your FarmVille game screen tonight, you may find a sponsor link for Hellman's Mayonaise. Clicking on this and taking a look at their advertisement will grant you 2 FarmCash. Every little bit of FarmCash helps, especially when it's paid for by sponsors, thanks Hellman's!
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
YoVille English Cottage Kitchen furniture arrives in furniture store
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Time to decorate the kitchens! YoVille English Cottage Kitchen Furniture is now available in the furniture store. Wooden counters, tables, bar stools and dining chairs, everything you need to make a warm, homespun kitchen to your YoVille Cottage. Chairs, islands and appliances in YoCash, tables, pantries and counters in Coins.
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This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.
Time to decorate the kitchens! YoVille English Cottage Kitchen Furniture is now available in the furniture store. Wooden counters, tables, bar stools and dining chairs, everything you need to make a warm, homespun kitchen to your YoVille Cottage. Chairs, islands and appliances in YoCash, tables, pantries and counters in Coins.
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This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.
Mafia Wars Prized Pigs: Everything you need to know
Zynga made mention of this mysterious Prized Pigs event in Mafia Wars last week, but the Mafia Wars Blog just gave us the skinny on just how this event will go down. Prized Pigs will only be around for three days starting today, according to the Mafia Wars Blog, and if you want the Oinker Vehicle with 100 Attack and 128 Defense, you'll have to collect a lot of piglets. Fortunately, there's more to win here than just the pig-mobile.
Each day a new pig will be released that players can gift to their friends and vise versa, which is the only way to receive these items (no Reward Point option here, you affluent folk). Each pig received will count towards a mastery total with the highest being Gold Mastery. Bronze Mastery for each Prized Pig rewards a brand new item with Silver and Gold offering stronger versions of that item. Check behind the cut for a list of of the three little piggies (we're sensing a trend here) and what you'll get for collecting them all.
Prized Pigs Promo
Here are the three Prized Pigs and what you can win for collecting them over and over again:
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Curly Tail:
Bronze Mastery (3 pigs): Garrote Weapon (60 Attack, 31 Defense)
Silver Mastery (5 pigs): Garrote Weapon (67 Attack, 38 Defense)
Gold Mastery (10 pigs): Garrote Weapon (73 Attack, 44 Defense)
Fresh Shank:
Bronze Mastery (3 pigs): Fish Spear Weapon (59 Attack, 32 Defense)
Silver Mastery (5 pigs): Fish Spear Weapon (68 Attack, 37 Defense)
Gold Mastery (10 pigs): Fish Spear Weapon (72 Attack, 42 Defense)
Boss Hog:
Bronze Mastery (3 pigs): Jointed Panel Armor (33 Attack, 60 Defense)
Silver Mastery (5 pigs): Jointed Panel Armor (38 Attack, 72 Defense)
Gold Mastery (10 pigs): Jointed Panel Armor (46 Attack, 74 Defense)
With 30 Prized Pigs to collect in just three days, getting a hold of that Oinker Vehicle is going to take some serious gifting.
Each day a new pig will be released that players can gift to their friends and vise versa, which is the only way to receive these items (no Reward Point option here, you affluent folk). Each pig received will count towards a mastery total with the highest being Gold Mastery. Bronze Mastery for each Prized Pig rewards a brand new item with Silver and Gold offering stronger versions of that item. Check behind the cut for a list of of the three little piggies (we're sensing a trend here) and what you'll get for collecting them all.
Prized Pigs Promo
Here are the three Prized Pigs and what you can win for collecting them over and over again:
mafia wars curly tail
Curly Tail:
Bronze Mastery (3 pigs): Garrote Weapon (60 Attack, 31 Defense)
Silver Mastery (5 pigs): Garrote Weapon (67 Attack, 38 Defense)
Gold Mastery (10 pigs): Garrote Weapon (73 Attack, 44 Defense)
Fresh Shank:
Bronze Mastery (3 pigs): Fish Spear Weapon (59 Attack, 32 Defense)
Silver Mastery (5 pigs): Fish Spear Weapon (68 Attack, 37 Defense)
Gold Mastery (10 pigs): Fish Spear Weapon (72 Attack, 42 Defense)
Boss Hog:
Bronze Mastery (3 pigs): Jointed Panel Armor (33 Attack, 60 Defense)
Silver Mastery (5 pigs): Jointed Panel Armor (38 Attack, 72 Defense)
Gold Mastery (10 pigs): Jointed Panel Armor (46 Attack, 74 Defense)
With 30 Prized Pigs to collect in just three days, getting a hold of that Oinker Vehicle is going to take some serious gifting.
FishVille Galapagos Theme bringing Darwin's best to your tank soon
FishVille Galapagos Items
You'll soon enough be swept away to the Galapagos Islands in FishVille with a slew of new items, fish and a seal (?), Zynga announced today. While details are scant on what will be included in this update, we hope to see lots of rare creatures and, dare I say, turtles.
Unfortunately, this also means out with the old and in with the new. We'll soon be saying goodbye to the Phosphorus Jungle items, so try to buy them all now if you want to keep the luminescent legacy alive. Oh, and one more thing: we told you so.
You'll soon enough be swept away to the Galapagos Islands in FishVille with a slew of new items, fish and a seal (?), Zynga announced today. While details are scant on what will be included in this update, we hope to see lots of rare creatures and, dare I say, turtles.
Unfortunately, this also means out with the old and in with the new. We'll soon be saying goodbye to the Phosphorus Jungle items, so try to buy them all now if you want to keep the luminescent legacy alive. Oh, and one more thing: we told you so.
YoVille Cottage Mystery Box prizes revealed
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More items from the free YoVille Cottage Mystery Box have been revealed. In addition to the cool Cottage fireplace everyone is looking for, you can find potted roses in different colors, book shelves, many paintings and cottage bushes. There is also a cottage chest hidden in the box, and as you can see in the picture to the left, it is huge. Don't say we didn't warn you!
Gift some of these boxes to your friends and ask them for some!
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This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.
More items from the free YoVille Cottage Mystery Box have been revealed. In addition to the cool Cottage fireplace everyone is looking for, you can find potted roses in different colors, book shelves, many paintings and cottage bushes. There is also a cottage chest hidden in the box, and as you can see in the picture to the left, it is huge. Don't say we didn't warn you!
Gift some of these boxes to your friends and ask them for some!
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This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.
Friday, February 3, 2012
FarmVille's Halloween item selection now bigger and better than ever
With just five days left until Halloween, Zynga has pulled out all of the stops to give you, the faithful farmer, everything you need to create a spooktacular farm for both your own and your neighbors' enjoyment this holiday. With that in mind, they have released one new Halloween-themed building and a whopping eight new decorations in tonight's item release, most of which were revealed in Monday's Item Showcase video which we told you about previously.
Meet us after the break to find out how to get your hands on all of these terrifyingly awesome new items.
While there was only one new building included in tonight's update, it deserves its time alone in the spotlight. Frankenstein's Lab is a menacing new structure that costs 42 Farm Cash. If you're into the haunted mansion or mad scientist genres at all, then this one is well worth the purchase.
Meanwhile, the eight decorations contain mostly new additions, but also two items that we first saw released last year. You can build a Halloween Train via a three-piece set (purchased individually) - the skeleton engine, a train car and a cart, or caboose. Altogether, you'll have to spend 32 Farm Cash and 120,000 coins to make this train yours, so make sure to check your pocketbook before making a purchase to make sure you can make your idea for a spooky train-ride a reality.
Other decorative items include both a Franken Gnome and Franken Bride Gnome, and a Ghostcrow scarecrow. Last year's items are the Jack-O'-Lantern trio, that flickers with an erie yellow/orange glow every few seconds, and a Dreadful Fence that would look absolutely fabulous around your Haunted House.
All of these items will only be available until Halloween proper, so be sure to shop fast if you want to have any real time to enjoy them on your farm before the holiday passes for another year.
Meet us after the break to find out how to get your hands on all of these terrifyingly awesome new items.
While there was only one new building included in tonight's update, it deserves its time alone in the spotlight. Frankenstein's Lab is a menacing new structure that costs 42 Farm Cash. If you're into the haunted mansion or mad scientist genres at all, then this one is well worth the purchase.
Meanwhile, the eight decorations contain mostly new additions, but also two items that we first saw released last year. You can build a Halloween Train via a three-piece set (purchased individually) - the skeleton engine, a train car and a cart, or caboose. Altogether, you'll have to spend 32 Farm Cash and 120,000 coins to make this train yours, so make sure to check your pocketbook before making a purchase to make sure you can make your idea for a spooky train-ride a reality.
Other decorative items include both a Franken Gnome and Franken Bride Gnome, and a Ghostcrow scarecrow. Last year's items are the Jack-O'-Lantern trio, that flickers with an erie yellow/orange glow every few seconds, and a Dreadful Fence that would look absolutely fabulous around your Haunted House.
All of these items will only be available until Halloween proper, so be sure to shop fast if you want to have any real time to enjoy them on your farm before the holiday passes for another year.
FarmVille Feed Trough: Everything you need to know
Time to shove aside some of those FarmVille Halloween decorations and make room for the new Feed Trough. This new building will help you attract a rotating list of wandering animals by filling it up with animal feed. Check back once a day to see what new animals (some common, some rare) have been lured in by your bait, then add them to your menagerie or sell them for extra coins.
Here's how to get started:
When you log into FarmVille, you should receive a pop-up that lets you know your trough is ready to be placed on your farm. If you don't get the pop-up or can't place the trough right away, you can find it lurking in your gift box.
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Click 'use' to place the Animal Trough on your farm. Note: I had to clear out a spot to do it -- this building is roughly the same size as the pigpen and takes up four plots of space of your farm.
Once the trough is placed, the work has just started. The good news is that you don't have to collect building materials from friends to complete it, but you will have to collect feed from friends to start attracting animals. This can be done several ways:
1. Post a message on your Facebook wall asking for feed from friends.
2. Buy feed using Farm Cash (each 'serving' costs 1 Farm Cash).
3. Visiting neighbors can fill up your feed trough.
4. Score extra feed (sometimes) by visiting neighbors and filling their feed trough.
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The trough will change appearance as it fills up with food. See the progression below:
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Once your feed trough is full (it'll take 20 units to fill 'er up), you will get a notification and the option to share feed with friends via a Facebook Wall post.
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After the trough is full, check back every 24 hours to see if a wandering animal has taken up residence in your new trough. Don't wait too long, though, or the animal will wander away, taking some of your feed with it.
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Looks like there will be rotating list of wandering animals, and you can see exactly which animals are making the rounds by looking inside your feed trough. Right now, the lineup consists of six animals (see image above), and only one -- the Pancho Llama -- is new to the game.
farmville feed trough animals
On a scale of 1-10, I'd rate this new feed trough about a 6. I'm already asking my FarmVille neighbors for enough stuff already and now asking for feed to maybe catch a cool animal, well, it feels like overkill. Maybe I'd be more motivated to beg for feed if there were more exclusive animals for the taking -- maybe that will be the case in the coming weeks.
Here's how to get started:
When you log into FarmVille, you should receive a pop-up that lets you know your trough is ready to be placed on your farm. If you don't get the pop-up or can't place the trough right away, you can find it lurking in your gift box.
farmville feed trough gift
Click 'use' to place the Animal Trough on your farm. Note: I had to clear out a spot to do it -- this building is roughly the same size as the pigpen and takes up four plots of space of your farm.
Once the trough is placed, the work has just started. The good news is that you don't have to collect building materials from friends to complete it, but you will have to collect feed from friends to start attracting animals. This can be done several ways:
1. Post a message on your Facebook wall asking for feed from friends.
2. Buy feed using Farm Cash (each 'serving' costs 1 Farm Cash).
3. Visiting neighbors can fill up your feed trough.
4. Score extra feed (sometimes) by visiting neighbors and filling their feed trough.
farmville feed trough inside
The trough will change appearance as it fills up with food. See the progression below:
farmville feed trough stages
Once your feed trough is full (it'll take 20 units to fill 'er up), you will get a notification and the option to share feed with friends via a Facebook Wall post.
farmville feed trough full
After the trough is full, check back every 24 hours to see if a wandering animal has taken up residence in your new trough. Don't wait too long, though, or the animal will wander away, taking some of your feed with it.
farmville poncho llama
farmville feed trough missed animal -- games.com
Looks like there will be rotating list of wandering animals, and you can see exactly which animals are making the rounds by looking inside your feed trough. Right now, the lineup consists of six animals (see image above), and only one -- the Pancho Llama -- is new to the game.
farmville feed trough animals
On a scale of 1-10, I'd rate this new feed trough about a 6. I'm already asking my FarmVille neighbors for enough stuff already and now asking for feed to maybe catch a cool animal, well, it feels like overkill. Maybe I'd be more motivated to beg for feed if there were more exclusive animals for the taking -- maybe that will be the case in the coming weeks.
FarmVille creator ponders the future, Facebook Credits hit Wal-Mart, Best Buy [AM Linkage]
The Future of PC Gaming, According To The Creator Of FarmVille [Kotaku]
Facebook to sell gift cards in Wal-Mart, Best Buy [USA Today]
"Mertado Embedded Shopping" Lets Social Gamers Shop Within Their Games [Social Times]
Interview: Ubisoft's Chris Early on Moving Into Social Games [Inside Social]
A very early Disney-Playdom post-mortem [Gamezebo]
PayPal Launching Micropayment Service; Facebook On Board [All Things D]
For Myspace, a Redesign to Entice Generation Y [New York Times]
Facebook to sell gift cards in Wal-Mart, Best Buy [USA Today]
"Mertado Embedded Shopping" Lets Social Gamers Shop Within Their Games [Social Times]
Interview: Ubisoft's Chris Early on Moving Into Social Games [Inside Social]
A very early Disney-Playdom post-mortem [Gamezebo]
PayPal Launching Micropayment Service; Facebook On Board [All Things D]
For Myspace, a Redesign to Entice Generation Y [New York Times]
FarmVille Mystery Game updated with Gothic prizes
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In honor of Halloween, FarmVille has updated the Mystery Game with new Gothic themed prizes!
You can take your chances at playing for 16 FV$ per dart. This game will be available for 7 days.
What prize did you get?
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:::Spoiler Alert:::
The following are confirmed prizes for this Mystery Game (Released: October 26, 2010):
FarmVille Antiquated Home
FarmVille Eerie Bridge
FarmVille Gothic Fountain
FarmVille Panther Cub
FarmVille Rove Goat
FarmVille Purple Gallinule
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
In honor of Halloween, FarmVille has updated the Mystery Game with new Gothic themed prizes!
You can take your chances at playing for 16 FV$ per dart. This game will be available for 7 days.
What prize did you get?
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:::Spoiler Alert:::
The following are confirmed prizes for this Mystery Game (Released: October 26, 2010):
FarmVille Antiquated Home
FarmVille Eerie Bridge
FarmVille Gothic Fountain
FarmVille Panther Cub
FarmVille Rove Goat
FarmVille Purple Gallinule
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Realm of the Mad God Guide
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Transported to a fantastical (and cute) world ruled by the Mad God Oryx, you must fight to survive his onslaught of minions, and hopefully, slay the Mad God himself. This is how Realm of the Mad God begins, a free online multiplayer RPG that requires no downloads, installs or registration; you just jump right in! This social game has you team up with other players, level up, find powerful items, explore dungeons, and slay the gods of the realm. Realm of the Mad God is an epic adventure and quite frankly, it's just about as good as online social gaming gets.
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However, Realm of the Mad God is massive and pretty complex. Your first few trips to the realm might create more questions than answers. And although you will have dozens of allies, they may not be the most helpful towards beginners when danger lurks around every corner. In addition, trying to ask questions in-game might get you left behind or leave you vulnerable to enemy attack. To help you out, my Realm of the Mad God Guide tries to answer most of the questions you might have, and serves as a walkthrough to getting started. After reading my Realm of the Mad God Guide, you'll be ready to take on any challenge Mad God Oryx can hurl your way.
Continue reading to get started with the Realm of the Mad God Guide.
Make an Account
Before you even begin playing Realm of the Mad God, the best thing to do is create an account. Without an account, your character is stored in your cookies, which can be damaged or erased. With an account, you can use your character on any computer and you will never having to worry about unfairly losing your leveled hero.
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Choose Your Character
The next step, is choosing your character class. Realm of the Mad God has 13 different classes. Only the Wizard is immediately available. They classes are as follows:
Wizard
Deals damage from a long distance and has a secondary burst attack. realm of the mad god wizard
Archer
Unlocked by reaching level 5 with Priest. Has a long-range attack and can acquire very powerful weapons. His Ability is his quiver, which fires a very powerful, piercing, single arrow. realm of the mad god archer
Rogue
Unlocked by reaching level 5 with Archer. Relies on his speed to deal damage at medium range while avoiding attacks. His Ability is a Cloak which allows him to go undetected by enemies for a time. realm of the mad god rouge
Priest
Unlocked by reaching level 5 with Wizard. Attacks at long range and can heal himself and his allies. realm of the mad god priest
Warrior
Unlocked by reaching level 5 with Rogue. Deals the most damage of any class and can wear strong armor to protect himself from enemies. His Ability grants extra strength and speed to those around him for a short time. realm of the mad god warrior
Paladin
Unlocked by reaching level 20 with Priest and Knight. Can deal damage at close range, wear armor and heal himself and his allies. realm of the mad god paladin
Knight
Unlocked by reaching level 20 with Warrior. Deals large amounts of damage at close range and has the highest potential defense of any character. His Ability provides extra defense in addition to damaging and stunning enemies. realm of the mad god knight
Assassin
Unlocked by reaching level 20 with Rogue and Wizard. Fights from medium range and uses poison to damage his enemies over time. realm of the mad god assassin
Necromancer
Unlocked by reaching level 20 with Wizard and Priest. Drains life from his enemies to heal himself and his allies. realm of the mad god necromancer
Huntress
Unlocked by reaching level 20 with Rogue and Archer. Uses arrows and traps to defeat her enemies. realm of the mad god huntress
Mystic
Unlocked by reaching level 20 with Huntress and Necromancer. Fights with a staff and uses her crystal ball to bind enemies to a distant plane. realm of the mad god mystic
Sorcerer
Unlocked by reaching level 20 with Necromancer and Assassin. Uses his scepter to fire blasts of chain lightning at his enemies. realm of the mad god sorcerer
Trickster
Unlocked by reaching level 20 with Assassin and Paladin. Fights with a dagger while using her magical prism to distract enemies. realm of the mad god trickster
How to Play
After you choose your class, you'll be put in a tutorial. Follow the instructions on screen and you'll quickly get a feel for the game. The basics:
Use W, A, S, and D to move and the mouse to aim and attack.
Press the Spacebar to use your Ability.
Obtain items by standing on a loot bag and dragging goods from them to your inventory. Or hold shift and click on an item to use it (keys, potions, etc.)
Health is the red bar at the top right. If you die, you will have to start back at level 1.
Above health is your experience. Level up and your heath and mana meters are fully replenished.
Mana is the blue meter and is drained with each use of your Ability.
To chat, press enter and type a message, then press enter again to send it. If you ever need help, trying asking those around you.
Press T to toggle autofire.
Press N, M, or B to toggle music, sounds, or bullet sounds respectively.
Press H to display a list of controls.
Press F5 to escape to the Nexus
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Getting Started
Now that you've learned the basics, you're ready to set out into the Realm of the Mad God. Band together with other adventurers and patrol the realm, slaying beasts and collecting equipment along the way.
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Team Up
Realm of the Mad God is a game best played with others. Just standing near people who are slaying beasts will earn you experience and help you level up.
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In Realm of the Mad God, harder bosses can only be taken on with lots of people. Fighting in a crew lets you distribute the inflicted damage, flank your enemies, and lay down some serious fire power with the various classes. When fighting easier enemies, you'll see large groups more dispersed, ploughing through enemies. But when a group of warriors encounters an army of gods, you'll see them all tightly clumped up in a phalanx around the healing Priests and Paladins. I recommend doing the same.
Pro Tip: Once you get a feel for the game, teleport to the largest clump of players on your mini map. They are most likely fighting very hard enemies, so just hang back and let them slay the gods, earning you tons of experience super quickly.
Realm of the Mad God gives us a number of ways to work cooperatively. The most significant feature is teleporting. Using your mini-map, you can teleport to anyone, anywhere on the map. However, teleporting in Realm of the Mad God is both dangerous and useful. It's useful when you're about to die and need a quick way to escape. But it can be dangerous because you have no idea where you'll end up. I've died countless times teleporting into the cross fire of a massive battle. Also, by shift clicking people at the bottom left, you can lock them there, allowing you to easily teleport to your friends without using the mini map.
Pro Tip: In Realm of the Mad God, chat is global. This means that messages are sent to everyone on the server at once, which can often by quite annoying. By typing /ignore followed by the player's name, you can block all messages from a person for the duration of your stay on the server. This is great for dealing with trolls and foreigners.
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Enemies and Bosses
In Realm of the Mad God, different enemies spawn based on the terrain you're in. At level one you're still very vulnerable so it's a good idea to stick to the beaches or forests where easier enemies appear. If you're in search of a challenge, harder gods and enemies will appear in the snowy and rocky terrains. Following roads will usually keep you among enemies of a similar difficulty.
In addition to regular enemies, there are various bosses and gods around the Realm of the Mad God. These will often be marked on your mini map with a red, pink, orange, or purple dot. On your screen, an arrow will point to them; moving your cursor over the arrow will tell you what god you're headed for.
Pro Tip: If you become overwhelmed in battle, use the panic button. Pressing F5 will instantly teleport you back to the Nexus. You can also click the white arch under the mini map to instantly return to the safety of the main lobby. Another option is simply quitting out of your browser.
Caves and Dungeons
While exploring the Realm of the Mad God you might find Pirate Caves, Spider Dens, Snake Pits, and more. If you have a key, simply shift click on it and a cave will open up where you're standing. The caves can be pretty long and full of tough enemies, so for the harder dungeons you're going to want a crew with at least one healer in it. Don't feel pressured to finish a dungeon either. If you know you're going to die, head back out the way you came, close your browser or just teleport back to the main lobby.
Equipment
There is a ton of different items and loot in Realm of the Mad God. In addition to rings, potions and keys; there are class specific items that include swords, staffs, robes, and much more. These items are most often dropped by enemies as loot. The harder the enemy, the more powerful the loot.
Pro Tip: Once having reached level 20, many players will want to start a new character, so they give away their valuable equipment. Very often they will drop their stuff in the main lobby, so always be alert for freebies!
Slaying the Mad God Oryx
The main goal of Realm of the Mad God is to defeat the mad god himself. Every time 25,000 monsters have been defeated and all the quests have been completed (red dots on the mini-map), everyone will be transported to the lair of the Mad God Oryx. The lair is shaped like a giant circle and the only cover provided is a couple of large pillars. Be very careful here because the mad god and his minions are the most powerful monsters in the game.
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If you manage to kill the Mad God Oryx and his minions, he will drop a loot bag holding some of the best equipment in the game. So despite the danger, battling Oryx is not an event to miss. After he dies, the kill counter will be reset, and he will remain dormant until the next time 25,000 of his monsters have been slain.
realm of the mad god guide
Realm of the Mad God is a rich and ever changing world with endless possibilities. It's recent gains in popularity and attention have already prompted updates and expansions. It's unfortunate that traditional high-quality social games like Realm of the Mad God aren't featured on Facebook. I'd love to go adventuring with fifteen of my closest buddies and post high scores on my wall. But who knows, Realm of the Mad God is a game with incredible potential. I think it's only a matter of time before it's awesome-ness is fully realized.
So what are you waiting for, you've read the guide, you know the basics. Start your Realm of the Mad God adventure today:
Transported to a fantastical (and cute) world ruled by the Mad God Oryx, you must fight to survive his onslaught of minions, and hopefully, slay the Mad God himself. This is how Realm of the Mad God begins, a free online multiplayer RPG that requires no downloads, installs or registration; you just jump right in! This social game has you team up with other players, level up, find powerful items, explore dungeons, and slay the gods of the realm. Realm of the Mad God is an epic adventure and quite frankly, it's just about as good as online social gaming gets.
realm of the mad god guide
However, Realm of the Mad God is massive and pretty complex. Your first few trips to the realm might create more questions than answers. And although you will have dozens of allies, they may not be the most helpful towards beginners when danger lurks around every corner. In addition, trying to ask questions in-game might get you left behind or leave you vulnerable to enemy attack. To help you out, my Realm of the Mad God Guide tries to answer most of the questions you might have, and serves as a walkthrough to getting started. After reading my Realm of the Mad God Guide, you'll be ready to take on any challenge Mad God Oryx can hurl your way.
Continue reading to get started with the Realm of the Mad God Guide.
Make an Account
Before you even begin playing Realm of the Mad God, the best thing to do is create an account. Without an account, your character is stored in your cookies, which can be damaged or erased. With an account, you can use your character on any computer and you will never having to worry about unfairly losing your leveled hero.
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Choose Your Character
The next step, is choosing your character class. Realm of the Mad God has 13 different classes. Only the Wizard is immediately available. They classes are as follows:
Wizard
Deals damage from a long distance and has a secondary burst attack. realm of the mad god wizard
Archer
Unlocked by reaching level 5 with Priest. Has a long-range attack and can acquire very powerful weapons. His Ability is his quiver, which fires a very powerful, piercing, single arrow. realm of the mad god archer
Rogue
Unlocked by reaching level 5 with Archer. Relies on his speed to deal damage at medium range while avoiding attacks. His Ability is a Cloak which allows him to go undetected by enemies for a time. realm of the mad god rouge
Priest
Unlocked by reaching level 5 with Wizard. Attacks at long range and can heal himself and his allies. realm of the mad god priest
Warrior
Unlocked by reaching level 5 with Rogue. Deals the most damage of any class and can wear strong armor to protect himself from enemies. His Ability grants extra strength and speed to those around him for a short time. realm of the mad god warrior
Paladin
Unlocked by reaching level 20 with Priest and Knight. Can deal damage at close range, wear armor and heal himself and his allies. realm of the mad god paladin
Knight
Unlocked by reaching level 20 with Warrior. Deals large amounts of damage at close range and has the highest potential defense of any character. His Ability provides extra defense in addition to damaging and stunning enemies. realm of the mad god knight
Assassin
Unlocked by reaching level 20 with Rogue and Wizard. Fights from medium range and uses poison to damage his enemies over time. realm of the mad god assassin
Necromancer
Unlocked by reaching level 20 with Wizard and Priest. Drains life from his enemies to heal himself and his allies. realm of the mad god necromancer
Huntress
Unlocked by reaching level 20 with Rogue and Archer. Uses arrows and traps to defeat her enemies. realm of the mad god huntress
Mystic
Unlocked by reaching level 20 with Huntress and Necromancer. Fights with a staff and uses her crystal ball to bind enemies to a distant plane. realm of the mad god mystic
Sorcerer
Unlocked by reaching level 20 with Necromancer and Assassin. Uses his scepter to fire blasts of chain lightning at his enemies. realm of the mad god sorcerer
Trickster
Unlocked by reaching level 20 with Assassin and Paladin. Fights with a dagger while using her magical prism to distract enemies. realm of the mad god trickster
How to Play
After you choose your class, you'll be put in a tutorial. Follow the instructions on screen and you'll quickly get a feel for the game. The basics:
Use W, A, S, and D to move and the mouse to aim and attack.
Press the Spacebar to use your Ability.
Obtain items by standing on a loot bag and dragging goods from them to your inventory. Or hold shift and click on an item to use it (keys, potions, etc.)
Health is the red bar at the top right. If you die, you will have to start back at level 1.
Above health is your experience. Level up and your heath and mana meters are fully replenished.
Mana is the blue meter and is drained with each use of your Ability.
To chat, press enter and type a message, then press enter again to send it. If you ever need help, trying asking those around you.
Press T to toggle autofire.
Press N, M, or B to toggle music, sounds, or bullet sounds respectively.
Press H to display a list of controls.
Press F5 to escape to the Nexus
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Getting Started
Now that you've learned the basics, you're ready to set out into the Realm of the Mad God. Band together with other adventurers and patrol the realm, slaying beasts and collecting equipment along the way.
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Team Up
Realm of the Mad God is a game best played with others. Just standing near people who are slaying beasts will earn you experience and help you level up.
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In Realm of the Mad God, harder bosses can only be taken on with lots of people. Fighting in a crew lets you distribute the inflicted damage, flank your enemies, and lay down some serious fire power with the various classes. When fighting easier enemies, you'll see large groups more dispersed, ploughing through enemies. But when a group of warriors encounters an army of gods, you'll see them all tightly clumped up in a phalanx around the healing Priests and Paladins. I recommend doing the same.
Pro Tip: Once you get a feel for the game, teleport to the largest clump of players on your mini map. They are most likely fighting very hard enemies, so just hang back and let them slay the gods, earning you tons of experience super quickly.
Realm of the Mad God gives us a number of ways to work cooperatively. The most significant feature is teleporting. Using your mini-map, you can teleport to anyone, anywhere on the map. However, teleporting in Realm of the Mad God is both dangerous and useful. It's useful when you're about to die and need a quick way to escape. But it can be dangerous because you have no idea where you'll end up. I've died countless times teleporting into the cross fire of a massive battle. Also, by shift clicking people at the bottom left, you can lock them there, allowing you to easily teleport to your friends without using the mini map.
Pro Tip: In Realm of the Mad God, chat is global. This means that messages are sent to everyone on the server at once, which can often by quite annoying. By typing /ignore followed by the player's name, you can block all messages from a person for the duration of your stay on the server. This is great for dealing with trolls and foreigners.
realm of the mad god guide
Enemies and Bosses
In Realm of the Mad God, different enemies spawn based on the terrain you're in. At level one you're still very vulnerable so it's a good idea to stick to the beaches or forests where easier enemies appear. If you're in search of a challenge, harder gods and enemies will appear in the snowy and rocky terrains. Following roads will usually keep you among enemies of a similar difficulty.
In addition to regular enemies, there are various bosses and gods around the Realm of the Mad God. These will often be marked on your mini map with a red, pink, orange, or purple dot. On your screen, an arrow will point to them; moving your cursor over the arrow will tell you what god you're headed for.
Pro Tip: If you become overwhelmed in battle, use the panic button. Pressing F5 will instantly teleport you back to the Nexus. You can also click the white arch under the mini map to instantly return to the safety of the main lobby. Another option is simply quitting out of your browser.
Caves and Dungeons
While exploring the Realm of the Mad God you might find Pirate Caves, Spider Dens, Snake Pits, and more. If you have a key, simply shift click on it and a cave will open up where you're standing. The caves can be pretty long and full of tough enemies, so for the harder dungeons you're going to want a crew with at least one healer in it. Don't feel pressured to finish a dungeon either. If you know you're going to die, head back out the way you came, close your browser or just teleport back to the main lobby.
Equipment
There is a ton of different items and loot in Realm of the Mad God. In addition to rings, potions and keys; there are class specific items that include swords, staffs, robes, and much more. These items are most often dropped by enemies as loot. The harder the enemy, the more powerful the loot.
Pro Tip: Once having reached level 20, many players will want to start a new character, so they give away their valuable equipment. Very often they will drop their stuff in the main lobby, so always be alert for freebies!
Slaying the Mad God Oryx
The main goal of Realm of the Mad God is to defeat the mad god himself. Every time 25,000 monsters have been defeated and all the quests have been completed (red dots on the mini-map), everyone will be transported to the lair of the Mad God Oryx. The lair is shaped like a giant circle and the only cover provided is a couple of large pillars. Be very careful here because the mad god and his minions are the most powerful monsters in the game.
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If you manage to kill the Mad God Oryx and his minions, he will drop a loot bag holding some of the best equipment in the game. So despite the danger, battling Oryx is not an event to miss. After he dies, the kill counter will be reset, and he will remain dormant until the next time 25,000 of his monsters have been slain.
realm of the mad god guide
Realm of the Mad God is a rich and ever changing world with endless possibilities. It's recent gains in popularity and attention have already prompted updates and expansions. It's unfortunate that traditional high-quality social games like Realm of the Mad God aren't featured on Facebook. I'd love to go adventuring with fifteen of my closest buddies and post high scores on my wall. But who knows, Realm of the Mad God is a game with incredible potential. I think it's only a matter of time before it's awesome-ness is fully realized.
So what are you waiting for, you've read the guide, you know the basics. Start your Realm of the Mad God adventure today:
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Pet Society rewards fans with a cute Black Kitty Chair
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Call the neighbors and wake the children, because for one day only, Pet Society fans can get their hands on an absolutely adorable Black Kitty Chair. Everyone loves free stuff, especially when it's a fun item. So make sure to tell all your Pet Society friends about the free kitty throne. Just imagine a kitty sitting on this kitty chair, could there be anything cuter?
All you need to do is make sure you've clicked 'Like' on the Pet Society Facebook fanpage, then click the link below:
Get your free Black Kitty Chair >
pet society free black kitty chair
If you're not yet a fan of Pet Society, just head to their Facebook fanpage by clicking here, and 'Like' the page. Then click the link above to get your free Black Kitty Chair in Pet Society.
Call the neighbors and wake the children, because for one day only, Pet Society fans can get their hands on an absolutely adorable Black Kitty Chair. Everyone loves free stuff, especially when it's a fun item. So make sure to tell all your Pet Society friends about the free kitty throne. Just imagine a kitty sitting on this kitty chair, could there be anything cuter?
All you need to do is make sure you've clicked 'Like' on the Pet Society Facebook fanpage, then click the link below:
Get your free Black Kitty Chair >
pet society free black kitty chair
If you're not yet a fan of Pet Society, just head to their Facebook fanpage by clicking here, and 'Like' the page. Then click the link above to get your free Black Kitty Chair in Pet Society.
ESPNU College Town: Giant Thanksgiving turkey terrorizes campus
No, don't run. Go get the basters and a fire pit going--stat! A massive turkey can be seen terrorizing campuses everywhere in ESPNU College Town. We imagine he's a mittle miffed about the Thanksgiving Feasts popping up. The most recent update also added some cheerful animations to the otherwise dead Thanksgiving items that were recently released.
In other (less exciting) news, Playdom fixed the Spirit calculation made on the post-Challenge screen to accurately display only the Spirit gained in the district it took place rather than the whole campus. We hope that issue wasn't a deal breaker for some players. Also included in the update is (a little more exciting, we promise) the ability to send friends a Gameday Challenge Gift, which gives your lucky friends another Challenge to pummel you in Football with. Wait, that's not how it supposed to work...
In other (less exciting) news, Playdom fixed the Spirit calculation made on the post-Challenge screen to accurately display only the Spirit gained in the district it took place rather than the whole campus. We hope that issue wasn't a deal breaker for some players. Also included in the update is (a little more exciting, we promise) the ability to send friends a Gameday Challenge Gift, which gives your lucky friends another Challenge to pummel you in Football with. Wait, that's not how it supposed to work...
Pet Society Stadium Turkey Challenge puts your pet to the turkeys' test
Ready...set... gobble? In Pet Society, turkeys will be taking over the Stadium tomorrow through Thanksgiving. It's your job to show this birds who truly is fleet of foot. Or would it be fleet of feather? Anyway, today will be the last day for a little while that you'll be able to race normal pets as tomorrow they'll all be replaced by posthaste poultry that are ready to win.
No special prizes were mentioned on the Pet Society Blog, so this just looks like a novelty feature. Though, some dark meat sounds great right about now.
It seems like the same racing rules will apply: click to run, click to jump, click when over speed boosts and click to remove bananas. In other words, just click your fingers off and you should be OK (though, it does require some finesse). Check out Pet Society tomorrow to give these otherwise delicious birds a run for their money.
Find the rest of our Thanksgiving coverage right here.
No special prizes were mentioned on the Pet Society Blog, so this just looks like a novelty feature. Though, some dark meat sounds great right about now.
It seems like the same racing rules will apply: click to run, click to jump, click when over speed boosts and click to remove bananas. In other words, just click your fingers off and you should be OK (though, it does require some finesse). Check out Pet Society tomorrow to give these otherwise delicious birds a run for their money.
Find the rest of our Thanksgiving coverage right here.
(Facebook) Gaming United: GameGround powers up all your games
GameGround Facebook Games
We'll just come out and say it: there are too many social games. Alright, that's not necessarily a bad thing, but it can be a pain tracking all of them--not to mention your friends. GameGround wants to change all that through its unique web app that can collect a wide selection your PC, Xbox (in a future release), Facebook and casual web games into one, easy to manage portal. With features like stat tracking across profiles, level-up mechanics, missions and Gadgets (achievements or badges for the traditional folk), GameGround turns all of your gaming into a meta experience.
GameGroundEssentially, GameGround aims to be the leaderboard of all games. Players can also find new games to play on the various platforms based on what they're playing already, which is starting to become somewhat of a trend. As for Facebook games, GameGround already supports some of the biggest titles from Zynga, PopCap and Playfish like FarmVille, Pet Society and Bejeweled Blitz. Thankfully, GameGround supports Facebook Connect so you don't lose touch with your friends there.
Everything about GameGround seems to be about the gamification, if you will, of... games. Itzik Ben-Bassat, ex-Blizzard Entertainment executive and Co-Founder and Chairman of GameGround is confident that GameGround will be the one place people will go to socialize while gaming.
"Gamers want one-click access to their favorite games across platforms, as well as easy ways to find new challenges, leaderboards, and rewards," Ben-Bassat says. "All of this is made possible by GameGround's innovative offering."
Whether GameGround is successful, it's start ups like these that are making quite a statement about how fragmented our gaming has become over the years over several different platforms. Only time will tell whether GameGround will provide that solution. Until Nov. 24, GameGround is entering every new user in the GameGround Beta Launch Power Contest with a total of $500 in GameStop gift cards up for grabs. So, head on over and give it a shot--the only thing you have to lose is a chance at free money.
We'll just come out and say it: there are too many social games. Alright, that's not necessarily a bad thing, but it can be a pain tracking all of them--not to mention your friends. GameGround wants to change all that through its unique web app that can collect a wide selection your PC, Xbox (in a future release), Facebook and casual web games into one, easy to manage portal. With features like stat tracking across profiles, level-up mechanics, missions and Gadgets (achievements or badges for the traditional folk), GameGround turns all of your gaming into a meta experience.
GameGroundEssentially, GameGround aims to be the leaderboard of all games. Players can also find new games to play on the various platforms based on what they're playing already, which is starting to become somewhat of a trend. As for Facebook games, GameGround already supports some of the biggest titles from Zynga, PopCap and Playfish like FarmVille, Pet Society and Bejeweled Blitz. Thankfully, GameGround supports Facebook Connect so you don't lose touch with your friends there.
Everything about GameGround seems to be about the gamification, if you will, of... games. Itzik Ben-Bassat, ex-Blizzard Entertainment executive and Co-Founder and Chairman of GameGround is confident that GameGround will be the one place people will go to socialize while gaming.
"Gamers want one-click access to their favorite games across platforms, as well as easy ways to find new challenges, leaderboards, and rewards," Ben-Bassat says. "All of this is made possible by GameGround's innovative offering."
Whether GameGround is successful, it's start ups like these that are making quite a statement about how fragmented our gaming has become over the years over several different platforms. Only time will tell whether GameGround will provide that solution. Until Nov. 24, GameGround is entering every new user in the GameGround Beta Launch Power Contest with a total of $500 in GameStop gift cards up for grabs. So, head on over and give it a shot--the only thing you have to lose is a chance at free money.
FarmVille Fruitcake: What is it for?
Update: The Fruitcake mystery has been solved: Click here to learn all about the FarmVIlle Thanksgiving Basket.
FarmVille farmers have been puzzled by the seemingly useless FarmVille Fruitcake turning up in their gift boxes. While the forums have been ripe with speculation about what these FarmVille Fruitcakes could be used for, I have some ideas of my own.
FarmVille Fruitcake can be gifted to friends when your Turkey Roost is ready to harvest. The more turkeys you have in your Turkey Roost, the better the chance of receiving Fruitcake. Those who were fortunate enough to get their hands on FarmVille Fruitcake have reported that it currently has no use. When they click the Fruitcake they receive the message, "Whoa there, farmer! We don't have anywhere for you to put this just yet. Why not hang onto it in your Gift Box for just a little longer?"
Continue reading to see what I think the FarmVille Fruitcake might be used for.
farmville fruitcake
Several clues have given me a few ideas as to what FarmVille Fruitcake might be used for. My first guess is that the FarmVille Fruitcake is part of the Thanksgiving Feast, pictured above. Both it's link to the Turkey Roost and the timing of the Fruitcake appearing in gift boxes, suggests that we'll be seeing Fruitcake as part of a collectible and giftable Thanksgiving collection or Harvest gifts for the Thanksgiving Feast.
farmville fruitcake
My other hunch is that the FarmVille Fruitcake will be part of a Holiday Collection. Much like the Autumn Collection, this assortment of giftable items (pictured below) will need to be collected for a prize. FarmVille Fruitcake is clearly included in the final assortment of goodies. Perhaps this Holiday Collection, including the Fruitcake, will be part of the Thanksgiving Feast next week. However, none of the items are very Thanksgiving-y, they look more holiday oriented. Fruitcake is usually a Christmas affair. It's also important to note that there are only five items, when past collections usually have six, which only adds to the mystery.
farmville fruitcake
Also, the fact that Fruitcake keeps glitching and disappearing out of FarmVille players' gift boxes, leads me to believe that the Fruitcake/Turkey Roost link may have been accidental, and the Fruitcake release: premature. This backs up the idea that the Fruitcake might be part of a collection coming later on.
Of course these are just my Fruitcake speculations, nobody knows for sure what the FarmVille Fruitcake is for yet. But I guarantee you the Fruitcake will be useful for something very soon. I definitely recommend hanging onto those mysterious FarmVille Fruitcakes for the time being.
Have you received any FarmVille Fruitcake? What do you think it will be used for?
Check out the rest of our Thanksgiving 2010 coverage right here.
FarmVille farmers have been puzzled by the seemingly useless FarmVille Fruitcake turning up in their gift boxes. While the forums have been ripe with speculation about what these FarmVille Fruitcakes could be used for, I have some ideas of my own.
FarmVille Fruitcake can be gifted to friends when your Turkey Roost is ready to harvest. The more turkeys you have in your Turkey Roost, the better the chance of receiving Fruitcake. Those who were fortunate enough to get their hands on FarmVille Fruitcake have reported that it currently has no use. When they click the Fruitcake they receive the message, "Whoa there, farmer! We don't have anywhere for you to put this just yet. Why not hang onto it in your Gift Box for just a little longer?"
Continue reading to see what I think the FarmVille Fruitcake might be used for.
farmville fruitcake
Several clues have given me a few ideas as to what FarmVille Fruitcake might be used for. My first guess is that the FarmVille Fruitcake is part of the Thanksgiving Feast, pictured above. Both it's link to the Turkey Roost and the timing of the Fruitcake appearing in gift boxes, suggests that we'll be seeing Fruitcake as part of a collectible and giftable Thanksgiving collection or Harvest gifts for the Thanksgiving Feast.
farmville fruitcake
My other hunch is that the FarmVille Fruitcake will be part of a Holiday Collection. Much like the Autumn Collection, this assortment of giftable items (pictured below) will need to be collected for a prize. FarmVille Fruitcake is clearly included in the final assortment of goodies. Perhaps this Holiday Collection, including the Fruitcake, will be part of the Thanksgiving Feast next week. However, none of the items are very Thanksgiving-y, they look more holiday oriented. Fruitcake is usually a Christmas affair. It's also important to note that there are only five items, when past collections usually have six, which only adds to the mystery.
farmville fruitcake
Also, the fact that Fruitcake keeps glitching and disappearing out of FarmVille players' gift boxes, leads me to believe that the Fruitcake/Turkey Roost link may have been accidental, and the Fruitcake release: premature. This backs up the idea that the Fruitcake might be part of a collection coming later on.
Of course these are just my Fruitcake speculations, nobody knows for sure what the FarmVille Fruitcake is for yet. But I guarantee you the Fruitcake will be useful for something very soon. I definitely recommend hanging onto those mysterious FarmVille Fruitcakes for the time being.
Have you received any FarmVille Fruitcake? What do you think it will be used for?
Check out the rest of our Thanksgiving 2010 coverage right here.
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