New decorations wash ashore in Happy Island

Crowdstar has given us a nice weekend surprise, with a few new decorations to make our islands in Happy Island even more tropical. Three new surfboards and three new benches were released, giving us Happy Island players more to decorate with. These surfboards and benches are all available for coins, so if you're a hard working player who has been saving up your coins, you will have something new to buy with your hard earned cash. Here is the list of new decorations that hit the Happy Island shop this weekend.

Flaming Surfboard - 9,500 coins
Sunset Surfboard - 8.400 coins
Vintage Surfboard - 14,000 coins
Red Bench - 9.900 coins
Ruins Bench - 18,000 coins
Bench al Arab - 14,000 coins

There is no indication that these are limited time items, but you never know. If you have coins to burn, head on over to the Happy Island shop and check out the new selection of surfboards and benches.

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Zoo Paradise celebrates the FIFA World Cup with soccer items

Zoo Paradise has just released a set of animals and a new habitat, all in the theme of the FIFA World Cup. The World Cup is the largest viewed sporting event in the entire world, and will be held in South Africa from June 11 - July 11, 2010. It is the largest soccer tournament, and is only held every four years. Likewise, the Zoo Paradise items will only be available until July 12th. The new items include three new soccer playing animals, a Soccer Field habitat, and 24 international flags to show off your favorite team's colors. Take a peek at the new items below:

Animals:

Soccer Ball Animal - 39 Facebook Credits
Soccer Rhino - 62 Facebook Credits
World Cup Leopard - 41 Facebook Credits

Habitat:

Soccer Field - 51 Facebook Credits

Flags:

American Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
French Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
Spanish Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
Italian Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
German Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
Union Jack Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
Mexican Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
Argentinian Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
Chilean Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
Canadian Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
Turkish Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
Slovakian Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
Greek Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
Danish Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
Australian Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
Portugese Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
Swiss Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
Serbian Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
Brazilian Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
Slovenian Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
Netherlands Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
New Zealand Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
Japanese Flag - 10 Facebook Credits
South African Flag - 10 Facebook Credits





Zoo Paradise is the first game we've seen that has released soccer items for the World Cup, but we suspect that it won't be the last. Unfortunately, to participate in this celebration you will have to pay Facebook Credits. which is likely to upset Zoo Paradise players who like to spend time rather than money to enjoy the game.

Happy Aquarium goes to the World Cup with tank backgrounds

It looks like Crowdstar is fully on board the FIFA World Cup train this year, as they first released soccer items in Zoo Paradise and now have released them in Happy Aquarium as well. Happy Aquarium now has 18 new tank backgrounds for your aquarium that you proudly display which country you are rooting for in the World Cup. Each of these backgrounds cost 36 Pearls or 30 Facebook Credits.

The World Cup is going to be running from June 11 through July 11th, so these limited time backgrounds will probably be gone shortly thereafter. We're sure there are more backgrounds to come, as there are 32 countries participating in the World Cup and only 18 are represented so far. It's also possible that the smaller countries will not be represented in Happy Aquarium.

Treetopia reveals secrets with new epic story quest

Treetopia is a unique Facebook game, in that it attempts to provide more story than most other casual games we cover here on Games.com - The Blog. In the weeks since it has been released, Playdom have been teasing us by saying that we'll soon be able to find out more about the tree that is the main focal point of our village. Now, there is a whole epic story quest line that gives players a better indication of why they're there on Treetopia, and where they're going.

There are four stages of the new epic quest, including learning of the tree, traveling to Panther Island, clearing out plants, and finally, saving the Great Tree. You can find the beginning quest on the right side of your quest map. Participating in this quests does require resources just like regular Treetopia quests. We won't spoil the story here, because you should definitely log in to Treetopia and complete these quests to really immerse yourself in the world of Treetopia and learn the secrets of the Great Tree.

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Pet Society: Hideeni celebrates World Cup

Hideeni's got a sporty new look in honor of the World Cup. He looks so cute, but I just want to kick him!

He's giving out 15 flags from around the globe. What's really interesting is that Playfish is going to be watching the World Cup matches closely and offering the flags as long as the teams remain in the competition. (I'm a bit mystified why all 32 nations in the World Cup weren't included in this group of flags-South Korea, for example isn't represented. I guess Playfish doesn't have much confidence in the Red Devils.)

Which nation will be the last one standing? We'll find out in about a month. The World Cup goes from June 11-July 11.

Check out the rest of this post to see all the flags that Hideeni is giving away! Pet Society Hideeni's World Cup Flags
This article originally appeared on Pet Society Anonymous.

New FarmVille decorations and free gifts: Celebrate Fourth of July with fireworks!

American Independence is honored on the 4th of July and is often celebrated with "fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs, picnics, concerts, baseball games, political speeches and ceremonies, and various other public and private events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States." (Wikipedia)
farmville twirling fireworks     farmville sparkler fireworks
While there are no concerts or parades, FarmVille has brought back Fireworks for yet another holiday celebration. You can purchase Fireworks or send them to your neighbors as free gifts.

For Purchase:

    Starburst Fireworks- $FV 1
    Fireworks Finale – $FV 2


Available as free gifts for neighbors:

    Sparkler Fireworks
    Twirling Fireworks


This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

FarmVille Swiss Alps Buildings: Swiss FarmHouse, Swiss Barn, Swiss Tool Shed & Swiss Chalet

Guten Tag! In today's Friday updates, FarmVille released lots of new Swiss Alps limited edition items including four new buildings.

The Swiss Farm House, Swiss Barn, Swiss Tool Shed and Swiss Chalet can all be purchased in the FarmVille Market with farm cash and the Chalet with coins during the next 20 days only. After this time expires they will be retired items.
farmville swiss barn     farmville swiss farmhouse     farmville swiss tool shed
FarmVille Swiss Alps Buildings (Released July 2, 2010):

    Swiss Farmhouse – 36FV$
    Swiss Barn – 30FV$
    Swiss Tool Shed – 24FV$
    Swiss Chalet -85,000 coins


This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

What do you think of the Swiss Alps theme, do you like it? Will you purchase any of these buildings for your farm? Send pics of yours to editors@games.com and we may feature them here!