FarmVille is encouraging more farmers to be good neighbors lately. First, the game launched the Daily Good Deeds list, and earlier this week, the ability to send Special Deliveries to neighbors from their farms. Now, you can keep the do-gooder thing going by sending friends free pig slop while visiting their farms.
To give away free slop, click the pig icon on the left hand of the screen. You will then be able to post a message to your neighbor's wall that says "YOURNAME visited your farm and is sharing a little extra pig slop with you!"
farmville neighbors pig slop
Do you like being able to send gifts from neighbor's farms or do you prefer to send gifts the old-fashioned way?
Thứ Hai, 6 tháng 2, 2012
Pet Society gets downright fierce with new Fighter Arcade Game
Pet Society creator Playfish has just released a brand new toy for your pets that we're sure many of you coin-op junkies would appreciate. The new Fighter Arcade Game toy is available in the Pet Society store or by just clicking the ad below the game screen. Here's the clincher: it's only 900 coins and costs zero Playfish Cash!
The Fighter Arcade Game is part of a much larger event, "Matsuri Week," whose exclusive Japanese item collection is slowly trickling into the game until September 20. We know, that's obviously longer than a week, but don't question a good thing.
Clearly inspired by the Japanese fighting game that brought the genre into the main stream, Street Fighter, the game plays itself when clicked. Look closely and you'll see one of the furry combatants let loose a tiny, blue fireball just like Ryu!
The Fighter Arcade Game is part of a much larger event, "Matsuri Week," whose exclusive Japanese item collection is slowly trickling into the game until September 20. We know, that's obviously longer than a week, but don't question a good thing.
Clearly inspired by the Japanese fighting game that brought the genre into the main stream, Street Fighter, the game plays itself when clicked. Look closely and you'll see one of the furry combatants let loose a tiny, blue fireball just like Ryu!
When does FarmVille finally get in the way?
FarmVille Logo
Is it when your grades start slipping? That's exactly what Harrisburg University of Science and Technology wants to find out this Monday when it will block its college network from all social networks this Monday. Part of an involuntary social experiment, the college-wide shut down of social media access will include Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and AOL Instant Messenger, according to Inside Higher Ed.
While Harrisburg University's issue with Facebook isn't solely due to FarmVille, surely some of that traffic was headed Zynga's way. When does FarmVille become such a prominent aspect of your life that it blocks their path to success? Have you ever had to cut yourself off from social games because you were afraid they were getting in the way? How would you feel if your school or workplace cut off your access to social games without your consent?
Is it when your grades start slipping? That's exactly what Harrisburg University of Science and Technology wants to find out this Monday when it will block its college network from all social networks this Monday. Part of an involuntary social experiment, the college-wide shut down of social media access will include Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and AOL Instant Messenger, according to Inside Higher Ed.
While Harrisburg University's issue with Facebook isn't solely due to FarmVille, surely some of that traffic was headed Zynga's way. When does FarmVille become such a prominent aspect of your life that it blocks their path to success? Have you ever had to cut yourself off from social games because you were afraid they were getting in the way? How would you feel if your school or workplace cut off your access to social games without your consent?
Cafe World Grand Master Chef: Build this to master recipes faster
After an early warning last week, the Grand Master Chef has arrived in Cafe World. Once complete, this new buildable item will help you master dishes three times (3x) faster for one week. That means the cooking time for the dishes will be the same, but once they're done, you will be rewarded with additional mastery points.
There's a catch though, after the week is up, you will have to pay 8 Cafe Cash to recharge the Grand Master Chef and keep these mastery bonuses coming. Ouch.
If you decide to take the plunge anyway -- here's what you need to do. By now, you're probably very familiar with buildable items in Cafe World. The first step? Collecting materials to complete your statue and get the faster mastery bonus.
cafe world grand master chef materials
Here are the items (and how many of each) you'll need to collect to complete the item:
Magic Herbs - 8
Secret Spices - 8
Ancient Recipes - 8
Secret Scrolls - 8
There are two ways to get all of the materials you need to complete the Grand Master Chef.
1. Ask fellow players to send them to you
2. Buy them for Cafe Cash, each item costs 1CC -- so if you want to buy everything at once, you'll need to spend 32 Cafe Cash (roughly $7).
Right now, these items are now available in the Free Gifts section of the game, so the only way to give friends these items is to sent them via a Wall Post.
grand master chef
Unlike the No Clean Fairy, you actually need to place the base of the Grand Master Chef in your cafe. You can click on the base to check your progress and ask friends to send you more items.
Once the Grand Master Chef is complete -- you will be able to master recipes 3x faster for one week, once that week is up, you'll have to decide if its worth the Cafe Cash to keep the faster mastery mojo going.
What do you think of the Grand Master Chef? Is it worth building?
There's a catch though, after the week is up, you will have to pay 8 Cafe Cash to recharge the Grand Master Chef and keep these mastery bonuses coming. Ouch.
If you decide to take the plunge anyway -- here's what you need to do. By now, you're probably very familiar with buildable items in Cafe World. The first step? Collecting materials to complete your statue and get the faster mastery bonus.
cafe world grand master chef materials
Here are the items (and how many of each) you'll need to collect to complete the item:
Magic Herbs - 8
Secret Spices - 8
Ancient Recipes - 8
Secret Scrolls - 8
There are two ways to get all of the materials you need to complete the Grand Master Chef.
1. Ask fellow players to send them to you
2. Buy them for Cafe Cash, each item costs 1CC -- so if you want to buy everything at once, you'll need to spend 32 Cafe Cash (roughly $7).
Right now, these items are now available in the Free Gifts section of the game, so the only way to give friends these items is to sent them via a Wall Post.
grand master chef
Unlike the No Clean Fairy, you actually need to place the base of the Grand Master Chef in your cafe. You can click on the base to check your progress and ask friends to send you more items.
Once the Grand Master Chef is complete -- you will be able to master recipes 3x faster for one week, once that week is up, you'll have to decide if its worth the Cafe Cash to keep the faster mastery mojo going.
What do you think of the Grand Master Chef? Is it worth building?
Mafia Wars: Las Vegas Collections take you into the Nevada desert
New collections have appeared in Mafia Wars today, but you'll have to head over to Sin City to find them. These four Las Vegas Collections are part of Zynga's gradual update to the city and provide impressive stat boosts like permanently increased health, energy and increased loot drop chances.
Check out what you'll need to find, and more importantly, what you'll win after the break.
Mafia Wars Las Vegas Collections list
Log into the game and if you don't already see the Las Vegas Collections promotional banner, just check your profile and find them under the "Collections and Vault" tab. Here's each of the four collections and what you'll need to find while you're doing jobs in Vegas:
The Cactus Collection (+30 Health):
Christmas Cactus
Silver Cholla
Cottontop Cactus
Hedgehog Cactus
Prickly Pear Cactus
Barrell Cactus
Saguaro
Mojave Animals Collection (+10 Energy and +10 Stamina):
Jackrabbit
Coyote
Roadrunner
Rattlesnake
Kit Fox
Golden Eagle
Mountain Lion
Poker Hands Collection (+20 Attack and +20 Defense):
Pair
Two Pair
Three of a Kind
Full House
Four of Kind
Straight Flush
Joker
Matchbooks Collection (Ten percent drop rate increase while in Vegas):
Loot Isle Casino
Camelot Hotel
Giza Las Vegas
Florentine Resort
Soft Rock Casino
Jersey, Jersey
Planet Bollywood
Head on back over to Las Vegas for a chance at improving your character even further, but don't forget to bring back the Rat Pack while you're at it.
Check out what you'll need to find, and more importantly, what you'll win after the break.
Mafia Wars Las Vegas Collections list
Log into the game and if you don't already see the Las Vegas Collections promotional banner, just check your profile and find them under the "Collections and Vault" tab. Here's each of the four collections and what you'll need to find while you're doing jobs in Vegas:
The Cactus Collection (+30 Health):
Christmas Cactus
Silver Cholla
Cottontop Cactus
Hedgehog Cactus
Prickly Pear Cactus
Barrell Cactus
Saguaro
Mojave Animals Collection (+10 Energy and +10 Stamina):
Jackrabbit
Coyote
Roadrunner
Rattlesnake
Kit Fox
Golden Eagle
Mountain Lion
Poker Hands Collection (+20 Attack and +20 Defense):
Pair
Two Pair
Three of a Kind
Full House
Four of Kind
Straight Flush
Joker
Matchbooks Collection (Ten percent drop rate increase while in Vegas):
Loot Isle Casino
Camelot Hotel
Giza Las Vegas
Florentine Resort
Soft Rock Casino
Jersey, Jersey
Planet Bollywood
Head on back over to Las Vegas for a chance at improving your character even further, but don't forget to bring back the Rat Pack while you're at it.
Thứ Bảy, 4 tháng 2, 2012
Vampire Wars' Fae Wings introduce the world's first undead fairies
If you're still collecting the Feather Wings in Vampire Wars, stop right there. Zynga added Fae Wings to your favorite fanged fantasy. Undead bird people are cool and all, but undead fairies are definitely a first. And... that's every fantasy trope in existence accounted for. This time around, the wings only take 50 Fae Fragments and come in the standard three varieties:
Blue Fae Wings: +10 Rage, +20 Energy
Purple Fae Wings: +20 Attack, +20 Energy
Red Fae Wings: +20 Defense, +20 Energy
The only way to find the Fae Fragments is through asking your friends for them through gifts or returning the favor. Collecting all three sets of wings will reward you with +10 Attack and Defense and +20 Energy. These provide essentially the same bonuses as the Feather Wings, but considering they cost much less to make we recommend going for these if you haven't started on a set yet. Not to mention they look pretty damned awesome. Again, the Artisans are going to take a week to craft these once you turn in the fragments, which you can speed along by bribing them for Favor Points, but why rush it?
Blue Fae Wings: +10 Rage, +20 Energy
Purple Fae Wings: +20 Attack, +20 Energy
Red Fae Wings: +20 Defense, +20 Energy
The only way to find the Fae Fragments is through asking your friends for them through gifts or returning the favor. Collecting all three sets of wings will reward you with +10 Attack and Defense and +20 Energy. These provide essentially the same bonuses as the Feather Wings, but considering they cost much less to make we recommend going for these if you haven't started on a set yet. Not to mention they look pretty damned awesome. Again, the Artisans are going to take a week to craft these once you turn in the fragments, which you can speed along by bribing them for Favor Points, but why rush it?
Mafia Wars Zynga Request Page finally live, other games wait patiently
Thanks to the Zynga Request Page finally appearing in Mafia Wars, you can now send and receive gifts and Energy, respond to help requests and accept mafia invites in the game without leaving to another page. Just click on the envelope icon next the Help box in the upper right corner of the game screen to access all of your requests in the game.
Your requests are by default organized in one list, but you can view by category if you'd rather not get confused. Accepting gifts automatically places them in your inventory and allows you to send "Thank You" gifts right from the page. However, you're not given the option to choose the gift you send, which most likely means that you'll automatically send the same gift in return. A choice on what gift to send would have been much better, but this will have to do for now.
According to Mafia Wars Maniac, accepting gifts also has the chance of rewarding you with Loyalty Points. Pretty sweet deal for not doing much of anything. Unfortunately, we're experiencing a bug that only allows you to send a certain amount of "Thank You" gifts in return before the option fails to appear anymore. We hope this is fixed soon or our mafias are going to think we're all jerks who don't like gifting back.
Sadly, the full Zynga Request Page has yet to make it into some of Zynga's other games like Treasure Isle and FrontierVille, but hopefully it's only a matter of time before this feature is available in all of the studio's games. In the meantime, you'll have to suffer the new old-fashioned way.
Your requests are by default organized in one list, but you can view by category if you'd rather not get confused. Accepting gifts automatically places them in your inventory and allows you to send "Thank You" gifts right from the page. However, you're not given the option to choose the gift you send, which most likely means that you'll automatically send the same gift in return. A choice on what gift to send would have been much better, but this will have to do for now.
According to Mafia Wars Maniac, accepting gifts also has the chance of rewarding you with Loyalty Points. Pretty sweet deal for not doing much of anything. Unfortunately, we're experiencing a bug that only allows you to send a certain amount of "Thank You" gifts in return before the option fails to appear anymore. We hope this is fixed soon or our mafias are going to think we're all jerks who don't like gifting back.
Sadly, the full Zynga Request Page has yet to make it into some of Zynga's other games like Treasure Isle and FrontierVille, but hopefully it's only a matter of time before this feature is available in all of the studio's games. In the meantime, you'll have to suffer the new old-fashioned way.
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