FarmVille goes tropical with round two of Island decor

Two days ago, the first set of island decorations was debuted in FarmVille, and while we didn't think it would be an enormous collection we didn't expect to see so many items come so fast. Tonight, 12 more tiki inspired items were released - making this set begin to take over the Market in FarmVille. These items are a great mix of coins and Farm Cash, so everyone will be able to partake in this summery theme. Here are the new items:

Hot Pink Flamingo - 12 Farm Cash
Island Stage - 14 Farm Cash
Spider Monkey - 18 Farm Cash
Pink Hibiscus (Crop)
Island Grill - 30,000 coins
Island Totem - 25,000 coins
Sand Hammock - 20,000 coins
Sky Hammock - 20,000 coins
Bamboo Fence - 5,500 coins
Tree Village - 42 Farm Cash
Island Resort - 36 Farm Cash
Island Shanty - 55,000 coins

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We're not sure how popular this theme will be, as there are already plenty of island games out there already. It is nice to see something new following the Tuscan items, which we were starting to grow weary of. Nothing here stands out as being totally awesome though, except perhaps the Tree Village which is something unlike anything we've seen thus far. At 42 Farm Cash, it is the most expensive of the new decorations.

Have you been decorating your farm for the summer months, or are you skipping this theme entirely?

Send Lava Mangoes to your friends in Treasure Isle

The next installment in the "get everyone incredibly excited for the Fire God Mountain maps" is a new gift available on the Treasure Isle gift page. You can now send friends a new Lava Mango on the gift page. If you hover over this gift, it tells you that it will give 20 energy inside volcanoes.

These new mangoes are ONLY usable inside the Fire God Mountain, and regular mangoes will not be usable within the volcano. Some players have been confused over this, but a moderator on the official Treasure Isle forums has clarified this. These new Lava Mangoes do not have an expiration, so now is a good time to be stockpiling them to work your way through the Fire God Mountain volcano maps once they are released.

Are you getting excited for the new Fire God Mountain?

'Super Whales' drop upwards of $10K on social games

If you've ever wondered just how much people are spending in FarmVille and other social games, a new report from Social Gold and Inside Social Games have found some (disturbing) answers. About 90% of social gamers don't drop a dime on these free-to-play games, but those who do, average about $60 a person.

That's not the unsettling part of the story. There's a tiny percentage of that spendy population, called "Super Whales,' who have dropped over $10K on FarmVille and its ilk. Social Gold, a company that provides microtransaction software to game developers, reports that one lavish spender in Saudi Arabia has dropped $25,000 (yes, you read that right -- 25 THOUSAND) dollars on social games and another in the US has invested nearly $20,000 in games as well. Can you say goodbye college fund?

One game maker says he ran across several hedge-funders who tried to out-spend each other in one of his games, dropping over a grand each on virtual armor and weapons. We predict it's only a matter of time until we see a bankrupt virtual farmer sobbing on Dr. Phil. Oh, the horror.

YoVille: More Hollywood goodies

New Hollywood items have been released in Yoville. You can now complete your Manhattan, Fantasy and Romance movie sets with the newest set items. Many other miscellaneous items are also available. make sure to check a list of pictures and prices are after the link.

Which set are you going to build?

This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.

FarmVille Unreleased Tiki Hot Rod Surfboard, Pink Surfboard, Stripe Surfboard, Tiki Surfboard, & Double Surfboard

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Thank you to FarmVille Freak Farhan for finding these unreleased FarmVille Tiki Hot Rod Surfboard, Pink Surfboard, Stripe Surfboard, Tiki Surfboard, & Double Surfboard.

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

Cold Drinks Collection in Pet Society

Despite my aversion to sodas in real life, I have to say that these bottles are delightfully shaped and colored! Several players have been lucky to collect all ten of the new cold drinks from the Pet Society vending machines.

From left to right, the drinks are:

    Cold Orange Soda
    Cold Cola
    Cold Peach Iced Tea
    Cold Tropical Drink
    Cold Lemonade – I think this one's my favorite bottle.
    Cold Coconut Drink
    Cold Grape Soda
    Cold Lime Soda
    Cold Cherry Cola – Oh, wait. I like this one even better.
    Cold Mint Drink


Remember singing "99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall" as a kid? This pet has 105 bottles, to be exact!
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This article originally appeared on Pet Society Anonymous.

Summer Permanent Hair Styles arrive to YoVille

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Two New YoVille Permanent Hair Styles: Blonde Summer Hair (16 YoCash) for girls and Male Blonde Summer Hair (16 YoCash) for guys are offered at the Salon for a limited time. Get them while you can!

Take a closer view after the jump.
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This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.



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New Summer Stylings arrive at the YoVille Fashion Store!

Its a Hot YoVille Summer! Cool off and get decked out in the latest Summer Fashions. Cropped Tops, Headbands, Summer Shorts, Summer Sandals, Summer Floral Dress with coordinated Floral Flats and Hat for Girls. And Summer Vest, Shorts, Tanks, Slip-Ons, and Navy and Summer Hats for Guys! Head on down to the Fashion Store!

See the complete selection after the jump.
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Wild Ones match selector lets players revert to old settings

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There was a time long ago when Wild Ones was a game of survival. Players had one life and had to strategically fight and endure until they remained victorious as the last one standing. Unfortunately to the dismay of dedicated fans, on one fateful day, Playdom changed the rules. Wild Ones became a deathmatch style game where pets merely respawned when they died. Many players were totally outraged at the abrupt change to the game they knew and loved.

Well friends, I'm happy to announce, the old Wild Ones is back.

Wild Ones introduced a new match selector screen (pictured above) that expands and streamlines the process of finding a battle:

First, players choose a mode:
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Fans of the old Wild Ones will be delighted to not only see the return of their beloved Last One Standing, but there is now a team option for the survival gametype too! I can assure you, it's just as awesome.

The match selector then lets you choose a map, yet some of the levels still require higher levels to be unlocked. Also pretty exciting is six blank map slots that are sure to be filled soon. In addition, the new match selector retains all the options for private games and customizable options with the Custom Game mode.

The usually angry and upset Wild Ones fans have nothing to complain about this time. This update asks for no Facebook Credits and no commitments. All the new match selector does is expand the game to embrace all its players: those who love the new point match and those who were devastated by the removal of last one standing. Personally, I'm a fan of the latter, so I'm definitely ready to jump back into the strategic game of survival I had come to love.

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Mafia Wars promises more rewards if you give up your email

Mafia Wars on Facebook is pulling out all of the stops (OK, maybe more like a concerted effort) to convince you to give up your email address. Now, if you hand it over, you'll receive emails that include updates from the game and bonus loot in the form of animals, stamina refills, XP, Reward Points and Energy.

Does this new offer compel you to give up your email to Mafia Wars?

Treasure Isle Gem Mine is 'coming soon'

Always on the hunt for certain colored gems in Treasure Isle? Got too many purples, greens, reds and blues but never seem to have any orange? The new Gem mine feature might help lessen the pain of always searching for missing gems. The mine will allow you collect gems every 24 hours and pick which color gems you want. The official TI Facebook fan page says it's 'coming soon,' so stay tuned.

Mafia Wars Beat the Feds yanked for a second time -- foiled again!

Update (8/14): Beat the Feds has returned to the game, though it still has been very buggy for some players. Is it working for you?

Mafia Wars launched the new Beat the Feds challenge today and after complaints about various bugs, rolled back the new mission with no indication on when it would be back again. This is the second time that this special mission has launched and was rolled back again -- the first time, the challenge went live for a few hours and was yanked as well.

Below is the error message I got when I tried to attack Agent Karlin. When I hit the red button, the bar under Karlin said 'undefined/900' and nothing happened. Clicked again -- nothing happened. Then Mafia Wars wouldn't load and when it finally refreshed, the event had disappeared from the game.

mafia wars beat the feds In the official message boards, one player posted their chat conversation with Zynga help, which confirmed that Zynga has pulled Beat the Feds again and that they did not know when it would be back in action. I just went back to the message boards to pull direct quotes from this chat, but now it's no where to be found. Not sure if the comment was deleted or moved to another spot in the forums.

Other players who had already beat some of the bosses, came back to find their loot missing and others couldn't play at all because the game was frozen. Either way, Beat the Feds is no longer in the game for now.

Update: The official word from a Zynga community manager is that they've 'slowed down the release' to handle the bugs.


    We're seeing some technical issues with the Fight Event, so we've slowed down our release while we work on resolving the situation. We want to thank our players for their patience and for immediately providing us with helpful info which we're using to resolve this matter as quickly as possible.

    We'll keep you posted on the status of the event as soon as we have more information for you. Again, thanks for your support!

Google and Social Gold -- it's official

Jambool, creator of the Social Gold virtual currency platform, have officially announced that they have been acquired by Google, which confirms rumors that were circulating earlier this week.

The two Jambool founders positively gushed about the merger on the company's official blog and created an FAQ for existing customers. They also recast the Social Gold logo to look like the Google logo -- isn't that cute?

Google's still staying hush-hush on its plans for Social Gold and its rumored 'Google Me' social network. If you follow the money trail, however, all signs seem to be pointing somewhere in that direction.

FarmVille parody app FarmVillain lands on iPhone

FarmVille's evil twin, FarmVillain has had a troubled start from the beginning. The parody app designed to give frustrated Facebookers a way to strike back at FarmVille spam was almost banned from the social network for its crude humor. Three times. Then the app was rejected three more times from the iTunes App store.

It looks like the fourth time's the charm, however, as FarmVillain finally makes its debut on the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. The app costs 99 cents, and if you're tired of seeing friends' endless FarmVille gifting requests (or even if you're not), you can zing 'em back by posting the funny, and often crass, farm-bashing messages on their Facebook Wall. Two of my personal faves are below:

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farmvillian gremlins post

If you don't want to pay $1 for to send these silly messages, you can always use the FarmVillain app on Facebook for the low price of free.

The cheeky company behind the FarmVillain app, Jolt Online, also has a handful of free online games under its belt, with more on its way. Earlier this year, Jolt partnered with Gamestop to create the tongue-in-cheek Legends of Zork and are currently at work on another game that might raise a few eyebrows -- Playboy Manager, a "massively casual online game set in the world of Playboy."

Treasure Isle Gem Mine: Everything you need to know

As predicted a couple of days ago, Treasure Isle has just released their new buildable Gem Mine. If you've been playing Treasure Isle for awhile, you're probably familiar with how this works since it functions almost identically to the Pirate Ship and the Tiki Statue. Not sure how to build your Gem Mine? Here is a guide that will help you with everything you need to know.

When you first log in to Treasure Isle, you'll be greeted with a message alerting you that you can begin building your Gem Mine. You can either place the mine right away, or store it for later building. Click "Place It" and then click on the ground on your island wherever you would like to place your mine. You can move it at a later time, so don't worry too much about the placement. After you have placed the not-yet-built Gem Mine, click on it several times to get the mine started. It will cost a total of 20 energy to get the mine started, in 5 energy chunks. Now that your Gem Mine is started, it's time for the nitty-gritty building.
Clicking on your unfinished Gem Mine will display the building interface, which shows you exactly what you need in order to complete the mine. You will need 5 each of Bolts, Planks, Rope, Pillars, and Gears. These materials can be received in several different ways. Buying them with Island Cash is the quickest (yet most expensive) way to complete your gem mine, but it will cost you either 1 Island Cash each or 22 total. Alternatively, you can "Ask for More" on each ingredient, which will post to your wall. Anyone who clicks on the wall post will instantly be granting you the material that you ask for. Unfortunately, you can only ask for a material once every 12 hours, and this includes materials for your Pirate Ship or Tiki Statue as well. The final way to collect all the pieces is through standard gifting on the gift page - so you can request for specific gifts to be sent to you.

Once you have completed your Gem Mine, it is now a functional piece of decor for your island that provides a huge bonus - gems! Every 24 hours you can go "mining for gems", which has a chance to give you 1-5 gems of the color of your choice. This is an essential addition to your island.

What do you think of the new Gem Mine? Have you finished yours yet?

FarmVille Unreleased Riding Pony, Riding Foal, Tulips, Mystery Gift, German Home

A slew of FarmVille unreleased items were discovered this evening, including the Riding Pony (which you can see in the German loading screen), the Riding Pony Foal, Orange Tulips, Mystery Gift and the German Home. Looks like we're just getting started with the German Limited Edition items this evening.

   
   
   
Please note: These items are 'unreleased,' which means they are not yet live in FarmVille, and there is no guarantee that these items will be released in the future.

[Via FarmVille Freak, FV Fan]

What do you think about the new Riding Pony?

FarmVille Releases Limited Edition Germany Theme!

Just in time for Octoberfest, FarmVille has debuted a new Limited Edition Germany theme!

The German invasion will feature limited edition buildings, decorations, animals and possibly some new seeds.

You can purchase the first round of Germany themed items in the FarmVille Market during the next 12 days. The Germany theme is running concurrent with the Wild West theme that is still featured in the FarmVille Market, but will be expiring soon.

What items do you see in the Loading Screen not yet available in the FarmVille Market? We spotted a new unreleased Pony (standing next to the Roe Deer).

As more and more FarmVille Germany theme content goes up, check back here to see all the new releases.

- FarmVille Unreleased Riding Pony, Riding Foal, Tulips, Mystery Gift, German Home
- FarmVille German Limited Edition buildings: German Barn, German Flower Cafe, German Tool Shed
- FarmVille German Limited Edition decor: Farm animal statue, Giant Moss Rock, Flower Knoll, Farm Fence

FarmVille Haiti charity event #3 coming soon?

FarmVille maker Zynga is the subject of much criticism - some of it deserved - but the social gaming company has done a stand-up job running in-game promotions to raise money to build schools in Haiti. So far, there have been two Sweet Seeds for Haiti promotions in FarmVille, where players could donate money buy purchasing special limited edition crops using Farm Cash. Those two promotions have raised over $500K for Haiti, and a portion of those funds went to build a school(s) for those in need.

There are rumors flying that Zynga is planning a new in-game Haiti charity event soon, based on this series of backpack and school supply images discovered by FVFan. Since there seems to be a progression in the images, we can only guess that this promotion will require you to collect items (maybe school supplies?) from your neighbors to fill up your backpack until it overflows.

Please note that these items have not been released yet, and there's no guarantee that they will make it into FarmVille. (Let's be honest, this unreleased stuff usually makes it into the game). Keep your eyes open (and your wallets ready) to help those in need in the near future.

FarmVille Orange Tulip coming soon as a permanent crop

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Orange Tulips may be coming soon to FarmVille. There also appears to be Crop Mastery available for Orange Tulips, so it is possible this could be a permanent crop or at least a Limited Edition crop with mastery!

Note, unreleased items have no official release date or guarantee that they will make it to the FarmVille Market and are subject to change without notice.
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Thank you to FarmVille Freak Teresa for finding these unreleased FarmVille Tulip items!

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

New YoVille Romantic Kitchen Items arrive

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How elegant! This installment of the new YoVille romantic theme include 38 new kitchen items.

Items Include refrigerators, cabinets, islands, and more available in purple, white, red and brown matching a very nice dark wood.

Also, check the previously released YoVille Romantic items here:

    New Romantic Bathroom Items
    New Romantic Bedroom Items
    New Romantic Living Room Items
    New Romantic House
    New Romantic Clothing


Prices and photos of all new items available after the link.
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This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.