FarmVille 7-Eleven Promotional Billboard spotted in Washington

FarmVille 7-Eleven Billboard in Washington
FarmVille Freak Vanessa's husband spotted this FarmVille Billboard advertising the 7-Eleven and Zynga promotion in Puyallup, Washington. Puyallup is about 30 miles South of Seattle.

    "Hello Farm Goddess,

    My hubby, Steven, was driving and saw this Farmville 7-Eleven Promo banner, here in Puyallup, WA (about 30 miles South of Seattle). Sorry the picture quality isn't the best, but I think you get the idea about it all. I've been very fortunate that I have several stores in my area and they all have the Farmville Promo products. I got my 200 FV Cash already! Whooohoooo! ;-)

    Happy Farming,
    FarmVille Freak Vanessa V-F"

Have you spotted a FarmVille billboard in your city?

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

YoVille Fourth of July Fireworks now available

4th of July fireworks and Pool Party Floatable Toys have been released in YoVille at the Furniture Store. These holiday items are available for a limited time only! Fireworks range from 2-3 YoCash while Floatable toys will cost you 6 YoCash.Get your bright colored fireworks and floatable toys to decorate your pool today while they are hot! Check the complete array of items after the jump!
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This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.

FrontierVille glitch: The 'Lost Sheep' pop-up window that won't go away

While playing FrontierVille today, I ran across an annoying glitch in the beginning of the game. After finding and moving my lost sheep, a pop-up window appeared, informing me that I just scored 20 Food, 10XP and that I can share experience points with friends. After clicking the 'Share Experience' button, the window goes away.

Everything seems normal, right? That is, until this same pop-up window keeps appearing every time the game launches, no matter how many times I click the 'Skip' or 'Share Experience' button. I'm starting to feel like Bill Murray in 'Groundhog Day.'

Anyone else run across this problem? Are there any other big glitches everyone should know about?

Cafe World: Get hundreds of free VIP Salads from Facegamer's gift links

Today, Jacqueline Simon on Facegamer explained that every Cafe World player is allowed a certain number of "free-floating" gifts per day.

Free-floaters are gifts that you can get even though they've been sent by nobody, like the stuff that you click on a Facebook Wall or a Feed. Jacqueline explains this by claiming that "Zynga uses them as padding to honor a gift that would have otherwise been rejected by the system."

However this works, it's safe to say that Jacqueline has created a way for players to grab their maximum allotment of V.I.P. Salads that Zynga will let us take. The V.I.P. Salad (see image on the right) is dish that occasionally shows up on the Gifts page. They come in bunches of 35 and sell for 99 Coins per serving. Jacqueline has gathered 12 gift links, which she calls "Overloads".

Theoretically, clicking on her "Overloads" can get you more than 800 servings of VIP Salads!
But there are several rules to maximize this opportunity:

    1) Come to The Facegamer to collect Overloads BEFORE you accept your normal gifts for the day.
    Why? Accepting gifts can use up some of your free-floating gift quota. Remember that you get about twelve TOTAL, not each. So any combination should be fine as long as it's 12 or less. 6 VIP and 6 Energy is ok, but you're probably not going to get 12 VIP and 12 Energy.

    2) Don't use notes found on Facebook that have Super Sliders, Lobster Dinners, etc.
    Why? They also are designed to purposely use up your free-floating gift quota. You have to make a decision. Do you want Super Sliders (4 coins each), Lemon Butter Lobster (9 coin each) or VIP Dinner/Salad (99 coin each). You can only pick so many a day.

    3) Clearing your cache does occasionally help you collect these gifts, but not all the time. You can find very good and detailed instructions at Zynga support site, here: How to Clear your Cache

A copy of the links to her V.I.P. Salad Overloads is available right below. Be sure to check out your Cafe World Gifts box to see how many salads you might've gotten. Remember, not everybody gets the same amount of freebies using this hack.

           
           
           

New FarmVille FaceBook Newsfeed Scam

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There is another new FarmVille Facebook newsfeed sharing scam.

You may see these scam posts on your Facebook wall. They appear to be legitimate FarmVille shares of Crafting Building samples and goods, but if you notice the word "FarmVille" (as it is usually written on legitimate FarmVille shares) appears as "farmville" in lowercase letters.

You may want to avoid clicking these fake shares.
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From FarmVille Freak Rashmi:

    "Dear all FarmVille Farmers, I believe there is BUG rounding the FB which publishes goods and bushels updates like the real FarmVille.. Check out for the fake spelling of "farmville" instead of the real "FarmVille" with capital F n V.

    And also check the fake application id which is http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=140663785964831

    The real application id is http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=102452128776″ -FarmVille Freak Lashmi

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

FarmVille New England Buildings: Coastal Hideaway & Coastal Mansion

   
Continuing with the FarmVille New England theme, tonight FarmVille has added two new limited edition buildings, the Coastal Hideaway and the Coastal Mansion.
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You can purchase these buildings in the FarmVille Market during the next 10 days only and afterwards they will retire.


FarmVille New England Limited Edition Buildings (Released August 5, 2010):

    Coastal Hideaway – 350, 000 Coins
    Coastal Mansion – 42 FV$


This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

Will you buy any of these new buildings for your farm?

FarmVille Unreleased rainbows, gnomes, and other goodies

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Here are some unreleased teasers that include Rainbow items and a Dutch Gnome and Girl. 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 Rainbow Bridge, Double Rainbow Monkey Bar, Dutch Gnome, Dutch Girl Gnome, Cube Greenhouse, Butterfly Stick, Tricycle Planter, Next Mystery Game, & Pit Boards items!

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

Zynga lives up to Facebook deal, Facebook Credits now primary currency

Zynga has finally issued its paid currency change across most of its social games to Facebook Credits after a five-year agreement was settled in May between the two companies. While this has been done for some of its offerings over the past few months, Facebook Credits are now officially the primary form of paid currency in all Zynga games (except for Zynga Poker)
on Facebook. Direct money transfer via Pay Pal accounts and credit cards are still valid (phew!).

Keep in mind that this change only goes for Zynga's presence on Facebook. Other social platforms have not yet required Zynga to change its primary payment methods to their native payment methods.

In an official statement made today, Facebook and Zynga said, "The companies are committed to working together to provide the best possible customer experience during this transition."

Facebook has also signed similar five-year deals with social game developers Crowdstar and Playdom in an effort to make its digital dollars the primary virtual currency on the platform. With its Facebook Credits even in Target stores everywhere, it may truly be only a matter of time before total Facebook domination (well, in the social world at least).

PetVille Game Cards now at 7-11 and GameStop with free PetVille mascot

Zynga announced today that PetVille Game Cards are now available in 7-11 stores and GameStop's everywhere. So, what does this mean to you now that Facebook Credits are the primary currency for most Zynga games? Well, no one said anything about Zynga's own game cards.

So don't fret, your Zynga game card promotions shouldn't be going anywhere. And if you like collectibles, grab a PetVille Game Card today and get a free PetVille mascot. You know that weird, blue bunny... thing? Well, he's all yours! If you're confused about how to redeem your free whatchamacallit, join us behind cut for a short how-to.
PetVille Get Points and Cash
After you've skipped home with your card in hand, hop on to the PetVille home page and click the "Get Pet Coins and Cash" tab above the banner that rests on top of where the home screen is. Next, scroll down and click the text reading "Have a gift card? Click Here to redeem it."
PetVille Redeem Card Page

Then, scratch off the PIN number on the back side of your game card and enter that number into the box. Lastly, click "Next Step" and you should soon see yourself that much richer and with an odd, blue rodent (sorry, nothing beats a giant helicopter).

PetVille Neighborhoods: Zynga spills the beans with in-game glitches

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While some of you were getting in touch with nature in PetVille's Crystal Springs Theme, Zynga accidentally spoiled the surprise on their next feature to come to the game: Neighborhoods. A forum user named Genesis4now found a promotional image on the PetVille Facebook page that teases the upcoming addition to the game.

Find out more about this unannounced feature after the break.
PetVille Neighborhoods
In a few photos tagged "PetVille" on Facebook (pictured above), players have been lamenting over glitches in their game in which their pet appears in a park on a residential street, which could be snippets of the feature somehow leaking through as Zynga developers introduce the Neighborhoods into the game.

As of now, all we know is that this feature will allow your pet to step outside of its house and physically interact with its neighborhood. While these glitches imply that real time interaction with your neighborhoods will be part of the feature, anything is possible as nothing has been officially announced. In the meantime, enjoy the impromptu preview while it lasts.

Put away the pitchforks! FarmVille drops Crafting Tax back down to 20 percent

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Our voices were heard! Zynga seems to have listened to us and conceded to drop the FarmVille tax on Crafting Goods.

The new Crafting tax is 20%.

Originally the tax was 10%. However, last week the rate jumped to 50% without notice and caused an uproar from crafting savvy farmers. Many farmers threatened to quit crafting, as they were unhappy with the unannounced changes.

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

FarmVille Frankenstein Sheep, Pumpkin Sheep, Fall Fence, & Pumpkin Topiary

FarmVille Halloween Sneak Peeks!!!

Here are some new unreleased items for you to get excited about, especially the Sheep! See Frankenstein Sheep and Pumpkin Sheep below.

Note: Unreleased items have no official release date or guarantee that they will make it to FarmVille Market. Zynga is the sole owner of all their copyrighted images.

Thank you to FarmVille Freak Teresa for finding these unreleased FarmVille Frankenstein Sheep, Pumpkin Sheep, Fall Fence, & Pumpkin Topiary items!

Continue reading to see them in action.
   
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

Find more stories on our 2010 Halloween Guide for FarmVille, Mafia Wars & more

FarmVille Fall Decorations: Autumn Arch, Autumn Gnome, Maple Leaves, & Raked Leaves

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Fall is in the air! Tonight, FarmVille introduced lots of new Limited Edition Fall decorations.

You can purchase these LE decorations in the FarmVille Market during the next ___ days only.
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farmville autumn arch     farmville autumn gnome
FarmVille LE Fall Decorations (Released October 5, 2010):

    Autumn Arch – 7FV$
    Autumn Gnome – 12FV$
    Maple Leaves – 1,000 Coins
    Raked Leaves – 2,000 Coins
    Maple Tree – 5 FV$(Re-Release)


This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

Will you purchase any of these decorations for your farm?

Lovin' it: FarmVille's McDonalds promotion kicks off sometime today

Update: The McDonald's Promotion has arrived! Check out all the details here.

FarmVille has partnered with McDonalds in a new promotion that will bring virtual items inspired by the Golden Arches to your farm. This new teaser FarmVille loading screen says the promotion will be arriving 'tomorrow' -- and since it appeared late last night, I presume that means the promotion will be getting started today.

The official FarmVille blog also added a brief update yesterday that says, "McDonald's is heading to FarmVille tomorrow--and you're invited. Pay them a visit and earn exclusive rewards!"

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No real details on the deal have been released yet, but we've already offered you a sneak peek of a few unreleased FarmVille/McDonalds items that will be headed your way. I suspect the promotion will be just like the popular FarmVille 7-Eleven promotion from this summer where you buy FarmVille-themed items from Mickey D's and then redeem a code for a special in-game item. On a more personal note, I haven't darkened the door of a McDonalds in over a decade, but I might have to make an exception for this.

FarmVille's Wild Turkey giftable for limited time, get the rotisserie ready

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It's that time of year again to relentlessly hunt defenseless birds with strange necks and throw them in the oven to feed an extended family of 20. What time of year is that, you ask? Why, it's Thanksgiving in FarmVille, of course. For a limited time only, players can send each other Wild Turkeys for absolutely nothing.

Zynga did away with the hardest part for you. What more could you ask for? Well, how about a nice cramped space to stuff all your turkeys in? We imagine that Wild Turkeys have been made into free gifts in preparation for the upcoming Turkey Roost building that our fine, not-so-feathered friends at FarmVille Freak found last week. We're unsure what other purpose the Turkey Roost will have other than holding the birds in helpless captivity, but I'm sure found out well before Nov. 25 comes around. Until then, enjoy capturing a few hundred flightless birds for the hapless slaughter. (Full disclosure: turkey is absolutely delicious.)

Treasure Isle Thanksgiving Holiday Sweepstakes: Win a trip to Hawaii

For Treasure Isle players, Thanksgiving probably screams, "trip to a beautiful island." Luckily for you, Zynga read your minds and decided that would be the perfect grand prize for its Thanksgiving Holiday Sweepstakes--more specifically a trip to Hawaii for two. For five days and four nights, you and a friend could enjoy the wonders of Hawaii on Zynga's dime. While we doubt you'll find much buried treasure, it'll still be on helluva time. Besides, you probably don't want to try and bring a shovel, machete or lava mangoes on a plane these days.

To qualify, you'll first need to--gasp--register your e-mail address with Zynga through Treasure Isle. Though according to the official rules, you can enter via snail mail as well. After signing over your life over to spam (kidding, it's really not that bad), you'll need to complete all of the recent Thanksgiving quests and complete the Banquet Table. On top of that, you'll also need to finish the Ziggurat Relic. Once you've completed each task, it seems that you'll be automatically considered for the random drawing on Dec. 10. For the surprisingly lucky runners up, 10 contestants will win an iPad while another 100 will score a free t-shirt.

While the random drawing will take place on Dec. 10, you only have until Nov. 30 at midnight to finish the requirements and register your e-mail address with Treasure Isle. Those are some pretty daunting tasks, so you better get work ASAP if you want a chance at escaping this expectantly frigid winter for a little while. Though, an iPad wouldn't hurt either.

Cafe World Builder Viewer: All your projects in one convenient place

Builder Viewer
You know that one empty space in the Cafe World toolbar that's created a lonely void between the Mystery Crate and Lightning Stove icons for sometime now? Zynga has finally revealed what has been waiting to fill that unsightly space: the Builder Viewer. This brand new feature is where you'll find every building project you're currently working on like the recent Queen Deep Freeze Idol. From here, you'll be able to work on each item, place ones you've yet to start and even ask your friends for Special Deliveries.

For the big spenders, players can also buy out functional items entirely from this menu, instantly creating buildings at a combined cost of its requirements. Unfortunately, this feature is being slowly rolled out and not everyone will see upon logging in. I, for example, am still staring at a blank space in my toolbar, feverishly patiently waiting for it to be filled.

Rumor Alert: Is Mafia Wars 2 Zynga's next big Facebook game?

Mafia Wars 2 revealed! Check out the trailer here!
Is the above image an extremely early look at the sequel to Mafia Wars? Well, according to TopMafia user Bossy Don, who claims to have anonymous sources in Zynga, yes, it is. Found in a recent Zynga survey, the game will reportedly be titled "Mafia Wars 2: Shadow Nation" and will be far different from the current Mafia Wars in almost every way. Actually, this game looks familiar.

In fact, it looks just like the recent Crime City, a flash-based game that plays a lot like the original Grand Theft Auto games. You know, before they made the move to 3D and became insanely successful? Well, if the comments attached to the original photo are any indication, Mafia Wars fans aren't terribly happy with this new style change. While we're not going to judge too much from a single image, all we hope for is for Zynga to not take ideas from games like Crime City wholesale. Though, that does seem to be Zynga's M.O. these days.

FrontierVille: You can now sell directly from your Inventory, menus now hold your place

Two very appreciated technical adjustments launched in FrontierVille this week, and both of them can be seen in action via your in-game Inventory.

First and foremost, you can now sell items directly from your inventory. Yes, that's right, one feature that users have been clamoring for since the game first launched has finally been added. No longer will you have to open your inventory and manually drag item after item out onto your Homestead, only to sell them in an extra step - you can now click on the small pile of coins next to those items that can be sold, to see a small menu pop up that will confirm that you do in fact want to sell the item.

Via this menu (as seen above), you can choose how many of that particular item you'd like to sell (in cases where you own more than one), and you'll see how many coins you'll receive in return upon selling that quantity. Simply click on the "'Sell" button and voila! Your items will automatically be sold from your inventory, and your coin total will rise accordingly.

While this new convenience is admittedly pretty fantastic, it still doesn't address the issue of leftover quest items, as those items remain "un-sellable" as of this writing. We'll be sure to let you know if that changes.

In the meantime though, another addition to the inventory has also been made, as the game will now automatically keep your position in your Inventory if you use or place an item from your inventory onto your Homestead, or simply close the menu. That is, during the same gameplay session (leaving the game resets this) every time you open up your Inventory window, your position in scrolling through items will be saved. If you have a lot of trees that are on the third page of your inventory, you will be sent directly back to the third page after you place each tree, saving you the hassle of having to scroll through page after page in your inventory just to get back to where you were.

While the place-holding in FrontierVille is very appreciated, we have to say that the ability to sell items directly from your inventory has to be one of the best technical adjustments Zynga has made to the game since launch.

FarmVille Holiday Tree, Gifting events end tomorrow

If you've yet to finish that Holiday Tree in FarmVille, you better gift and beg your fingers off today, because tomorrow it will all be gone. FarmVille Freak reports that on Jan. 6 Holiday Gifts will be removed from the Free Gifts page. Furthermore, the "Ask for Parts" button within the Holiday Tree menu will be disabled and the Holiday Tree itself will disappear from the Market tomorrow.

Well, it was fun (for most) while it lasted. Hey, at least the New Year's events will still be around for a bit. But then it's back to the doldrums of being between holidays. Unless Zynga thinks some stuff up for Valentines Day, Easter/Passover and more. Who are we kidding? I can almost bet that they will (but no promises), so sit tight farmers.