Games.com Blog: “FarmVille Secret Sheep unveiled?” plus 12 more

Games.com Blog: “FarmVille Secret Sheep unveiled?” plus 12 more

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FarmVille Secret Sheep unveiled?

Posted: 17 Apr 2010 12:30 PM PDT

farmville secret sheep unveiled

In the battle between FarmVille Cows and Sheep -- cows won, which means farmers will have access to a Secret Cow, which might be these orange and tan cuties. However, an anonymous tipster shows us what the Secret Sheep might look like (this is not confirmed by Zynga), when -- and if -- it's unveiled to the public. The Secret Sheep -- which could be this fluffy white guy with an 'F' and 'V' headband -- will see the light of day if the FarmVille Sheep fan page on Facebook reaches 2 million fans.

farmville fan sheep outed

From the official FarmVille Sheep Fan page:

The Illustrious Flock has been defeated by the Cows, but the Future is still bright! We may be able to offer the latest member of the Flock if we reach 2 Million Fans, so make sure to ask your friends for their support! With your help, we could still have our magnificence revealed! http://zyn.ga/2

Right now the fan page has roughly 1.7 million followers - so if you're on Team Sheep, it's not too late to show your loyalty.

Which side are you on -- Team Cow or Team Sheep?

 

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FishVille Mushroom Mound redeemable items *Spoiler*

Posted: 17 Apr 2010 12:00 PM PDT

fishville mushroom mound icon

FishVille introduces the Mushroom Mound, a limited edition mini-game which requires aquarium owners to collect mushrooms (sent as gifts from friends) and then redeem them for special prizes. Players can also request that friends send mushrooms by clicking on the green 'Ask for More' on the Mushroom Mound pop-up screen.

fishville mushroom free gifts

If you've been double-dipping with FarmVille, this Mushroom mini-game will be VERY familiar. This is the same kind of game the farming sim has rolled out for all of the major holidays since Christmas -- the most recent being the FarmVille Spring Basket. Of course, the real fun of these collecting games are the nifty items you can redeem your mushrooms for. Without further adieu -- here are the special prizes for FishVille's Mushroom Mound: **Spoiler Alert!**


fishville mushroom mound items

White Musketeer -- 3 Mushrooms
Baby Dragon -- 6 Mushrooms
Frog Prince -- 8 Mushrooms
Fish Youth Magic -- 16 Mushrooms
Blue Surgeon -- 20 Mushrooms
Fish Clone Magic -- 30 Mushrooms

Which of these six prizes are you planning to get?

 

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PetVille rolls out new Cafe World limited edition item: The Patroness

Posted: 17 Apr 2010 11:00 AM PDT

petville cafe world collection: patroness

PetVille's Cafe World collection items keep on coming -- today's new item is a lovely Patroness in a yellow dress. (Hey, that rhymes!) This lovely lady will be available for two days only and the only way get one of your own is as a free gift from friends.

The Cafe World Chair -- the previous collectable item also in the image above -- will expire any minute now, so start talking to your PetVille pals if you haven't gotten your hands on one of these metallic beauties yet.

In case none of this makes sense, the Patroness and chair are both part of a new Cafe World collection in PetVille. There will be a total of 10 items, which will be available to send (and receive) as a free gift for 48 hours only. PetVille released a similar FarmVille-themed collection in February 2010.

How many PetVille Cafe World collection items do you have so far?

Related Posts:
- PetVille gets a taste of Cafe World

 

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FarmVille Unreleased "Secret" Fan Page Calves and "Secret" Fan Page Cow

Posted: 17 Apr 2010 11:00 AM PDT

Some new Cows or Calves should be surfacing in FarmVille very soon with the FarmVille Cow reaching its goal of 2,000,000 Facebook fans. See message below directly from FarmVille Cow Fan Page:

"The Cows have reached our 2 Million Fan goal ahead of Sheep! Congratulations are in order to all of you for believing in the dream of a Brighter FarmVille! Our new friend will be debuting in the Market very soon, but don't stop your support now! The more fans we have, the more affordable they'll be!"

Sources:
  1. FarmVille Unreleased Secret Calf - Zynga FarmVille
  2. FarmVille Unreleased Secret Cow - Zynga FarmVille

What do you think about the "Secret" Calf?

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

 

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Funfari First Look: A farming game with an exotic twist

Posted: 17 Apr 2010 10:00 AM PDT

Funfari is a new Safari-themed game from a new developer on the Facebook scene, Gameforge. This adventure-themed game currently has around 48,000 players after three days -- not too shabby -- so we decided to take a peek see what makes this (if anything) stand out from the rest.

A farming game with a twist

While there's a big safari theme, Funfari is -- at its core -- a farming game, where you start out with four harvestable plots and an empty experience bar. There doesn't appear to be a limit on how many plots you can place; at level 3, we had over a dozen. Planting, watering, and harvesting are all familiar concepts from other games, so it is quite easy to get up to speed on how to play. There are also harvestable trees and hungry animals to feed, which you'll quickly discover when your lion starts begging for food.

Gift and you will also be gifted

Just like other social games, Funfari encourages you to invite friends to play so you can visit their safaris and send and receive gifts. There does not appear to be anything innovative here as far as social features is concerned, but the available gifts, e.g. a leopard, are fun to send (and receive, of course).

Many ways to spend those Coins and Jewels

Funfari has two currencies, Coins, which can be earned in-game, and Jewels, which cost real world money. The Safari Shop is standard fare for these kind of games, although it's pleasantly surprising to see just how many items the game launched with -- over 150 ranging from level 1 to level 72. The Plants tab has a variety of plantable crops, each with different harvestable growth times, XP payouts and revenue. There are over 25 different animals and all of them are available for coins, which was a pleasant surprise since most games want you to shell out real-life cash for at least a few animals. There are also an impressive range buildings to place on your safari, such as an Animal Hospital, Fruit Stand and Windmill.

Music to your ears

Funfari is bright, cartoony, colorful, and has a standard top-down isometric view -- again, nothing we haven't seen in a Facebook game before. The game actually has a similar feel to Jungle Extreme, through the user interface is much easier to navigate. Log into the game, and some seriously dramatic intro music practically blows you away. This sweeping orchestral score doesn't exactly fit with the whimsical art style, but it's still a nice change from the cheesy songs in other social games.

Funfari's certainly fun, but how does it measure up?

Funfari is a nice looking, polished game with an impressive amount of content right out of the gate, and doesn't do anything we haven't seen in a Facebook game before -- for now, at least. Once the other hand, the fact that it's based on farming makes it simple to pick up and play and the safari theme offers a slightly different flavor. The real test will be watching how many more farming games with thematic twists (island theme, jungle theme) you'll want to add to your gaming repertoire. One side note: The game appears to have some problems loading in Web browsers such as Chrome and Safari (ah, the irony) but we assume these will be ironed out in no time.

Give Funfari a try, and let us know what you think! Will you be playing Funfari?

 

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Earth Week comes to Island Paradise

Posted: 17 Apr 2010 10:00 AM PDT

With Earth Day coming up next week, it is no surprise that many of our favorite games are hurrying to release some new environmentally-friendly items. Island Paradise has released just a few new items to get in the green spirit. Here is the list of new Earth Week decor:

Globe - 250 Meteor Credits
Windmill - 350 Meteor Credits
Earth Beach Ball - 2000 coins
Earth Day Candles - 2500 coins
Rain Barrel - 3500 coins

There is also a new Recycling Bin gift available to send to friends. The prices for these items seem a bit high, but perhaps there are more to come and this is just the first batch. Given that Meteor Games are referring to this event as "Earth Week," we suspect there may be more coming soon.

Do you think these items are worth the high prices? Let us know!

 

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Garden Life launches new construction items

Posted: 17 Apr 2010 09:00 AM PDT

Garden Life is a Facebook game that doesn't make a lot of noise, but has over 800,000 monthly active players. It's a fairly nice looking game with a clean aesthetic where everyone tends to a garden and can design it to look however they please.

In the past, there were only a couple of options for fences and trimming. While these might not seem exciting at first glance, having more pieces to build with allows players to show off their building skills and unique creativity. Here is the full list of fences and trimming:

Lattice Fence - 200 coins, level 3
Red Concrete Scallop Edging - 250 coins, level 3
Lattice Fence (Pine) - 225 coins, level 5
Brickface Edging - 200 coins, level 7
Wrought Iron Edging - 400 coins, level 7
Lattice Fence (Redwood) - 250 coins, level 7
Staggered Round Log Edging - 1 Garden Cash, Level 13
Cedar Planter Bed Edging - 450 coins, level 15
Gray Castle Wall Block Corner - 450 coins, level 17
Gray Castle Wall Block Edging - 475 coins, level 17

There is also a handful of new flooring options:

Off-Tan Paver Pile - 350 coins, level 9
Red Running Bond Brick Tile - 400 coins, level 9
Dark Tan Cobble-lock Tile - 450 coins, level 11
Flagstone Mosaic Tile - 1 Garden Cash, level 11
Tan Ashlar Paver Tile - 500 coins, level 15
Venetian Diamond Tile - 525 coins, level 17

And finally, a ton of new construction pieces to help build out buildings, gardens, terraces, patios, and walkways.

Brick (Red) - 100 coins, level 2
Cider Block (gray) - 125 coins, level 3
Brick (Cream) - 150 coins, level 5
Wood Plank, 275 coins, level 7
Cider Block (White) - 150 coins, level 7
Wood Plank (Pine) - 300 coins, level 9
Long Wood Plank - 575 coins, level 9
Long Wood Plank (Pine) - 625 coins, level 11
Wood Plank (Redwood) - 350 coins, level 11
Long Wood Plank (Redwood) - 725 coins, level 13
Wood Post - 400 coins, level 15
Wood Post (Pine) - 425 coins, level 17
Wood Post (Redwood) -450 coins, level 19
Stair Railing - 500 coins, level 19
Stair Railing (Pine) - 525 coins, level 21
Stair Railing (Redwood) - 550 coins, level 23

It's certainly interesting that only two of the new items are for Garden Cash (purchasable only via Facebook credits). There is also a huge amount of new items.

Are you playing Garden Life? What will you build with the new construction pieces?

 

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Social City releases new gifts, buildings, storage and a performance fix

Posted: 17 Apr 2010 08:00 AM PDT

Social City released a long-awaited update with many great bug fixes and new items to purchase, and we have everything you need to know.

The most noticeable addition will be all the new gifts and items. 10 brand new gifts were released, including 8 different Sakura paths, a path crossing, and a Japan cottage. The gifts themselves are not particularly interesting, since 8 of them are all various pathway layouts. For someone building a Japanese empire, you may be excited about all of these pathway layouts. In other gift related news, a new gift counter has been placed on the gift box so that you already know how many you have waiting to be placed. For the eager collector with many decorations, buildings and placed items, Social City now has storage.This is a much needed feature in Social City, because gifts can add up and buildings take up a lot of space. Having the ability to store items for later use will be a big help, especially when doing city renovations.

Several new buildings and leisure items were added. This includes the following:

Baseball Stadium
Triumphant Arch
Parking Garage
Horseman Statue
Wishing Well
Balloon Vendor
Brick Family Home
Pink Victorian Home

For computers that are having trouble with running Social City, two new performance features were added. The first is that the "eye" icon is now back and with a simple click, all animations will be turned off. This can help with older computers or laptops that cannot run the game with all of the animations going at once. There is also a new "low quality mode." In this mode, Social City will automatically detect when your framerate is low and adjust your game settings so that you do not experience any major slowdowns. Some other minor enhancements and bug fixes were added that seem like they should help performance as well.

Are you enjoying this latest update in Social City? Let us know in the comments!


[via Social City Official Forums]

 

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Cafe World: Earn 3 free Cafe Cash by watching a movie trailer

Posted: 17 Apr 2010 07:00 AM PDT

Cafe World has been doing many promotions lately using the third party service SocialVibe. Lucky for us, that means we get plenty of opportunities to earn free Cafe Cash by taking part in quick little activities!

For this promotion, all you need to do is log into Cafe World and click the Julia Roberts link below the game. Another window will pop up and you will have to watch a short trailer for Julia Roberts' new movie, Eat Pray Love. Afterwards, you type in the name of a destination you would like to go to in the box provided and it will post to your Facebook wall. Voila! Log into Cafe World and you will have your 3 free Cafe Cash!

What will you spend your 3 free Cafe Cash on? Log into Cafe World today!

 

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Zoo World celebrates 5 million fans with Woolly Rhino promo

Posted: 17 Apr 2010 06:00 AM PDT

RockYou! has just hit their 5 millionth fan on the official Zoo World fan page on Facebook, and in celebration they are offering a limited time special on a pair of Woolly Rhinos in the Wildlife Fund. These rhinos are blue in color, and cost $0.99 each.

While these rhinos are cute, it does seem like a slight slap in the face that to reward players for reaching their 5,000,000th fan they are putting an item up for sale instead of granting a free prize to everyone. Many players are upset about this, because there is almost always a "special" going on offering some kind of animal for $0.99. There is nothing particularly spectacular about this rhinos other than the fact that they come in a pair, which makes breeding easier. They are not attainable in any other way aside from spending real-world money.

Are you one of Zoo World's 5 million fans, and will you be buying the pair of Woolly Rhinos?

 

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FishVille gives away a free Sand Dollar to fans!

Posted: 17 Apr 2010 04:00 AM PDT

In a surprisingly generous move today, FishVille posted a link on their Facebook fan page that will give everyone who clicks it a free Sand Dollar! To claim your 1 free Sand Dollar, all you need to do is visit the official Fishville fan wall, become a fan, and click the link that was posted on April 16th.

Once clicked, you will be taken to a page that says:

"Thanks for playing FishVille! As your reward, 1 Sand Dollars has been added to your account."

It is always nice to feel appreciated, and there is nothing wrong with free money! We are assuming this link will not be active forever, so hurry over to the FishVille Facebook page and claim your free loot!

Have you claimed your free Sand Dollar yet? Hurry before it expires!

 

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FarmVille Podcast Highlights - April 16th, 2010

Posted: 17 Apr 2010 02:30 AM PDT

The new FarmVille podcast arrives, and Community Manager Lexilicious unleashed a boatload of juicy tidbits. Watch the full video or read on for the Games.com -- The Blog! highlights from this week's podcast... including some interesting news on caring for your puppies once they've matured into full-fledged dogs.

New Peanut Crop

The new peanut crop in FarmVille is a 16 hour crop, yields 78 coins, and can be purchased for 20 coins. It can be mastered (which is great news), and level 1 is at 275 crops harvested, level 2 is at 825 crops, and level 3 is at 1650 peanut crops. Still, there is no mention of the peanut's rumored sponsor.

Email Notifications

Lexilicious has given us the details about the new email notifications. When your crops are ready to harvest, FarmVille can now send you an email notification. To enable this, go to your email preferences page at either Farmville.com or click on "email preferences" below the application on Facebook. Check the box next to "crops ready to harvest". You will now receive an email every time your crops are ready. This could either be a very handy reminder or quite the annoyance, but we'll have to give it a try to decide for ourselves!

Real Life FarmVille

For anyone lucky enough to live in or around Milpitas, CA, Zynga are holding a "FarmVille Live" event at the Great Mall this Saturday (April 17th) from noon until 4:00pm PST. There will be a live farm building event complete with cameras and swag. Check it out!

Co-Op Farming Limit

One of the user asked questions was what the limit is on the maximum amount of people allowed to work on a co-op job. The answer is 10 total farmers, 9 neighbors and yourself.

Hungry Puppy Feeding

Another player asked if puppies will continue to require feeding after the first 14 days is up, to which Lexilicious cleverly avoids the answer. She states that there is "cool stuff in store" for adult dogs, and that they will no longer need to be fed kibble as puppies. This could easily be an interestingly worded sentence with the end result being adult dogs that need to be fed less often but still requiring kibble. We should be finding the answer out to this in the near future.

Upcoming Features

Lexilicious has stated that there will be more co-op jobs coming to FarmVille soon, a new co-op message board and other social mission improvements. There will also be Limited Edition Earth Day items, which will feature items that are related to each continent. Also, White Grapes and Purple Poppies will be coming back to FarmVille.

Do you think there was anything new, surprising, or exciting in this week's FarmVille podcast? Let us know in the comments!

 

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PetVille goes tropical with new jungle rainforest theme

Posted: 17 Apr 2010 02:00 AM PDT

PetVille has just launched an entire HUGE new set of themed items, this time with a Jungle Rainforest flair. The best part of this release? Aside from the animals, most of these items are available for coins instead of Pet Cash. There is also a highly detailed jungle scenery for 50,000 coins, which might take awhile but will give you all something to work toward. There are a variety of costumes, plants for decorating your backyard, adorable outfits and hair accessories, and some really cute and colorful animals.

Here is the full list of all of the rainforest items that have been released so far:

Clothing:

Sassy Safari Hat (Girls) - 4,000 coins
Jungle Explorer Outfit (Girls) - 3,300 coins
Outback Hat - 1,000 coins
Jungle Explorer Outfit (Mens) - 3,200 coins
Forest Shaman Mask - 25 Pet Cash
Forest Shaman Wear - 15 Pet Cash
Jungle Jamie Outfit, Pink - 4,000 coins
Chippy Squirrel Master - 15,000 coins
Chippy Squirrel Master Mask - 18,000 coins
Jungle Jamie Outfit, Leopard - 3,800 coins
Jungle Jamie Outfit, Crimson - 3,700 coins
Blossom Bow, Peach - 15 Pet Cash
Star Orchid Bow, Crimson - 19 Pet Cash
Floral Mini Bunch Bow, Pink - 19 Pet Cash
Floral Mini Bunch Bow, Blue - 15 Pet Cash
Floral Mini Bunch Bow, Purple - 16 Pet Cash
Blossom Bow, Blue - 17 Pet Cash
Blossom Bow, Crimson - 18 Pet Cash
Bubble Burst Floral Bow - 18 Pet Cash
Star Orchid Bow, Peach - 19 Pet Cash
Jungle Joe Loincloth, Leopard - 3,000 coins
Jungle Joe Loincloth, Hide - 2,700 coins
Jungle Joe Loincloth, Blue Leopard - 2,500 coins



Foliage and Flora:

Rainforest Jungle Floor - 4,000 coins
Rainforest Jungle Scenery - 50,000 coins
Royal Crown Flower - 15 Pet Cash
Feather Fin Fern - 4,000 coins
Giant Fishbone Fern - 2,500 coins
Flametongue Plant - 19 Pet Cash
April Aure Berry Plant - 21 Pet Cash
Broadleaf Fern - 2,800 coins
Palm Canopy, Mid-Left - 4,000 coins
Palm Canopy, Left - 4,200 coins
Amazonian Phyllo Plant - 4,500 coins
Eloise Elephant - 65 Pet Cash
Elton Elephant - 70 Pet Cash
Exotic Passion Flower - 20 Pet Cash
Scarlet Candara Plant - 15 Pet Cash
Rainforest Philodendron - 2,000 coins
Jungle Vine - 2,500 coins
Hefty Jungle Vine - 3,000 coins
Menora Vine - 7,000 coins
Blue Septenary Finger - 2,800 coins
Violaceous Torch Flower - 18 Pet Cash
Septenary Finger Plant - 2,900 coins
Wandering Parasol Plant - 6,000 coins
Snake Vines on Branch - 12,000 coins

Animals and Birds:

Polleen Parrot - 28 Pet Cash
Mary Anne Macaw - 35 Pet Cash
Harry Hippo - 40 Pet Cash
Megan the Swinging (Monkey) - 29 Pet Cash
See No Evil Monkey - 25 Pet Cash
Hear No Evil Monkey - 25 Pet Cash
Speak No Evil Monkey - 25 Pet Cash
Toby Toucan - 28 Pet Cash
Gerald the Gecko - 8 Pet Cash
Cammy Chameleon - 10 Pet Cash
Larry Tortoise and Clyde Frog - 50 Pet Cash
Charlie Chameleon - 10 Pet Cash
Gregg the Rare Blue Gecko - 8 Pet Cash

Miscellaneous:

Green Grazer Hybrid (Jeep) - 80,000 coins

What do you think of these new PetVille jungle themed items? Which pieces will you buy?

 

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