Games.com Blog: “Quote of the Moment: Art vs. Commerce” plus 6 more |  |
- Quote of the Moment: Art vs. Commerce
- New enchanted YoVille house now available for YoCash
- Enchanted dining & kitchen items now in YoVille store
- FarmVille boycott: Fan blog urges farmers to snub ad-sponsored peanut crops
- FarmVille Official Podcast - April 9, 2010
- How to find FarmVille's Lexilicious on Facebook
- Mafia Wars Weapon Depo: Build a 'little friend' of your own
| Quote of the Moment: Art vs. Commerce Posted: 10 Apr 2010 10:30 AM PDT  "You don't need a game designer, they will only argue with you. You already have the formula. That is why you see so many of the same games - it's a fish game that's doing well, so let's have another fish game. You have to win the analytics war."-Journalist, designer and writer Gary Whitta analyzes the social games market somewhat cynically "I will retire before I have to make a game based on analytics or market share. I will go open a bookstore. Sales are not the only thing that matter. If I got data that said one thing and I believed in my heart of hearts in another, I would screw the data and ignore it." -Legendary game designer Warren Spector's artistic soul rebels against market constraints [Both quotes as reported by the BBC]
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| New enchanted YoVille house now available for YoCash Posted: 10 Apr 2010 03:17 AM PDT A new house was added to YoVille. This hideaway has a waterfall in front of its small entrance and a very wide front yard. The interior of the house is different as it has wooden ladders and small stone openings instead of doors. The new masterpiece will cost you 33 YoCash. This update will disappoint many YoVille players who were anticipating a house in coins especially that only two houses come out with every new theme. This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.
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| Enchanted dining & kitchen items now in YoVille store Posted: 10 Apr 2010 03:17 AM PDT YoVille was updated with tons of new enchanted furniture. For your enchanted kitchen, you can now find stoves, counters, islands, dishwashers and a very cool sink. You can also furnish your dining room with some leafy dining chairs available in many colors and a new dining table.  Head over to the furniture store and get some of these fantastic items. All pictures and prices are after the link for you to enjoy.
This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.
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| FarmVille boycott: Fan blog urges farmers to snub ad-sponsored peanut crops Posted: 10 Apr 2010 02:00 AM PDT  FarmVille will be releasing its first ad-sponsored crop -- Peanuts -- next week, as we reported previously, and this has apparently struck a wrong chord with certain farmers. Before these peanuts have even made an appearance in the game, The Holly Tree fan blog has started urging farmers to boycott them, as a way to dissuade Zynga from using this type of advertising in the future. "Spread the word if you are a Farmville player and do NOT buy these "peanuts". This is the first brand advertising that Zynga's Farmville has chosen to align itself with. There are 82 million players worldwide. Farmville makes $$$$ off the players buying seeds and whatever else this game has you do. You stop playing and spread the word, it will send the message to Farmville." So far, ad integration in Facebook games has been minimal, though we spotted a few sponsored items in Zoo World for the new Kirstie Alley TV show Big Life, and Bejeweled Blitz had a big ad/giveaway campaign with Mazda a few weeks ago as well. Holly Tree does make a compelling point -- if this peanuts promotion performs well for Zynga, we can probably expect to see a lot more of this type of advertising in our favorite Facebook games in the not-so-distant future.
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| FarmVille Official Podcast - April 9, 2010 Posted: 10 Apr 2010 01:30 AM PDT The FarmVille April 9th Podcast is live! It includes information on updates from the past two weeks in FarmVile. You can listen to the video above, read the FarmVille Freak Summary, or read the entire Official transcript provided by FarmVille Community Manager, Lexilicious. Puppies: * Can be purchased for 65 FV$ or 300,000 coins. * Only the Red Border Collie is available for coins. * You will need to feed your Puppy Kibble once every 24 hours or it will run away (Coin Puppy). * Kibble may be purchased for 5 FV$ or for free as a Giftable sent by your FV neighbors. * Kibble automatically goes to your FV Gift Box. * You have 24 hours to feed your Puppy from the first time you fed your Puppy. * If you forget to feed your Puppy and it runs away, you will have to get it from the Pound and you will have to pay 3 FV$ to get them out. * Since you can only have ONE Coin Puppy, you cannot purchase another Puppy if your first Puppy is in the Pound. * If Puppy is in the Pound you will have to pay the 3 FV$ fee to get out or purchase a new Puppy with farm cash for 65 FV$. * All Puppies will turn into full grown adult Dogs. User-Submitted Questions: * Q: Is there a specific place to find the FarmVille Podcast? A: FarmVille.com and YouTube. * Q: Does Lexilicious have a farm? A: Search for Lexi Smith on Facebook and you can add her as a neighbor and see her farm. Battle of the Barn Yard: * The FarmVille Cow and FarmVille Sheep are facing off to see who can get the most fans first on Facebook. * The Cows are currently leading. * Search for FarmVille Cows or FarmVille Sheep on Facebook to find their fan pages. Coming Soon * In addition to fully grown Pets (Dogs) performing special tricks, new Breeds of DOGS are coming!!!! What breed of Dogs would you like to see added to the game? Visit the FarmVille Forums to make suggestions! * Nursery Barns for Baby Calves and Baby Foals. This new building will allow you to help your baby animals grow up and become "productive adults". * Insta-Grow that will instantly grow your crops and help you accomplish your Co-Op farming jobs even faster! Official FarmVille April 9th Podcast Transcript This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
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| How to find FarmVille's Lexilicious on Facebook Posted: 10 Apr 2010 01:00 AM PDT  Recently, FarmVille Community Manager, Lexilicious announced via FarmVille April 9th Podcast that you could add her on Facebook and check out her farm. Since then many FarmVille Freaks have been trying to add Lexi and are hoping to be her Facebook friend.Probably due to an overwhelming response of friend requests, when trying to add her a message occurs that reads: "Sorry this user already has too many friends." I'm not sure what else anyone would expect, asking over 82 million FarmVille players to add you on Facebook is bound to cause some problems. Since there are numerous "Lexi Smith's" on Facebook, you can find FarmVille's Lexilicious Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?v=wall&id=100000495670318 This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
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| Mafia Wars Weapon Depo: Build a 'little friend' of your own Posted: 10 Apr 2010 12:00 AM PDT  A weapon is a mobster's best friend; and with the new Mafia Wars Weapons Depot, you can build a few friends of your very own. The Weapons Depot is the newest Mafia Wars Property, and when we signed onto the game Friday morning, we discovered one of these functional buildings alongside the other Mafia Wars New York Properties.  A Little Help From The Family Without any additional effort, The Mafia Wars Weapons Depot was up, running and ready to build a Random Common Weapon, (we built a Cricket Bat, complete with bloody trim). Just like the Chop Shop, the Weapons Depot is upgradeable; and with a little help from your family, you can increase your Depot productivity to generate more parts and build stronger weapons. Some of those weapons include: First Blood, a Crossbow with 49 Attack and 13 Defense; the Robber's Utility belt with 33 Attack, 41 Defense and a 6 point Stamina upgrade; or a Plasma Rifle with 40 Attack, 47 Defense and a 5 point Defense Upgrade. Better and Stronger Your Weapons Depot starts out at Level 1; but that's just the beginning. You can construct your Depot, step by step, to enhance your weapons production. The savvy criminal will find it easy to acquire 4 each of 5 items: Forges, Arc Welders, Buzzsaws, Gun Powder and Gun Drills, to bring their depot to Level 2. The required number of parts increases with each successive level; but the rewards are great: more weapons and more power with enhanced Attack and Defense capabilities to take down your toughest rivals.  The Weapons Depot Upgrade The Weapons Depot also produces weapons parts on its own. The higher the level, the more parts it produces.Your primary efforts will go into finding construction materials for ongoing Depot Upgrades. There are three ways to find materials:  - Ask Your Family Once every 24 hours and after each Level upgrade, you can send out a plea to your family for help. With one click, they can supply one of the construction items you need for your next Weapons Depot upgrade. Or they can opt to send you tools and construction materials from either the gift menu or their personal inventories. - Job Loot The sharp Mafia Don... or Donna (Mafia Wars is, indeed, an equal opportunity criminal enterprise) who keeps a watchful eye, may find bonus loot from time to time. That loot could be anything, including weapon parts or the construction materials you need. - Fight Loot A hardworking foot soldier deserves something special when they put life and limb on the line. While attacking a rival Mafia, they may find surprise loot, including weapon parts or construction materials.  If the Weapons Depot follows the Chop Shop trend, in the future you may also expect to find weapons parts and Depot construction materials in Hidden Loot Stashes, Robbery Loot and Mystery Bags; but we'll just have to wait and see, won't we? In the meantime, your Weapons Depot is up and running and ready to create your first -- using 'Scarface' parlance -- little friend.
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