Games.com Blog: “FarmVille brings back Sweet Yams for Haiti” plus 19 more

Games.com Blog: “FarmVille brings back Sweet Yams for Haiti” plus 19 more

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FarmVille brings back Sweet Yams for Haiti

Posted: 04 May 2010 08:10 PM PDT

farmville haiti sweet yams
Today, FarmVille has just brought back a limited time promotion in which players can purchase yam seeds and 50% of the profit will be donated to relief efforts in Haiti. To participate, open up the Market in FarmVille and click on the Seeds tab. The first item shown should be the Sweet Yams. A purchase of these Yam seeds enables you to plant them as many times as you want for one full week, and they will never wither. When you attempt to purchase these seeds, you are allowed to choose to donate either 25, 55, or 240 Farm Cash, and the amount of Yams you receive will be the same. The idea is that you can donate more to Haiti if you wish.
farmville haiti sweet yams

While Zynga have been under scrutiny in the past for this promotion and charity effort, they have an extensive page available that shows how much they have helped with relief efforts in Haiti through FarmVille donations. The money will be going to help build a K-12 school in Mirebalais, Haiti. If you were planning to harvest and plant anyway, why not make a charitable donation to help others?

Have you helped Haiti in FarmVille yet? Why or why not?

 

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FarmVille 5/4 Teal & Pink Mystery Box (Spoilers)

Posted: 04 May 2010 07:49 PM PDT

FarmVille have released a brand new Teal & Pink Mystery Box tonight with six different random items available inside. The Mystery Box costs 17 Farm Cash as usual, and these are limited time items that are only available through mystery boxes. This particular box will only be available for the next 7 days, so you'll have to buy them quickly! So far, the most popular item in this set is the Wildflower Falls, a beautiful flowered waterfall. Take a peek at the items:

Pleasant Crow
Flower Stand
Teal Victorian
Wildflower Falls
Angora Rabbit
Rabbit Knoll


Do you have more pictures of these new mystery box items? Leave links to your images in the comments.

 

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Happy Pets Fountain of Youth makes adult pets young again

Posted: 04 May 2010 07:26 PM PDT

Happy Pets fountain of youth
Happy Pets are currently offering a limited time Fountain of Youth idol, and it costs a whopping 88 Facebook credits, or $8.80. This is not the first expensive item Crowdstar has released in Happy Pets lately, there has been the Iron Cats that also cost 88 Facebook Credits, the two idols that both cost over $40 each, and the Famous Dogs set for just under $7 each. They must be seeing some success with these pricier items, because we keep seeing new items priced at more than a buck each.

The Fountain of Youth is a permanent item that will not ever go away, even after the sale ends. You can move the prop to any room or yard, and it will temporarily change any of your adult pets into a youth pet once they walk into the fountain. The fountain can be turned on and off by clicking it using the hand icon. This fountain will not affect breeding - once you breed a pet it will go back to the adult growth stage.

At this point it is unclear if the item will be leaving the store after today, or if the price will just raise. We'll definitely check it out and see whether this item was a short time availability prop, or whether it will be sticking around at a higher price tomorrow.

Would you pay almost $9.00 for an item in a Facebook game? Let us know.

 

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Oui oui, PetVille goes to Paris with new French themed items

Posted: 04 May 2010 06:52 PM PDT

PetVille has just released another new theme today - Pets in Paris. This makes for their second massive theme in under a week, with the gorgeous Japanese Sakura items still available. These adorable items bring a touch of French elegance and glamour to your pet and your pet's home, and the best part is that they are not limited edition! If you don't have the coins saved up to purchase these new items, or if you want to hold off to buy Pet Cash you can still obtain all of these Parisian items in time. Read below to see the full list of new Petville Pets in Paris items in the store:

La Belle Vie de Paris - 40 Pet Cash
Charlemaine Cellist - 50 Pet Cash
Wild Waltzers - 50 Pet Cash
Victor Violist - 50 Pet Cash
Henriette Harpist - 50 Pet Cash
Hanging Plant Assortment - 15 Pet Cash
La Table Grande - 23 Pet Cash
Elastic Ficus in Porcelain Pot
- 7 Pet Cash
La Bibliotheque - 20 Pet Cash
Umbrella Tree in Porcelain Pot - 7 Pet Cash
Gilded Gothique Candleabra - 3,000 coins
Pets in Paris Wallpaper - 3,500 coins
Cupid's Porcelain Fountain - 9 Pet Cash
Table Chere Royale (Green or Black) - 5 Pet Cash
Strawberry Sponge Cake - 1,500 coins
Seven Layer Cake - 3,000 coins
Les Fruits et Le Vase - 4,000 coins
Sofa Chere Royale (Green or Black) - 16 Pet Cash
Gilded Gothique Sconce - 5,000 coins
La Petite Swinger Oil Painting - 4,000 coins
Sterling Silver Tea Set - 4,000 coins
Nightstand Chere Royale (Green or Black) - 7 Pet Cash
Chaise Chere Royale (Green or Black) - 30 neighbors/9,000 coins or 13 Pet Cash
Exotic Fern in Porcelain Pot - 5 Pet Cash
Tower of Treats - 2,500 coins
Dresser Chere Royale (Green or Black) - 9 Pet Cash
Still Life with Fruit Painting - 5,000 coins
Bed Chere Royale (Green or Black) - 13 Pet Cash
Strawberry Creme Cake - 2,500 coins
La Petite Tour Eiffel - 2,000 coins
Sofa Chere Royale (Green or Black) - 16 Pet Cash
Petpari Oil Painting - 4,000 coins
Antique Adelaide Rug (Black) - 15 Pet Cash
Gilded Jewelry Box - 5 Pet Cash
Le Troy Chaise Noire (Black or Green) - 13 Pet Cash
Cupid Table Statue - 5,000 coins

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What is your favorite item of the bunch? Let us know in the comments.

 

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Cafe World gets hip and modern with new decor

Posted: 04 May 2010 06:03 PM PDT

Zynga's popular restaurant game, Cafe World, has just released a large set of new hip and modern decorations. These decorations range from fountains, interior design, fish tanks, and statues. Honestly not all of the items seem all that modern. It almost feels like a random collection of decorations that didn't quite fit with any other theme. Either way, some of the items are rather attractive. Here is the list of new hip & modern decor:

Purple Tube Pillar - 2 Cafe Cash
Crystal Clear Speaker - 6 Cafe Cash
Cheerful Cup Cleaner - 13 Cafe Cash
Masterful Mix Maker - 13 Cafe Cash
Bongo Beater - 14 Cafe Cash
Borderline Bassist - 14 Cafe Cash
Om Bowls Waterfall - 15 Cafe Cash
Waterfall Divider - 15 Cafe Cash
Baby Grand Piano - 16 Cafe Cash
More Modern Fishtank - 22 Cafe Cash
Modern Menu - 20,000 coins
Golden Abstract Statue - 80,000 coins
Welcome Hostess - 100,000 coins
Sensual Singer - 150,000 coins

See what we mean by random? We're not sure how a hostess is modern, but hey - we're sure someone will buy it! Most of these items are Cafe Cash though, and the coins items are very expensive.

What do you think of the new Cafe World decorations?
Will you be buying any?

 

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Mafia Wars Turkey Vulture is, indeed, an 'awesome animal'

Posted: 04 May 2010 04:00 PM PDT

mafia wars turkey vulture

Mafia Wars continues to delve out the sweet loot this week -- for the next 24 hours (or a the time of this posting 21 hours), you'll be able to send up to 50 mafia members this Turkey Vulture with a single click.

This Turkey Vulture, like the Rogue Agent and the Death Dealer Minigun from earlier this week, has some impressive stats, boasting 62 Attack and 50 Defense. In short, this attack bird ain't no turkey.

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mafia wars death dealer minigun

Like the other One-Click gifts, you can only own five total. Any extras will be converted into energy points, which can -- of course -- be used to complete jobs.

Which Mafia Wars limited edition gimme is best -- CIA Agent, Turkey Vulture or Death Dealer?

 

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FarmVille offers 25 free farm cash for Zynga account sign up

Posted: 04 May 2010 01:52 PM PDT


Farmers can receive 25 free farm cash when purchasing any amount of farm cash via PayPal and registering for a Zynga account. You can then use your Zynga account to purchase farm cash for FarmVille or currency for other Zynga games. The free farm cash can be found in your Gift Box, after clicking on the link provided in Zynga's confirmation email. While some farmers are reporting problems with receiving the additional free 25 farm cash, this offer is not a scam. It is an offer provided by Zynga for FarmVille.

For clarification, the offer requires you to:

-Have a PayPal account.
-Purchase any amount of farm cash via PayPal only. Minimum amount is $5 for 25 farm cash.
-Create a new Zynga account (different from FarmVille), existing Zynga accounts do not qualify for this offer.
-Confirm email from Zynga to receive additional free 25 farm cash.

Due to the specific nature, we cannot post a direct link to this offer. To complete the offer, follow these steps:
1. Go to FarmVille "Add Farm Coins & Cash Page".
2. Choose to purchase farm cash with PayPal.
3. Login to PayPal.
4. Complete transaction for farm cash via PayPal.
5. After completing purchase, you will receive a pop-up message asking you to sign up for a Zynga account to receive 25 free farm cash.
6. Register for a Zynga account with a valid email address.
7. Check your email for a confirmation email from Zynga and click on link provided to redeem your free farm cash.
8. After confirming email, the free farm cash should appear in your FarmVille Gift Box.

FarmVille Create a Zynga Account for Farm Cash

FarmVille Zynga Account Now Created

FarmVille 25 Free Farm Cash in Gifts

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.


FarmVille Create a Zynga Account for Farm Cash

FarmVille Zynga Account Now Created

FarmVille 25 Free Farm Cash in Gifts

Will you sign up for a Zynga account?

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

 

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Sony launches The Agency: Covert Ops on Facebook

Posted: 04 May 2010 12:07 PM PDT

The Agency Covert Ops Facebook
Sony Online Entertainment, well known for popular MMO titles EverQuest, EverQuest II, and Star Wars Galaxies, has just released their second Facebook game. The Agency: Covert Ops is a Mafia-Wars style game where you lead the life of a secret agent, unlocking locations, playing mini-games, engaging in battles, and customizing your avatar. This game ties in with SOE's upcoming and anticipated Playstation 3 and PC game, The Agency.

While Covert Ops is essentially a re-skinned version of Mafia Wars and Vampire Wars with a different theme, don't get us wrong, this game has extreme potential. It has a beautiful aesthetic to it, a high level of polish that you can expect a large game developer to be able to create, absolutely fantastic and immersive music, and feels great to play. You create your spy and pick a specialized class for him or her, and then complete missions and go to different areas. The objective is to do as much as you can with the "cover points" that you have (similar to energy in other games), raise your level, unlock new weapons, and defeat enemies.
What really sets The Agency: Covert Ops is the combat. Instead of simply clicking a button to fight an opponent, you actually engage in tactical battles. Your character has special abilities that enable you to do things like increase your critical strike chance for the next three moves, and do more damage. You can actually use strategy in fights, instead of everything being random and level based. This is where The Agency will absolutely shine.

Another feature that sets Covert Ops apart are the minigames. Missions are not just locked by collecting certain items, you also have to complete various mini-games, similar to Treasure Madness. The first one we tried was an encoder game where you had to crack a code by unscrambling the letters. It made you really feel like a spy, instead of just clicking buttons and having random math happen in the background that determines your outcome.
The Agency Covert Ops Facebook

The social features of the game are not immediately apparent in the tutorial, but they're actually impressive. Every player gets their own HQ to decorate, and you can visit your friends' headquarters. Any Facebook friend of yours who is already playing is added to your agents list automatically, so there is no need to invite. You can share your achievements and progress to your wall and invite friends if you wish. We suspect that this game will spread quickly.

The new user experience is a streamlined, easy to understand unveiling process that clearly demonstrates and instructs players about the features. As anyone who has just gotten started with other similar games like Mafia Wars, Big City Life, or Sorority Life knows, these games are overwhelming to start. Covert Ops slowly releases new features to you and walks you through each one in a very guided experience that will lead to better customer retention over time.
The Agency Covert Ops Facebook

Overall, we are impressed with this game and think it will do quite well. It combines that major developer polish with gameplay that is intriguing, clever, and a heck of a lot of fun. While the underlying mechanics are not new, The Agency: Covert Ops is a great combination of the things we love about our favorite Facebook games in an exciting package. Watch the Games.com blog for the latest news about this exciting new release.

You can log in and play the game on Facebook, or view more information on the Covert Ops official website. View the trailer below!

Have you tried The Agency: Covert Ops yet? What do you think? Let us know in the comments.

 

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Happy Pets and Pro Flowers deal offers 220 Facebook Credits

Posted: 04 May 2010 11:25 AM PDT

Mother's Day ProFlowers Happy Pets offers 220 Facebook Credits
ProFlowers seems to have made all the rounds to every major Facebook game title out there. As the day rolls on, the deals keep piling up.

But this deal with ProFlowers is way sweeter than those of FarmVille and PetVille, because this one involves 220 Facebook Credits! Facebook Credits are meant to be a virtual currency standard within the games and the offerings of the social network itself. Whereas Farm Cash ties you down to FarmVille-only purchases, and Pet Cash ties you into PetVille-only purchases, Facebook Credits doesn't have that limitation.

Happy Pets I Heart Mom iconTo qualify for the Happy Pets deal -- and technically, this deal is probably open to every Crowdstar game, such as Happy Aquarium -- you need to order from Pro Flowers as a TrialPay user. TrialPay is the service Crowdstar partnered with to allow players to sign up for real world services in exchange for virtual money. To do that, click on the "I ♥ Mom" icon on the left-hand side (see image to the right) of the game screen and the offer window will appear (see image at top of post).

 

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PetVille: Earn 200 Pet Cash by using Pro Flowers for Mother's Day

Posted: 04 May 2010 11:05 AM PDT

Pro Flowers and PetVille offer 200 Pet Cash
PetVille Pro Flowers Sponsored LinkAside from their Mother's Day themed set, PetVille is also exhibiting the same offer that FarmVille had, which is a premium virtual cash promotion via Pro Flowers. While FarmVille was offering 100 Farm Cash, PetVille is offering 200 Pet Cash. There's no limit to how many orders you make, and the fine print guarantees that the Pet Cash will be delivered instantly with the first order, and everything afterwards will be credited within 1 day.

In order to access this offer, you need to look to the bottom of your PetVille game and click on the sponsored link of the Pro Flowers ad (see image on right).

 

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7-Eleven FarmVille, Mafia Wars, YoVille promotion kicks off May 17

Posted: 04 May 2010 11:00 AM PDT

7Eleven Yoville, mafia wars, farmville

We've been hearing talk that Zynga and 7-Eleven have partnered up for a big, first-of-its-kind promotion, and this Web site seems to confirm those rumors.

The site, discovered by FarmVille Freak, doesn't have much on it other than lthis art, links to the games on Facebook and a message that reads: 'Oh, you're early,' and "7-Eleven has teamed up with your favorite Zynga games to offer exclusive gifts with purchase for the players of FarmVille, Mafia Wars and YoVille. We'll see you at 12 a.m. on May 17 to start redeeming codes for virtual Zynga items.

We suspect those redeemable codes will be tied in with in-store promotional items such as branded Slurpie/Big Gulp cups and Seven Select (7-Eleven store-brand) candy, chips and other foods -- and then traded in for branded virtual items, such as this 7-Eleven tower. Read more (unconfirmed) details about what could be the biggest real-world social game marketing push ever.

 

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Mother's Day in Facebook games: FarmVille, PetVille, Pet Society, etc.

Posted: 04 May 2010 10:00 AM PDT

PetVille Mother's Day
Mother's Day happens on different days for different countries and isn't even held on the same day each year in America. But that's because we have it on the second Sunday of May, which for this year, will be on the 9th.

In the landscape of Facebook games, stores have all opened up new sections devoted to motherly themed presents -- virtual goodies such as cakes, balloons, teddy bears, and flowers are not unlike those you'd find in the real world.

And then you've got games affiliating themselves with real world goods, such as FarmVille with Pro Flowers. Pro Flowers is no stranger to using the popularity of Facebook games as a means to advertise. Right around the time that Restaurant City installed a billboard outside of players' restaurants, Pro Flowers jumped at the opportunity for an in-game promotion. And it seems that Pro Flowers hasn't limited itself to FarmVille. It's on most of the Zynga gamse and some of the Crowdstar's as well.

FarmVille
- FarmVille partners with Pro Flowers for Mother's Day promotion
- FarmVille Unreleased Mother's Day Decorations: Best Mom Sign & Balloons
- FarmVille Sponsored RedEnvelope Link: Send Mother's Day Gifts, Get 100 Farm Cash
- FarmVille Mother's Day items arrive: Balloon Bouquet & World's Best Mom

PetVille
- PetVille releases Mother's Day clothing and furniture
- PetVille: Earn 200 Pet Cash by using Pro Flowers for Mother's Day

Happy Pets
- Happy Pets and Pro Flowers deal offers 220 Facebook Credits

Pet Society
- Pet Society: Mother's Day Mystery Box

Sorority Life
- Send flowers, gain 100 brownie points in Sorority Life

SPP! Ranch
- SPP! Ranch debuts Mother's Day and Cinco de Mayo items

 

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Is Zynga Leaving Facebook?

Posted: 04 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT

Is Zynga leaving Facebook?Ever since Facebook announced earlier this year that it would be changing the way it works with game companies, the question has been what would Zynga do. Though nothing official has been announced, certain product decisions to its games suggest one possible outcome - Zynga may be planning on taking its games off Facebook and leaving it all together.

It's an open secret that the marriage between Zynga and Facebook has been on the rocks for some time.
On the one hand, Zynga is Facebook's number one games partner and advertiser and Facebook is Zynga's number one distribution channel. They should be the best of friends.

However, this symbiotic relationship makes each company's business vulnerable to each other. When Facebook changed the rules of the game, removing all game notifications from its update feeds and announcing Facebook Credits, whereby Facebook will take 30% of all transactions, it made the relationship -- in the words of Business Week -- complicated.

Ever since Facebook announced these changes, Zynga has slowly yet surely been working to make itself less dependent on Facebook. Last year, Zynga launched FarmVille.com (whereby users can play the game from its web site) and announced a deal with MSN to enable users to log into Farmville from MSN's portal.

Recently, however, these changes have been added at a fast and furious pace:
* March 1, 2010: Zynga offered a new recipe for its dinosaur themed menu, but only if a user provided Zynga with their email address (as reported in Frisky Mongoose).

* April 25, 2010: Zynga added in-game gifting to FarmVille, allowing players to send and receive gifts from within the game screen (as reported in FarmVille Freak).

* April 29, 2010: Zynga started to require players for their games on Facebook such as Farmville, Mafia Wars, Café World and Treasure Isle to provide their emails to Zynga in order to keep playing their games (as reported in AOL's Games.com Blog).

* May 1, 2010: Zynga added two new features to in-game gifting in FarmVille - the ability to send a thank you gift in return from within the game screen and ability to receive gifts without reloading your farm (as reported in FarmVille Freak).

Separately, these changes suggest Zynga is continuously adding features to better communicate directly with its players and improve the in game play experience.

When you add all these changes together and put it in context with the changes happening at Facebook, it appears that Zynga is preparing for the day when you can play Zynga games completely off of Facebook. Zynga is creating a huge email list to send direct email notifications to its users and adding in-game communication features.

One reason why this may be happening so quickly is that Facebook just suggested that it will be mandatory for all games to use Facebook Credits to sell micro-transactions within games. Facebook will take 30% off of each transaction. This is actually reasonable in the context of casual games. Apple takes a 30% cut off of each game sale in iTunes and with Downloads, some portals take up to 70% of the transaction.

Still, if Zynga is projected to earn $450 million in revenues off of micro-transactions in 2010, giving up 30% to Facebook is a good chunk of change.

Most social game companies plan to stick with Facebook and are embracing the changes, in part because they are dependent on Facebook and have no choice. But, with 120 million players a year, a huge amount of investment, and 775 employees, Zynga may be big enough to be different and gamble to leave Facebook.

To this casual observer, the break between Zynga and Facebook may not be a matter of "if" but more a question of "when." My guess is that it'll be later rather than sooner (no one walks away from money) but in the dynamic world of social games, anything goes!

This column originally appeared on Gamezebo.

 

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Cafe World teams up with PayPal to offer discounted premium cash

Posted: 04 May 2010 08:30 AM PDT

Cafe World and PayPal Exclusive Discount Offer
If you load up Cafe World and click on the tab of the game window that says "*SALE* PayPal", you can buy more Cafe Cash (the premium virtual money of the game) for the same amount money, which involves payments of $5 to $150 USD. The offer has been active since April 22nd, but it'll only be in effect so long as Cafe World says it is.

Cafe Cash PayPal sale
The Terms of Service for this offer states that you must have a US PayPal account in good standing, and you're only allowed a maximum of two discounted purchases, so think carefully before you make your transactions. $5 USD now earns you 31 instead of 25 Cafe Cash. And $150 USD has the best deal of 1,600 Cafe Cash, instead of the usual 1,250 Cafe Cash.

 

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PetVille: Log in and get 2 free Pet Cash every day this week!

Posted: 04 May 2010 07:30 AM PDT

PetVille 2 Free Pet Cash
We've seen a lot of offers for logging into Facebook games on a frequent to consecutive basis -- everything from free Avatar-inspired critters in Happy Pets, to free fuel in FarmVille -- but free premium virtual cash is the ultimate giveaway, since it's the closest thing to free real money.

But yeah, starting today and lasting for a week, each day players log into PetVille will earn them 2 free Pet Cash. This week is also No Pound Fees Week, which means your your pet won't be confiscated and you won't have to pay to get it released from the pound if you forget to feed it.

Basically, the game is setting up a week where it rewards players for checking in, but also doesn't penalize those who aren't coming back. So whether you're coming back or staying away, if you're a PetVille fan, there's something in it for you.

 

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FishVille: Free dancing King Crab for fans

Posted: 04 May 2010 07:05 AM PDT

Free FishVille King Crab
FishVille keeps trying to reel in players with freebies from their official fanpage. Yesterday, they gave out 3 free Clarkii Clownfish and a Minotaur statue that costs 5,000 Coins. Today, they've whupped out a hyperactive, animated King Crab who seems to be doing some crustacean version of the Flamenco. But it's certainly spunky and I love it.
FishVille King Crab
You can grab your free King Crab here. For those of you who don't like it, the crab can be sold to net you 486 Coins.

 

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Hotel City introduces the most awesome virtual item ever -- a taco lamp

Posted: 04 May 2010 07:00 AM PDT

hotel city taco taco lamp
Hotel City on Facebook puts you in the manager's seat of a small hotel and your goal is to turn it into a luxurious place for the hoi polloi to catch a few winks. The game, from the creators of Pet Society, launched in mid March and has since gathered over 13 million players, according to AppData.

Anyway, the hotel sim has been slowly ramping up, adding new features, including what might possibly the most awesome Free Gift that we've ever seen in a social game -- a taco lamp. A Taco Taco Lamp to be exact.

This crispy virtual lamp arrives alongside a slew of other colorful Mexican-themed decor in honor of Cinco de Mayo, including a Mexican Mural (7K coins), Beautiful Arch (12K coins), Bed Rancho (3100 coins), Smiling Sun Couch (7K coins), Poncho (4K coins), Cactus hanger upper (9,500 coins). If you have some extra Playfish Cash to spare, you can buy Chilli Fairy lights for 2 PC or a Pinata Donkey for 4 PF.

Have you procured a Taco Lamp yet?

 

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Cinco de Mayo festivities hit FarmVille, Pet Society, Restaurant City, and more

Posted: 04 May 2010 06:30 AM PDT

Pet Society Mexican Cinco de Mayo specials
Cinco de Mayo -- the name of a famous Mexican holiday that literally means the "5th of May"-- has taken on a life of its own outside of Mexico and in the land of Facebook games. Like Hannukah, Cinco de Mayo commemorates the surprise victory of a military event, and both holidays get much more attention abroad than within their home culture.

Cinco de Mayo is also not Mexico's Independence Day, which is on September 16th. But hey, "¡Viva México!", right? In the real world, it's an excuse to party and sip tequilas. And in the land of Facebook games, it's an opportunity to roll out Mexican freebies and holiday decor. (Surprisingly, FarmVille has been pretty sparse with their items release, but that's probably because they decided to approach the holiday laterally, by focusing on a Southwestern theme instead -- and that rollout, has been pretty extensive.)

FarmVille
- FarmVille Celebrates Cinco De Mayo with Limited Edition Decorations: Pinata, Prickly Pear & Tomatillo

Pet Society
- Celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Pet Society
- Pet Society Maraca Fish swims into pond for Cinco de Mayo

Restaurant City
- Restaurant City: 50% Music Player Sale of The Fiesta Brothers
- Restaurant City: Viva Mexico! Mexican Taquerias are here
- Restaurant City: Free Chocolate and Chili to fans

SPP! Ranch
- SPP! Ranch debuts Mother's Day and Cinco de Mayo items

YoVille
- YoVille: Cinco De Mayo Plush Toys Arrive For One Day Only

Hotel City
- Hotel City introduces the most awesome virtual item ever -- a Taco Taco Lamp

Stay tuned for more links as the holiday doesn't kick in 'til tomorrow.

 

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YoVille Sale Alert: 20% Off Beach Clothing

Posted: 04 May 2010 05:00 AM PDT

YoVille Beach Clothes 20% offAll beach clothings in the Clothing Boutique are currently on sale. You will get 20% off on all of the 88 items available in the category. Note that This is just a sale and the items are not going anywhere.

Head to the clothing boutique now and get that swimming suit you wanted to buy!

Thank you Mr. Y for the tip.

This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.

 

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YoVille: Cinco De Mayo Plush Toys Arrive For One Day Only

Posted: 04 May 2010 04:45 AM PDT

YoVille Cinco de Mayo plush toys
In celebration of Cinco De Mayo, Zynga added 4 new plush toys to the Furniture Store. Get your Chihuahua, Burrito, Senorita and Mariachi toys for 12 YoCash each. A hat like the one in the thumbnail picture would have been cool too, right?

Anyway, you need to hurry because these items will be available for one day only.

Thank you Mr. Y for the tip.

This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.

 

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