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- Disney makes a $500 million play for Playdom [Rumor]
- FarmVille Sponsored Link Appears: Bing
- Twilight theme arrive in Cafe World & PetVille -- Is YoVille next?
- YoVille: New way to grab the Free Blue Balloon
- New YoVille Rares in Mystery Packs
- YoVille summer outfit designs and Moroccan Clothing arrive
- YoVille newly released Moroccan Bathroom furniture
- Wiggin' Out in Pet Society
- FarmVille New England Animal: Black Bear Cub & Gray Fox
- FarmVille New England Buildings: New England Inn, Delicate Cottage, & Light House
- FarmVille New England Decorations: Heirloom Cart, Bird Cottage, Stone Wall, N. Tisbury Azalea & New Carousel
- FarmVille New England Crop: Daylilies
- FarmVille New England Loading Screen: New Animal & Decoration Sneak Peek
- Zindangi plans to teach financial skills though social game
- Dueling studies differ on which gender spends more on social games
- Jumpstart jumps into social gaming with Jumpstart Connect
| Disney makes a $500 million play for Playdom [Rumor] Posted: 23 Jul 2010 11:00 AM PDT Filed under: Tiki Farm, Wild Ones, Tiki Resort, Social City  Disney is rumored to be days away from inking a deal with social game publisher Playdom for somewhere in the ballpark of $500 million. The news, which was originally reported by TechCrunch and has been since confirmed by a handful of anonymous sources, would not be surprising considering that social gaming is the new hotness in interactive entertainment. Playdom is one of the larger social game publishers, responsible for games such as Social City, Tiki Farm and Wild Ones. These games don't attract the same monthly active users of Zynga's top games, FarmVille, Poker, etc, but the company has still secured millions in funding and has been on a major acquisition spree of late, most recently snapping up My Vineyard creator Metaplace. Disney and Playdom are both staying mum on the rumor, but if this potential partnership means that Mickey and friends will make their way to Facebook -- maybe in the form of a decent theme park simulation or a socialized Epic Mickey -- we'd tip our Mouse ears to that. Read
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| FarmVille Sponsored Link Appears: Bing Posted: 23 Jul 2010 08:30 AM PDT Filed under: Farmville  Bing sponsored a similar link back in March of this year. Before clicking on this sponsored link, double check that you do not currently have "like" on the Bing page. Once you click the link under the farm, a pop up window will appear. Choose either Dining In or Dining Out, answer a question and watch the short video.    Will you do this quick sponsored link for 2 Free FarmVille Cash?
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| Twilight theme arrive in Cafe World & PetVille -- Is YoVille next? Posted: 23 Jul 2010 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: Cafe World, PetVille, YoVille  Zynga updated Cafe World with items from the vampire movie, Twilight. The items that were added are kind of similar to the ones that are usually released on Halloween. They also include decorations like the Twinkling Vampire (Edward) and Transforming Werewolf (Jacob). PetVille players are also expecting a coming soon Twilight theme.I'm sure you've guessed where this is going. Do you think a Twilight theme is coming soon to YoVille? We're talking about modern houses, werewolves and who knows, maybe fancy cars? This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.
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| YoVille: New way to grab the Free Blue Balloon Posted: 23 Jul 2010 07:30 AM PDT Filed under: YoVille  This is an official post by Zynga's Platinum Ninja.We saw that there was some confusion about how to get the exclusive handheld blue balloons so we will be making it easier to rally your friends through a discoverable balloon in YoVille. You may find a wandering blue balloon floating around town! It's known to hang out at the stores, your friends homes, or even your own. Once you click on the balloon you will be given the chance to then "Rally your Friends" as before. Click the "Rally your Friends" option and then share and a Feed will be posted to your wall. Remember rallying your friends and posting this feed not only brings more awareness to the cause but also increases your chances on getting your hands on this exclusive Handheld Blue Balloon. If you get 10 friends to click in on this feed you'll receive a handheld balloon to keep and wear as much as you want!   - Platinum Ninja This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.
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| New YoVille Rares in Mystery Packs Posted: 23 Jul 2010 07:00 AM PDT Filed under: YoVille
This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.
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| YoVille summer outfit designs and Moroccan Clothing arrive Posted: 23 Jul 2010 06:30 AM PDT Filed under: YoVille  New Moroccan Items have arrived in YoVille along with Summer Outfit Designs by Angela_tiredmom76 and PMTown in the Fashion Store. Beaded Tops, Skirts, and Sandals to name a few for the Gals, and Jeweled Hats, Capes, and Gold Trimmed Outfits for the Guys. Head on down to the Fashion Store to spice up your look and add to your wardrobe! Take a look at the full array of items after the jump.        
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| YoVille newly released Moroccan Bathroom furniture Posted: 23 Jul 2010 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: YoVille  New Moroccan Bathroom Items have been added to the YoVille Furniture Store. Items include Moroccan Bath Tub (9 YoCash), Sconces (2 YoCash), Bathmats (300 Coins), Tissue Boxes (200 Coins), Toilet Paper Holder (200 Coins), Bath Cabinets (850 Coins), Standing Sinks (4 YoCash), and much much more! Head on down to the Furniture Store and create yourself a Wellness Bathroom Suite Moroccan style! Take a look at the complete selection after the jump.        
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| Posted: 23 Jul 2010 05:30 AM PDT Filed under: Pet Society  This inspired Sushi to try on the Cleopatra wig himself. (Note to new readers: Sushi is a boy, but he cross-dresses and acts like a girl sometimes.) He wasn't sure if the glossy black wig suited him, but he had fun trying on some other wigs as well. Which one do you think suits him best? 
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| FarmVille New England Animal: Black Bear Cub & Gray Fox Posted: 23 Jul 2010 05:00 AM PDT Filed under: Farmville  Both the Black Bear Cub and. Gray Fox can be purchased in the FarmVille Market during the next 12 days only and can be purchased with farm cash only.
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
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| FarmVille New England Buildings: New England Inn, Delicate Cottage, & Light House Posted: 23 Jul 2010 04:30 AM PDT Filed under: Farmville  These LE buildings can be purchased in the FarmVille Market during the next 12 days only and afterwards will be retired items.
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak. What do you think of these new buildings? Will you buy any for your farm?
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| Posted: 23 Jul 2010 04:00 AM PDT Filed under: Farmville  These LE decorations can be purchased in the FarmVille Market during the next 12 days only.
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
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| FarmVille New England Crop: Daylilies Posted: 23 Jul 2010 03:30 AM PDT Filed under: Farmville  FarmVille has a new limited edition New England themed crop, Daylilies.Daylily seeds can be purchased in the FarmVille Market during the next 12 days only. Daylilies are available to Level 31 farmers and above, they cost 150 coins to plant, take 16 hours to grow and yields 300 coins and 2 XP with a profit of 150 coins. This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak. Will you grow Daylilies on your farm?
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| FarmVille New England Loading Screen: New Animal & Decoration Sneak Peek Posted: 23 Jul 2010 03:00 AM PDT Filed under: Farmville    Which item(s) are you excited about adding to your farm?
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| Zindangi plans to teach financial skills though social game Posted: 23 Jul 2010 03:00 AM PDT  Players of social games like Restaurant City and Hotel City might fancy themselves savvy financial geniuses already. But those looking to learn more about financial decisions in the real world might be better off waiting for an ambitious, educational social gaming project from startup Zindagi.Billed as "Farmville meets Mint.com" on their web site, Zindagi's current project promises to teach students about entrepreneurship through a platform "that combines some of the best aspects of social gaming, such as incentive structures, social networking, and competition, with hands-on money management experience." It's that "hands-on" part that has us really excited about this idea. Players in Zindagi's game will master budgeting and saving skills using their own money, and be rewarded with real financial rewards through their efforts. "The concept is really simple: Instead of trying to make games more life-like, Zindagi makes use of the fact that real life is already one big game," Zindagi co-founder Jason Young said in an interview with ReadWriteStart. And that kind of real-world financial experience for students is more important than ever, given a recent survey showing that 95% of new high school graduates are financially illiterate. Zindagi is still looking for $25,000 in funding through its Kickstarter page, and we really hope they succeed in finding it, if for no other reason than because we really need some incentive to balance our checkbooks, and their game seems like the best chance of that happening any time soon.
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| Dueling studies differ on which gender spends more on social games Posted: 23 Jul 2010 02:00 AM PDT  Anyone who works with polling and survey data knows that there's an inherent margin of error involved when try to extrapolate data about a large group from a small subset. That said, we were still a bit surprised by the diametrically opposite conclusions of two recent studies on the gendered spending habits of social gamers.The first study, a Digital Good Spending Report from analysis firms VG Market and Playfirst, claims that while men play more games, women are the ones spending more on virtual goods. "Although males are playing significantly more games ... the average female spent $55 dollars, compared to only $30 for males," according to the press release, The second, Newzoo's Social Gaming Monitor 2010, claims just the opposite -- that women are more likely to play but women are more likely to pay. "Social games are most popular with women - 56% of all social gamers - but men are more likely to spend money, making up 65% of paying social gamers," according to the press release. So which report is right? Well, theoretically they could both be accurate. If a few female Super Whales are driving up the mean for their gender, then women could indeed lead in average spending (as the VG Market report states) while still lagging behind in total spenders (as the Newzoo report says). The differences could also do with the types games studied -- the VG Market report included MMOs, casual games, and even console games with digital goods, while the Newzoo report focused only on games on social networks. Without science unable to provide a clear answer, we've been inspired to do a little informal survey of our own. In your experience, do men or women spend more money on social games? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.
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| Jumpstart jumps into social gaming with Jumpstart Connect Posted: 23 Jul 2010 01:00 AM PDT  Educational game maker Jumpstart is best known for games targeted at children. But now a new initiative from the company is seeking to hook those children's parents on social gaming.The Jumpstart Connect program isn't all that complicated, when you get down to it. Parents link their Facebook account to their child's account on Jumpstart.com, then earn coins and prizes for the child on Jumpstart by playing supported Facebook games. Spa Adventures, the first game to support Jumpstart Connect, just launched this week, and seems like a pretty standard social business-management sim, save for this one new feature. Jumpstart Connect is being sold as a way to "enhance [your] child's learning" that allows "parents to take an even more active role in their children's game play and education." To us, though, it just seems more like just another way to make social gamers feel guilty about fulfilling their in-game responsibilities. You think it's annoying remembering to check all your social game accounts regularly now? Just wait until your kid starts bugging you to play more so he or she can get their precious Jumpstart coins!
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