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- FarmVille Cascadian Promotion Update: Organic Blueberries in the Market
- FarmVille Queen Bee: How to find a royal for your new hive
- FrontierVille's Missing Ribbons: Zynga oversight or Robbery on the Oregon Trail?
- FarmVille Mystery Gift Updated: Cow Print Stool, Rose Pinwheel, Pinwheels, Old Bike, No Raccoon Sign, Elegant Topiary, & Brown Squirrel
- FarmVille Unreleased Marmot
- Treasure Isle lost peacocks are homeward bound
- The Expendables 8-Bit Game: Play 'Contra' as Jet Li, Jason Statham, and Stallone
- The Beatles make an appearance in Restaurant City
- PopCap's ball-busting game Zuma heads to Facebook
- Restaurant City's groovy Psychedelic Theme arrives full of flower power
- YoVille players show off amazing "no YoCash" designs
- New YoVille Moroccan Theme coming soon
- YoVille: Win up to 500 Free YoCash!
- FarmVille Unreleased Edelweiss Crop & Edelweiss Mastery Sign
- Restaurant City unleashes 60s Pop Chic theme and Magic Box
- FarmVille Limited Edition Swiss Ibex
- FarmVille Fan Sheep arrives in the Market
- FarmVille Swiss Flag Now in the Market!
- FarmVille's Mystery Game: Is it really better than a Mystery Box?
- FarmVille Limited Edition Swiss Buildings: Swiss Manor & Large Chalet
| FarmVille Cascadian Promotion Update: Organic Blueberries in the Market Posted: 15 Jul 2010 11:35 AM PDT Filed under: Farmville   FarmVille is collaborating with Cascadian Farm and releasing for the first time a sponsored in-game branded crop. You heard it here first on FarmVille Freak and can check out that initial post by clicking here.Cascadian Farm Public Relations department shared with FarmVille Freak the following images of the actual Cascadian Farm Organic Blueberries as they will appear in the FarmVille Market and there is also a screen shot of Farmer Joe Cascadian's farm. Organic Blueberries seeds will cost 20 coins to purchase, will be ready to harvest in 4 hours and will also yield 2 XP. As notated by the picture, Crop Mastery will be available for the Organic Blueberries crop. Will you grow Organic Blueberries on your farm? This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
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| FarmVille Queen Bee: How to find a royal for your new hive Posted: 15 Jul 2010 10:00 AM PDT Filed under: Farmville  Everyone's buzzing about the new FarmVille beehive, mostly wondering how the #$!* to find a Queen Bee. So consider yourself warned: Finding this insect will most likely be a royal pain in the backside. There are several ways to find the Queen Bee. The easiest way to find her is by keeping an eye on your Facebook Wall. Once one of your neighbors find a Queen Bee, they will also be able to share one with friends via Wall Post. Since this bee is in high demand, you'll really need to stay glued to your Wall, and click right away if you see someone giving away a Queen for free. The second easiest way to find a Queen Bee is by purchasing one in the in-game Market. You can find the Queen Bee under the Animals category, and she costs 10 Farm Cash (roughly $2). Buy it, stick her in the hive and then start collecting Honeybees.  The most difficult way to find the Queen Bee is by harvesting flower crops on your farm or fertilizing flower crops on neighbors' farms. Some farmers have complained that it takes a LOT of harvesting and fertilizing (I found the same to be true) to actually find one of these rare bees. My suggestion: Start planting lots of flowers and ask your neighbors to do the same. Once you locate a Queen Bee, you'll be able to find it in the gift box and then add it to the Beehive. You'll have the option to share an extra Queen Bee with your friends, and if you're feeling generous, share the wealth. Have you found any other ways to find the Queen Bee faster? Leave a note in the comments below.
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| FrontierVille's Missing Ribbons: Zynga oversight or Robbery on the Oregon Trail? Posted: 15 Jul 2010 09:30 AM PDT Filed under: FrontierVille  Thread after thread after thread of concerned players brought up the issue in the official FrontierVille forums, where eventually, a Zynga moderator came in to explain that the ribbons were "taken off the list in error and will be back today (thursday in the US)."  In Zynga's defense, premium copies of free items are always handy when you just don't have enough neighbors or friends playing, and you want an item quickly. But making something available for free and then taking it away, only to charge folks for it, is definitely not playing nice. Update: According to one of our readers, as of 6:03 p.m. EST, Zynga has successfully returned the Ribbons to the Free Gifts page.
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| Posted: 15 Jul 2010 09:21 AM PDT Filed under: Farmville  FarmVIlle FREE Mystery Gifts have been updated with new prizes!Some of the old ones are mixed in with news ones, so expect to see old gifts as well.
 The new Mystery Gifts are:
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
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| Posted: 15 Jul 2010 09:04 AM PDT Filed under: Farmville  Also, if you love Marmots or like funny animal videos like me, you have to watch this. This video is on the level of the slow loris being tickled. Check it out. Presenting, Fat Marmot Eats a Graham Cracker: Continue reading to see the Marmot's animation. This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
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| Treasure Isle lost peacocks are homeward bound Posted: 15 Jul 2010 07:50 AM PDT Filed under: Treasure Isle  Folks, you aren't going to believe this, but there are peacocks lost around Treasure Isle! I have no idea how they got there seeing as peacocks can barely fly or swim. Nonetheless they are lost and looking for homes (just like that movie with the two dogs and the cat). Poor guys. Perhaps a peacock shipment to a nearby zoo crashed and emptied its feathery cargo into the Treasure Isle archipelago. If you have any better theories let me know...The only way to get a peacock of your own is by making your friends play a lot of Treasure Isle. Eventually a lost peacock will show up and your friend will be able to put it up for adoption for you to take home. Like other lost animals in Facebook games, if you find the animal you can't keep it yourself, so you better hope your friends are feeling generous. Click here to play Treasure Isle>
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| The Expendables 8-Bit Game: Play 'Contra' as Jet Li, Jason Statham, and Stallone Posted: 15 Jul 2010 06:00 AM PDT  How to promote an '80s movie throwback? With an '80s video game throwback, of course! A Facebook game for the upcoming action flick "The Expendables" is ripped from Nintendo's "Contra," complete with a jungle and steep difficulty level. Let's see if that Konami code still works!If none of those words made sense to you, Google is your friend (and those links to Wikipedia I've snuck into that paragraph). Let's just say the common consensus is that if you already know what 'Contra' is, you'd be squeeing like a schoolgirl with a Spread Gun right now. If you don't know 'Contra', then this might not be for you. But if you don't play it, then you won't know if you'll like it. But if you do play it, unlock Bonus Mode, and end up as a Top 10 score, you'll have a chance to win "SOME SWEET EXPENDABLES S@H*!"  
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| The Beatles make an appearance in Restaurant City Posted: 15 Jul 2010 05:32 AM PDT Filed under: Restaurant City  Continue reading to check out the hilarious restaurant themed names and discover what it'll cost you to have them play at your eatery.  John Lemon (John Lennon) - 8 Playfish Cash Mango Star (Ringo Starr) - 12 Playfish Cash Paul Macaroni (Paul McCartney) - 25,000 Coins George Halibut (George Harrison) - 36,000 Coins   We're surprised to see that George Harrison and Ringo are the more expensive Beatles when it is Paul and John who get most of the press and credit. Perhaps Restaurant City did Beatles fans a service by making the more popular band mates cheaper. Either way, everyone knows its no use having just one of the members, most of the solo albums were but a fraction of the quality the entire band displayed. If you get one, you have to buy all four, no question.Restaurant City even included a hippy who could very well be a Beatles fan. My guess is his favorite album is Magical Mystery Tour, and his favorite songs: 'Strawberry Fields Forever' and 'I Am the Walrus.' Head to Restaurant City to check out the Beatles (or, rather, their impersonations). Perhaps even purchase the band to forever play in your very restaurant. What an honor that would be. Finally, we'd like to award kudos to Restaurant City for awesomeness. Click to play Restaurant City > Image Source: Wikipedia
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| PopCap's ball-busting game Zuma heads to Facebook Posted: 15 Jul 2010 05:00 AM PDT Filed under: Bejeweled Blitz  PopCap, the makers of Bejeweled Blitz and Plants vs. Zombies, announced today that it's bringing its ball-busting game Zuma to Facebook. The game -- called Zuma Blitz -- will have a virtual currency which can be used to buy power-ups, an experience points system which will unlock advanced features, regular installments of new levels -- and much like Bejeweled Blitz -- weekly tournaments and real-time leaderboards where you can see how your score, medals and achievements stack up against your friends on Facebook. Zuma Blitz will also borrow the killer app from Bejeweled Blitz -- a time limit of 60 seconds in which you bust as many balls as possible. "Zuma is a very different game than Bejeweled, so the social adaptation has gone in different directions," PopCap Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer Jason Kapalka says. "Zuma is already a fast-paced arcade game, so the challenge was to make it feel approachable to players of all skill levels, even with just sixty seconds to play." If this Blitz does for Zuma what it did for Bejeweled, we predict months of breaking balls on Facebook (and possibly iPhone) in the near future. PopCap says a beta version of the game will roll out "gradually" in about three weeks.
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| Restaurant City's groovy Psychedelic Theme arrives full of flower power Posted: 15 Jul 2010 04:20 AM PDT Filed under: Restaurant City  Restaurant City continues to embrace the grooviest decade ever with their new Psychedelic 60s theme. Last week, Restaurant City took a more hip approach to the decade with their 60s Pop Chic theme and Magic Box. This week, we're getting nice and relaxed with the new psychedelic decor. Some special guests are in town too. Distant cousins of The Beatles: John Lemon, George Halibut, Mango Star, and Paul Macaroni can be purchased to play in your restaurant. Continue reading to see all the new items. The new items are as follows:  Pink Mod Sofa -2,500 Coins Burgundy Mod Sofa - 2,500 Coins WIcker Chair - 2,500 Coins  Bead Curtain Door - 4,200 Coins  Groovy Records - 15,000 Coins  Plum Floor Rug - 5 Playfish Cash John Lemon - 8 Playfish Cash Hippy Camper Van - 12 Playfish Cash Mango Star - 12 Playfish Cash Hippy Potted Plant - 900 Coins or free gift Peace Incense Holder - 1,000 Coins or free gift Wood Incense Holder - 1,500 Coins Small Wax Leaf Plant - 2,300 Coins Ochre Modernist Divider - 2,400 Coins Sky Modernist Divider - 2,400 Coins PInk Modernist Divider - 2,400 Coins Burgundy Mod Sofa Corner - 2,700 Coins  Pink Mod Sofa Corner - 2,700 Coins Pink Mod Sofa Centre - 2,700 Coins Camp Fire - 3,300 with email permission Cypress Tree - 4,000 Coins Hippy Tent - 5,200  Earth Mother Statue - 12,000 Coins Hippy Guitarist - 15,000 Coins Earth Floor Rug - 16,000 Coins Mystic Statue - 16,000 Coins Paul Macaroni - 25,000 Coins Siting Monk Statue - 25,000 Coins George Halibut - 36,000  Earth Tile - 35 Coins Earthenware Terracotta Tile - 55 Coins Earthenware Mixed Tile - 55 Coins Earthenware Stone Tile - 55 Coins Hotel Series Chocolate Tile - 70 Coins Hotel Series Midnight Tile - 70 Coins Orange Floral Tile - 80 Coins Green Floral Tile - 80 Coins Apache Pattern Tile - 120 Coins  Psychedelic Pink Wallpaper - 4,000 Coins Psychedelic Green Wallpaper - 4,000 Coins Psychedelic Tan Wallpaper - 4,000 Coins  Functional Hippie Ice Cream Van - 20 Playfish Cash  Natural Juice Dispenser (Serves drinks 12% faster) - 10 Playfish Cash Hippy Stove (Cooks 12% faster) - 15 Playfish Cash Psychedelic Stove (Cooks 4% faster) - 15,000 Coins Employee Uniform Tie Dye Shirt - 1,600 Coins  Personally, I'm a huge Beatles fan and a big fan of relaxing. I'm not old enough to know much about hippies, but I'm sure they were nice people. I'm definitely going to be getting on some of these awesome 60s items to hopefully peer into a decade i wasn't lucky enough to experience. Although, if I had to choose just one 60s item to purchase out of both the Psychedelic and Pop Chic themes, it would definitely be the Tie Dye Shirt. In fact, you can expect every one of my employees to be wearing it because that is an excellent piece of clothing. Far out.  Head to Restaurant City to check it all out for yourself. What do you guys think of the new goodies? Click here to play>
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| YoVille players show off amazing "no YoCash" designs Posted: 15 Jul 2010 03:40 AM PDT Filed under: YoVille I know that not all of us can afford to pay a lot of hard earned money to enjoy playing YoVille, so here are some amazing rooms done by the players of YoVille without the use of any YoCash!!1. Teresa Comer  Continue reading to see more. 2. Scottie Salyer  3. She Zozobrado  4. Nancy Burton Brooks  5. Michael Mazurek  6. Jean Landuyt  7. Eric Ebbing  8. Donna Brazaite  9. Ailis Alison Murray  10. Robby Bobby  These rooms are just a small sample of what can be done without the use of Yocash. Lets face it, there will be items we all want that will cost Yocash, and most of us can afford a little each month. I just wanted to show you that it is possible to create gorgeous rooms free of Yocash!! If you have any questions or remarks feel free to add them below!! This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.
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| New YoVille Moroccan Theme coming soon Posted: 15 Jul 2010 03:20 AM PDT Filed under: YoVille  Hey Everyone, The Pool Party Theme has come to an end and the last of these items have already been released. Hope you all had fun playing around in your pools and threw some fun parties at your home! At this moment we will continue to keep this category in the stores for purchase but will be moving on to the next theme. Don't worry guys summer fun isn't over yet! We'll be sending you on a YoVacation to Morocco. We have tons of Moroccan stuff headed your way! So get ready to spice up your rooms and your avatar! Lot's of awesome colors, designs, patterns and more! Here's a sneak peek of what is soon to come in the clothing department.  
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| YoVille: Win up to 500 Free YoCash! Posted: 15 Jul 2010 03:00 AM PDT Filed under: YoVille   Hi Guys,Let's help spread the word about Protecting the Gulf through Twitter! YoVille will be giving away 100 YoCash to 10 daily winners and 1 Grand Prize winner will win 500 YoCash through a 3 Day Twitter Contest! It's just a simple tweet a day with a chance to win tons of YoCash and help bring awareness to Protect the Gulf. To Enter: 1. Log into your Twitter account and make sure you're following @yoville http://twitter.com/yoville If you aren't signed up it only takes a few minutes to register! 2. Tweet this contest message on the following day of the contest: Day 1: "Day 1: I want to help Protect the Gulf and win 500 YoCash from @yoville#YoVille!" Day 2: "Day 2: I want to help Protect the Gulf and win 500 YoCash from @yoville#YoVille!" Day 3: "Day 3: I want to help Protect the Gulf and win 500 YoCash from @yoville#YoVille!" You may submit up to 5 tweets a day. 3. Tweets for the daily prize will be accepted until 11:59pm PDT that day and winners will be announced the following morning. 4. A Grand Prize winner will be chosen on Monday at 11:59pm PDT. The more you tweet, the better your chances of winning 500 YoCash! Winners will be announced on Twitter and on the YoVille fan page. Don't forget to spread the word about our special 3-day contest and help Protect the Gulf! Good Luck! Platinum Ninja This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.
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| FarmVille Unreleased Edelweiss Crop & Edelweiss Mastery Sign Posted: 15 Jul 2010 02:40 AM PDT Filed under: Farmville
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| Restaurant City unleashes 60s Pop Chic theme and Magic Box Posted: 15 Jul 2010 02:20 AM PDT Filed under: Restaurant City  The newest theme to hit Restaurant City packs a blast from the past. Sixties Pop Chic week is here and Restaurant City wants you to design your eatery with all new mod items of old. The theme packs quite a variety of decor and objects for your restaurant so be sure to continue reading to get a look at the whole selection. In addition, in conjunction with the new 60s Pop Chic themed goods, a new Magic Box has been released too. Continue reading to find out more.  Below is all the new items from the Restaurant City 60s Pop Chic theme.  Chairs Pearl Plastic Monobloc Chair - 1,600 Coins with email permissionSky Plastic Monobloc Chair - 1,600 Coins with email permission Green Half Capsule Chair - 2,400 Coins Orange Half Capsule Chair - 2,400 Coins Yellow Half Capsule Chair - 2,400 Coins Red Half Capsule Chair - 2,400 Coins Orange Mod Sofa - 2,500 Coins Chocolate Mod Sofa - 2500 Coins  Mixed Grain Table - 1,300 Coins or Free Gift Pearl Plastic Table - 1,300 Coins Sky Plastic Table - 1,300 Coins  Airport Clock - 6,000 Coins  Cool Blue Disco Tile - 2 Playfish Cash Mean Green Disco Tile - 2 Playfish Cash Blush Modernist Divider - 2,400 Coins Chocolate Modernist Divider - 2,400 Coins Apple Modernist Divider - 2,400 Coins Orange Mod Sofa Centre - 2,700 Coins Orange Mod Sofa Corner - 2,700 Coins Chocolate Mod Sofa Corner - 2,700 Coins Chocolate Mod Sofa Centre - 2,700 Coins Beatnik Man - 10,000 Coins  Airport Series Departure Tile - 50 Coins with email permission Airport Series Arrival Tile - 50 Coins with email permission Airport Series Cafe Tile - 50 Coins with email permission Hotel Series Apple Tile - 70 Coins Hotel Series Blush Tile - 70 Coins Hotel Series Grape Tile - 70 Coins   Terracota SimpleTone Wallpaper - 1,700 Coins Olive SimpleTone Wallpaper - 1,700 Coins Ochre SimpleTone Wallpaper - 1,700 Coins Apple SimpleTone Wallpaper - 1,700 Coins Blush SimpleTone Wallpaper - 1,700 Coins Grape SimpleTone Wallpaper - 1,700 Coins Apple Fan Pattern Wallpaper - 2,900 Coins Sky Fan Pattern Wallpaper - 2,900 Coins Peach Fan Pattern Wallpaper - 2,900 Coins Pink Fan Pattern Wallpaper - 2,900 Coins Kiwi Sky Stripe Wallpaper - 3,500 Coins Blush Dawn Stripe Wallpaper - 3,500 Coins Citrus Punch Stripe Wallpaper - 3,500 Coins Orchard Stripe Wallpaper - 3,500 Coins Soup Pop Art Print Series - 300,000  
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| FarmVille Limited Edition Swiss Ibex Posted: 15 Jul 2010 02:00 AM PDT Filed under: Farmville  A new Swiss Alps limited edition animal, the Swiss Ibex hit the FarmVille Market.The Swiss Ibex is available for 16 farm cash during the next 13 days only. 
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| FarmVille Fan Sheep arrives in the Market Posted: 15 Jul 2010 01:40 AM PDT Filed under: Farmville  The FarmVille Fan Sheep is finally here and available in the FarmVille Market!The Fan Sheep celebrates the FarmVille Sheep's reaching 2 million fans on its FaceBook Fan page. The Fan Sheep has a 300,000 coins price tag and will be available during the next 20 days only in the FarmVille Market. This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak. What do you think, is this too many coins to pay for a Fan Sheep?
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| FarmVille Swiss Flag Now in the Market! Posted: 15 Jul 2010 01:20 AM PDT Filed under: Farmville  Finally! The Swiss Flag is now available for you to proudly display on your FarmVille Farms.The Swiss Flag is a permanent market item that you can purchase in the FarmVille Market at any time for 16 FV$. You may notice that the Swiss Flag is rectangular shaped in FarmVille, however, in real life the Swiss flag is square shaped. 
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| FarmVille's Mystery Game: Is it really better than a Mystery Box? Posted: 15 Jul 2010 01:00 AM PDT Filed under: Farmville In this week's update, FarmVille released a new Mystery Game in the Market, calling it "better than a mystery box." (We'll see about that!) If you want to play the Mystery Game, head to the Market and look under the Decorations tab. For the next six days, you will be able to play the game ... provided you're willing to part with 20 Farm Cash. If you decide to take the plunge, press 'Play,' and you'll be given access to a Pop the Balloons! game. The game itself is pretty simple, just aim using the mouse and then click once you've targeted your balloon.  Once the balloon pops, you'll be rewarded with a mystery animal, which you will be able to find in your gift box. I played a single round of the Pop the Balloon! game and was rewarded with a handsome Black Stallion. If you want to try your luck again and throw another dart, you will have to pay an additional 20 Farm Cash. Before you decide to go on a spending spree, take a gander at the six mystery animals inside:
From left to right, here's a list the mystery animals you can win from the game:
My personal take: While these animals are all lovely, none of them really strike me as a must-have on the farm. I question whether this new Mystery Game really is better than a Mystery Box, based on pricing alone. The game costs 20 Farm Cash to play, a Mystery Box generally costs 15 Farm Cash. If this game yielded more useful gifts -- like a Hot Rod vehicle or a bundle of Unwithers -- I could understand the motivation behind this new mystery item. Otherwise, it's just seems like a game within a game that you pay for the privilege to play.
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| FarmVille Limited Edition Swiss Buildings: Swiss Manor & Large Chalet Posted: 15 Jul 2010 12:40 AM PDT Filed under: Farmville
Both will be available in the FarmVille Market during the next 15 days.
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak. Will you purchase any of these buildings? Share your pics with editors@games.com and we may feature them here.
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