FarmVille Official Podcast 5.28.2010 Listen Now!

The official podcast is up! Have a listen. We'll be summarizing the podcast later on. Enjoy..

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

FarmVille Unreleased Japanese Lilac

Thank you to FarmVille Freak Shiori for finding this unreleased FarmVille Japanese Lilac

Source: Zynga, FarmVille

Note: Unreleased items have no official release date or guarantee that they will make it to the FarmVille Market. Zynga is the sole owner of all their copyrighted images.

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.


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FarmVille Cheats & Tips: Japanese Barn Materials Quick Links

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Why, hello Facefolks! It's Mr. Cheats here with the down-low on the things you shouldn't know.

Today, the folks over at The Facegamer found quick links for all the giftable materials required to finish the new Japanese Barn. Ten of each material is required and luckily our quick links make it easy for you to send the items to your FarmVille friends. Continue reading to check out the quick links and you'll have a completed Japanese Barn in no time.

Click any of the items below to open up the material's FarmVille gifting page where you can select which friend to send it to. Good luck finishing your Japanese Barns!
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BONUS TIP: If you're on the hunt for supplies, you can send a link like this to your friends. http://apps.facebook.com/onthefarm/gifts.php?giftRecipient=YOUR FACEBOOK ID NUMBER. All you need to do is add your 15-digit Facebook ID number at the end of the URL and copy and paste it on your friends' Facebook walls/email/in the comments below to let them know that you are on the hunt for supplies.

For cheats & more, check out The Facegamer.

If you are looking for gifts, leave a note (+link with your ID number) in the comments below. Also, leave a note if you have any additional building tips that Mr. Cheats may have overlooked.

Check out the rest of our FarmVille Cheats & Tips right here.

FarmVille: New HUD makes it easier to gift active farmers

In tonight's release, FarmVille has rolled out a new HUD (heads up display) icon on the left-hand side of the screen that helps you keep track of which friends have played recently. If you click on the icon, you will then get a pop-up that will let you send a gift to friends who've been active on their farms. Might not seem like a big deal at first, but it's actually a big improvement if you want to send gifts to neighbors who are most active in the game. Happy gifting, farmers!

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What do you think of the new HUD?

FarmVille goes New England coastal with Crab Shack, Antique Store

Want to escape to the New England coast? FarmVille's making it happen with a series of new limited edition items which includes a Crab Shack (350,000 coins) and Antique Shop (42 Farm Cash, or roughly $8). Both of these buildings will be around for the next 11 days only. These two structures look so New England-y that we can almost taste the crab and smell the ocean in the air.

   

If you have images of either of these new limited edition buildings, send them to me at libe@games.com, and they may be featured here!

FarmVille crafting building gone missing? Try this

Can't locate your FarmVille crafting building? The many people who seem to be having that problem are now getting a helping hand. After last night's update, when you buy a crafted good or claim one from a friend's feed -- you will get a pop-up that will ask you if you want to place your building. Click yes, and then take a break from farming to kick off your crafting career. Remember: the more crafts you make, the more precious fuel you'll be able to collect.

FarmVille Limited Edition Hollyhocks Crop

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There is a new FarmVille limited edition New England themed Hollyhock crop for you to plant on your farm!
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Hollyhocks will be available to level 39 farmers and above, the seeds can be purchased for 210 coins, take 18 hours to grow and yield 350 coins and 2 XP, with a profit of 125 coins after you subtract the 15 coin plowing cost.

There is limited Crop Mastery available for Hollyhocks. Crop Mastery will be available until August 12, 2010.

HollyHock Crop Mastery Levels:

    Star Level 1: 500
    Star Level 2: 1500
    Star Level 3: 3,000

    Hollyhocks are "biennial or short-lived perennial plants growing to 3.5 m tall, with broad, rounded, palmately lobed leaves and numerous flowers, pink or yellow in the wild species," they are very drought resistant and although live for a short time they will produce many descendants. (Source: Wikipedia)

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

Will you grow Hollyhocks on your farm?

FarmVille Wild West decorations: Wagon, Wild West Tower, Saguaro Cactus, & Barrel Cactus

FarmVille is continuing with the Limited Edition Wild West theme, by releasing several new Wild West decorations tonight as well as some past LE Adobe themed items that fit well with this them. The decorations released includes a Wild West Wagon, Tower, Sagauro Cactus and Barrel Cactus.

You can purchase any of these LE decorations in the FarmVille Market during the next days only.

1. FarmVille LE Wild West Decorations (Released September 2, 2010):

* Wild West Tower – 18 FV$
* Wild West Wagon – 90,000 Coins
* Saguaro Cactus* – 3 FV$
* Barrel Cactus* – 2 FV$

*Part of the past LE Adobe theme.



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This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

FarmVille unreleased Toy Bone, Dumbbell Toy, Stripped Toy Dog & Stuffed Toy Dog

Thank you to FarmVille Freak Jack Hong for finding these unreleased FarmVille Pet Toy Bone, Dumbbell Toy, Stripped Toy Dog, & Stuffed Toy Dog items!


This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

FarmVille Wild West Buildings: Bank & Wild West Sheriff Station

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What would the Wild West be without a Sheriff's Station and Bank? FarmVille added these two Limited Edition Wild West themed buildings. You can purchase the Wild West Bank and Wild West Sheriff Station in the FarmVille Market during the next 10 days only

FarmVille LE Wild West Buildings (Released September 2, 2010):

* Wild West Bank – 36 FV$
* Wild West Sheriff Station – 380,000 Coins

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FarmVille Wild West Bank
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

Zynga cuts the ribbon on FarmVille follow-up CityVille

Zynga is officially cutting the ribbon on a FarmVille follow-up called CityVille (which we first spotted way back in August.) Now that you've been able to reap and sew your oats on the farm, you can pack up your overalls and try your hand at managing your very own virtual city.

CityVille, which is still a few weeks out from launch, seems like it will be fairly similar to fellow Facebook city building games Social City and My Town, but with a handful of game elements that might make it stand out from the pack (not to mention a few borrowed elements from Zynga's hit games FarmVille and FrontierVille)

The game puts you in the role of mayor and you're tasked with building a city from the ground up -- literally. Start by clearing land, then add roads roads and restaurants, stores and various city services to keep your growing population happy. Naturally, you will do this buy earning coins in game and buying items in an in-game marketplace. A currency called City Cash can be purchased with real-life cash and then used for boosts and special items.

Even though you've escaped from the farm to the city, there will still be some required planting and harvesting of crops to keep your restaurants stocked (and your virtual citizens' stomachs from rumbling). You'll also be able to send ships to exotic lands (e.g. Rome, London and Shanghai) to import more goods.

From the brief video clip taken from CityVille (see below), it also looks like this game will -- much like FrontierVille -- have a series of missions that will help guide you through the game. Also like FrontierVille, every time you perform an action, bonuses pop out that you'll have to click to collect.

Social interaction in the game will generally revolve around trading goods with neighbors and running businesses in each others' cities (for a share of the profits, of course) -- the more businesses you have operating, the bigger and more awesome your city will be.

Of course, the question still remains -- will CityVille be different enough to stand apart from the other city games that have blazed a trail on Facebook before it? Stay tuned to CityVille.com, and see for yourself in the next few weeks.


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FarmVille Sneak Peek: Harvest Store, Autumn Fountain, Cornucopia Home, Squash House & More

This week has been absolutely huge in the world of leaked FarmVille images, as we've come across a whole slew of Thanksgiving themed items that may or may not be coming to FarmVIlle in the near future. This set of items is solely centered around fall / Thanksgiving, so if this items are going to be released, we'd guess it will be soon.

You can check out the image of these unreleased items above. Here are what we think they'll be called, starting from left to right: Harvest Store, Autumn Fountain, Cornucopia Home, Squash House, Orange Pumpkin, Fall Bridge, Autumn Yellow Pumpkin, Autumn Red Pumpkin, Autumn Mixed Pumpkin, Turkey Hot Air Balloon.

As usual, keep in mind that there's no guarantee that any of these items will actually come out in the game, but as there is still a bit of time left before Thanksgiving itself is here, we wouldn't put it past Zynga to release one or all of these items into the game's store.

FarmVille Comic: The Sims for cows?

This hilarious comic was posted today on Mashable, and we can't help but giggle at the thought of a cow playing FarmVille. If you stop and think about it, a cow playing FarmVille would be very similar to them playing The SIms. I wonder what kind of home they would build for themselves? I know when I play The Sims, I spend hours simply building my house.


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[via Mashable]

New FarmVille Mystery Game, Winter Present, decorations coming soon

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Zynga's not done with the Holidays yet--not even close. Our good friends at FarmVille Freak discovered that a new Mystery Game along with a few new decorations are on their way to FarmVille. Soon enough, or most likely Dec. 12, players will be able to enjoy new Winter Presents. These may be new free gifts similar to Mystery Gifts that will likely only be around for a limited time.

Rounding out the list of unreleased items is a Red and Green Dining Table and a White Winter Tree. It would be interesting is this new Dining Table would be attached to a quest similar to FrontierVille's Thanksgiving Dinner, but that's purely wishful thinking. As for the White Winter Tree, this will probably be just another decoration considering the Ornament Trees have returned. Stay tuned to the farm for when these new items, especially that new Mystery Game, finally arrive.

Find the rest of our Holiday 2010 coverage right here.

FarmVille Holiday Tree: Everything you need to know

So, you've already built the Winter Workshop and the Gingerbread House is almost complete, but did you think that would really be the end of it. Of course not--this is FarmVille we're talking about here and this game is going to ring in Christmas with a bang. Zynga will be launching the 2010 edition of the Holiday Tree today and it may already be slowing rolling out to players. And for those who weren't around this year or who just want to get it right we have a full guide for how to get this prized pine tree up and running in time for Dec. 25.

You'll know when you've gotten your own Holiday Tree as you will immediately be in Placement Mode upon logging into the game. Put the tree where you see fit (next to another Holiday building would be a fine spot) and click on it to "Look Inside" like every other interactive item. (Newbie Warning: You must be Level 5 to grow your Holiday Tree, so get to leveling up about... now.)

Check after the break to find out what happens when you "Look Inside" the 2010 Holiday Tree.

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Once inside, you'll immediately be reminded of previous gifting event items and this Holiday Tree is no different. If you want to collect all the items that the tree has to offer, you will need to accumulate miscellaneous gifts through a variety of methods:


    * Harvesting your (or your neighbor's) Winter Workshop.
    * Requesting a Holiday Gift from your neighbors directly (by clicking on the "Ask for Gifts" button).
    * Receive a Holiday Gift from a neighbor who uses the Free Gifts page.
    * Purchase 5 Holiday Gifts at a time by clicking on the "Buy Gifts" button (for 5 Farm Cash).
    * Click on a Holiday Gift-related feed where you can receive a Holiday Gift.

Like other gifting event items, the Holiday Tree will grow and become more ornate as you feed it gifts. Eventually, your farm will be regaled with a massive Christmas Tree with a golden duck resting on top as the star (how fitting). This time around, you're also able to compare your progress with your friends', adding some slight competition to Christmas in FarmVille.

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But Christmas isn't about getting gifts--OK, maybe just a little bit--it's about giving them to your friends and loved ones. Once you redeem a gift from the Holiday Tree, you're given the option to gift a certain amount of them to your friends. However, in the spirit of Christmas, they won't be able to open them until Christmas morning. All they will receive is a blank present, though they will know who it's from. If you can't make into FarmVille on Christmas, you'll have until Jan. 6 of next year to redeem your presents or build up your tree.

We imagine that, like last year, the gifted Presents will be randomized and not what players will find within their own Holiday Trees. Stay tuned right here for when that information becomes available as we'll be on it like white on snow. Until then, get those Holiday Trees ready--you only have two weeks until the big day.

[Source: FarmVille Blog]

Find the rest of our Holiday 2010 coverage right here.

Check out the rest of our FarmVille Cheats & Tips right here.

FarmVille: Fertilize All available as a Free Gift for a limited time

For some time now, we've been able to experience just how great the FarmVille Fertilize All can be on our farms. What better way to boost your experience total in the game, than to earn extra experience for each and every crop on your land? Such is the function of the Fertilize All, as it rewards an extra experience point for all fertilized crops.

While you can normally earn free Fertilize Alls when harvesting from your Beehive, or receiving them as bonuses posted by your friends on their walls, for a very limited time you'll be able to send these fantastic items to friends for free, from the game's Free Gifts page.

If this is like any other "Limited Time" situation that has occurred over the past few months, this item likely won't be available to send for long - possibly not even a full day or more. That being the case, if you'd like to stock up on these helpful items, make sure to ask your friends to send you as many as possible, while the item is still available on the free gifts page.

Earn 2 free FarmVille Farm Cash through Bing Rewards Survey

Over the past few months, Bing and Zynga have displayed quite the partnership when it comes to free Farm Cash promotions in FarmVille. This week is no different, as we see the launch of not one, but two new Bing Rewards promotions that will allow you to earn 32 Farm Cash in total.

Earlier today, we brought you the details on how to earn 30 free Farm Cash for signing up for the Bing Rewards program and installing a free toolbar, and now you can follow that up by taking a quick survey, also sponsored by Bing Rewards, that will grant you with 2 additional Farm Cash, absolutely free.


This promotion can be launched by clicking on the Sponsored Link [pictured] underneath the FarmVille gameplay area. From there, you'll have to answer a few quick survey questions, asking you to choose which reward you might choose from a general farming theme, asking you what makes your farm so great, and what you'll spend your free Farm Cash and Bing Rewards on. Simple questions that can be answered in any way you'd like.

Those out of the way, you'll be given your two free Farm Cash, and you'll be able to close this new window to see your Farm Cash total automatically update to reflect your reward. If it doesn't, a simple refresh of the game's page will do the trick.

And there you have it! Two quick Farm Cash from Bing. If these promotions are any indication of things to come, I say bring it on, Bing!

FarmVille: Giant Heart Candy trees spotted on farms

After the release of the Giant Bubblegum Tree in FarmVille earlier this month, it looks as though Zynga is going to continue in this new theme of adding giant trees to the game, as we've now started spotting Giant Candy Heart Trees on users' farms. So far, these Giant Heart Candy trees aren't available in the store, so the only way to go about grabbing one seems to be in finding one as a Mystery Seedling, either by spawning one from an Orchard on your own farm, or by grabbing one off of a wall post, posted by a neighbor.

These Giant Heart Candy trees appear to act the same on farms as a normal tree, rewarding the same amount of coins, are masterable, and so on - they are just absolutely massive when compared to the rest of the items on your farm. But hey, if you happen to still be suffering from the Giant Cupid's Castle glitch (like I am), perhaps this would be the perfect tree to accompany it.

We'll be sure to let you know if these trees are released in the store, but for now, keep an eye on your news feed to grab one of these trees while you can.

[Source & Image Credit: FV Fan]

Check out the rest of our Valentine's Day coverage right here.

Have you spotted any Giant Heart Candy trees on your neighbors' farms? Would you pay Farm Cash to have one of your own?

FarmVille Sneak Peek: Mystery Game Dragon and Phoenix

It looks as though this weekend might bring a new limited edition theme to FarmVille (perhaps this explains why Zynga chose to launch the Valentine's Day items as early as they did). If a new set of unreleased image are to be believed, then as early as tomorrow evening we should start seeing some of this year's Chinese New Year items added to the game.

While we brought you a sneak peek of some of these new items just yesterday, we have come across another item in the form of a Phoenix. This appears to be a decorative-only animal, as the bird is sitting upon a perch, which normally indicates that it's just a decoration. The other item is much more telling, however, and comes in the form of an unreleased Mystery Game logo, that has been marked by Zynga as that which is going to be released when the game updates tomorrow night.

Could the next Mystery Game contain both Valentine's Day and Chinese New Year items, just as the latest FarmVille Showcase video did? Only time will tell, but you'll be the first to know when and if these items release, so keep checking back.

Top 25 Facebook games - March 2011

Not too many surprises here, folks. Inside Social Games brings us the 25 most popular Facebook games for March, thanks to AppData. Zynga holds the first six slots with CityVille leading the pack despite a drop worth over 3 million players to 94.8 million. Treasure Isle was knocked out of seventh place by Digital Chocolate's Millionaire City this month, a game that actually lost monthly players--just fewer than Treasure Isle's bleeding out worth 1.8 million players. In fact, there are gashes across the board with nine games losing at least 1 million.

Despite the bloodshed (last one, promise), LOLapps and Ravenwood Fair are the true winners in March. While they're in 11th place, Romero's first social game gained nearly 3.7 million new players in Feb. alone for a total of 10.9 million. The second largest gain was by Monster Galaxy by Gaia Online, which roped in another 1.4 million players and is a newcomer to the list.

The only other newcomer in this month's top 25 is Monster World by Wooga. The game, in 24th place, gained 456 thousand more players for a total of 6 million monthly players. While games are losing out all over the place, ISG reminds us that, at the end of the day, daily active players is what really matters. And CityVille has them in droves at 21 million while FarmVille, in second place by both measures, has 14 million daily players.

Regardless of how far CityVille falls, its competitors still have five games to chew through before they can even touch second place. In other words, it might take longer than previously thought for the ubiquitous city-builder to be dethroned. Especially considering most of the games on this list half the amount of monthly players that visit CityVille daily. It's an uphill battle, but if Ravenwood Fair keeps growing at this rate, it could at least put a dent in Zynga's domination of the leader board. Then again, we'll see what happens when the English Countryside in thrown into this mix.

What game or developer, if any, do you think can dismantle Zynga's hold on the top 25? Should companies even be bothered with the challenge?