Thứ Bảy, 11 tháng 2, 2012

FarmVille Permanent Crop: Elderberry

FarmVille released a new permanent crop, Elderberry on July 2nd 2010!

Elderberry is unlocked for level 39 and above farmers. Those under level 39 will not have access to purchase Elderberry seeds.

The Elderberry seeds can be purchased for 195 coins, take 12 hours to grow, and yield 270 coins and 2 XP with a profit of 75 coins.

Since Elderberry is a permanent crop, it is not expiring from the FarmVille Market and Crop Master will be available!

Elderberry, also known as Sambucus, has a wide range of medicinal uses including the treatment of influenza B and flu symptoms, the berries themselves have been used traditionally throughout Europe to make wines, jams, teas, and syrups. However, the twigs and leaves of Elderberry can be poisonous. Some other interesting facts about the folklore surrounding Elderberry include, "

    "The Elder Tree was supposed to ward off evil influence and give protection from witches, a popular belief held in some cultures. If an elder tree was cut down, a spirit known as the Elder Mother would be released and take her revenge. The tree could only safely be cut while chanting a rhyme to the Elder Mother."
    "The most powerful wand in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter is a wand made of sambucus known as the "Elder Wand".
    "In some regions, superstition, religious belief, or tradition prohibits the cutting of certain trees for bonfires, most notably in Witchcraft customs the Elderberry tree; "Elder be ye Lady's tree, burn it not or cursed ye'll be" –A rhyme from an Oral tradition." (Source: Wikipedia)


This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

Will you grow Elderberry on your farm?

FarmVille Adoptable Black Pony!

A new FarmVille adoptable animal, the Black Pony, is lost, lonely, and roaming around a farm near you!

Make sure to adopt your very own Black Pony via the FaceBook newsfeed from one of your FarmVille neighbors.
farmville adoptable black pony
Remember, that if you find a Black Pony on your farm you cannot keep it for yourself, but can share it with your FarmVille neighbors and give them the opportunity to adopt.

Black Ponies cannot be purchased in the FarmVille Market and are available by adoption only.

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

Are you excited about this new adoptable animal? Send pics of your Black Pony to editors@games.com and we may feature them here.

New Update From Zynga On FarmVille Technical Issues

farmville technical issues fixed
This past week players have been losing construction materials, progress on buildings and animals. This has been a tough time for farmers but Lexilicious stated today on the Official FarmVille Forums the issues have now been resolved.

    "Hey Farmers!

    We have resolved this week's technical issues that have been causing some users to experience white screens, loading issues, Out of Sync errors, loss of animals and loss of constructable building progress/materials.

    It is now safe for you to play on your farms and interact with your animal buildings and storage buildings without losing items.

    Now that these issues have been resolved, we are currently investigating restoration options. We ask that you please be patient with us while we work towards finding a solution for our users.

    We will provide you with more information about restoration as soon as it becomes available to us.

    As always, thank you for your continued dedication to FarmVille and your patience with us during this time."


Source: Official FarmVille Forums

So, there us no word yet when we will have our lost animals returned to us but the rest of our animals should now be safe.

Please return my White Stallion now! Maybe for safe keeping I will should start spreadsheet of all limited edition items as FarmGoddess suggested.. just in case.

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

Will you start interacting with your animal and storage buildings again? When do you think we will see the return of our beloved animals?

Thứ Năm, 9 tháng 2, 2012

Google snaps up virtual currency platform Social Gold for $75 million [Rumor]

Google is still staying mum on the rumors that it's planning to launch a game-driven social network called 'Google Me' in the near future. However, it's undeniable that the search giant is making a serious play for the social gaming space, having -- in the past months -- invested a big chunk of change in FarmVille-creator Zynga, purchased SuperPoke Pets! creator Slide, and now, has also acquired Jambool, which owns Social Gold, one of several platforms for virtual currency payments in the business. Essentially, if you've developed a social game and are looking to add software that will power the virtual good/payments part of your game -- Social Gold might be one of your go-to guys ... if you haven't already committed to using Facebook Credits, that is.

Google nor Jambool have officially confirmed the purchase yet, but sources tell TechCrunch that Jambool was bought for $55 million, plus another roughly $20 million "in an earnout." It has also been reported that Google has recently been in talks with several social gaming companies, including Playfish and Playdom (which was purchased by Disney weeks ago) to be part of the company's Facebook rival that they've been working on behind the scenes.

YoVille: Group Buying Returns

This is an official post by Zynga's Platinum Ninja.

The group buying feature will be returning very very soon due to popular demand! This feature will operate as it did before and allow you to receive certain YoVille Items for Massive discounts. For those of you that weren't around for this feature before let's check it out now!

What is Group Buying?

Group Buying is an opportunity for players to get some awesome deals on items! The catch is that you have to spread the word among your friends and get a certain amount of people to sign up before the timer is up to receive the deal! Everyone that opts in and signs up will get the deal if you reach 100,000 so make sure to let your friends know!

How Do I become part of Group Buying?

To become a part of Group buying you will click on the Group Buying Banner. This will take you to the Group Buying page and allow you to click "Count Me in". Once you click this you can watch the numbers rise of other players that are signing up as well you should receive confirmation email that you signed up.

If enough people sign up you'll receive another email with a link to buy the items advertised at a discount. Please be patient as once you potentially hit the 100,000 mark it may take some time to roll out these announcement emails to everyone. You will have this chance to buy these items for approximately 3 Days ! Please note that if you opt in for these deals there is no obligation to buy.

Just in case make sure to set change your spam settings on your email account to avoid any issues of emails being directed to your wrong folders ;)

How do I share this with My Friends?

To share this opportunity with your friends and help get more players to sign up make sure to click the "Like" option at the upper left hand corner. This will allow you to post a feed and let everyone know.

*Please note this opportunity will only be available via Facebook*

- Platinum Ninja

This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.

YoVille Alligator is here and YoVille Lounge is giving one away

YoVille Audubon Help the Gulf Alligator
The fourth charity pet is now on sale. Get the cute alligator for 30 YoCash and help save the gulf as 50% of all proceeds will go to Audubon.

We are giving away a free alligator to a lucky player. Find the alligator status on our Facebook Fan Page, and reply to it for a chance to win a cute green pet.

This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.


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FarmVille Unreleased Crops: Bluebell, Foxglove, & Hot Pink Aster

Thank you to FarmVille Freak Teresa for finding these unreleased FarmVille Bluebell Crop, Foxglove Crop, and Hot Pink Aster Crop items!
FarmVille Unreleased Crops: Bluebell, Foxglove, & Hot Pink Aster
Note: Unreleased items have no official release date or guarantee that they will make it to the FarmVille Market.

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.