Thứ Tư, 15 tháng 2, 2012

No more horsin' around -- FarmVille Wild Mustang feature has been disabled

FarmVille Wild Mustang -- we hardly knew you. We might never get the chance, either, according to Community Manager Lexilicious, who says that the feature is gone and offers no explanation as to why and when (or if) it might be coming back.

    "Hey Farmers,

    The Wild Mustang feature has been disabled. If you were already in the process of wrangling a mustang, your Neighbors will still be able to help you complete it.

    However, no new Wild Mustang pop-ups will appear for users.

    Thanks everyone!"

[Via FarmVille official forums]

Did you ever get the chance to wrangle a mythical Wild Mustang?

Zoo World: New buildable Rose Garden coming soon

Soon you'll be able to stop and smell the roses in Zoo World on Facebook. The game will soon be introducing a new buildable Rose Garden, where you'll have to rely on friends to get different colored roses for their gardens.

Players who are level 6 or above, will find a pop-up when they log into the game, which will ask if they want to place a new Rose Garden in their Zoo. Roses can be found a number of ways -- three basic roses (yellow, red and white) can be sent as free gifts from friends, a blue one will only be available through Facebook feed and lavender, pink orange and green can be collected from the garden daily, acquired from a friend's Facebook feed or by combining (or cross-breeding) roses to get the desired color.

The entire garden will level up as well -- going from Silver to adamantium -- and each level will unlock new flowers. A new trophy related to rose gardens will roll out with these new gardens, which will be soon, though the exact release date is still TBD.

Mafia Wars London: Four ways to score more British passports

Mafia Wars London Challenge has arrived, and one of the key resources needed to get through the job is British Passports. Lots of them.

The standard way to get passports is by heading to the Mafia Wars London hub page, where you can pick up a bundle passports every 24 hours. Our best advice is to set a timer and make sure you check back every day -- on the dot. That's a slow way to get all of the passports you need, and if you're a little more enterprising, you can pick up some extras by doing the following:

1. Add new crew members to your Mafia

mafia wars new members

If you can find up to seven people to join your mafia, you'll be able to bring in a bunch of passports at once. If you're playing through Chapter 1, you'll be able to recruit three people, two people when Chapter 2 unlocks and two people when Chapter 3 unlocks. Each player you add will come with extra passports, making for a total of 252 passports. It might be annoying to go around and bug friends to join your crew, but it'll be worth it. You can also hit up the official Mafia Wars forums to find people to play with or, alternately, leave a note in the comments below that you're looking for a few new crew members.


2. Do jobs with low energy requirements

mafia wars complete jobs for passports

Another way to earn British passports is by doing jobs. However, since these passports drop randomly from jobs, it's a good idea to go back to a job that drops loot and doesn't require much energy to complete. Then, start clicking! We picked the Auto Theft job from New York, which only needs 3 Energy to complete and then started clicking. Not only will you pick up a few passports, but other loot items like auto and weapons parts. Don't get frustrated if you don't hit passport pay dirt -- remember that they're generally hard to come by and getting them by completing a job with a lower level energy requirement increases your chances.

3. Go on a robbing spree and complete the entire board

mafia wars robbing british passports

When you rob, your goal should be to rob all of the nine properties on the board. Once you're done, you'll receive additional experience points and a bonus item, which might be a British passport or two.

4. Fight (or don't)

Fighting will also drop passports, so keep putting your rival mafiosos to the test. So far, this has been the least effective way to get passports, so we suggest you save those stamina points for robbing instead.

Heard any other tips or tricks on ways to get more British Passports? Looking for new people to join your crew?

Cafe World turns up the heat with new Lightening Super Stoves

First there were Super Stoves, which made it easier to prepare a dish, now Cafe World introduces Lightening Super Stoves, which keeps the one-click cooking and makes the dish cook 5% faster. The stove can be purchased for 45 Cafe Cash (roughly $7), and for now, there's no other way to get one of these other than shelling out for them. We keep hearing that the Build a Super Stove feature will be going away soon, and maybe that's because it will be replaced with a special Build a Lightening Super Stove mini-game. The sooner we can turn up the heat on those recipes, the sooner we can master our favorite virtual dishes.

PetVille pays homage to Sex in the City with new mystery crate *spoiler*

PetVille pays homage to the new Sex and the City movie with a brand new mystery crate. For 25 Pet Cash a pop, you'll get the chance to score six 'Pet in the City' items, which includes a snazzy new car, a camel and pet parodies of Carrie, Miranda, Samantha and Charlotte, all dressed in designer duds with Martini glasses in hand. Get these girls into your house and your pet can join in and tell them all of his/her dirty secrets, i.e. "I always leave half-eaten tacos and cereal boxes all over my living room floor."

What did you get in your Pet in the City mystery crate? Is it worth the Pet Cash?

Thứ Bảy, 11 tháng 2, 2012

FarmVille Japanese Decorations: Garden Pond, Large Lamp, Cherrywood Gate, & Lilac Tree

Continuing with the Japanese theme, FarmVille released additional limited edition Japanese themed decorations.

These LE decorations can be purchased in the FarmVille Market during the next 9 days only and after this time expires they will be retired items.

FarmVille Japanese Decorations (Released June 3oth 2010)

    Garden Pond – 50,000 Coins
    Large Lamp -40,000 Coins
    Cherrywood Gate -10,000 Coins
    Lilac Tree – 8,000 Coins *(Decorative Tree only, will not yield coins)


This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

Will you purchase any of these decorations? Which one is your favorite? Be sure to send pics of your decorations, buildings, or animals or Japanese themed farm to editors@games.com and we may feature them here!

FarmVille Japanese Animal: Sika Deer

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FarmVille released the Sika Deer as another Japanese themed animal with tonight's updates.

The Sika Deer is also known as the "Spotted Deer" or "Japanese Deer" and can be found throughout East Asia. Unlike other deer who lose their spots after reaching adulthood, the Sika Deer retains its spots for life.

The limited edition Sika Deer can be purchased in the FarmVille Market for 14 FV$ during the next 9 days only.

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

Will you buy a Sika Deer for your farm? Send pics of your Sika Deer to editors@games.com and we may feature them here.