FarmVille Celebrates World Cup with New Soccer Theme!

farmville world cup
FarmVille is celebrating the 2010 World Cup with all new Soccer themed items and animals!

The 2010 South African World Cup officially starts today, June 11th with the first game.
farmville kick ewe     farmville referee cow     farmville soccer field
All soccer lovers will be happy to know that you can now have your very own Soccer Field on your farm! There is also two new animals- the Referee Cow (yellow) and Kick Ewe (sheep). Check out the Kick Ewe's soccer ball pattern fir!

    Soccer Field – 32 FV$
    Referree Cow – 14 FV$
    Kick Ewe (Shee) – 14 FV$

farmville referee cow
Will you purchase any of the Soccer themed items?

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

New FarmVille Co-op: Tea Party

farmville tea party
"Grow Green Tea and Sugar Cane for a Tea Party" is the description of the new FarmVille Tea Party Co-op Mission, added tonight June 10th, 2010. This is the 12th Co-op mission which you can complete with the help of 9 neighbors.
farmville new co op farming
Note: To start this new Co-op, you must be level 31.

To complete this new Co-op mission you must:

Harvest 1000 Green Tea and 250 Sugar Cane in:farmville tea party reward

    Gold Medal 455 coins 535 Xp- 18 hours and 59 minutes
    Silver Medal 400 coins 465 Xp – One day and 4 hours
    Bronze Medal 335 coins 390 Xp – 2 days


The Gold Reward is the Tea Party decoration.

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

FarmVille Scam: Industrial Plantation 66×66 Land Expansion Scam

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There is a new FarmVille scam on FaceBook. This scam promises to offer a "free" 66 x 66 Farm Expansion titled the "Industrial Plantation".

Before you click on any links or join any such groups, please use your common sense and think about how they would actually give you a land expansion for free. Not only is the offer NOT associated with FarmVille or Zynga, we all know that Land Expansions (of any size, even unreleased) are not giftable or sendable, so the logistics of this scam would never work.
farmville scam
If you would like to check the resource of misleading FaceBook newsfeed notices like these especially those that offer free items, simply right click on the image and "View Source" or "View Page Info". Real FarmVille newsfeed postings or shares can be identified by the referring URL that should start like this:

http://apps.facebook.com/onthefarm/

Example: http://apps.facebook.com/onthefarm/index.php?ref=rewardPage


From FarmVille Freak Mark:

    "One of my neighbors posted a link which I was very doubtful of from the beginning, but went to just on the off chance it wasn't a lie. It was unfortunately a lie. Hardly surprising. It's from Gamesecrets and promises you can get the 66×66 Industrial Plantation by clicking their link.

    After allowing the application access to your information you get a congratulations screen that says click here for your 66×66 farm! Sounds too good to be true? It is. You get a survey! Well I got a message saying there were no surveys for my country. I'm sure if there were any way to get a 66×66 farm, Zynga would have told us about it already. Just thought I'd pass this on so others don't waste their time!" -FarmVille Freak Mark

Thanks for sharing this info with us FarmVille Freak Mark. Remember, that if a new farm expansion were available you would hear it here first, on FarmVille Freak!

What recent FarmVille related scams have you seen?

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

FarmVille Unreleased Crafting Spa 5 Stages

FarmVille Freak already brought you the unreleased 5 stages of the Winery and Bakery Crafting Cottages. This new unreleased Crafting Spa also has 5 stages, suggesting there will be building process of some type or levels usage.
farmville spa     farmville spa     farmville spa
farmville spa     farmville spa
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

Google invests $100 million in Zynga, with plans to launch Google Games [Rumor]

Talk about Google's desire to get into the games business has been floating around for some time, and now a big, juicy rumor says the company is starting to invest big bucks in those plans -- dropping between $100-$200 million at Zynga's doorstep. TechCrunch, which initially published this rumor, says the purported deal has not been finalized yet, though part of it includes using FarmVille and other Zynga games as the foundation for Google Games.

    Not only will Zynga's games give Google Games a solid base of social games to build on, but it will also give Google the beginning of a true social graph as users log into Google to play the games. And I wouldn't be surprised to see PayPal being replaced with Google Checkout as the primary payment option. Zynga is supposedly PayPal's biggest single customer, and Google is always looking for ways to make Google Checkout relevant.

While Google might be spending boucoup bucks to form a partnership with Zynga, it's not immediately clear how this will affect 60 million+ devoted FarmVillers. The farming game is already on Facebook, FarmVille.com and Yahoo -- what could Google possibly bring to the table that would make people migrate to Google Games? Outside of turning more people into click-farming junkies and offering access to the game via iGoogle and Gmail, it's hard to imagine what Google's killer app will be. Then again, thinking about tending virtual crops on an Android phone makes things (a little) more interesting.

FarmVille Netflix Sponsored Link: 150 Free Farm Cash

FarmVille 150 Farm Cash Netflix
FarmVille Netflix Sponsored Link
Netflix is offering a FarmVille special that gives you 150 FV$ free farm cash for signing up with a free Netflix trial. Only new, first time Netflix customers can take advantage of this offer. According to Netflix, you will receive your free farm cash instantly, but it may take a few hours.The sponsored link can be found underneath the FarmVille game screen.

Please note, this offer may not be available to all farmers.

Will you try Netflix for free Farm Cash?

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

FarmVille Official Podcast - August 13th, 2010

FarmVille Podcast – August 13th Summary:

Hey Farmers and welcome to this week's installment of the Official FarmVille Podcast. My name is Lexilicious and I am here to bring you all of the latest news and information from around the Farm. This week, we will be discussing our latest releases, I will be answering some questions from members of the FarmVille Community and you guys will all be getting a sneak peek of what is coming to FarmVille in the near future.

So this week our 7 days of summer sale made an appearance, featuring some of the most requested classic themes from the past. Each day this week, a past favorite Limited Edition theme was in the market for 24 hours. This gave many of our players the opportunity to obtain items they may have previously missed out on or not had the chance to purchase. So far, the California, Yukon, French chateau, Southwest, Tuscan and Island themes have made an appearance, with the Japanese Garden and UFO theme still to come this weekend. If you are a fan of the Japanese Garden Theme or the classic UFO theme, make sure to be ready for this weekend's sales so you don't miss your on your chance to purchase favorites from this collection while they last.

On Wednesday, we had a very special surprise for all of our players. Upon logging in, all players received 1 free Dart for the Mystery Game! This dart can be used immediately, or saved for a future Mystery Game you may be looking forward to. If you have not yet had a chance to claim your free dart, simply open the Market and play the Mystery Game and you will be able to automatically throw one free dart.

We also released two new permanent crops and the new "Bakery Delivery" Co-op missing this week. For anyone who may be interested, the Zuchini crop is a 16 hour crop, grants two experience points, costs 120 Coins to plant and Yields 220 Coins when harvested. This crop is one of our new Heirloom crops, which means you must have previously mastered Pattypan Squash to unlock it in the market. Our Rhubarb crop is also a 16 hour crop, grants 1 experience point, costs 65 coins to plant and yields 150 coins when harvested. For our sign collectors out there, both of these crops can be mastered. For information on the mastery requirements, please visit the "game updates" section of the Official FarmVille Forums.

Q&A:

Now, the FarmVille Team receives thousands of questions from players a week and the best ones from our community get answered here. Our first question today comes from harrydresden, and they have a question that has been a big topic of discussion for our players. "I would like to know when you are going to get rid of some of the pop ups in the game. It's taking too long to plow and plant and harvest my crops."

Well, the FarmVille team took into consideration all of the feedback from our community about the number of pop-ups that are currently present in the game. Yesterday, we released the "Daily Good Deeds" feature that is a new and improved way for you to interact with your neighbors. One of the best parts of this feature is that it should really cut back on some of the pop-ups players have been receiving for the past few weeks prompting them to help their friends with various tasks. These requests have been streamlined with this release, and you can now assist your friends by Clicking the Checklist Icon on the left of your screen, which will allow you to help your Neighbors finish buildings, complete collections and more. For players who are feeling Neighborly, make sure to come back daily for new ways to help your friends on their farms.

Our next question comes to us from kaytkayt. "We have too many 16 hour crops now. Can we expect new crops in the future that aren't 16 hours long?"

We have heard feedback from our community since the release of Zuchini and Rhubarb that 16 hour crops are inconvenient for some players. Because of that, I'm happy to let you know that in the future, we will be releasing some 14 hour, 24 hour and 6 hour crops to better accommodate our players.

Our last question comes to us from RainyDayz. "If Mystery Boxes are gone, how will I be able to get my They of Mystery Ribbon?"

Our ribbon collectors out there will be happy to know that late this week we actually released an update that has fixed this issue. Darts thrown in the Mystery Game will now count towards the "They of Mystery" ribbon, which will now allow all of our players to complete this ribbon if they wish to do so.

If you have a question you would like answered by the FarmVille team on our weekly podcast, please make sure to visit the Official FarmVille Forums for more information on how to participate.

News on upcoming features:

Alright! So in this week's coming soon segment we will actually be discussing a feature that I announced a few months ago. As most of our listeners are aware, late in May I announced a new feature called Underground storage. Since then, many of you have been wondering where this elusive release has been. Well, the FarmVille Team decided to go back to the drawing board with this one and we will actually be releasing a revised version of this release with some significant changes. In the near future, the storage cellar will make an appearance in FarmVille bringing with it some well deserved leg room for our players. The storage cellar will take up a very small amount of room and will allow you to store a total of 500 items on your farm. To increase storage in your cellar, you will need to get your friends to send you gifts to unlock more room. This version of the feature should prove to be much easier for our players as there is no crop growing or digging required to take advantage of the extra space. Alternatively, if you don't feel like waiting for your friends to send you gifts, you can simply pay Farm Cash to get your storage immediately.

In addition to storage cellars, we will also be releasing more summer and beach themed items in the coming weeks along with new playground items!

And on that note, it's time for me to get out of here Farmers. Again, my name is Lexi and I would like to thank all of our listeners for tuning in this week. We will be back next Friday with all of the latest news and information about FarmVille from Zynga. Happy Farming everybody!

This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

FarmVille: Signs of a wet and wacky summer still ahead in new unreleased items

Thank you to FarmVille Freak Teresa, Rainexel & Shiori for finding these unreleased FarmVille Drive in Diner, Volleyball, Water Tower Coffee Pot, Gameshop, Campsite II, Lemon Stand, Octopus, & Beach Shower!
FarmVille Unreleased Drive in Diner, Volleyball, Water Tower Coffee Pot, Gameshop, Campsite II, Lemon Stand, Octopus, & Beach Shower
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.

FarmVille Super Combine Tractors can do it all

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Originally mistaken for Swiss Army Tractors, these all purpose mean machines are in fact the FarmVIlle Super Combine and the Super Combine Hot Rod.

Basically, the idea behind the FarmVille Super Combines is that they combine all the vehicles into one, that way you don't have to switch vehicles to accomplish different tasks. So although incorrect, the temporary name, Swiss Army Tractors, was quite appropriate for these all purpose farm hands.

I'll be sure to let everyone know when we get more information on pricing and release date. But until then, continue reading to see the all purpose Super Combine Swiss Army Tractor, and the hot rod version, in motion.
[Via FarmVille Latest]

Will you buy these new tractors?

FarmVille Halloween Baskets: Everything You Need to Know

At long last -- Halloween Baskets have started to arrive in FarmVille, so that means angry farmers can put down their pitchforks and let the virtual trick or treating commence. (Except those of you having problems with your Halloween Basket -- feel free to form a new angry mob). Before you get started, there are a few things you should know.

First thing's first -- place your basket on your farm. You'll either be prompted that the basket is available by a pop-up window and be able to automatically set it down in your spot of choice, or it will appear in your gift box.
halloween candy gift box

You need to collect candy, you know, much like you did as a little kid. That means hoarding as much sweet loot as possible, which can be done three ways:

1. Collect it as a Free Gift from Friends
2. Collect it by visiting (and harvesting) your Haunted House and your neighbors' Haunted Houses
3. Purchase it with Farm Cash (5 Candy for 5 Farm Cash)

farmville halloween candy Free gifts page -- games.com

Also, be sure to liberally apply the old maxim, "Give and ye shall receive." In this case, that means gifting candy to friends via the Free Gifts section of the game, and you shall hopefully receive lots in return.
farmville halloween basket - games.com

After you collect all of that sweet loot, you will be able trade it in for these six Halloween prizes:

    Pumpkin Topiary (15 Candy)
    Scared Ewe (30 Candy)
    Candied Gnome (50 Candy)
    Skele-scarecrow (70 Candy)
    Bat Tree (120 Candy)
    Pumpkin House (220 Candy)

halloween prizes farmville halloween basket -- games.com
Image courtesy of Duckling Pim

Once you redeem an item, you'll have the option to share one with a friend via a Facebook Wall post.

farmville halloween basket redeem item

Also, as you fill your Halloween Basket, it will start to fill up and change appearance. There are five stages total for your pumpkin, as seen below.

halloween basket five stages -- games.com

Here's how many candies you need to take your pumpking from empty to overflowing:

Eerily Empty: TBD
Ghoulishly Growing: TBD
Spookily Swelling: TBD
Terrifyingly Thriving: TBD
Frighteningly Full: TBD

FarmVille Sneak Peek: Candy Cane Cow, Calf, Black Mini Stallion and Foal

FarmVille Candy Cane Cow, Candy Cane Calf, Black Mini Stallion, Black Mini Foal
It's time for another edition of FarmVille Sneak Peek, where we give you the scoop on the latest unreleased items that are hopefully headed to a game near you. This edition brings you the new Candy Cane Cow and Candy Cane Calf, and also the Black Mini Stallion and Black Mini Foal.

As usual, we have no idea if these will actually make it into FarmVille or not - however if they show up here it's a pretty good indication that you'll be seeing these available for purchase sometime in the near future. The Candy Cane Cow is just in time for the holiday and matches the other Candy Cane items we've been seeing.

FarmVille Sneak Peek: Unreleased Snow Lady

Want to know what you can find this holiday season in FarmVille, and too impatient to wait and see. Don't worry, we've got you covered with our details on the latest unreleased items in your favorite farming game. Tonight we've received a tip about a FarmVille Snow Lady that will most likely hit the market soon.

This Snow Lady does an adorable little dance, so she will be more than just a simple decoration for your farm. We're sure she has a mate somewhere, and perhaps there will be more dancing snow people available? We'll have to wait and see what holiday items are released in FarmVille this season.

Don't forget, there is no guarantee that the Snow Lady will show up in FarmVille, but we're pretty sure you can count on it given that the art has been made already.

Zynga and American Express team up for virtual Membership Rewards

    AMEX Lightning Stove     Ridable Roadster
American Express wants to be in your virtual wallet and it's joined forces with the king of social gaming to make it happen. FarmVille creator Zynga announced today that it has made an industry first in teaming up with American Express to provide virtual goods through the credit card provider's Membership Rewards Program. Card members can now use their Membership Reward Points toward buying goods in Zynga's Facebook games as well as toward physical and virtual Zynga Game Cards.

"Our partnership with American Express marks the first time that virtual goods are available for purchase with rewards points and reinforces our commitment to offer consumers meaningful experiences that enhance their game play,”" says Vishal Makhijani, Zynga's SVP of Business Operations.

Take a look at some of the items you can buy with points after the break.
Purple Cow     Robot Boy     Outdoor Fountain
The games included in the deal are FarmVille, FrontierVille, PetVille, YoVille, Treasure Isle and Café World with items available for FarmVille, Cafe World and YoVille immediately. All you need to do type "Zynga" into the keyword search box on the Membership Rewards website to find all of the exclusive items available through points, some of which include:

FarmVille:
-Manx Cat (435 points)
-Purple Cow (540 points)

Cafe World:
-Outdoor Fountain (1,080 points)
-AMEX Lightning Stove (1,945 points)

YoVille:
-Ridable Import Roadster (755 points)
-Animated Robot Boy and Girl (325 points each)

While there isn't exactly a wide selection right now, 20 more items are on the way Dec. 6 including FrontierVille (including those golden items, so no Gold Rush just yet) and Treasure Isle items, according to Zynga and American Express. Finally, a way to justify buying virtual goods without actually spending money has arrived. Just don't go overboard, OK?

FarmVille: Holiday Cow appears - remember to open your Christmas presents!

Merry Christmas farmers! While you're busy opening presents in the real world with friends and family, remember that Zynga has given all players a free gift inside your Holiday Tree in FarmVille! As we predicted earlier this month, the prize is the Holiday Cow, and you'll find it by clicking on the Holiday Tree, clicking on "Look Inside" and then opening the present you've been given by Zynga.

Additionally, any gifts that you've been given by friends (by those friends that redeemed some of their collected gifts, and then shared extras on their wall) are now also available to be opened. Remember to check inside your tree to see if you received any free Winter Whimsy gift boxes, Ice Homes, and the like - you wouldn't want to miss out on receiving these free items, now would you?

Any item that you receive, including the Holiday Cow, will go straight into your inventory, so make sure you have less than the 500 item limit in your inventory to be able to open them.

Happy Holidays!

Check out the rest of our Holiday 2010 coverage right here.

FarmVille New Years Clothing: Tiaras, Top Hats, Party Dresses, and more!

With tonight's FarmVille update, we see the official launch of the New Years celebration in the game. Since most Winter Holiday items have already expired from the store, or are quickly on their way out of the proverbial door, it only makes sense that Zynga would make the most of the remaining year by releasing items allowing us to celebrate its end. Such items are now available in the Clothing section of the FarmVille marketplace, as seven new clothing items have been added to the game.

These items are those that you might remember seeing here in a FarmVille Sneak Peek, as we showed them to you back on the 18th of December (notice that some of those unreleased items are not in this release - are more items coming in the future?). For girl players / avatars, there is a Black Tiara, Silver Tiara, Gold Party Dress, Purple Party Dress, and a Silver Party Dress, all of which cost Farm Cash. Both of the Tiaras are available for 5 Farm Cash each, while the Party Dresses cost 10 Farm Cash each.

Meanwhile, boy players / avatars can be outfitted in either a Black Top Hat or a Silver Top Hat. Remember, boy avatars can unlock a full Tuxedo from within the Party Barn that was released in full last week. These top hats are both premium items, and would add an equally luxurious touch to your avatar's ensemble this New Years season. Both Top Hats can be purchased for 5 Farm Cash each.

All of these items will be available for a short while into the New Year - for the next 13 days, to be exact. Be sure to head into the game sometime before then if you want to make sure your in-game avatar can ring in the new year in style!

Check out the rest of our New Year's coverage right here.

FarmVille Valentines Collection Day 3: XOXO Sign

The third FarmVille Valentine's Day collectible item in the series is now available to send and receive from your friends! The XOXO sign is a cute red and white sign that sits on your farm and matches yesterday's "I Love You" sign quite well. To get the XOXO sign, you simply need to click the green "Ask/Share" button to post a wall post to your newsfeed asking your friends to click and send you the gift.

You can also search your newsfeed for friends who are looking for help receiving one - because every time you click you will get an XOXO sign of your own. If you missed out on the previous two rewards, you can buy them for 2 Farm Cash each.

Are you enjoying the collection so far? What else do you hope to see?


Check out the rest of our Valentine's Day 2011 coverage right here.

FarmVille English Countryside Special Delivery: Souvenir Hat

FarmVille is moving full steam ahead with the teasers for the new English Countryside feature. Though we still don't know what it is (we have our guesses) we knew that we would be getting some souvenirs to get us excited. Tonight the first one is here - a Souvenir Hat with the UK flag on it.

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To get your flag hat, log in to your farm and check out where the English Countryside sign was placed previously (to the right of your farm, just outside your property line). You will see a special delivery that looks like a plane and a crate that are placed there that can be clicked on to access your prize. Once you click on it, the above postcard will show and you'll be able to share an English Hat on your wall with your friends. The hat will automatically be accessible when you click on your farmer avatar - just check the "Accessories" section.

farmville england flag hat on farmer

We're hoping this is the start of a long series of fun teasers that will make way for an exciting new FarmVille feature.

Check out the rest of our FarmVille English Countryside coverage right here.

Do you have your English Hat? Are you excited for the English Countryside feature?

FarmVille English Countryside Sneak Peek: Meet Olivia the Pub Keeper

Another FarmVille English Countryside character has been revealed, and it looks like she can party with the best of them. Olivia, the Pub Keeper, has shown herself to the masses and is ready for you to help her make her pub the best in England. Zynga revealed Olivia to the FarmVille world with this: "I'm Olivia the Pub Keeper. I have all kinds of new recipes to craft, only available in the English Countryside! Just need a smart farmer to help me make this pub into the hottest spot in England!" It appears that the Pub will be a new crafting building in EC in which players create beers and wines. The amount of information and the speed at which it's being released has reached a fever pitch, so we can't be far from a release now.

[Source and Image Credit: FarmVille Freak]

Check out the rest of our English Countryside coverage right here.

What do you think of this brand new character and potential crafting building? How do you feel about Zynga's heavy focus on characters in this expansion?

FarmVille English Countryside trailer released (with Queen's permission)

Alright, so we doubt this new English Countryside trailer had to be green-lighted by the Queen of England herself, but it's here nonetheless. Zynga released a brand new trailer to FarmVille fans recently, touting the list of perks and new features you'll find in this expansion. The trailer takes on a TV commercial style, and with a giant poster in Times Square, it wouldn't be surprising to see it on the old boob tube soon. Unfortunately, the trailer doesn't provide new details, but it sure does fuel the hype.

[Via FarmVille Freak]

Check out the rest of our English Countryside coverage right here.

What do you think of the new trailer? What excites you the most about English Countryside?

FarmVille Helping Hands: This free gift is three Boosts in one

Now that is a Free Gift. Zynga is slowly releasing a brand new gift to FarmVille through the Free Gifts page, Helping Hands. This new gift, while unreleased for some including myself, seems to contain one of each of these Boosts: Farmhands, Arborists and Fertilize Alls. Think of it as a Special Delivery for, well, everything else. (Everything else aside from what I really need: Instant Grow). Either way, increased XP and readied Animals is always a welcome addition to most players' Gift Boxes.

While veteran players who have already all but mastered English Countryside might not benefit from these items, those still working their way up could use some of these tools. When you finally get the chance to gift Helping Hands, try sending them to lower level players--they likely need them more than your seasoned farmers.

[Source and Image Credit: FarmVille Freak]

Have you seen Helping Hands appear in your Free Gifts page yet? Will you be making use of these or sending them to your friends?