Pet Society Artists
Pets, meet your makers. These are the artists who have created your world in Pet Society. Every day, their irresistible drawings of what I like to think of as the four Fs-food, fashion, flowers and furniture-make us go "Awww..." and make us give up our coins.
You can thank Michelle Chuang for setting the look of Pet Society. She was the sole illustrator working on the game when it was first released in 2008. Flavia came on board in 2009 and has taken over the reigns as Pet Society's lead artist. Antonella and Maggie round out the team.
It was a real treat for me to meet the people behind the best game on Facebook. Here are some of the impressions I got of the artists and the Playfish London office in general.
They are an international bunch. I had lunch with seven people, and only two were from England.
Michelle is from Taiwan. Maggie is from Hong Kong. Flavia and Antonella are from Italy. Catharina, the Product Manager who was interviewed previously, is Swedish-American.
The artists all seem to love Japan, or the idea of Japan. At least three of them said that they enjoyed Japan Week the most.
Flavia said that Japan Week felt too short and unfinished. This probably means that we'll be seeing more Japanese items in the game.
Pet Society Japan
Flavia also looks up to Disney art for inspiration.
Many of them seem to love the game. As Chorna Harun, the office manager said, "Before I started working here, I was playing Pet Society. And I thought to myself, I have to work for this company."
They are often surprised by how some of the items are used in the game. For example, one of Flavia's friends used the Volcano Mask in conjunction with a bird's nest. The bird was singing happily as the volcano erupted.
The artists are influenced by everything around them. During lunch, Maggie snapped a picture of a flower pot at the table. Maybe we'll see it in the game soon.
They are surrounded by their work. Not only do they have the joy of seeing their art in the game, but their offices are covered with their drawings.
Pictures of Playfish London:
Pet Society Mayor in Playfish London office
Pet Society fish decorates Playfish London office conference room
Country Story Playfish London office entrance
Pet Society mural in the Playfish London office
This article originally appeared on Pet Society Anonymous.
Thứ Tư, 15 tháng 2, 2012
FarmVille: Unreleased Purple Birthday Basket, Blue Birthday Basket, Red Birthday Basket & Balloon Arch
Could some special Birthday items and events be in store for a very special birthday celebration? Our favorite game, FarmVille, will be turning one year old soon! Can we expect to see some birthday themed items like the unreleased items below coming soon?
Thank you to FarmVille Freak Farhan and Martijn for finding these unreleased FarmVille Purple Birthday Basket & Balloon Arch.
FarmVille Balloon Arch and Birthday Baskets
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.
Source:
FarmVille Freak Unreleased Balloon Arch – Zynga FarmVille
FarmVille Freak Unreleased Purple Birthday Basket – Zynga FarmVille
FarmVille Freak Unreleased Blue Birthday Basket – Zynga FarmVille
FarmVille Freak Unreleased Red Birthday Basket – Zynga FarmVille
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Thank you to FarmVille Freak Farhan and Martijn for finding these unreleased FarmVille Purple Birthday Basket & Balloon Arch.
FarmVille Balloon Arch and Birthday Baskets
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.
Source:
FarmVille Freak Unreleased Balloon Arch – Zynga FarmVille
FarmVille Freak Unreleased Purple Birthday Basket – Zynga FarmVille
FarmVille Freak Unreleased Blue Birthday Basket – Zynga FarmVille
FarmVille Freak Unreleased Red Birthday Basket – Zynga FarmVille
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
FarmVille: Unreleased Blue Balloon Arch & Pink Balloon Arch
Thank you to FarmVille Freak Farhan for finding these two unreleased FarmVille Blue Birthday Arch & Pink Birthday Arch.
FarmVille Blue and Pink Balloon Arches
Sources:
FarmVille Unreleased Blue Balloon Arch – Zynga FarmVille
FarmVille Unreleased Pink Balloon Arch – Zynga FarmVille
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
FarmVille Blue and Pink Balloon Arches
Sources:
FarmVille Unreleased Blue Balloon Arch – Zynga FarmVille
FarmVille Unreleased Pink Balloon Arch – Zynga FarmVille
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
FarmVille Tips for Leveling Up the Fastest and Reaching Level 70
Many farmers ask, "What is the quickest way to level up and reach Level 70?". While the coveted Level 70 can be hard to reach for some, diligence proves necessary to reach higher levels, so just keep farming! FarmVille Freak Randy, put together his own guide of useful tips for farmers hoping to reach Level 70. To some veteran farmers these tips may seem elementary, but then again you are probably already a Level 70 farmer. These tips are most useful for those newbies and mid-level farmers that are struggling to level up.
Here is some background information about FarmVille Freak Randy's farming experience:
"My girlfriend got me started on Farmville because she had been playing since August of 2009. Eventually, I gave in to her FarmVille invitations and joined in October 2009. Some of my neighbors and my girlfriend were at around Level 30. I was only looking for fun but when I saw my Level increase so quickly through the lower Levels, I started getting into it. In time, I decided I would try to overcome my neighbors that were 30 levels (so about 50,000 points) ahead of me. Now I am the first of my neighbors to reach Level 70. My closest competitor (my girlfriend) is at Level 68. The next highest neighbor is at Level 51 200,000 points behind me. How did I do it? Read my tips below." -FarmVille Freak Randy
FarmVille Freak Randy's Strategies Found Useful & to Keep Interest on Way to Level 70:
Says FarmVille Freak Randy, "However, this is only important if you want to reach Level 70. If you're more interested in playing the game for decorations, that is also a legitimate reason to play. But if you're looking to compete with your neighbors, you may find these or other strategies helpful. Be forewarned: If you're not interested in anything else but leveling up, Level 70 will be very bittersweet for you. My interest has waned, but I'm still trying to master every crop available.
If you're already at Level 70 or speeding your way towards it, these tips may seem elementary. However, they may not come as easily to every farmer. So these tips are especially designed to help out farmers who are struggling to get to Level 70."
The Most Important Point: Planting 4 Hour Berries
The marginal benefit (for points-not coins) is highest for the four hour crops. It seems obvious, but none of my neighbors have considered it. Even if you plant Peas and get 3 XP + 1 XP for plowing per plot, in the same amount of time you could plant 4 rounds (in 16 hours if you have the free time, 6 rounds if you are an insomniac) of Strawberries and receive more points.
If you plant four rounds of Strawberries in sixteen hours, you will get 4 XP + 4 XP for plowing= 8 XP per plot. If you have a field of 450 plots, that adds up to 3,600 XP in one day or 25,200 XP in a week.
Thinking this way, the fastest way to Level 70 (without spending your way there) is to constantly plant Strawberries, Raspberries, Blueberries, and/or Blackberries.
Yes, even Raspberries. Though you don't get any points for planting the crop, you will still get 1 XP per plot for plowing, which leads to 2 XP per plot every 4 hours which is the same amount of points that you get from the 4 hour berries.
Plowing most of your farm
I have the largest size farm available and at one time had all but one row plowed. The more plots, the more points per planting and plowing.
Mastering Crops
It brings in a decent amount of XP points and coins and it kept my interest. I made a fence out of my mastery signs. I have 38 of them now.
The Ribbons
The reasonable ones, at least kept me interested.
Close competition
Several times my girlfriend passed me and our friendly competition kept me interested in the game.
If you are in close competition with one of your neighbors, buying decorations may give you an edge. I usually chose to buy windmills (100,000 coins, 1,000 XP points). However, my girlfriend took this strategy too far. When I reached Level 70, I had about 5 million coins. She is at Level 69 and only has 160,000 coins. When she reaches Level 70, she won't have enough money to buy a Villa or any other buildings or decorations.
Blocking your Farmer Avatar
Setting up a farmer block to trap your farmer saves so much time and keep your neighbors happy when they come to visit. –> Read more about Blocking your farmer here.
Things I found unhelpful on my way to Level 70:
Neighbors
I only have 35 neighbors and only 5 of them are active. They were, however, useful for the Christmas, St. Patrick's Day, and Easter events. You only need the pre-requisite amount to be able to expand your farm and buy certain items (For example, with 35 neighbors I can't buy a second Market Stall with coins).
Decorating
It wastes valuable space that could be used for planting.
Spending real money on Farmville Cash
I didn't spend any real money on Farmville Cash on my way to Level 70.
The only Farmville Cash I spent (that was earned from leveling up) was to expand my farm when I was in the low levels and for one of the Seeds for Haiti events. I now have 49 Farm Cash and can't find anything I want to buy.
Note: Purchasing items that are farm cash only tend to yield higher amounts of XP based on the farm cash purchase and exclusivity.
Animals
They don't give much money and don't give any points
Golden Chickens and the three new chickens are the exception because they bring in a lot of money-but still no XP points. I have a Huge Coop full of Golden Chickens and a few of the new Chickens that brings in 3,840 coins a day.
Source: (FarmVille Freak Randy)
♣
Thanks again for sharing your tips with everyone FarmVille Freak Randy! FarmVille will be celebrating its very first birthday soon when it turns one on June 19th 2010. Within this year many farmers have already reached Level 70 and are anxious for more levels and more challenges. Upon reaching Level 70 there is no special celebration or reward. After all that clicking, plowing, planting, harvesting and thousands of XP later the event proves to be under-whelming and slightly disappointing. There are no new items to unlock, no more new levels (yet), and no more 1 free farm cash for leveling up.
Has Zynga forgotten about their most prized players? No, we already know that they have intentions of adding more levels in the future, but exactly when is unknown. FarmVille Freak supports the introduction of new levels and all the Level 70 farmers out there still waiting. As their XP continues to accumulate, reaching way beyond the minimum for Level 70, we can only hope that when new levels come out they will automatically level up based on the obtained XP that is quietly waiting to be counted.
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Here is some background information about FarmVille Freak Randy's farming experience:
"My girlfriend got me started on Farmville because she had been playing since August of 2009. Eventually, I gave in to her FarmVille invitations and joined in October 2009. Some of my neighbors and my girlfriend were at around Level 30. I was only looking for fun but when I saw my Level increase so quickly through the lower Levels, I started getting into it. In time, I decided I would try to overcome my neighbors that were 30 levels (so about 50,000 points) ahead of me. Now I am the first of my neighbors to reach Level 70. My closest competitor (my girlfriend) is at Level 68. The next highest neighbor is at Level 51 200,000 points behind me. How did I do it? Read my tips below." -FarmVille Freak Randy
FarmVille Freak Randy's Strategies Found Useful & to Keep Interest on Way to Level 70:
Says FarmVille Freak Randy, "However, this is only important if you want to reach Level 70. If you're more interested in playing the game for decorations, that is also a legitimate reason to play. But if you're looking to compete with your neighbors, you may find these or other strategies helpful. Be forewarned: If you're not interested in anything else but leveling up, Level 70 will be very bittersweet for you. My interest has waned, but I'm still trying to master every crop available.
If you're already at Level 70 or speeding your way towards it, these tips may seem elementary. However, they may not come as easily to every farmer. So these tips are especially designed to help out farmers who are struggling to get to Level 70."
The Most Important Point: Planting 4 Hour Berries
The marginal benefit (for points-not coins) is highest for the four hour crops. It seems obvious, but none of my neighbors have considered it. Even if you plant Peas and get 3 XP + 1 XP for plowing per plot, in the same amount of time you could plant 4 rounds (in 16 hours if you have the free time, 6 rounds if you are an insomniac) of Strawberries and receive more points.
If you plant four rounds of Strawberries in sixteen hours, you will get 4 XP + 4 XP for plowing= 8 XP per plot. If you have a field of 450 plots, that adds up to 3,600 XP in one day or 25,200 XP in a week.
Thinking this way, the fastest way to Level 70 (without spending your way there) is to constantly plant Strawberries, Raspberries, Blueberries, and/or Blackberries.
Yes, even Raspberries. Though you don't get any points for planting the crop, you will still get 1 XP per plot for plowing, which leads to 2 XP per plot every 4 hours which is the same amount of points that you get from the 4 hour berries.
Plowing most of your farm
I have the largest size farm available and at one time had all but one row plowed. The more plots, the more points per planting and plowing.
Mastering Crops
It brings in a decent amount of XP points and coins and it kept my interest. I made a fence out of my mastery signs. I have 38 of them now.
The Ribbons
The reasonable ones, at least kept me interested.
Close competition
Several times my girlfriend passed me and our friendly competition kept me interested in the game.
If you are in close competition with one of your neighbors, buying decorations may give you an edge. I usually chose to buy windmills (100,000 coins, 1,000 XP points). However, my girlfriend took this strategy too far. When I reached Level 70, I had about 5 million coins. She is at Level 69 and only has 160,000 coins. When she reaches Level 70, she won't have enough money to buy a Villa or any other buildings or decorations.
Blocking your Farmer Avatar
Setting up a farmer block to trap your farmer saves so much time and keep your neighbors happy when they come to visit. –> Read more about Blocking your farmer here.
Things I found unhelpful on my way to Level 70:
Neighbors
I only have 35 neighbors and only 5 of them are active. They were, however, useful for the Christmas, St. Patrick's Day, and Easter events. You only need the pre-requisite amount to be able to expand your farm and buy certain items (For example, with 35 neighbors I can't buy a second Market Stall with coins).
Decorating
It wastes valuable space that could be used for planting.
Spending real money on Farmville Cash
I didn't spend any real money on Farmville Cash on my way to Level 70.
The only Farmville Cash I spent (that was earned from leveling up) was to expand my farm when I was in the low levels and for one of the Seeds for Haiti events. I now have 49 Farm Cash and can't find anything I want to buy.
Note: Purchasing items that are farm cash only tend to yield higher amounts of XP based on the farm cash purchase and exclusivity.
Animals
They don't give much money and don't give any points
Golden Chickens and the three new chickens are the exception because they bring in a lot of money-but still no XP points. I have a Huge Coop full of Golden Chickens and a few of the new Chickens that brings in 3,840 coins a day.
Source: (FarmVille Freak Randy)
♣
Thanks again for sharing your tips with everyone FarmVille Freak Randy! FarmVille will be celebrating its very first birthday soon when it turns one on June 19th 2010. Within this year many farmers have already reached Level 70 and are anxious for more levels and more challenges. Upon reaching Level 70 there is no special celebration or reward. After all that clicking, plowing, planting, harvesting and thousands of XP later the event proves to be under-whelming and slightly disappointing. There are no new items to unlock, no more new levels (yet), and no more 1 free farm cash for leveling up.
Has Zynga forgotten about their most prized players? No, we already know that they have intentions of adding more levels in the future, but exactly when is unknown. FarmVille Freak supports the introduction of new levels and all the Level 70 farmers out there still waiting. As their XP continues to accumulate, reaching way beyond the minimum for Level 70, we can only hope that when new levels come out they will automatically level up based on the obtained XP that is quietly waiting to be counted.
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Cafe World to Disable Accounts Using Bots and Illegal Programs, is FarmVille Next?
While browsing the Cafe World Forum, FarmVille Freak moderator Dark Farmer stumbled upon some interesting news. Another Zynga game, Cafe World, announced via their official forum that they have detected users using illegal programs to enhance game play and are planning to disable accounts using such programs. These programs include: modifiers, bots, cheats, and hacks which violate Zynga's Terms of Service and are affecting the ability to connect to servers for some players.
They have developed a code to detect players using these illegal programs and will disable their accounts. Once your account has been disabled, you will have to contact customer service to resume game play. Some accounts may be reset to "normal" and be further suspended. Their goal is to enhance game play for all users and increase the accessibility and decrease in-game errors.
What does this mean for FarmVille? Could this be a future step for FarmVille as well?
Read excerpt from Official Cafe World Forum below:
"Hiya chefs,
In an effort to clean up some issues affecting the performance of our game servers we detected several programs or sources trying to access the application to change the normal game play experience. These programs, modifiers, bots, cheats, hacks, etc. are a violation to Zynga's Terms of Service, see Usage Rules, and have been affecting all users ability to connect to our servers.
We have implemented code to detect users enhancing their game experience by using programs of this type. Once an account has been detected it will be disabled until the end user contacts our Customer Support team. Accounts disabled may be reset to "normal" game play conditions and be noted for potential suspension if other violations occur.
Our intention is to keep our game world clean of modifiers and enhancement programs as well as optimize the performance for all of our café owners. If you experience any trouble with your Café World account and need assistance please contact our Customer Support team.
Our desire is that everyone that plays Café World have an enjoyable experience and we thank you for your continued support.
The Café World Team" (Source: Official Cafe World Forum)
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
They have developed a code to detect players using these illegal programs and will disable their accounts. Once your account has been disabled, you will have to contact customer service to resume game play. Some accounts may be reset to "normal" and be further suspended. Their goal is to enhance game play for all users and increase the accessibility and decrease in-game errors.
What does this mean for FarmVille? Could this be a future step for FarmVille as well?
Read excerpt from Official Cafe World Forum below:
"Hiya chefs,
In an effort to clean up some issues affecting the performance of our game servers we detected several programs or sources trying to access the application to change the normal game play experience. These programs, modifiers, bots, cheats, hacks, etc. are a violation to Zynga's Terms of Service, see Usage Rules, and have been affecting all users ability to connect to our servers.
We have implemented code to detect users enhancing their game experience by using programs of this type. Once an account has been detected it will be disabled until the end user contacts our Customer Support team. Accounts disabled may be reset to "normal" game play conditions and be noted for potential suspension if other violations occur.
Our intention is to keep our game world clean of modifiers and enhancement programs as well as optimize the performance for all of our café owners. If you experience any trouble with your Café World account and need assistance please contact our Customer Support team.
Our desire is that everyone that plays Café World have an enjoyable experience and we thank you for your continued support.
The Café World Team" (Source: Official Cafe World Forum)
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Thứ Bảy, 11 tháng 2, 2012
YoVille Fourth of July Items coming soon
yoville fourth of july
With July 4th approaching get ready for some awesome items to decorate and celebrate with that are on their way to YoVille! Expect to see some fireworks, patio furniture, decorations and more!! We'll be releasing these items very soon so you can get your house all decked out and ready for you to celebrate this upcoming holiday. Throw a party or BBQ at your place and show off all of the Red, White and Blue Don't forget to get to light off those fireworks and watch them go!! Above is a little sneak peek at some of these items that are coming soon to YoVille!
Well folks that's about all so keep your eyes out for these awesome items in store very very soon. Stay tuned and have fun!
- Platinum Ninja
This is an official post by Zynga's Platinum Ninja.
This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.
With July 4th approaching get ready for some awesome items to decorate and celebrate with that are on their way to YoVille! Expect to see some fireworks, patio furniture, decorations and more!! We'll be releasing these items very soon so you can get your house all decked out and ready for you to celebrate this upcoming holiday. Throw a party or BBQ at your place and show off all of the Red, White and Blue Don't forget to get to light off those fireworks and watch them go!! Above is a little sneak peek at some of these items that are coming soon to YoVille!
Well folks that's about all so keep your eyes out for these awesome items in store very very soon. Stay tuned and have fun!
- Platinum Ninja
This is an official post by Zynga's Platinum Ninja.
This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.
Earn Cafe World incentives for playing FarmVille
farmville cafe world free spices
Still playing Cafe World? If you are still cooking and maintaining your farm, you can now earn incentives in Cafe World just for playing FarmVille.
By completing some common tasks in FarmVille such as harvesting your crops, you can earn items in Cafe World like the Premium Spices or parts for your Spice Rack.
FarmVille Freak Craig Horikawa experienced the following notice in Cafe World.
farmville cafe world
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Still playing Cafe World? If you are still cooking and maintaining your farm, you can now earn incentives in Cafe World just for playing FarmVille.
By completing some common tasks in FarmVille such as harvesting your crops, you can earn items in Cafe World like the Premium Spices or parts for your Spice Rack.
FarmVille Freak Craig Horikawa experienced the following notice in Cafe World.
farmville cafe world
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Pet Society: The Power of Pink in Pet Society and Beyond
pet society pink
Pink used to be my favorite color when I was like, seven. It probably came from my mother's influence. She liked feminine, flirty things and dressed me up in all shades of pink-creamy pink, rosy pink, hot neon pink. The carpet in my childhood room was a cotton candy pink.
By the time I was in college, I had abandoned pink in favor of dark, moody colors. Every time I visited my mother, I couldn't stand going into my old room, let alone sleep in it. The carpet had taken on a grayish tone, and reminded me of a pig's intestines. I didn't wear pink for many, many years.
pet society pink
Now, I am finding myself slowly returning to pink. This past winter, I kept warm in a fuschia cap (see the About page). In the spring, I bought a fitted shirt from Banana Republic in a very light pink. It's the standard white business shirt, except it's not white. Banana calls the color "Blissful Lavendar." It's barely pink; it whispers pink.
I love this. It's become my go-to shirt for days when I have an important meeting and I need to impress. I want to buy six more of these and wear them every day... that's how much I love this shirt.
My Pet Society pet Sushi, however, still reflects my teenage rebellion stage. He looks best in blue or black. He is not built for pink. He hates pink and thinks these new items he dug out of the Enchanted Forest make him look like a third-rate drag queen trying to be Marie Antoinette. And he is so above that. He deserves better.
This article originally appeared on Pet Society Anonymous.
Pink used to be my favorite color when I was like, seven. It probably came from my mother's influence. She liked feminine, flirty things and dressed me up in all shades of pink-creamy pink, rosy pink, hot neon pink. The carpet in my childhood room was a cotton candy pink.
By the time I was in college, I had abandoned pink in favor of dark, moody colors. Every time I visited my mother, I couldn't stand going into my old room, let alone sleep in it. The carpet had taken on a grayish tone, and reminded me of a pig's intestines. I didn't wear pink for many, many years.
pet society pink
Now, I am finding myself slowly returning to pink. This past winter, I kept warm in a fuschia cap (see the About page). In the spring, I bought a fitted shirt from Banana Republic in a very light pink. It's the standard white business shirt, except it's not white. Banana calls the color "Blissful Lavendar." It's barely pink; it whispers pink.
I love this. It's become my go-to shirt for days when I have an important meeting and I need to impress. I want to buy six more of these and wear them every day... that's how much I love this shirt.
My Pet Society pet Sushi, however, still reflects my teenage rebellion stage. He looks best in blue or black. He is not built for pink. He hates pink and thinks these new items he dug out of the Enchanted Forest make him look like a third-rate drag queen trying to be Marie Antoinette. And he is so above that. He deserves better.
This article originally appeared on Pet Society Anonymous.
Michael Jackson remembered by Pet Society players
"Hey, look! It's Michael Jackson! No, wait, it's my Pet Society pet, Richard Jackson!" writes Anza. This is such a great picture and a nice way to commemorate Michael Jackson, who died a year ago today. I wish Playfish had released a sparkly white glove for this week!
If you're a fan of Michael, CNN.com has a great site about him. Netflix also released the movie, "This is It." It's available on Instant Play.
I admit, I wasn't a big fan of Michael when he was alive. His various scandals and weird facial transformations made it embarrassing to admit that you were a fan. But after he died, and radio stations played his music over and over, I found myself singing along. It made me realize how important his work had been.
When you had something to celebrate, Michael Jackson was most likely there. He was there with you during birthday parties, wedding receptions, and those nights at a club when you were trying to meet someone cute. Whether you realized it or not, he was there for so many moments of your life. And even if you didn't meet anyone cute at the club, you still had a pretty good time dancing to "Thriller."
This article originally appeared on Pet Society Anonymous.
If you're a fan of Michael, CNN.com has a great site about him. Netflix also released the movie, "This is It." It's available on Instant Play.
I admit, I wasn't a big fan of Michael when he was alive. His various scandals and weird facial transformations made it embarrassing to admit that you were a fan. But after he died, and radio stations played his music over and over, I found myself singing along. It made me realize how important his work had been.
When you had something to celebrate, Michael Jackson was most likely there. He was there with you during birthday parties, wedding receptions, and those nights at a club when you were trying to meet someone cute. Whether you realized it or not, he was there for so many moments of your life. And even if you didn't meet anyone cute at the club, you still had a pretty good time dancing to "Thriller."
This article originally appeared on Pet Society Anonymous.
Pet Society Enchanted Forest
pet society enchanted forest
This gorgeous scene comes from Ivy, who says that she loves digging in Pet Society's Enchanted Forest. She's finished getting the Enchanted Fountain and a pair of pink wings. She reports that the fountain sparkles and that the wings can flap. We think the wings, white dress and dyed Anime wig make a stunning combo.
Below are some more Enchanted Forest items from my own digs: the Hot Air Balloon, Mushrooms (the ones on the right), and Pixie Forest floor. After I saw that most of these items were in shades of pink and purple, I made a special psychedelic room for everything that I owned in these colors.
pet society anonymous
The Romantic Pixie wig, Pixie dress, and Pixie shoes are also from the Enchanted Forest. I know that they look awful on Sushi, but sometimes I like to torture him with these ridiculous outfits. It's not easy being a model!
This article originally appeared on Pet Society Anonymous.
This gorgeous scene comes from Ivy, who says that she loves digging in Pet Society's Enchanted Forest. She's finished getting the Enchanted Fountain and a pair of pink wings. She reports that the fountain sparkles and that the wings can flap. We think the wings, white dress and dyed Anime wig make a stunning combo.
Below are some more Enchanted Forest items from my own digs: the Hot Air Balloon, Mushrooms (the ones on the right), and Pixie Forest floor. After I saw that most of these items were in shades of pink and purple, I made a special psychedelic room for everything that I owned in these colors.
pet society anonymous
The Romantic Pixie wig, Pixie dress, and Pixie shoes are also from the Enchanted Forest. I know that they look awful on Sushi, but sometimes I like to torture him with these ridiculous outfits. It's not easy being a model!
This article originally appeared on Pet Society Anonymous.
Thứ Năm, 9 tháng 2, 2012
YoVille: Twelve new free skin colors added
YoVille avatar skin colors
The new skins we previously told you about are now here. YoVille players now have the chance to enjoy 12 skin colors for free. To change your skin, click on Edit Appearance icon and then choose the Skin category.
Keep reading for more pictures of our Spiralda modeling the 12 tones!
YoVille skin colors
YoVille heads of all 12 skin colors
Which is your favorite color?
This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.
The new skins we previously told you about are now here. YoVille players now have the chance to enjoy 12 skin colors for free. To change your skin, click on Edit Appearance icon and then choose the Skin category.
Keep reading for more pictures of our Spiralda modeling the 12 tones!
YoVille skin colors
YoVille heads of all 12 skin colors
Which is your favorite color?
This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.
FarmVille Unreleased Red Foal & Red Calf
FarmVille may have begun to release these unreleased FarmVille Red Foals and FarmVille Red Calves to the masses by being able to adopt them.
FarmVille Unreleased Red Foal and Red Calf
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
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FarmVille Unreleased Red Foal and Red Calf
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FarmVille 'Publish this story to your Facebook Wall' Glitch
FarmVille Publish Story your Facebook Wall Glitch
Thank you to FarmVille Freak Ron for bringing this newest glitch to our attention. It seems that several FarmVille Freaks have reported issues that when they try to "Publish this story to your FaceBook Wall and your friends' home pages?" it does not load properly preventing them from being able to click the publish button.
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Thank you to FarmVille Freak Ron for bringing this newest glitch to our attention. It seems that several FarmVille Freaks have reported issues that when they try to "Publish this story to your FaceBook Wall and your friends' home pages?" it does not load properly preventing them from being able to click the publish button.
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Happy Pets: Toy Story micropets get a store sequel and a sales discount
Happy Pets Toy Story pets return to store
Happy Pets Space Ranger CatToy Story pets are back! Happy Pets have brought back the entire set that first debuted this June, which appeared a week right before Toy Store 3 came out in American theaters.
For those who missed it the first time, you've got a second chance. Not only that, but this time, they're cheaper! Let's look at the original prices compared to the new ones: Cowboy Cat and Space Ranger Cat were 90 Facebook Credits ($9 USD), now they're 70 FB Credits ($7 USD). Alien Guinea Pig dropped from 90 FB Credits to 64 FB Credits ($6.40 USD). Cowboy Horse went from 80 to 62 ($6.20 USD). Spring Dog dropped from 80 to 50. And Bacon Pig fell from 70 to 50.
Right now, it seems everyone's in love with Bacon Pig since that's selling the strongest. As a reminder, the special thing about these pets is that they're smaller than normal. This means that they're roughly the same size as the Microcat, and if you breed them, the offspring might inherit the 'micro' gene. You can check out the bottom of the Catzilla blog post for a size comparison.
Happy Pets Space Ranger CatToy Story pets are back! Happy Pets have brought back the entire set that first debuted this June, which appeared a week right before Toy Store 3 came out in American theaters.
For those who missed it the first time, you've got a second chance. Not only that, but this time, they're cheaper! Let's look at the original prices compared to the new ones: Cowboy Cat and Space Ranger Cat were 90 Facebook Credits ($9 USD), now they're 70 FB Credits ($7 USD). Alien Guinea Pig dropped from 90 FB Credits to 64 FB Credits ($6.40 USD). Cowboy Horse went from 80 to 62 ($6.20 USD). Spring Dog dropped from 80 to 50. And Bacon Pig fell from 70 to 50.
Right now, it seems everyone's in love with Bacon Pig since that's selling the strongest. As a reminder, the special thing about these pets is that they're smaller than normal. This means that they're roughly the same size as the Microcat, and if you breed them, the offspring might inherit the 'micro' gene. You can check out the bottom of the Catzilla blog post for a size comparison.
Social City Drive-in theater -- you asked for it, you got it
social city drive-in theater
Social City recently held a contest on what type of leisure building you'd like to have most, and the winner -- a Drive-in theater -- has now made its way into the game. This theater will add 62,000 happiness points to the game, and 795 experience points, but it'll cost you big to get all of those big bonuses. The limited edition building costs 59 City Bucks, which is just over $10 in real-life cash.
drive in theater
Do you think the new Drive-In Theater is worth the City Bucks?
Social City recently held a contest on what type of leisure building you'd like to have most, and the winner -- a Drive-in theater -- has now made its way into the game. This theater will add 62,000 happiness points to the game, and 795 experience points, but it'll cost you big to get all of those big bonuses. The limited edition building costs 59 City Bucks, which is just over $10 in real-life cash.
drive in theater
Do you think the new Drive-In Theater is worth the City Bucks?
Thứ Hai, 6 tháng 2, 2012
Quote of the Moment: Zynga Envy
"I think that Zynga is a fundamentally different type of company than we are. And I don't mean that in a bad way. But they are about marketing and selling and distributing. We are about making games. There are few notable great companies that got created in the last few years -- these kind of overnight sensations.
"There's always professional jealousy of 'Wow, how did they do that?' But we were never trying to burn bright, burn big. That's a Silicon Valley way of life. And its a venture capital-based way of life that creates a certain kind of company. They want their companies to fail fast or to succeed fast. That's the business model.
When you are in the Valley, you sort of get in the middle of all of that talk. Having lived down there for a while, you remember what that sort of frenzy is like. Everyone is chasing whatever the hottest, latest thing is. And people just fry themselves on it overnight, and if they don't succeed they move on to the next hottest thing. So, the bright, shiny object problem is not something that we've been in the midst of -- partly because of our geography -- but also just because of the way we are. We are more about, let's build a good business....
"I think you create a different kind of value, and it is a little slower to get there. But we are pretty happy. We have never had to compromise anything about what we believe in for great products. And Zynga actually is blazing some great trails for us. With hundreds of millions of people -- who now because of FarmVille -- say 'Hey, I can play games again.' ...
"So, yeah, there's always a little bit of jealousy that a company can be worth billions of dollars in two years. But, it ain't over til it's over. And I think we are going to continue to build some awesome value here, and people love the games. And we are going to keep making great games."
-Popcap CEO Dave Roberts talks to TechFlash about why he's not exactly jealous of Zynga's success in social gaming
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"There's always professional jealousy of 'Wow, how did they do that?' But we were never trying to burn bright, burn big. That's a Silicon Valley way of life. And its a venture capital-based way of life that creates a certain kind of company. They want their companies to fail fast or to succeed fast. That's the business model.
When you are in the Valley, you sort of get in the middle of all of that talk. Having lived down there for a while, you remember what that sort of frenzy is like. Everyone is chasing whatever the hottest, latest thing is. And people just fry themselves on it overnight, and if they don't succeed they move on to the next hottest thing. So, the bright, shiny object problem is not something that we've been in the midst of -- partly because of our geography -- but also just because of the way we are. We are more about, let's build a good business....
"I think you create a different kind of value, and it is a little slower to get there. But we are pretty happy. We have never had to compromise anything about what we believe in for great products. And Zynga actually is blazing some great trails for us. With hundreds of millions of people -- who now because of FarmVille -- say 'Hey, I can play games again.' ...
"So, yeah, there's always a little bit of jealousy that a company can be worth billions of dollars in two years. But, it ain't over til it's over. And I think we are going to continue to build some awesome value here, and people love the games. And we are going to keep making great games."
-Popcap CEO Dave Roberts talks to TechFlash about why he's not exactly jealous of Zynga's success in social gaming
Source
FarmVille Unreleased Mini Appaloosa Horse, Mini Appaloosa Foal, Horny Toad, & Guineapig
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Beware of the cuteness above! There is a new FarmVIlle Mini Foal coming to a farm near you as well as some adorable still unreleased animals that seem to be good candidates for the Wild West limited edition theme.
Note, unreleased items have no official release date or guarantee that they will make it to the FarmVille Market and are subject to change without notice.
Thank you to FarmVille Freak Teresa for finding these unreleased Mini Appaloosa Horse, Mini Appaloosa Foal, Horny Toad, & Guineapig Animals!
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Beware of the cuteness above! There is a new FarmVIlle Mini Foal coming to a farm near you as well as some adorable still unreleased animals that seem to be good candidates for the Wild West limited edition theme.
Note, unreleased items have no official release date or guarantee that they will make it to the FarmVille Market and are subject to change without notice.
Thank you to FarmVille Freak Teresa for finding these unreleased Mini Appaloosa Horse, Mini Appaloosa Foal, Horny Toad, & Guineapig Animals!
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
FarmVille Cheats & Tips: FarmVille Toy Collection Quick Links
Hello Farmfolks, It's Mr. Cheats here with the down-low on the things you shouldn't know. Today's links are for the new FarmVille Toy Collection released this morning. Completing the collection will earn you a valuable (and cute) prize and all you need is a little help from your friends. Use the quick FarmVille Toy Collection links below to send out the various collectible gifts. To complete your own FarmVille Toy Collection, you will need the following:
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Click on the images to send them out to your friends.
Have any tips on how to complete this FarmVille Toy Collection?
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Click on the images to send them out to your friends.
Have any tips on how to complete this FarmVille Toy Collection?
FrontierVille's 'Back To School' Missions keep you learnin' until Friday
FarmVille Back to School missions extended
The incredibly popular "Back to School" missions in FrontierVille will be around for another three days as the "Back to School Party." This means you have another three days to purchase these limited edition missions and get the special dunce cap accessory.
Considering each mission requirement involves quite a bit a work, this might be a blessing for those who were too busy partying this weekend to get in on any of the action on their homestead. You can find the "Back To School" and "School's Open" mission packs in the Market under the "Special" tab. Take a look after the break for a list of what you'll find in the new Labor Day Collection including five new Schoolhouse lessons. While visiting your friends' homesteads you might find some of these limited edition items as part of the Labor Day Extravaganza. Take a look at each rare item and how to find them:
FrontierVille Back to School Wagon
Book Strap: Harvesting Clovers anywhere
School Bell: Tending to a neighbor's potatoes
Paddle: Tending to a neighbor's tomatoes
Wormy Apple: Harvesting Apple Trees (part of the "Back to School" missions)
Globe: Tending to a neighbor's corn
School Wagon: Trade in the above items
Here's a look at the new lessons you'll find in the Schoolhouse as part of the extended Labor Day Extravaganza, some of which are only available during this extended event:
Canning (Limited Edition)
Early to Bed (Limited Edition)
Health Education (Limited Edition)
Hunting
Writing
The incredibly popular "Back to School" missions in FrontierVille will be around for another three days as the "Back to School Party." This means you have another three days to purchase these limited edition missions and get the special dunce cap accessory.
Considering each mission requirement involves quite a bit a work, this might be a blessing for those who were too busy partying this weekend to get in on any of the action on their homestead. You can find the "Back To School" and "School's Open" mission packs in the Market under the "Special" tab. Take a look after the break for a list of what you'll find in the new Labor Day Collection including five new Schoolhouse lessons. While visiting your friends' homesteads you might find some of these limited edition items as part of the Labor Day Extravaganza. Take a look at each rare item and how to find them:
FrontierVille Back to School Wagon
Book Strap: Harvesting Clovers anywhere
School Bell: Tending to a neighbor's potatoes
Paddle: Tending to a neighbor's tomatoes
Wormy Apple: Harvesting Apple Trees (part of the "Back to School" missions)
Globe: Tending to a neighbor's corn
School Wagon: Trade in the above items
Here's a look at the new lessons you'll find in the Schoolhouse as part of the extended Labor Day Extravaganza, some of which are only available during this extended event:
Canning (Limited Edition)
Early to Bed (Limited Edition)
Health Education (Limited Edition)
Hunting
Writing
FarmVille Unreleased Wild West Theme: Train Engine, Passenger Car, Caboose, Train Station & more
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farmville wild west train stationAre trains coming to FarmVille? We all saw a Train featured on a Wild West loading screen teaser, but now there are actual passenger carts, a Train Station and even a Caboose. Last week we came across train tracks in our search for unreleased items. So it looks like we can expect a full fledged train feature coming soon.
Remember, that these are unreleased items and they have no official release date or guarantee that they will make it to the FarmVille Market. Thank you to FarmVille player Teresa for finding these unreleased FarmVille Wild West Themed items!
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
farmville wild west train stationAre trains coming to FarmVille? We all saw a Train featured on a Wild West loading screen teaser, but now there are actual passenger carts, a Train Station and even a Caboose. Last week we came across train tracks in our search for unreleased items. So it looks like we can expect a full fledged train feature coming soon.
Remember, that these are unreleased items and they have no official release date or guarantee that they will make it to the FarmVille Market. Thank you to FarmVille player Teresa for finding these unreleased FarmVille Wild West Themed items!
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Thứ Bảy, 4 tháng 2, 2012
Treasure Isle Backpack Expansion: More space for more shinies
Treasure Isle Backpack Expansion
With the amount of junk treasure players collect in Treasure Isle, inventory management was becoming a game in itself within Zynga's relic recovery Facebook game, so the developer has finally expanded backpack space up to 100 more slots. By either paying up in Island Cash or adding more friends, you can travel even longer without having to return home to stow away your discoveries.
Just go to the Store and within the "Tools" tab you'll find the new Backpack section. There you'll be greeted by potential increases in backpack storage to the order of:
5 extra slots for 5 Treasure Isle Cash
25 extra slots for 20 Treasure Isle Cash
100 extra slots for 50 Treasure Isle Cash
1 new Neighbor for 5 extra slots
3 new Neighbors for 25 extra slots
5 new Neighbors for 100 extra slots
Obviously, this is a welcome change for Treasure Isle newbies and veterans alike. And when just five new Neighbors can get you another 100 spaces worth of room for your reclaimed artifacts, who would pay up for this? Unless you're just antisocial, which wouldn't make much sense considering you're playing a social game. Get out there and mingle, will ya?
With the amount of junk treasure players collect in Treasure Isle, inventory management was becoming a game in itself within Zynga's relic recovery Facebook game, so the developer has finally expanded backpack space up to 100 more slots. By either paying up in Island Cash or adding more friends, you can travel even longer without having to return home to stow away your discoveries.
Just go to the Store and within the "Tools" tab you'll find the new Backpack section. There you'll be greeted by potential increases in backpack storage to the order of:
5 extra slots for 5 Treasure Isle Cash
25 extra slots for 20 Treasure Isle Cash
100 extra slots for 50 Treasure Isle Cash
1 new Neighbor for 5 extra slots
3 new Neighbors for 25 extra slots
5 new Neighbors for 100 extra slots
Obviously, this is a welcome change for Treasure Isle newbies and veterans alike. And when just five new Neighbors can get you another 100 spaces worth of room for your reclaimed artifacts, who would pay up for this? Unless you're just antisocial, which wouldn't make much sense considering you're playing a social game. Get out there and mingle, will ya?
Social City: Free Honda dealership when you watch a Honda Odyssey commercial
Social City 2011 Honda Odyssey
For a limited time, you can get a free Honda car dealership for your virtual city in Playdom's Social City by watching a 2011 Honda Odyssey commercial, and I must say, the commercial itself is pretty kickass. It's got loud music, pyrotechnics, and at some point, they even lightning flash a black panther at you.
As for the virtual dealership's stats, it's a Leisure-type that offers no XP, but will give your town +10,000 Happiness Points.
To take advantage of this offer, open up your game and view "Page A" of your in-game gazette. If the gazette doesn't appear immediately, then click on the "News" icon in the control bar. The advertisement should be on the gazette's front page.
For a limited time, you can get a free Honda car dealership for your virtual city in Playdom's Social City by watching a 2011 Honda Odyssey commercial, and I must say, the commercial itself is pretty kickass. It's got loud music, pyrotechnics, and at some point, they even lightning flash a black panther at you.
As for the virtual dealership's stats, it's a Leisure-type that offers no XP, but will give your town +10,000 Happiness Points.
To take advantage of this offer, open up your game and view "Page A" of your in-game gazette. If the gazette doesn't appear immediately, then click on the "News" icon in the control bar. The advertisement should be on the gazette's front page.
Is Apple's Game Center killing your social/mobile game experience?
Apple's Game Center service launched quietly in August, a change of pace from the usual excitement surrounding an Apple product launch. The social gaming service, designed to be a kind of Xbox Live for iOS games, clearly has limitations in its current form. While giving players a single identity across multiple games, it only supports a handful of games, cannot be loaded onto older iPhones, and doesn't yet work with games on the iPad. In short, its not yet the consolidating force it might someday be.
Even though Apple's social gaming service has yet be fully realized, you can already see the fallout happening in the rest of the mobile/social gaming industry, specifically with existing social gaming services for iPhone, such as Open Feint and Plus+. At GDC Online Austin, Aurora Feint CEO Eros Resmini says they've been making moves both to migrate to Android and other mobile platforms, as well as hedging their bets by looking for ways to make their software compatible with Game Center for iOS devices.
"If you're not thinking about other platforms today, you will be behind... I see lots and lots of iOS developers competing for the same space in the app store, and it's difficult. Android, Palm and Windows -- these other platforms are green fields."
So how is Game Center causing fear in mobile game makers? Apple's attempt to monopolize the social gaming space on the very popular iOS platform is forcing them to step away from the relatively safe confines of the Apple App Store to look toward pastures that are potentially greener, but also smaller and riskier. At the same time, current iPhone gamers that use Game Center are stuck with a lackluster social gaming service that may keep them from spending more time downloading and playing games. Or even worse, to play Open Feint or Plus+ games, consumers are forced to create multiple accounts on multiple social gaming networks and confusion ensues.
Apple should be driving a social gaming platform for the iPhone, iPod and iPad, but it needs to step up its game to make it more accessible to the mobile gaming masses, as well as find a way to work with the myriad of splinter social gaming services.
Even though Apple's social gaming service has yet be fully realized, you can already see the fallout happening in the rest of the mobile/social gaming industry, specifically with existing social gaming services for iPhone, such as Open Feint and Plus+. At GDC Online Austin, Aurora Feint CEO Eros Resmini says they've been making moves both to migrate to Android and other mobile platforms, as well as hedging their bets by looking for ways to make their software compatible with Game Center for iOS devices.
"If you're not thinking about other platforms today, you will be behind... I see lots and lots of iOS developers competing for the same space in the app store, and it's difficult. Android, Palm and Windows -- these other platforms are green fields."
So how is Game Center causing fear in mobile game makers? Apple's attempt to monopolize the social gaming space on the very popular iOS platform is forcing them to step away from the relatively safe confines of the Apple App Store to look toward pastures that are potentially greener, but also smaller and riskier. At the same time, current iPhone gamers that use Game Center are stuck with a lackluster social gaming service that may keep them from spending more time downloading and playing games. Or even worse, to play Open Feint or Plus+ games, consumers are forced to create multiple accounts on multiple social gaming networks and confusion ensues.
Apple should be driving a social gaming platform for the iPhone, iPod and iPad, but it needs to step up its game to make it more accessible to the mobile gaming masses, as well as find a way to work with the myriad of splinter social gaming services.
Treasure Isle Hot Spring heats up Home Island with an Energy bonus
Log into Treasure Isle today and you'll find more than just increased backpack space. You'll be greeted by a pop-up asking whether you'd like to begin building your Hot Spring relic. Should you accept this simple task (trust us), just place it on any open space in your Home Island and click on the hole in the ground to start building. And if games by Zynga have taught us anything, the word "build" is synonymous with berating your friends for seemingly random items that when brought together will magically create a cool item. This time around you'll be asking for a total of ten of each of these items in its four phases:
Rock
Aqua Vitae
Fire
Glue
Marble
Each phase after the first will require one more of each item with the final phase calling for four of each material, resulting in the final cost of 10 per item. Well, that's the first Hot Spring I've ever seen held together by a couple of pebbles, some magical water and glue. Anyway, finish each of the relics' four phases to finish your Hot Spring and be rewarded +3 maximum Energy points permanently. You can also buy these items for Island Cash, but isn't this just too easy?
Rock
Aqua Vitae
Fire
Glue
Marble
Each phase after the first will require one more of each item with the final phase calling for four of each material, resulting in the final cost of 10 per item. Well, that's the first Hot Spring I've ever seen held together by a couple of pebbles, some magical water and glue. Anyway, finish each of the relics' four phases to finish your Hot Spring and be rewarded +3 maximum Energy points permanently. You can also buy these items for Island Cash, but isn't this just too easy?
Is Playfish's latest 'player research session' a play-phishing scam?
Playfish Amazon voucher interview offer
It might be too good to be true, but today, it seems that Playfish, the maker of popular games such as Restaurant City, Pet Society, and Hotel City -- sent out an announcement to players that says it's offering $80 USD per person, in the form of an Amazon Gift voucher, to participate in a "player research session!"
All it wants from you is to make an appointment to talk to them over the phone, for one hour, while you play their games on Facebook. In exchange, they want your name, age, phone number, and time preferences. That sounds like phishing doesn't it? To top it off, they already have your email, and if you respond, you're confirming that it's yours. So normally, an offer like this reeks of scammy spam, and if you're smart, you'll delete it and move on. But this one looks too perfect to be fake; it even includes links to Electronic Arts' (which bought Playfish last November) Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
Electronic Arts and Playfish: Play Games, Give Feedback
Players who got this notice are folks who signed up for an email subscription to the official Playfish newsletter, and this offer isn't limited to the United States either. A different version of the letter was posted in the forums by a concerned player, and that one is offering to pay with an £80 Amazon Gift voucher. £80 converts to $127 USD, which is way more than the offer I got. The discrepancy is enough to make me suspicious, but I did sign up for it. If anyone has any of these emails, I encourage you to share them. Other than that, we must wait for Playfish to confirm if these emails are genuine.
The person who posted her letter to the forum has caught the attention of a moderator, so I recommend checking in on this thread.
UPDATE (7 PM): A Playfish rep confirms that this offer is not spam and is, indeed, legit.
"This is a legitimate offer that we sent to a random selection of players from throughout the Playfish community. Since Playfish was founded in 2007, we've continually sought feedback and advice from our worldwide player community to help make our games as fun and compelling as they can be.
This particular survey is seeking similar player input but since it requires more time of players we felt it was appropriate to reward them for their assistance."
So, if you get an email with this offer, you can feel free to take this survey and in return, you will be compensated with an $80 Amazon credit.
It might be too good to be true, but today, it seems that Playfish, the maker of popular games such as Restaurant City, Pet Society, and Hotel City -- sent out an announcement to players that says it's offering $80 USD per person, in the form of an Amazon Gift voucher, to participate in a "player research session!"
All it wants from you is to make an appointment to talk to them over the phone, for one hour, while you play their games on Facebook. In exchange, they want your name, age, phone number, and time preferences. That sounds like phishing doesn't it? To top it off, they already have your email, and if you respond, you're confirming that it's yours. So normally, an offer like this reeks of scammy spam, and if you're smart, you'll delete it and move on. But this one looks too perfect to be fake; it even includes links to Electronic Arts' (which bought Playfish last November) Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
Electronic Arts and Playfish: Play Games, Give Feedback
Players who got this notice are folks who signed up for an email subscription to the official Playfish newsletter, and this offer isn't limited to the United States either. A different version of the letter was posted in the forums by a concerned player, and that one is offering to pay with an £80 Amazon Gift voucher. £80 converts to $127 USD, which is way more than the offer I got. The discrepancy is enough to make me suspicious, but I did sign up for it. If anyone has any of these emails, I encourage you to share them. Other than that, we must wait for Playfish to confirm if these emails are genuine.
The person who posted her letter to the forum has caught the attention of a moderator, so I recommend checking in on this thread.
UPDATE (7 PM): A Playfish rep confirms that this offer is not spam and is, indeed, legit.
"This is a legitimate offer that we sent to a random selection of players from throughout the Playfish community. Since Playfish was founded in 2007, we've continually sought feedback and advice from our worldwide player community to help make our games as fun and compelling as they can be.
This particular survey is seeking similar player input but since it requires more time of players we felt it was appropriate to reward them for their assistance."
So, if you get an email with this offer, you can feel free to take this survey and in return, you will be compensated with an $80 Amazon credit.
Thứ Năm, 2 tháng 2, 2012
FarmVille: Halloween half-off discount sale ends tomorrow
FarmVille Halloween 50% discount sale
All of FarmVille's twenty-six Halloween costumes and thirty-eight decorations are expiring from the market in two days, and were being sold at 50% off since the holiday began. Players who bought these special Limited Edition items before the sale started are, understandably, a bit pissed off about this, but there's also players who are glad there's a sale, considering that "FarmVille normally isn't too lean with Farm Cash giveaways or cut-downs."
Since a lot of folks spent the holiday weekend away from their computers, Zynga's decision to keep the items in the stores for two more days after Halloween, and at a 50% discount, is a pretty good move on their part. Players will have until tomorrow night to take advantage of this offer.
The FarmVille Mystery Game, which was updated with Gothic items last week, is also set to leave the store after this sale is over. However, two of the new Halloween crops, Black Roses and Candy Corn, remain available with no expiration time attached. The Candy Corn is still selling for 20 Coins, while the Black Roses remain at 2 Farm Cash for a pack of 20 seeds.
All of FarmVille's twenty-six Halloween costumes and thirty-eight decorations are expiring from the market in two days, and were being sold at 50% off since the holiday began. Players who bought these special Limited Edition items before the sale started are, understandably, a bit pissed off about this, but there's also players who are glad there's a sale, considering that "FarmVille normally isn't too lean with Farm Cash giveaways or cut-downs."
Since a lot of folks spent the holiday weekend away from their computers, Zynga's decision to keep the items in the stores for two more days after Halloween, and at a 50% discount, is a pretty good move on their part. Players will have until tomorrow night to take advantage of this offer.
The FarmVille Mystery Game, which was updated with Gothic items last week, is also set to leave the store after this sale is over. However, two of the new Halloween crops, Black Roses and Candy Corn, remain available with no expiration time attached. The Candy Corn is still selling for 20 Coins, while the Black Roses remain at 2 Farm Cash for a pack of 20 seeds.
FrontierVille's It's Canning Time Goal puts you on the stopwatch... Go!
For the real hardcore pioneers out there, Zynga has added a timed Goal to FrontierVille titled "It's Canning Time." Players only have two days to complete this Goal, which you could think of a Cafe World Catering Order... except without the friends, cooking or fancy chef hats. Alright, it was a bit of a stretch, but either way you'll only have 48 hours to complete the three requirements and the Goal will expire for everyone on Nov. 8.
SundialHarvesting the 100 Tomato plants is fairly simple considering they ripen in just 15 minutes, but the 20 Cherry Trees will take some finesse as they take four eight-minute stages before they're ready for harvest. Not to mention that they can only be harvested every eight minutes after the fact. All the while, you'll need to ask your friends for 10 Canning Jars. In other words, this will not be an easy feat for the average pioneer, so--I can't believe I'm saying this--casual players need not apply.
For tackling and accomplishing this daunting task, you will be rewarded one Sundial decoration. "Wait, you mean to say 'no XP'?" Yes, my fellow trailblazers, only a mere sundial awaits you for all of your hard work. But it is a limited edition item that we probably won't see again--so let that comfort you after slaving over multitudes of tomatoes and cherries.
SundialHarvesting the 100 Tomato plants is fairly simple considering they ripen in just 15 minutes, but the 20 Cherry Trees will take some finesse as they take four eight-minute stages before they're ready for harvest. Not to mention that they can only be harvested every eight minutes after the fact. All the while, you'll need to ask your friends for 10 Canning Jars. In other words, this will not be an easy feat for the average pioneer, so--I can't believe I'm saying this--casual players need not apply.
For tackling and accomplishing this daunting task, you will be rewarded one Sundial decoration. "Wait, you mean to say 'no XP'?" Yes, my fellow trailblazers, only a mere sundial awaits you for all of your hard work. But it is a limited edition item that we probably won't see again--so let that comfort you after slaving over multitudes of tomatoes and cherries.
Zynga boosts FrontierVille performance for crazy fast load times
FrontierVille Boosts
Goals, rewards and items are always fun, but this is the update everyone has been waiting for. FrontierVille Info reports that that FrontierVille has been launched into hyper speed thanks to a supposed performance update by Zynga. We've tried it out ourselves and holy harvest is the game fast. The game loads for us in under 30 seconds while visits to other homesteads are nearly instantaneous.
While Zynga has been promising improvements for the past few days after the recent horrors players experienced during the Halloween festivities, these lightning-fast load times have yet to be officially announced. That being said, the game is considerably faster for at least a few lucky pioneers. Hopefully this trend continues across all of Zynga's games into the future. Without an official confirmation, it can't be said whether improvements were made considering almost everyone has a different computer configuration in their home.
Goals, rewards and items are always fun, but this is the update everyone has been waiting for. FrontierVille Info reports that that FrontierVille has been launched into hyper speed thanks to a supposed performance update by Zynga. We've tried it out ourselves and holy harvest is the game fast. The game loads for us in under 30 seconds while visits to other homesteads are nearly instantaneous.
While Zynga has been promising improvements for the past few days after the recent horrors players experienced during the Halloween festivities, these lightning-fast load times have yet to be officially announced. That being said, the game is considerably faster for at least a few lucky pioneers. Hopefully this trend continues across all of Zynga's games into the future. Without an official confirmation, it can't be said whether improvements were made considering almost everyone has a different computer configuration in their home.
Restaurant City brings back the bats with Bleu Vampire Steak
Halloween may be over in the real world, but in Restaurant City, folks are still zapping ghouls (today's Gold Prize is the "Fettucini Mummy (special version)" which sells for 2,666 Coins), the Halloween Mystery Box remains on sale, and there's still six days to master the special Limited Edition Halloween recipes from Playfish's official Boo-licious Cook-Off contest.
But the most special Halloween recipe is the Bleu Vampire Steak, which turns your customers into bats after they've eaten. This recipe has been extended for one more week. Mastering it requires 10 Tomatoes, 10 Potatoes, and 20 Steaks. Playfish is giving away one free tomato on the game's official Facebook fanpage to help players along.
This recipe will certainly help some of you keep up your Dracula or Batman (or even vampire Batman) themes for the rest of the year. Oh, and while you're grabbing that free tomato, here's a link to free 2,000 Coins for the hell of it. (But don't thank me, it's from Playfish. I'm just passin' it on.)
Check out the rest of our Halloween 2010 coverage right here.
But the most special Halloween recipe is the Bleu Vampire Steak, which turns your customers into bats after they've eaten. This recipe has been extended for one more week. Mastering it requires 10 Tomatoes, 10 Potatoes, and 20 Steaks. Playfish is giving away one free tomato on the game's official Facebook fanpage to help players along.
This recipe will certainly help some of you keep up your Dracula or Batman (or even vampire Batman) themes for the rest of the year. Oh, and while you're grabbing that free tomato, here's a link to free 2,000 Coins for the hell of it. (But don't thank me, it's from Playfish. I'm just passin' it on.)
Check out the rest of our Halloween 2010 coverage right here.
Facebook shutters LOLapps games from requests, Ravenwood Fair lives on
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Since the recent LOLapps debacle on Facebook after the Wall Street Journal's investigative report, the company seemed to be in good shape, but today it was discovered by Inside Social Games that something has changed for the worse about LOLapps' games. As it turns out, every one of the developer's games aside from Ravenwood Fair is no longer able to process Facebook Requests of any kind.
Because LOLapps appears to be one of the few app developers that Facebook has suspended from viral channels for the next sixth months, according to Inside Social Games, players of games like Critter Island will not be able to send each other gifts or request new friends for quite some time. However, Ravenwood Fair, LOLapps' brand new game co-developed by Doom-creator John Romero, is still up and running on all cylinders. This is most likely because the game released after the whole sordid affair, not to mention it's already the company's fourth most popular game in less than a month with over 1.7 million players monthly, according to AppData.
It seems that Facebook is less interested in killing off LOLapps than in teaching the studio a lesson in fair business. Unfortunately for fans of LOLapps legacy games, their experience will be severely hindered considering sharing is a vital feature to almost all social games. Worse even is the developer's ability to grow these games virally through friend requests and Discovery Stories, which will be all but nonexistent for a long time. In other words, expect to find quite a lot of friends in Ravenwood Fair in the near future (i.e. now).
Since the recent LOLapps debacle on Facebook after the Wall Street Journal's investigative report, the company seemed to be in good shape, but today it was discovered by Inside Social Games that something has changed for the worse about LOLapps' games. As it turns out, every one of the developer's games aside from Ravenwood Fair is no longer able to process Facebook Requests of any kind.
Because LOLapps appears to be one of the few app developers that Facebook has suspended from viral channels for the next sixth months, according to Inside Social Games, players of games like Critter Island will not be able to send each other gifts or request new friends for quite some time. However, Ravenwood Fair, LOLapps' brand new game co-developed by Doom-creator John Romero, is still up and running on all cylinders. This is most likely because the game released after the whole sordid affair, not to mention it's already the company's fourth most popular game in less than a month with over 1.7 million players monthly, according to AppData.
It seems that Facebook is less interested in killing off LOLapps than in teaching the studio a lesson in fair business. Unfortunately for fans of LOLapps legacy games, their experience will be severely hindered considering sharing is a vital feature to almost all social games. Worse even is the developer's ability to grow these games virally through friend requests and Discovery Stories, which will be all but nonexistent for a long time. In other words, expect to find quite a lot of friends in Ravenwood Fair in the near future (i.e. now).
Thứ Tư, 1 tháng 2, 2012
Cafe World Thanksgiving Mystery Crate holds animated items inside
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While Zynga has already released its round of Thanksgiving items in Cafe World, the team has released a convenient albeit risky way of getting some of the best in this year's collection. For a limited time, players can get their hands on one of five animated Thanksgiving items through the Thanksgiving Mystery Crate.
For 10 Cafe Cash, or about $2, players will have a chance at items like the Happy Scarecrow, which normally costs 13 Cafe Cash (about $2.50),and Thanksgiving Dinner, a 15 Cafe Cash item (around $3). While Zynga didn't ruin the whole surprise, we can imagine the other three animated items inside will also go for Cafe Cash. So, that leaves the Crazy Turkey, Pile of Leaves and Squirrel Autumn Tree as possible items that are hidden inside, which normally cost 14 and 15 Cafe Cash, respectively. Not too shabby for an item that only costs $2. Not to mention that you're bound to get an interesting item. So, if you're feeling lucky, take a stab at one of these five animated Thanksgiving items. Preferably the turkey, because they're delicious.
While Zynga has already released its round of Thanksgiving items in Cafe World, the team has released a convenient albeit risky way of getting some of the best in this year's collection. For a limited time, players can get their hands on one of five animated Thanksgiving items through the Thanksgiving Mystery Crate.
For 10 Cafe Cash, or about $2, players will have a chance at items like the Happy Scarecrow, which normally costs 13 Cafe Cash (about $2.50),and Thanksgiving Dinner, a 15 Cafe Cash item (around $3). While Zynga didn't ruin the whole surprise, we can imagine the other three animated items inside will also go for Cafe Cash. So, that leaves the Crazy Turkey, Pile of Leaves and Squirrel Autumn Tree as possible items that are hidden inside, which normally cost 14 and 15 Cafe Cash, respectively. Not too shabby for an item that only costs $2. Not to mention that you're bound to get an interesting item. So, if you're feeling lucky, take a stab at one of these five animated Thanksgiving items. Preferably the turkey, because they're delicious.
FrontierVille: Serve your neighbors a feast for free Thanksgiving dishes
As most of us have come to learn by now, the final level of the Thanksgiving Feast missions in FrontierVille asks us to collect a whopping 40 of each food item associated with the event, those being Cranberry Sauce, Roast Turkeys, Sweet Potatoes, and Delicious Pies.
And while we all might be used to posting item requests on our walls and receiving help from friends, did you also know that you can gather some of your own ingredients, just by visiting friends? It's true, as we've come to learn that by simply visiting neighbors, and using one of your five daily actions to "Serve the Feast" at a neighbor's Thanksgiving table, you have a chance to earn one of the four main food items for yourself.
To be clear, this isn't a guaranteed opportunity, as you can also walk away with a small bundle of food, a single reputation point and an experience point. While you may not be guaranteed to receive a food item, if you're already visiting your friends as part of your daily routine or to complete an entirely separate quest, why not take a few seconds to see if you can spawn a free Thanksgiving dish while you're there? Even if just four or five friends' tables give you food items, that's four or five less items you have to wait for your friends to send.
And while we all might be used to posting item requests on our walls and receiving help from friends, did you also know that you can gather some of your own ingredients, just by visiting friends? It's true, as we've come to learn that by simply visiting neighbors, and using one of your five daily actions to "Serve the Feast" at a neighbor's Thanksgiving table, you have a chance to earn one of the four main food items for yourself.
To be clear, this isn't a guaranteed opportunity, as you can also walk away with a small bundle of food, a single reputation point and an experience point. While you may not be guaranteed to receive a food item, if you're already visiting your friends as part of your daily routine or to complete an entirely separate quest, why not take a few seconds to see if you can spawn a free Thanksgiving dish while you're there? Even if just four or five friends' tables give you food items, that's four or five less items you have to wait for your friends to send.
FarmVille Baby Dragon now available in store
In a quiet update, Zynga has added yet another item to the Agricultural Alchemy theme in FarmVille, and this is an item we've known was coming for some time.
The item is the Baby Dragon, which we looked at alongside the Griffin (and other animals) on the 16th of this month. Now, the Baby Dragon is available to purchase from the game's store for 20 Farm Cash (or you can gift one to a friend if you feel so inclined). The Baby Dragon can be harvested from every two days.
As this item was released separately from the other Agricultural Alchemy items, its time limit in the store is also different from the rest of the theme. The original release of AA items will only be available for the next 8 days, but you can pick up this Baby Dragon for the next 18 days.
It's not very often that Zynga releases a new item outside of the regular update window (that being Tuesdays and Thursdays), and we'll be sure to let you know if and when they do it again.
The item is the Baby Dragon, which we looked at alongside the Griffin (and other animals) on the 16th of this month. Now, the Baby Dragon is available to purchase from the game's store for 20 Farm Cash (or you can gift one to a friend if you feel so inclined). The Baby Dragon can be harvested from every two days.
As this item was released separately from the other Agricultural Alchemy items, its time limit in the store is also different from the rest of the theme. The original release of AA items will only be available for the next 8 days, but you can pick up this Baby Dragon for the next 18 days.
It's not very often that Zynga releases a new item outside of the regular update window (that being Tuesdays and Thursdays), and we'll be sure to let you know if and when they do it again.
Earn 2 free FarmVille Farm Cash in Windows Phone promotion
Just as Zynga is cross-promoting Windows Phones in Mafia Wars, so too has the company launched an activity in FarmVille that will allow users the chance to earn 2 free Farm Cash just for participating.
If you were with us for the Mafia Wars promotion, you'll know how this works. You'll simply click on the "Sponsored Link" button (as seen at right) which resides below the FarmVille gameplay area to launch the activity in a new window. From there, you'll need to vote for your favorite from a selection of videos, at which point you'll see that you've earned you free Farm Cash thanks to a note in the top right corner of the activity window.
Simply close this window, refresh FarmVille, and voila! You will see your Farm Cash total raised by two, and for only a few minutes of your time.
If you were with us for the Mafia Wars promotion, you'll know how this works. You'll simply click on the "Sponsored Link" button (as seen at right) which resides below the FarmVille gameplay area to launch the activity in a new window. From there, you'll need to vote for your favorite from a selection of videos, at which point you'll see that you've earned you free Farm Cash thanks to a note in the top right corner of the activity window.
Simply close this window, refresh FarmVille, and voila! You will see your Farm Cash total raised by two, and for only a few minutes of your time.
Send Thanksgiving Flowers, earn 100 free Cafe World Cafe Cash
While we all know how much family means at a time like Thanksgiving, what if you couldn't make it home to celebrate the holiday with your loved ones? You'd still want to show them that you were thinking of them, right? Zynga is hoping that "flowers" would be the way you'd show you care, as they are offering a new cross-promotion in Cafe World, offering players 100 free Cafe Cash just for sending Thanksgiving Flowers from ProFlowers.
You'll find this offer below the Cafe World gameplay area, as seen at right. Clicking on it opens up a new window, where you'll earn that you can save up to 50% by ordering from ProFlowers via this offer. Once you complete your purchase on ProFlowers, you'll be able to refresh your Cafe World game page and will see your Cafe Cash balance boosted by a whopping 100 points.
This can apparently be done on the same account more than once, as all you'd need to do is simply close out the window and begin again on a second order, presumably to receive your second batch of Cafe Cash, and so on, until you've had your fill.
While flowers may not be the first thing one thinks of when talking about Thanksgiving, this might be an offer that's too good to refuse.
You'll find this offer below the Cafe World gameplay area, as seen at right. Clicking on it opens up a new window, where you'll earn that you can save up to 50% by ordering from ProFlowers via this offer. Once you complete your purchase on ProFlowers, you'll be able to refresh your Cafe World game page and will see your Cafe Cash balance boosted by a whopping 100 points.
This can apparently be done on the same account more than once, as all you'd need to do is simply close out the window and begin again on a second order, presumably to receive your second batch of Cafe Cash, and so on, until you've had your fill.
While flowers may not be the first thing one thinks of when talking about Thanksgiving, this might be an offer that's too good to refuse.
Thứ Hai, 30 tháng 1, 2012
It Girl Cheats & Tips Walkthrough
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It Girl is a simulation game developed by CrowdStar and played on Facebook where you can make yourself into the ultimate "It Girl" The "It Girl" is beautiful, Stylish, Trendy and attends all the hot spots, and major venues.
She starts out as a City girl but is soon jet setting all over the world. Update her look at the salon and purchase clothes from the trendiest stores to increase her overall hotness level. When you attend parties or even walking down the street challenge other girls to a showdown to see who is the ultimate "It Girl!" If people give you compliments your confidence increases, and as you fill your closet with trendy clothing your social status rises. Your Facebook friends are considered part of your clique and the more friends you have the more popular you are. Gamezebo's "It Girl" strategy guide and walkthrough will provide you with a quick start guide, tips and tricks, hints and cheats on how to do your best at "it Girl".
Getting Started
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You must have a current Facebook account to play "It Girl". If you don't have one you can register here http://www.facebook.com.
A link to the game is found at the bottom of this page.
You will need to give permissions to the game so click on "Accept" and then you are ready to play, invite Facebook friends to join your Clique and you will find the game bookmarked in the home area at Facebook..
At first you will see a screen where you can build your character. You can choose things such as skin color, eyes, hair, and even eyeshadow color. Once finished hit "Done" and a brief game tutorial will begin.
Need more Neighbors for your Clique? Invite them by clicking on the "Invite Friends" tab at the top of the page or you can visit this official site to add new friends to your Clique in the Crowdstar forum - http://apps.facebook.com/forum-it-girl/viewforum.php?f=1
The game is still pretty new and new features will be added all the time. Be sure to check back here at Gamezebo where this guide will be updated as new elements are added to the game. This quick start guide should give you a good idea how the game works and how to get off to a great start.
Game Elements
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Here you will see the elements to the game screen for "It Girl"
A. Level Indicator - In the star to the left of the game screen you will see your current game level, location and level name.
B. Currency Indicator - This is the amount of Cash you have on hand to spend while shopping. Clothing can be sold back from your closet if you no longer want it.
C. Confidence Indicator - (Heart meter) This meter shows how much confidence you have out of a maximum of 100. Each time you battle another girl even if you win you will both lose confidence points. Whoever loses the least amount of confidence points during a battle is the winner of the showdown. NOTE - Confidence regenerates every few minutes on its own if you place your cursor over the indicator it will tell you how much time must go by before you can earn more.
D. Energy/Stamina Level - (Coffee Cup Meter) This meter shows how much energy you have for shopping and attending parties and other social events. You can purchase more Stamina in the Coffee Shop using Facebook Credits. Note - Energy regenerates every few minutes as well. Place your cursor over the indicator to see how much time until you earn more stamina or energy which will help you shop.
E. Your Avatar - This is you in the game. If you don't like how you look visit the Spa. Here you can Tan, have your hair cut and colored, and even have your make up applied to make you even hotter than ever.
F. Help - Click here to visit the "It Girl" Forums. This will lead you pages that will help you find other girls to join your clique.
G. Go Inside store - This is the first store you will go into. (See Shopping below for more details)
H. My Clique - Click here to see how many Facebook friends have joined your Clique. The more friends you have the more likely it is you will win when you showdown against other girls for the title of "It Girl"
I. Free Gifts - Click here and you can send 1 free gift to each girl in your Clique once very 24 hours. They can also send free gifts to you. These gifts will be found in your closet or purse/Inventory areas.
J. Invite Friends - Click here to directly invite friends that are already on your Facebook friend list. You can visit "It Girl" add me sites all over the web to find friends to join your clique but I would recommend the forum at Crowdstar at the top right of the game screen.
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K. L. and M - Quests - These are Quests you can perform to earn big money. The Envelope (K.) gives you a quest of attending a party and winning a certain number of showdowns. The Bag Quest (L.) asks you to find a particular outfit in a store. The final Quest (M.) asks you to show off an outfit at a particular party or area a certain number of times. Finishing these quests will earn you a lot of money and new quests will appear when you complete them.
N. Your Location - This is your Current Location.
O. Game Settings - Here you can toggle the game's music, sound effects, screen Quality and make it fulls screen if you wish. Click on the first tab with the arrow to open the menu.
P. Dressing your Friends - Click on this hanger to dress your friends in items from your Closet. You can let them borrow the item but it will still be in your Closet when you return for it.
Q. My Clique - These are your best girl friends in your Clique. The larger your Clique the more showdowns you can win and more clothes you can borrow from them.
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R. My Parties - Click here to see which parties you have unlocked and can currently attend. Be sure to check the dress code of the party and make sure you are dressed appropriately. Once at the party you will be asked to beat at least 3 other girls in a showdown and higher numbers in higher levels of the game.
S. Inventory - Closet and Purse - Click on the hanger to expand the menu to see the purse. Here you will find all of the clothing you have purchased as well as access items in your purse.
T. Maps/Transportation - Click on the Taxi to expand the tab of the Airplane. Click on these tabs to see the City map and World Map. These only become available once you have unlocked enough levels to leave the city you are in.
U. Catalogue Shopping - Click here to shop in an Catalog.
Note: When you begin the game you will be given 150 dollars in spending money and will have a maximum of 15 Stamina and 100 Confidence. Keep an eye on these levels at all times especially before a showdown.
Ways of Earning Money in the Game
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You can earn money in the game over time and it is like an allowance that you earn.
The more you level up the more money you earn and the more frequently you earn it.
Also, winning Showdowns can earn you money as well as finding special items in stores.
Always click on dollar bills if you see them on the floor next to your Avatar.
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You also get a daily bonus once every 24 hours at the Newsstand. Be sure to click on the newsstand once a day to collect your Daily Bonus.
If you wish to purchase additional energy to shop with go into the Coffee shop and use your Facebook Credits to purchase these items. Facebook credits can also help you level up in the game faster.
How to Move around the game Screen
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To move around the game screen place your cursor near the girl and then while holding the left mouse button down drag the cursor to the area you wish for her to walk and when you let go of the left mouse button she will walk there.
Note: When in a store look for the pink arrow and click on it to move out of a store and back onto the street.
Note: When you want to go into a store simply click on the door and if the store is unlocked for you then your character will walk inside. If the door is locked you must wait until you reach a certain level in the game to unlock it.
What is a Showdown and how do you Win?
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A showdown is what you will initiate between you and another girl in the game.
If you place your cursor on another girl a menu will appear above her head as shown above.
You can either chat with her (Compliments earn you confidence points), check her details to see how confident she is and how likely it is she could beat you in a showdown.
If you want to showdown with that girl click on "Showdown" at the top.
In a few seconds you will see a "-??" which is the number of confidence points that girl has lost in the showdown. Whomever loses the least amount is the winner of the showdown and will earn some money which you must click on when it is on the ground.
Showdowns are an important way to win money and confidence points as well as completing quests. The more outfits in your closet and the more friends in your Clique the more likely you will win these showdowns.
Shopping for Clothing and Accessories
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Shopping for clothing and accessories is an important part of the game. The clothing you buy can add to your overall hotness score and help you win showdowns against other girls.
To go inside a store click on the door of the store and your character will walk in.
Note: You must reach certain levels before you can go into certain stores. You also can not take a cab or plane until you reach certain levels in the game.
Once you are inside mouse over the different racks and tables of clothing and accessories in the store.
Click on the the rack and you will lose 1 Stamina/energy point for searching. If you find a great item you have the option of trying it on and then purchasing it. If you purchase it you have the option of putting it on right then and there or placing it in your closet.
Note: If you see money or coffee cups fall to the ground after finding special items be sure to click on them as these are bonuses for finding special items.
Once you leave a store you may find you can't get into the next one. This is because you must reach certain levels to go into certain stores.
At the top of the screen toward the center you will see how many hidden items are in the store. If you have enough energy to search for all of them you will eventually find special items which earn you bonuses and you will find special items to wear to parties.
Once you have the right outfit be sure to check your invitations and see if you can attend a party and complete a quest.
Attending Parties, Nightclubs, Casual Events
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To become invited to parties, Nightclubs, Casual Events or Black Tie affairs you can read Magazines at the Newsstand on the street once per day or you can read various billboards around the city.
Once you have unlocked an event be sure to note what kind of event it is and then make sure you are dresses appropriately for it. (See Key in image above)
You can also click on your Quests at the upper left side of the screen.
If you are not dresses appropriately you will not win showdowns.
Look near the top of the screen and you will see how much energy you have as well as confidence and place your cursor on other girls to get details about them. If you think you can beat them in a showdown then click on "Showdown" You will be notified right away if you have won or lost. Either way you will lose confidence points and will need to replenish them.
Visiting the Salon to Change your Appearance
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If you feel like you aren't winning enough showdowns try visiting the Salon shown pictured above.
You can tan, change your hairstyle and color as well as make up.
This can increase your hotness score and help you win more showdowns but it will cost money so make sure you have enough.
Visiting your Friends in your Clique!
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Look at the bottom of the game screen to see the friends in your Clique or click on the link at the top of the game screen.
You have the option to call, dress up, or send a gift to your friend.
When you place your mouse over their avatar you will see these options appear from the top.
Click on what you want to do and you can earn extra money and energy points for helping out a friend.
If you call a friend she will say something to you that increases your confidence level.
If you dress her up and send her a picture it will increase her confidence level.
If you send a gift it can only be done once every 24 hours per friend and as you level up there will be more gifts available to choose from to send. This gift could be something such as an invitation to a party or an energy bar to give them more shopping energy.
Congratulations!
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You have completed the basic game play guide for It Girl from CrowdStar Games at Facebook. Be sure to check back often for game updates, Staff and user reviews, user tips, forum comments and much more.
It Girl is a simulation game developed by CrowdStar and played on Facebook where you can make yourself into the ultimate "It Girl" The "It Girl" is beautiful, Stylish, Trendy and attends all the hot spots, and major venues.
She starts out as a City girl but is soon jet setting all over the world. Update her look at the salon and purchase clothes from the trendiest stores to increase her overall hotness level. When you attend parties or even walking down the street challenge other girls to a showdown to see who is the ultimate "It Girl!" If people give you compliments your confidence increases, and as you fill your closet with trendy clothing your social status rises. Your Facebook friends are considered part of your clique and the more friends you have the more popular you are. Gamezebo's "It Girl" strategy guide and walkthrough will provide you with a quick start guide, tips and tricks, hints and cheats on how to do your best at "it Girl".
Getting Started
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You must have a current Facebook account to play "It Girl". If you don't have one you can register here http://www.facebook.com.
A link to the game is found at the bottom of this page.
You will need to give permissions to the game so click on "Accept" and then you are ready to play, invite Facebook friends to join your Clique and you will find the game bookmarked in the home area at Facebook..
At first you will see a screen where you can build your character. You can choose things such as skin color, eyes, hair, and even eyeshadow color. Once finished hit "Done" and a brief game tutorial will begin.
Need more Neighbors for your Clique? Invite them by clicking on the "Invite Friends" tab at the top of the page or you can visit this official site to add new friends to your Clique in the Crowdstar forum - http://apps.facebook.com/forum-it-girl/viewforum.php?f=1
The game is still pretty new and new features will be added all the time. Be sure to check back here at Gamezebo where this guide will be updated as new elements are added to the game. This quick start guide should give you a good idea how the game works and how to get off to a great start.
Game Elements
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Here you will see the elements to the game screen for "It Girl"
A. Level Indicator - In the star to the left of the game screen you will see your current game level, location and level name.
B. Currency Indicator - This is the amount of Cash you have on hand to spend while shopping. Clothing can be sold back from your closet if you no longer want it.
C. Confidence Indicator - (Heart meter) This meter shows how much confidence you have out of a maximum of 100. Each time you battle another girl even if you win you will both lose confidence points. Whoever loses the least amount of confidence points during a battle is the winner of the showdown. NOTE - Confidence regenerates every few minutes on its own if you place your cursor over the indicator it will tell you how much time must go by before you can earn more.
D. Energy/Stamina Level - (Coffee Cup Meter) This meter shows how much energy you have for shopping and attending parties and other social events. You can purchase more Stamina in the Coffee Shop using Facebook Credits. Note - Energy regenerates every few minutes as well. Place your cursor over the indicator to see how much time until you earn more stamina or energy which will help you shop.
E. Your Avatar - This is you in the game. If you don't like how you look visit the Spa. Here you can Tan, have your hair cut and colored, and even have your make up applied to make you even hotter than ever.
F. Help - Click here to visit the "It Girl" Forums. This will lead you pages that will help you find other girls to join your clique.
G. Go Inside store - This is the first store you will go into. (See Shopping below for more details)
H. My Clique - Click here to see how many Facebook friends have joined your Clique. The more friends you have the more likely it is you will win when you showdown against other girls for the title of "It Girl"
I. Free Gifts - Click here and you can send 1 free gift to each girl in your Clique once very 24 hours. They can also send free gifts to you. These gifts will be found in your closet or purse/Inventory areas.
J. Invite Friends - Click here to directly invite friends that are already on your Facebook friend list. You can visit "It Girl" add me sites all over the web to find friends to join your clique but I would recommend the forum at Crowdstar at the top right of the game screen.
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K. L. and M - Quests - These are Quests you can perform to earn big money. The Envelope (K.) gives you a quest of attending a party and winning a certain number of showdowns. The Bag Quest (L.) asks you to find a particular outfit in a store. The final Quest (M.) asks you to show off an outfit at a particular party or area a certain number of times. Finishing these quests will earn you a lot of money and new quests will appear when you complete them.
N. Your Location - This is your Current Location.
O. Game Settings - Here you can toggle the game's music, sound effects, screen Quality and make it fulls screen if you wish. Click on the first tab with the arrow to open the menu.
P. Dressing your Friends - Click on this hanger to dress your friends in items from your Closet. You can let them borrow the item but it will still be in your Closet when you return for it.
Q. My Clique - These are your best girl friends in your Clique. The larger your Clique the more showdowns you can win and more clothes you can borrow from them.
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R. My Parties - Click here to see which parties you have unlocked and can currently attend. Be sure to check the dress code of the party and make sure you are dressed appropriately. Once at the party you will be asked to beat at least 3 other girls in a showdown and higher numbers in higher levels of the game.
S. Inventory - Closet and Purse - Click on the hanger to expand the menu to see the purse. Here you will find all of the clothing you have purchased as well as access items in your purse.
T. Maps/Transportation - Click on the Taxi to expand the tab of the Airplane. Click on these tabs to see the City map and World Map. These only become available once you have unlocked enough levels to leave the city you are in.
U. Catalogue Shopping - Click here to shop in an Catalog.
Note: When you begin the game you will be given 150 dollars in spending money and will have a maximum of 15 Stamina and 100 Confidence. Keep an eye on these levels at all times especially before a showdown.
Ways of Earning Money in the Game
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You can earn money in the game over time and it is like an allowance that you earn.
The more you level up the more money you earn and the more frequently you earn it.
Also, winning Showdowns can earn you money as well as finding special items in stores.
Always click on dollar bills if you see them on the floor next to your Avatar.
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You also get a daily bonus once every 24 hours at the Newsstand. Be sure to click on the newsstand once a day to collect your Daily Bonus.
If you wish to purchase additional energy to shop with go into the Coffee shop and use your Facebook Credits to purchase these items. Facebook credits can also help you level up in the game faster.
How to Move around the game Screen
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To move around the game screen place your cursor near the girl and then while holding the left mouse button down drag the cursor to the area you wish for her to walk and when you let go of the left mouse button she will walk there.
Note: When in a store look for the pink arrow and click on it to move out of a store and back onto the street.
Note: When you want to go into a store simply click on the door and if the store is unlocked for you then your character will walk inside. If the door is locked you must wait until you reach a certain level in the game to unlock it.
What is a Showdown and how do you Win?
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A showdown is what you will initiate between you and another girl in the game.
If you place your cursor on another girl a menu will appear above her head as shown above.
You can either chat with her (Compliments earn you confidence points), check her details to see how confident she is and how likely it is she could beat you in a showdown.
If you want to showdown with that girl click on "Showdown" at the top.
In a few seconds you will see a "-??" which is the number of confidence points that girl has lost in the showdown. Whomever loses the least amount is the winner of the showdown and will earn some money which you must click on when it is on the ground.
Showdowns are an important way to win money and confidence points as well as completing quests. The more outfits in your closet and the more friends in your Clique the more likely you will win these showdowns.
Shopping for Clothing and Accessories
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Shopping for clothing and accessories is an important part of the game. The clothing you buy can add to your overall hotness score and help you win showdowns against other girls.
To go inside a store click on the door of the store and your character will walk in.
Note: You must reach certain levels before you can go into certain stores. You also can not take a cab or plane until you reach certain levels in the game.
Once you are inside mouse over the different racks and tables of clothing and accessories in the store.
Click on the the rack and you will lose 1 Stamina/energy point for searching. If you find a great item you have the option of trying it on and then purchasing it. If you purchase it you have the option of putting it on right then and there or placing it in your closet.
Note: If you see money or coffee cups fall to the ground after finding special items be sure to click on them as these are bonuses for finding special items.
Once you leave a store you may find you can't get into the next one. This is because you must reach certain levels to go into certain stores.
At the top of the screen toward the center you will see how many hidden items are in the store. If you have enough energy to search for all of them you will eventually find special items which earn you bonuses and you will find special items to wear to parties.
Once you have the right outfit be sure to check your invitations and see if you can attend a party and complete a quest.
Attending Parties, Nightclubs, Casual Events
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To become invited to parties, Nightclubs, Casual Events or Black Tie affairs you can read Magazines at the Newsstand on the street once per day or you can read various billboards around the city.
Once you have unlocked an event be sure to note what kind of event it is and then make sure you are dresses appropriately for it. (See Key in image above)
You can also click on your Quests at the upper left side of the screen.
If you are not dresses appropriately you will not win showdowns.
Look near the top of the screen and you will see how much energy you have as well as confidence and place your cursor on other girls to get details about them. If you think you can beat them in a showdown then click on "Showdown" You will be notified right away if you have won or lost. Either way you will lose confidence points and will need to replenish them.
Visiting the Salon to Change your Appearance
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If you feel like you aren't winning enough showdowns try visiting the Salon shown pictured above.
You can tan, change your hairstyle and color as well as make up.
This can increase your hotness score and help you win more showdowns but it will cost money so make sure you have enough.
Visiting your Friends in your Clique!
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Look at the bottom of the game screen to see the friends in your Clique or click on the link at the top of the game screen.
You have the option to call, dress up, or send a gift to your friend.
When you place your mouse over their avatar you will see these options appear from the top.
Click on what you want to do and you can earn extra money and energy points for helping out a friend.
If you call a friend she will say something to you that increases your confidence level.
If you dress her up and send her a picture it will increase her confidence level.
If you send a gift it can only be done once every 24 hours per friend and as you level up there will be more gifts available to choose from to send. This gift could be something such as an invitation to a party or an energy bar to give them more shopping energy.
Congratulations!
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You have completed the basic game play guide for It Girl from CrowdStar Games at Facebook. Be sure to check back often for game updates, Staff and user reviews, user tips, forum comments and much more.
Kobe Bryant is making a Facebook game?
When Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant isn't on the court, appearing in explosive TV ads or running his own web show he's making... Facebook games? No, your eyes do not deceive you--Kobe Bryant is teaming up with Endemol USA, a production company specializing in entertainment programming and behind his recent web show Dream Makers: Kobe Bryant, to break into the world of Facebook gaming.
Kobe Bryant, who will play a key role in development of the game, says, "I'm excited to partner with Endemol USA and 6waves to bring unprecedented entertainment to gaming fans worldwide."
The game will be published by 6waves, known for recent Facebook hits like Ravenwood Fair and Big Business, and will give players the opportunity to win real prizes like memorabilia signed by Bryant himself and tickets to a Lakers game. According to Endemol, the game may also feature elements from Dream Makers, making what it calls "a ground-breaking multi-media social game." Other than that, details are scarce on how exactly the game will play or what it will be titled. Just know that Kobe Bryant is treading new ground as the first athlete to have a Facebook game be all about him. And would a star like Bryant have it any other way?
Kobe Bryant, who will play a key role in development of the game, says, "I'm excited to partner with Endemol USA and 6waves to bring unprecedented entertainment to gaming fans worldwide."
The game will be published by 6waves, known for recent Facebook hits like Ravenwood Fair and Big Business, and will give players the opportunity to win real prizes like memorabilia signed by Bryant himself and tickets to a Lakers game. According to Endemol, the game may also feature elements from Dream Makers, making what it calls "a ground-breaking multi-media social game." Other than that, details are scarce on how exactly the game will play or what it will be titled. Just know that Kobe Bryant is treading new ground as the first athlete to have a Facebook game be all about him. And would a star like Bryant have it any other way?
CSI: Crime City Cheats & Tips Walkthrough
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CSI: Crime City is an addictive Role Playing Game developed by UBISOFT games for Facebook.
In CSI: Crime City you are a CSI Detective in Las Vegas Nevada working on homicide cases. Play along with your favorite Television show characters such as Captain Jim Brass, Catherine Willows, Dr. Langston, and many more! Search the scene of the crime, analyze clues in your lab, and question witnesses until you solve the case. You can even play along with your Facebook friends and help each other with analyzing data and energy bonuses. Gamezebo's CSI: Crime City strategy guide and walkthrough will provide you with a quick start guide, tips, tricks, and hints on how to win.
Getting Started
You can reach CSI: Crime City by clicking on the link at the top of this page.
You must have a current Facebook account to play. If you do not have one you can register for one here: http://www.facebook.com/.
You will be asked to choose a detective to represent you click on the one you wish to use and the game will use your first name in the game.
The game has a tutorial that guides you through the first case which is known as, "Sweet Revenge"
You will begin with $1,000 funding and 120 Energy Maximum Each time you level up in the game you will increase your detective level and the maximum energy you can have will increase as well as earning a full meter of energy and a cash bonus as a level up reward.
You will be shown a cartoon of the case with text bubbles you can read through. Click on a text bubble when you are finished reading it for the next one to show up.
You also have the option of watching the video over again if you need to by clicking on the replay button at the far right of the case button.
Since the game is in Beta there are still many features that are not working but it appears that you will be able to customize your agent with different types of clothing items and you will be able to complete collections for extra funds and energy in the future.
Game Elements
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Top of the Game Screen
Here you will see an example of a game screen and its elements are marked and explained in detail below.
Note: The game does not have a full screen mode at this time so the images are divided showing the top of the screen in the first image and the bottom of the screen in the second image.
A. Currency Indicators - Here you can tell how much CSI Funding and UBI Credits you have to purchase items in the game. You also will see a link to purchase more currency if needed.(See game Currency Below for more information.)
B. Energy Meter - This is your energy meter which shows how much you have at any given time. The maximum will change as you level up in the game giving you higher amounts. There is also a countdown clock which shows how much time until you earn 1 energy credit.
C. XP/Level Indicator - This is your XP (Experience Points) and Level indicator. You will see your level (Also your CSI Detective Level) as well as how many XP you have. XP are what help you to reach the next level in the game. You earn XP each time you search an area of a crime scene for clues and when you purchase items to use in the game.
D. Milestone Indicator - Each Case has 4 Milestones you need to reach. Each time you reach a milestone it is because you have earned a certain number of XP and searched a certain percentage of the crime scene. Look here to see how close you are to finishing an investigation. You will also see any item that is being analyzed in the lab under the Milestone indicator with a small meter under it. When the item is ready for you to look at there will be a green check mark under it. Just click on it or the lab to see the report. NOTE - You will see blank squares here when you first start a new crime scene and this will show you how many pieces of evidence you are looking for.
E. Bonus Bar - This meter fills up as you earn bonus items and acts as a multiplier for XP each time you find a piece of evidence or search a trace tile. This bar will also go down over time so if you are waiting for energy to build up the Bonus bar will go down.
F. Crime Scene Grid - This is a crime scene grid. You will be able to click on each square to analyze for clues and evidence. You may need a camera, Luminol, Fingerprint kit and other tools which the game will let you know. You will not be able to proceed until you purchase the correct tools you need. Click on a square to search it.
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Bottom of the Game Screen
G. Your on the Scene Tools - These are the tools that you own to search Trace Tiles. These tools will need to be upgraded as you level up.
H. Game Navigation Menu - Here you can navigate around the game screens to reach the lab, crime scene, case files, HQ, Store, and to see gathered Evidence.
I. Neighbor Area - Along the bottom of the game screen you will see people from your friend list that are also playing CSI: Crime City. Click on their image to visit their Crime lab if you need to use one of their machines.
Game Currency
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CSI Funding - This is the cash you earn when you obtain a funding bonus when searching for clues at a crime scene. Most items can be purchased with CSI Funding Cash.
UBI Credits - UBI Credits are a secondary currency used to purchase higher end premium items in the game and also to decrease the amount of time for items to process in the lab or to purchase large amounts of Coffee to fill the energy meter which will allow you to power through the game faster without having to wait for the energy meter to refill.
Note: UBI Credits must be purchased with a major credit card and range in price from 5 to 50 dollars in bundles. The currency can be used across the board on all UBISOFT Games on Facebook and the open Web.
Searching for Clues
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As you start to work on a case you will see the detectives at the bottom of the screen with a text bubble. If you see a "!" above a character, click on it to bring up the text bubble. Click on the bubble itself to go through the text.
Once at the crime scene you will notice once you place your cursor over the scene there is a specific area of the screen which is a grid.
When you place your cursor over a square it will highlight and if there is a detail there such as blood you will see the text appear over the square.
Click on the square to search it. You will immediately have energy deducted and you will earn XP and any Boosts that may be in the square such as funding or energy boosts.
Each time you find a significant piece of evidence at the crime scene you will unlock the next crime scene location.
Trace Tiles
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You will notice specific tiles have suspicious substances on them such as blood, fibers, fingerprints or other types of material that need to be analyzed with special tools right there at the crime scene.
Trace tiles require more energy to search than regular tiles and if you own the correct tool you will be able to search it
If you upgrade your search tools this will reduce the energy cost for using this tool at the crime scene.
Energy
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Each time you click on an area of the crime scene to analyze it you will use energy. You will begin with 120 energy units using varying amounts of energy per click depending on the type of searching you are doing. If you are searching a blood stain which requires Luminol this will require more energy than just looking at an blank area of the crime scene.
Each time you level up the maximum amount of energy you can have increases.
You can see how much energy you have at the top center of the game screen where the meter shows how much you have and also a countdown clock showing how much time you will need to wait to generate 1 energy point.
It takes 1 minute and 30 seconds to generate 1 energy point. (This may change as you reach higher levels in the game)
If you run out of energy you can purchase coffee in the store but it can only be purchased with UBI Credits. You can also wait until a focus challenge arrives so you can win free coffee. (See Focus Challenges below for more information.)
Click on the coffee mug at the bottom right of the screen to access any Coffee you have from purchases or Focus Challenges.
Boosts
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Boosts can be found during your searching for evidence.
Funding Boosts - These give you additional bonus money to spend on equipment and tools.
Energy Boosts - These add energy to your energy meter and also trigger the Focus Challenges which allow you to play a mini game for free coffee. (See Focus Challenges below for more information.
Focus Challenge/Energy Boost Mini Game (Earn Free Coffee)
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As you locate Energy Boosts you will be instantly taken to a Focus Challenge which is a mini game that allows you to earn Coffee to boost your energy levels.
You will have 3 screens in which to quickly choose the 2 matching patterns.
The more matches you make the larger the size Coffee you will win.
This coffee can be claimed by clicking on the coffee mug icon at the bottom right of the screen and then click on "Use" under the coffee size you wish to use
Analyzing Data in the Lab
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All evidence found at crime scenes must be processed in the lab and each type of evidence has a specific type of machine that it must be processed in.
The machines you will need in your lab are: Chemical Analyzer, Ballistics, Light Table, DNA Sequencer, Workbench and Microscope. These will also need to be upgraded once purchased as you level up in the game. The more you upgrade the equipment, the less overall time it will take to process a piece of evidence in it.
Once you find it you will be taken to the lab and will be told what kind of machine is needed.
Purchase the correct machine if you can and if not you will either have to wait until you can afford it, purchase UBI credits to purchase it with, or visit a neighbor to use their lab machines if available.
Once you submit evidence you will have to wait a certain amount of time until the analysis is completed. Each type of evidence takes a different amount of processing time.
You can go back to the crime scene and search for more evidence while you are waiting for the lab to process evidence you have submitted.
You will have to wait until ALL evidence at a crime scene is processed before you unlock the next crime scene.
In the upper right hand corner you will see evidence being processed in the lab with a yellow time bar under it.
When completed you will see a green check mark under the item and can click on the item to see the lab report.
Purchasing Decor/Upgrading Tools and/or Equipment for your Lab
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While you are at a crime scene you may be asked to purchase a specific piece of equipment or upgrade one that you already have.
You may be prompted to purchase right then and there or you can click on "Store" and then click on "Equipment" and purchase the item from the CSI Store.
Many items will not be available until you unlock them by reaching certain levels of the game.
Some items can be purchased with CSI Funds and some only with UBI Credits.
Lab Equipment will need to be purchased for certain cases and you will be prompted when it is time to purchase that item.
If you can't afford the equipment yet then try to find a Neighbor that has it unlocked so you can use it.
Note: Some of the categories in the game are marked "Coming Soon" when you click on them. Be sure to check frequently for game upgrades.
You can also purchase items that are simply for decor purposes by clicking on the "Customize" tab in the store and then scrolling down to find all kinds of items such as carpet, clocks, lamps, and other decor items. It is best to purchase these items once you have a few cases solved and have some money saved.
Inviting/Visiting Neighbors
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There is a link at the very bottom of the game screen that will allow you to invite friends to play the game.
Once you have a Facebook friend playing the game they automatically appear on your neighbor list in order of rank from lowest to highest score.
To visit a Neighbor simply click on their image and you will be taken to their crime lab.
Here you can use their equipment to analyze data in their "Guest Slots" if you can't yet afford the machine you need to do the job. This will earn you both a bonus and will speed up the time it takes for you to solve a case.
To use your Neighbor's machines click on the one you need and then click on "Guest Spot" You will have to wait the amount of time it takes to analyze the evidence.
Each time you upgrade one of your machines you increase the number of guest slots in it for your Neighbor's to use.
Sending and Receiving Gifts
At this time there is no way to send or receive gifts between neighbors but the developers have stated that this feature will be added in future game updates so be sure to watch for this feature.
Solving Cases
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Once you have found every piece of evidence in each crime scene and have had it processed in the lab you can click on "Complete Case" button in the case file folder which will take you to the resolution screen and you will see how the case has been solved and what sentence was given to the guilty parties.
Congratulations
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You have completed the basic game play guide for CSI: Crime City by UBISoft Games at Facebook. Be sure to check back often for game updates, Staff and user reviews, user tips, forum comments and much more.
CSI: Crime City is an addictive Role Playing Game developed by UBISOFT games for Facebook.
In CSI: Crime City you are a CSI Detective in Las Vegas Nevada working on homicide cases. Play along with your favorite Television show characters such as Captain Jim Brass, Catherine Willows, Dr. Langston, and many more! Search the scene of the crime, analyze clues in your lab, and question witnesses until you solve the case. You can even play along with your Facebook friends and help each other with analyzing data and energy bonuses. Gamezebo's CSI: Crime City strategy guide and walkthrough will provide you with a quick start guide, tips, tricks, and hints on how to win.
Getting Started
You can reach CSI: Crime City by clicking on the link at the top of this page.
You must have a current Facebook account to play. If you do not have one you can register for one here: http://www.facebook.com/.
You will be asked to choose a detective to represent you click on the one you wish to use and the game will use your first name in the game.
The game has a tutorial that guides you through the first case which is known as, "Sweet Revenge"
You will begin with $1,000 funding and 120 Energy Maximum Each time you level up in the game you will increase your detective level and the maximum energy you can have will increase as well as earning a full meter of energy and a cash bonus as a level up reward.
You will be shown a cartoon of the case with text bubbles you can read through. Click on a text bubble when you are finished reading it for the next one to show up.
You also have the option of watching the video over again if you need to by clicking on the replay button at the far right of the case button.
Since the game is in Beta there are still many features that are not working but it appears that you will be able to customize your agent with different types of clothing items and you will be able to complete collections for extra funds and energy in the future.
Game Elements
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Top of the Game Screen
Here you will see an example of a game screen and its elements are marked and explained in detail below.
Note: The game does not have a full screen mode at this time so the images are divided showing the top of the screen in the first image and the bottom of the screen in the second image.
A. Currency Indicators - Here you can tell how much CSI Funding and UBI Credits you have to purchase items in the game. You also will see a link to purchase more currency if needed.(See game Currency Below for more information.)
B. Energy Meter - This is your energy meter which shows how much you have at any given time. The maximum will change as you level up in the game giving you higher amounts. There is also a countdown clock which shows how much time until you earn 1 energy credit.
C. XP/Level Indicator - This is your XP (Experience Points) and Level indicator. You will see your level (Also your CSI Detective Level) as well as how many XP you have. XP are what help you to reach the next level in the game. You earn XP each time you search an area of a crime scene for clues and when you purchase items to use in the game.
D. Milestone Indicator - Each Case has 4 Milestones you need to reach. Each time you reach a milestone it is because you have earned a certain number of XP and searched a certain percentage of the crime scene. Look here to see how close you are to finishing an investigation. You will also see any item that is being analyzed in the lab under the Milestone indicator with a small meter under it. When the item is ready for you to look at there will be a green check mark under it. Just click on it or the lab to see the report. NOTE - You will see blank squares here when you first start a new crime scene and this will show you how many pieces of evidence you are looking for.
E. Bonus Bar - This meter fills up as you earn bonus items and acts as a multiplier for XP each time you find a piece of evidence or search a trace tile. This bar will also go down over time so if you are waiting for energy to build up the Bonus bar will go down.
F. Crime Scene Grid - This is a crime scene grid. You will be able to click on each square to analyze for clues and evidence. You may need a camera, Luminol, Fingerprint kit and other tools which the game will let you know. You will not be able to proceed until you purchase the correct tools you need. Click on a square to search it.
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Bottom of the Game Screen
G. Your on the Scene Tools - These are the tools that you own to search Trace Tiles. These tools will need to be upgraded as you level up.
H. Game Navigation Menu - Here you can navigate around the game screens to reach the lab, crime scene, case files, HQ, Store, and to see gathered Evidence.
I. Neighbor Area - Along the bottom of the game screen you will see people from your friend list that are also playing CSI: Crime City. Click on their image to visit their Crime lab if you need to use one of their machines.
Game Currency
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CSI Funding - This is the cash you earn when you obtain a funding bonus when searching for clues at a crime scene. Most items can be purchased with CSI Funding Cash.
UBI Credits - UBI Credits are a secondary currency used to purchase higher end premium items in the game and also to decrease the amount of time for items to process in the lab or to purchase large amounts of Coffee to fill the energy meter which will allow you to power through the game faster without having to wait for the energy meter to refill.
Note: UBI Credits must be purchased with a major credit card and range in price from 5 to 50 dollars in bundles. The currency can be used across the board on all UBISOFT Games on Facebook and the open Web.
Searching for Clues
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As you start to work on a case you will see the detectives at the bottom of the screen with a text bubble. If you see a "!" above a character, click on it to bring up the text bubble. Click on the bubble itself to go through the text.
Once at the crime scene you will notice once you place your cursor over the scene there is a specific area of the screen which is a grid.
When you place your cursor over a square it will highlight and if there is a detail there such as blood you will see the text appear over the square.
Click on the square to search it. You will immediately have energy deducted and you will earn XP and any Boosts that may be in the square such as funding or energy boosts.
Each time you find a significant piece of evidence at the crime scene you will unlock the next crime scene location.
Trace Tiles
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You will notice specific tiles have suspicious substances on them such as blood, fibers, fingerprints or other types of material that need to be analyzed with special tools right there at the crime scene.
Trace tiles require more energy to search than regular tiles and if you own the correct tool you will be able to search it
If you upgrade your search tools this will reduce the energy cost for using this tool at the crime scene.
Energy
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Each time you click on an area of the crime scene to analyze it you will use energy. You will begin with 120 energy units using varying amounts of energy per click depending on the type of searching you are doing. If you are searching a blood stain which requires Luminol this will require more energy than just looking at an blank area of the crime scene.
Each time you level up the maximum amount of energy you can have increases.
You can see how much energy you have at the top center of the game screen where the meter shows how much you have and also a countdown clock showing how much time you will need to wait to generate 1 energy point.
It takes 1 minute and 30 seconds to generate 1 energy point. (This may change as you reach higher levels in the game)
If you run out of energy you can purchase coffee in the store but it can only be purchased with UBI Credits. You can also wait until a focus challenge arrives so you can win free coffee. (See Focus Challenges below for more information.)
Click on the coffee mug at the bottom right of the screen to access any Coffee you have from purchases or Focus Challenges.
Boosts
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Boosts can be found during your searching for evidence.
Funding Boosts - These give you additional bonus money to spend on equipment and tools.
Energy Boosts - These add energy to your energy meter and also trigger the Focus Challenges which allow you to play a mini game for free coffee. (See Focus Challenges below for more information.
Focus Challenge/Energy Boost Mini Game (Earn Free Coffee)
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As you locate Energy Boosts you will be instantly taken to a Focus Challenge which is a mini game that allows you to earn Coffee to boost your energy levels.
You will have 3 screens in which to quickly choose the 2 matching patterns.
The more matches you make the larger the size Coffee you will win.
This coffee can be claimed by clicking on the coffee mug icon at the bottom right of the screen and then click on "Use" under the coffee size you wish to use
Analyzing Data in the Lab
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All evidence found at crime scenes must be processed in the lab and each type of evidence has a specific type of machine that it must be processed in.
The machines you will need in your lab are: Chemical Analyzer, Ballistics, Light Table, DNA Sequencer, Workbench and Microscope. These will also need to be upgraded once purchased as you level up in the game. The more you upgrade the equipment, the less overall time it will take to process a piece of evidence in it.
Once you find it you will be taken to the lab and will be told what kind of machine is needed.
Purchase the correct machine if you can and if not you will either have to wait until you can afford it, purchase UBI credits to purchase it with, or visit a neighbor to use their lab machines if available.
Once you submit evidence you will have to wait a certain amount of time until the analysis is completed. Each type of evidence takes a different amount of processing time.
You can go back to the crime scene and search for more evidence while you are waiting for the lab to process evidence you have submitted.
You will have to wait until ALL evidence at a crime scene is processed before you unlock the next crime scene.
In the upper right hand corner you will see evidence being processed in the lab with a yellow time bar under it.
When completed you will see a green check mark under the item and can click on the item to see the lab report.
Purchasing Decor/Upgrading Tools and/or Equipment for your Lab
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While you are at a crime scene you may be asked to purchase a specific piece of equipment or upgrade one that you already have.
You may be prompted to purchase right then and there or you can click on "Store" and then click on "Equipment" and purchase the item from the CSI Store.
Many items will not be available until you unlock them by reaching certain levels of the game.
Some items can be purchased with CSI Funds and some only with UBI Credits.
Lab Equipment will need to be purchased for certain cases and you will be prompted when it is time to purchase that item.
If you can't afford the equipment yet then try to find a Neighbor that has it unlocked so you can use it.
Note: Some of the categories in the game are marked "Coming Soon" when you click on them. Be sure to check frequently for game upgrades.
You can also purchase items that are simply for decor purposes by clicking on the "Customize" tab in the store and then scrolling down to find all kinds of items such as carpet, clocks, lamps, and other decor items. It is best to purchase these items once you have a few cases solved and have some money saved.
Inviting/Visiting Neighbors
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There is a link at the very bottom of the game screen that will allow you to invite friends to play the game.
Once you have a Facebook friend playing the game they automatically appear on your neighbor list in order of rank from lowest to highest score.
To visit a Neighbor simply click on their image and you will be taken to their crime lab.
Here you can use their equipment to analyze data in their "Guest Slots" if you can't yet afford the machine you need to do the job. This will earn you both a bonus and will speed up the time it takes for you to solve a case.
To use your Neighbor's machines click on the one you need and then click on "Guest Spot" You will have to wait the amount of time it takes to analyze the evidence.
Each time you upgrade one of your machines you increase the number of guest slots in it for your Neighbor's to use.
Sending and Receiving Gifts
At this time there is no way to send or receive gifts between neighbors but the developers have stated that this feature will be added in future game updates so be sure to watch for this feature.
Solving Cases
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Once you have found every piece of evidence in each crime scene and have had it processed in the lab you can click on "Complete Case" button in the case file folder which will take you to the resolution screen and you will see how the case has been solved and what sentence was given to the guilty parties.
Congratulations
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You have completed the basic game play guide for CSI: Crime City by UBISoft Games at Facebook. Be sure to check back often for game updates, Staff and user reviews, user tips, forum comments and much more.
Hollywood City Cheats & Tips Walkthrough
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Hollywood City is a Facebook game developed by Digital Chocolate. Manage your own city full of fame and glamour by building movie and writer's studios, movie theaters, and landmarks. Produce your own commercials, movies and TV shows for maximum profitability. These are just a few of the things you can do to get started playing Hollywood City by referring to this quick start guide.
Your Company's Value
It's all about the bottom line when you're running your own business. The objective of this game is to increase your company's net worth.
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By clicking on your headquarters, you'll get a summary of how your company is doing. Your net worth is a total of your cash in hand, worth of your diamonds, and real estate. Diamonds are worth 60,000 each. Having more will definitely increase your worth.
Real estate worth is dependent on what studios, facilities and landmarks you've built in your city. The purchase price for each plot or building is added to your net worth. The higher it costs, the better. Your studio and entertainment building's worth is increased every time you start a production. The cost of a production will be added to your bottom line under this category and as soon as you collect, it will be removed and the income you get will be added to your cash.
Build your Studios
Different studios are available for you to construct and having a variety of each is recommended when you're at earlier levels. As a guide, you can follow your advisor and fulfill the missions with regards to constructing buildings.
Your studios will be a source of income when you start your productions. Clicking on a studio will bring up a window for you to choose what production you'd like to invest in. From commercials to TV shows, movies and even musicals, each will indicate how much it's going to cost to start one, how long it will take, the number of actors needed, total income and experience points you'll get.
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Take note once you choose a production, you have the option to cancel it at any time. If you do, you'll get about 50% of the money you invested.
Here's a tip: When building your studios, make sure you put enough space beside it (or on all sides) to make room for facilities. This will increase the income percentage of your productions.
Residual Income with Entertainment Buildings
Who doesn't want passive income? Your entertainment buildings give you that opportunity to keep the cash flowing.
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Choose from what is available and make sure to construct it with space around it, closest to your studios. The income indicated in each building is on a per head basis. Let's use the comedy club as an example, as per the image above.
The comedy club's income is at $50 an actor. If you look at the screenshot below, there are 6 studios built within its area of influence. Each studio is busy with a production that totals to 31 actors. That's a total of $1,550 in cash. As long as the studios are not idle, this building will earn you $1,550 every 3 minutes.
The tip here is to choose a production that can give you the maximum number of actors when it starts. You can also choose one that will give you the highest amount of income as well, maximizing your potential income.
Remember to collect from your entertainment buildings when all of your studios are busy. This means you need to collect from these buildings first before collecting income from your finished productions.
Increase Potential Income with Facilities
Facilities such as writer's offices, audio labs or even a director's school can help in increasing your income per studio. Each building will have a corresponding percentage bonus that will affect all studios within its area of influence.
Take note you don't need to put a plot to build any of the facilities.
Your Advisor and Missions
You can either do a free play at Hollywood City or you can follow your advisor's missions.
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It doesn't hurt to follow the missions for that extra reward. If you don't need cash, then picking missions that reward you diamonds is definitely worth it. Know more about each mission by clicking on the "read more" button and decide whether the reward is worth doing.
You'll also notice some quests in the list, either from your advisor or from your nemesis, Ruth Less. This follows the story line and usually affects your actor's reputation. You get to choose whether you'd like to gain more experience points or cash. Depending on where you're at in the game, you can use this as an extra boost in your strategy.
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Help your neighbor's city by promoting their studios. During your visit, you can help promote up to 5 buildings by clicking on them. Remember to click those that don't have any sparkles on them.
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You'll get 10 experience points and an extra $100 per building. Take note that not every visit will give you the rewards. This happens if all the studios have already been promoted by their friend.
Get Business Partners for More Rewards
When you visit your neighbor, you'll get a chance to invite them to be your business partner. It's recommended that you do. When they accept, every time you visit and promote their studios, you'll get an extra $50 plus 5 experience points.
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To know if your neighbor is a business partner or have accepted your request, when you promote their studio, the icon shows a special star instead of a plain one. Look at your neighbor's list and they will also contain the special star image. As an example, the image above shows that William is a business partner and Emma isn't.
Investments
Just above your neighbor's list, you'll see an icon that looks like a graph. Clicking on this will let you choose a friend for you to invest in. The list shows friends that are not playing Hollywood City yet.
Choose a friend that is likely to play the game. Your initial investment will be $1000 and will get your earnings of $100,000 if he reaches a net worth of 4 million within 20 days.
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Click here to Play Hollywood City >
Hollywood City is a Facebook game developed by Digital Chocolate. Manage your own city full of fame and glamour by building movie and writer's studios, movie theaters, and landmarks. Produce your own commercials, movies and TV shows for maximum profitability. These are just a few of the things you can do to get started playing Hollywood City by referring to this quick start guide.
Your Company's Value
It's all about the bottom line when you're running your own business. The objective of this game is to increase your company's net worth.
hollywood city cheats
By clicking on your headquarters, you'll get a summary of how your company is doing. Your net worth is a total of your cash in hand, worth of your diamonds, and real estate. Diamonds are worth 60,000 each. Having more will definitely increase your worth.
Real estate worth is dependent on what studios, facilities and landmarks you've built in your city. The purchase price for each plot or building is added to your net worth. The higher it costs, the better. Your studio and entertainment building's worth is increased every time you start a production. The cost of a production will be added to your bottom line under this category and as soon as you collect, it will be removed and the income you get will be added to your cash.
Build your Studios
Different studios are available for you to construct and having a variety of each is recommended when you're at earlier levels. As a guide, you can follow your advisor and fulfill the missions with regards to constructing buildings.
Your studios will be a source of income when you start your productions. Clicking on a studio will bring up a window for you to choose what production you'd like to invest in. From commercials to TV shows, movies and even musicals, each will indicate how much it's going to cost to start one, how long it will take, the number of actors needed, total income and experience points you'll get.
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Take note once you choose a production, you have the option to cancel it at any time. If you do, you'll get about 50% of the money you invested.
Here's a tip: When building your studios, make sure you put enough space beside it (or on all sides) to make room for facilities. This will increase the income percentage of your productions.
Residual Income with Entertainment Buildings
Who doesn't want passive income? Your entertainment buildings give you that opportunity to keep the cash flowing.
hollywood city cheats
Choose from what is available and make sure to construct it with space around it, closest to your studios. The income indicated in each building is on a per head basis. Let's use the comedy club as an example, as per the image above.
The comedy club's income is at $50 an actor. If you look at the screenshot below, there are 6 studios built within its area of influence. Each studio is busy with a production that totals to 31 actors. That's a total of $1,550 in cash. As long as the studios are not idle, this building will earn you $1,550 every 3 minutes.
The tip here is to choose a production that can give you the maximum number of actors when it starts. You can also choose one that will give you the highest amount of income as well, maximizing your potential income.
Remember to collect from your entertainment buildings when all of your studios are busy. This means you need to collect from these buildings first before collecting income from your finished productions.
Increase Potential Income with Facilities
Facilities such as writer's offices, audio labs or even a director's school can help in increasing your income per studio. Each building will have a corresponding percentage bonus that will affect all studios within its area of influence.
Take note you don't need to put a plot to build any of the facilities.
Your Advisor and Missions
You can either do a free play at Hollywood City or you can follow your advisor's missions.
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It doesn't hurt to follow the missions for that extra reward. If you don't need cash, then picking missions that reward you diamonds is definitely worth it. Know more about each mission by clicking on the "read more" button and decide whether the reward is worth doing.
You'll also notice some quests in the list, either from your advisor or from your nemesis, Ruth Less. This follows the story line and usually affects your actor's reputation. You get to choose whether you'd like to gain more experience points or cash. Depending on where you're at in the game, you can use this as an extra boost in your strategy.
hollywood city cheats
Help your neighbor's city by promoting their studios. During your visit, you can help promote up to 5 buildings by clicking on them. Remember to click those that don't have any sparkles on them.
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You'll get 10 experience points and an extra $100 per building. Take note that not every visit will give you the rewards. This happens if all the studios have already been promoted by their friend.
Get Business Partners for More Rewards
When you visit your neighbor, you'll get a chance to invite them to be your business partner. It's recommended that you do. When they accept, every time you visit and promote their studios, you'll get an extra $50 plus 5 experience points.
hollywood city cheats
To know if your neighbor is a business partner or have accepted your request, when you promote their studio, the icon shows a special star instead of a plain one. Look at your neighbor's list and they will also contain the special star image. As an example, the image above shows that William is a business partner and Emma isn't.
Investments
Just above your neighbor's list, you'll see an icon that looks like a graph. Clicking on this will let you choose a friend for you to invest in. The list shows friends that are not playing Hollywood City yet.
Choose a friend that is likely to play the game. Your initial investment will be $1000 and will get your earnings of $100,000 if he reaches a net worth of 4 million within 20 days.
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Click here to Play Hollywood City >
Happy Hospital Cheats & Tips Walkthrough
Happy Hospital is a Facebook game developed by Wooga. Cure different types of animals and pets in your hospital by building rooms to help relieve them of their illness. Restore elders' youth, keep doctors awake to help patients and ensure medical equipment are charged to keep your hospital buzzing and patients happy. These are just a few of the things you can do to get started playing Happy Hospital by referring to this quick start guide.
Build Hospital Rooms
During the tutorial, you'll get to build your waiting room, diagnostics, and other basic rooms that need to cure a bear. As you progress through the game, you'll get a chance to build more to expand your hospital. These are needed to cater to more pet patients that require certain rooms to cure them.
Click on the Shop icon just right beside the fountain image and choose what room you'd like to build. To know how many rooms you can build, the shop icon will indicate a number. To unlock more empty space, you need to progress to higher levels.
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Once you've chosen your room, move around your hospital space and you'll find available spaces to build it. As shown on the image above, just drag the room around and pick your preferred spot.
Take note that once you've built your room, you can't re-arrange them at a later time. Since the game is in beta, things can change, but as of this writing, your constructed rooms will stay as is.
Cure Pet Patients
Leveling up will unlock different pets for you to cure. The first step is to go to the reception and click on the hospital computer. This will show the pets you can cure.
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It will indicate the rooms it needs to cure the patient, how long it will take and rewards you'll get. The rewards you see on the hospital computer shows what you'll get per room. So, for the giraffe, as an example, you'll get 12 coins and 5 experience points per room. That will be a total of 24 coins and 10 experience points per giraffe cured.
To level up faster, you can use the boost feature on every room. This will shorten your treatment time and get your patients cured in no time. Pick a patient and hover your mouse over it to see how long it will take to finish the treatment.
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Remember that each time you use the boost feature, you'll use up 1 boost energy, as indicated on the booster bar. Each boost will decrease the time at an estimated time of one hour. As an example, a bumble bee will take 2 hours per room, so that will take 2 boosts to finish their treatment, but a total of 4 for it to be cured.
Don't waste your boosts on bears or any animal that takes less than hour to treat. Use it for those that take longer to cure.
Once done, you will see a star appear in the room which indicates that they can move to the next treatment room or leave the hospital. Collect your rewards and don't forget to prep the room for the next patient by cleaning it. You'll need to click on it twice. One to clean it and the next one will be to polish the machine.
Here's a tip: There is an indicator at the left side of the game interface (just below where missions appear) that shows how many patients you've cured. The image below shows 19 patients have been cured so far.
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The Power Slot Machine
When you cure patients, you'll need to replace each equipment's battery every time a treatment has been done. To get a new battery, you'll need to use the Power Slot machine.
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Click on it and it will start spinning until it randomly gives you a reward. Keep on clicking until you are successful in getting a jackpot of 3 batteries. This will give you one to use on any of your equipment. You can gather as much as you want and can prep an idle equipment with batteries so it is ready for the next patient.
Take note that each time you spin, it will cost you 10 coins.
This machine not only gives you batteries but randomly rewards you coins and experience points. It's nice to use this while you wait for patients to be treated.
Benefits of the Kitchen
As you level up, you'll be able to build a kitchen in your hospital. A yeti will prepare coffee which can be used to keep your doctors awake. Click on the yeti in the kitchen and it will start preparing.
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You'll get a total of 4 coffee drinks. Collect them and serve it to your sleepy doctors. If you see one that has a coffee cup icon on top of their heads, then it's time to serve them coffee.
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Take note that each doctor can work 12 hours at a time. After that time, they will stop treating the patient. You can hover your mouse on each doctor to know how long they still have before they start snoozing on the job.
Fountain of Youth
When you reach level 5, a fountain of youth will be available for you to build. This is used to cure elders when they visit your hospital. To restore them to a young age, you'll need the required gems needed to operate the fountain.
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The image above shows you need to get 1 heart, air, water and ice gem. You can collect them by visiting your friend's hospitals and check if their gem flowers are ready to be harvested. Once you've collected them, click the start button. You'll be rewarded coins and experience points.
Elders appear when you've cured the required number of patients. To know how many you need, click on the idle fountain. A window will appear to show you the number and rewards you'll get once you've successfully cured the elder.
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Harvesting Gems
You'll have your own gem flower that you can harvest every 4 hours. The flower is randomly selected for you. This is the same for your neighbors. As these are needed to operate the fountain of youth, you can harvest them at your neighbor's hospitals.
Look at your neighbor's list and you'll notice some of them have images that show what gem they have. They appear when they are ready to be harvested. When you visit, click on the flower to store them.
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We recommend you to collect as many gems as possible when they are ready. Also take note once you've cured 40 patients, you'll randomly receive gems as rewards when you treat a patient.
Look for Mr. Birdy
Another benefit to visiting your neighbor is receiving an extra 10 coins for locating Mr. Birdy. If you look at your list, you'll notice a blue bird appear. This means you can find him and receive your reward.
Build Hospital Rooms
During the tutorial, you'll get to build your waiting room, diagnostics, and other basic rooms that need to cure a bear. As you progress through the game, you'll get a chance to build more to expand your hospital. These are needed to cater to more pet patients that require certain rooms to cure them.
Click on the Shop icon just right beside the fountain image and choose what room you'd like to build. To know how many rooms you can build, the shop icon will indicate a number. To unlock more empty space, you need to progress to higher levels.
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Once you've chosen your room, move around your hospital space and you'll find available spaces to build it. As shown on the image above, just drag the room around and pick your preferred spot.
Take note that once you've built your room, you can't re-arrange them at a later time. Since the game is in beta, things can change, but as of this writing, your constructed rooms will stay as is.
Cure Pet Patients
Leveling up will unlock different pets for you to cure. The first step is to go to the reception and click on the hospital computer. This will show the pets you can cure.
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It will indicate the rooms it needs to cure the patient, how long it will take and rewards you'll get. The rewards you see on the hospital computer shows what you'll get per room. So, for the giraffe, as an example, you'll get 12 coins and 5 experience points per room. That will be a total of 24 coins and 10 experience points per giraffe cured.
To level up faster, you can use the boost feature on every room. This will shorten your treatment time and get your patients cured in no time. Pick a patient and hover your mouse over it to see how long it will take to finish the treatment.
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Remember that each time you use the boost feature, you'll use up 1 boost energy, as indicated on the booster bar. Each boost will decrease the time at an estimated time of one hour. As an example, a bumble bee will take 2 hours per room, so that will take 2 boosts to finish their treatment, but a total of 4 for it to be cured.
Don't waste your boosts on bears or any animal that takes less than hour to treat. Use it for those that take longer to cure.
Once done, you will see a star appear in the room which indicates that they can move to the next treatment room or leave the hospital. Collect your rewards and don't forget to prep the room for the next patient by cleaning it. You'll need to click on it twice. One to clean it and the next one will be to polish the machine.
Here's a tip: There is an indicator at the left side of the game interface (just below where missions appear) that shows how many patients you've cured. The image below shows 19 patients have been cured so far.
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The Power Slot Machine
When you cure patients, you'll need to replace each equipment's battery every time a treatment has been done. To get a new battery, you'll need to use the Power Slot machine.
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Click on it and it will start spinning until it randomly gives you a reward. Keep on clicking until you are successful in getting a jackpot of 3 batteries. This will give you one to use on any of your equipment. You can gather as much as you want and can prep an idle equipment with batteries so it is ready for the next patient.
Take note that each time you spin, it will cost you 10 coins.
This machine not only gives you batteries but randomly rewards you coins and experience points. It's nice to use this while you wait for patients to be treated.
Benefits of the Kitchen
As you level up, you'll be able to build a kitchen in your hospital. A yeti will prepare coffee which can be used to keep your doctors awake. Click on the yeti in the kitchen and it will start preparing.
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You'll get a total of 4 coffee drinks. Collect them and serve it to your sleepy doctors. If you see one that has a coffee cup icon on top of their heads, then it's time to serve them coffee.
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Take note that each doctor can work 12 hours at a time. After that time, they will stop treating the patient. You can hover your mouse on each doctor to know how long they still have before they start snoozing on the job.
Fountain of Youth
When you reach level 5, a fountain of youth will be available for you to build. This is used to cure elders when they visit your hospital. To restore them to a young age, you'll need the required gems needed to operate the fountain.
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The image above shows you need to get 1 heart, air, water and ice gem. You can collect them by visiting your friend's hospitals and check if their gem flowers are ready to be harvested. Once you've collected them, click the start button. You'll be rewarded coins and experience points.
Elders appear when you've cured the required number of patients. To know how many you need, click on the idle fountain. A window will appear to show you the number and rewards you'll get once you've successfully cured the elder.
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Harvesting Gems
You'll have your own gem flower that you can harvest every 4 hours. The flower is randomly selected for you. This is the same for your neighbors. As these are needed to operate the fountain of youth, you can harvest them at your neighbor's hospitals.
Look at your neighbor's list and you'll notice some of them have images that show what gem they have. They appear when they are ready to be harvested. When you visit, click on the flower to store them.
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We recommend you to collect as many gems as possible when they are ready. Also take note once you've cured 40 patients, you'll randomly receive gems as rewards when you treat a patient.
Look for Mr. Birdy
Another benefit to visiting your neighbor is receiving an extra 10 coins for locating Mr. Birdy. If you look at your list, you'll notice a blue bird appear. This means you can find him and receive your reward.
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CityVille Franchise update patches issue with deleting HQ
Franchise Deleting Confirmation
You can lift your fingers from that big red button now, mayors. Zynga introduced a small update to CityVille yesterday that, when opting to delete a Franchise Headquarters, causes a pop up confirmation message to appear. The message, pictured above, asks players to confirm whether they would like the HQ to be sent to their inventory, which is somewhat old news.
Before this change, all deleting a Franchise HQ did was send it to your inventory. This change, well, informs you of that, giving you a chance to stop it. This must have been a pretty major issue to warrant what appears to be a reactive update. This change comes after several recent tweaks to the game's interface, optimizing several aspects of gameplay that before took several actions to perform. Considering the game is little more than a month old, we doubt this marks the end of game fixes and changes.
You can lift your fingers from that big red button now, mayors. Zynga introduced a small update to CityVille yesterday that, when opting to delete a Franchise Headquarters, causes a pop up confirmation message to appear. The message, pictured above, asks players to confirm whether they would like the HQ to be sent to their inventory, which is somewhat old news.
Before this change, all deleting a Franchise HQ did was send it to your inventory. This change, well, informs you of that, giving you a chance to stop it. This must have been a pretty major issue to warrant what appears to be a reactive update. This change comes after several recent tweaks to the game's interface, optimizing several aspects of gameplay that before took several actions to perform. Considering the game is little more than a month old, we doubt this marks the end of game fixes and changes.
Wishful Features: A FrontierVille animations toggle button
Ever visit that one Neighbor in FrontierVille who happens to be somewhat of an overachiever? You know who I'm talking about. Almost everyone has that one friend who is Level 150 with the biggest homestead available, every animated decoration out there and his legion of Chickens (see above) for all to see. Did I say "for all to see?" Sorry, what I meant to say was, "for all to cringe in horror as their browsers freeze and processors melt through the surface of their four-year-old laptops."
At least the first part of that vision should be familiar with a good lot of you. And it isn't just the sharp visuals in FrontierVille that are to blame. It's the animations. If you haven't noticed, just about every animal, building and holiday item slash decoration has an animation attached. Sure, most animations are simple one-second-long loops, but multiply that by the amount of items that litter most veteran players' homesteads and it's enough to send the average computer into hiding.
Sure, that Graphics Quality toggle helps a bit, but for those who have yet to--bear with me here--upgrade their primary Facebook-gaming machine in the past few years, Flash-based games (i.e. almost all Facebook games) are going to punish the average computer. It might sound ridiculous that we're talking about computer upgrades on Games.com, but rest assured this is all coming from someone who easily falls into the camp of "average computer" face first with a three-year-old HP Pavilion laptop. I will be the first to tell you that computers do not age like sharp cheese or fine wine, but more like mold on bread or Keith Richards.
With 250 million players, it should be safe to assume that the majority of social gamers are probably in the same boat. So, Zynga, why not add a similar option to the Graphics Quality toggle in FrontierVille? Make it so that players with less-than-favorable computing situations can actually pay their more technologically advanced friends a visit every once in a while. If players are already making liberal use of the Graphics Quality toggle in nearly every game they play (at least I need to), then turning off a few idle character animations isn't going to make the visual FrontierVille experience that much worse. Your fellow pioneers seem to agree.
At least the first part of that vision should be familiar with a good lot of you. And it isn't just the sharp visuals in FrontierVille that are to blame. It's the animations. If you haven't noticed, just about every animal, building and holiday item slash decoration has an animation attached. Sure, most animations are simple one-second-long loops, but multiply that by the amount of items that litter most veteran players' homesteads and it's enough to send the average computer into hiding.
Sure, that Graphics Quality toggle helps a bit, but for those who have yet to--bear with me here--upgrade their primary Facebook-gaming machine in the past few years, Flash-based games (i.e. almost all Facebook games) are going to punish the average computer. It might sound ridiculous that we're talking about computer upgrades on Games.com, but rest assured this is all coming from someone who easily falls into the camp of "average computer" face first with a three-year-old HP Pavilion laptop. I will be the first to tell you that computers do not age like sharp cheese or fine wine, but more like mold on bread or Keith Richards.
With 250 million players, it should be safe to assume that the majority of social gamers are probably in the same boat. So, Zynga, why not add a similar option to the Graphics Quality toggle in FrontierVille? Make it so that players with less-than-favorable computing situations can actually pay their more technologically advanced friends a visit every once in a while. If players are already making liberal use of the Graphics Quality toggle in nearly every game they play (at least I need to), then turning off a few idle character animations isn't going to make the visual FrontierVille experience that much worse. Your fellow pioneers seem to agree.
FrontierVille Playtime II Timed Mission now available
Way back on the 17 of December, we brought you a sneak peek of a then unreleased time mission in FrontierVille that we believed would be coming to the game in the future. Well, the future is now, as the Playtime II Timed Mission is now available to complete for a limited time.
As we told you last month, you'll have just two days after accepting this mission to complete it on your Frontier. the mission requires three tasks to be completed:
Craft 20 Planks
Collect 10 Metal Bars
Collect 10 Wood Rasps
You must accept this mission by January 14 in order to be able to complete it in your game, and you'll receive a See-Saw decorative item, 250 XP, and 1,000 coins for completing the mission before your two days are over.
You'll of course need to have plenty of help from friends in order to finish this mission on time, but it definitely isn't impossible. Happy gaming!
As we told you last month, you'll have just two days after accepting this mission to complete it on your Frontier. the mission requires three tasks to be completed:
Craft 20 Planks
Collect 10 Metal Bars
Collect 10 Wood Rasps
You must accept this mission by January 14 in order to be able to complete it in your game, and you'll receive a See-Saw decorative item, 250 XP, and 1,000 coins for completing the mission before your two days are over.
You'll of course need to have plenty of help from friends in order to finish this mission on time, but it definitely isn't impossible. Happy gaming!
Chinese FarmVille players receive exciting new gifts
If you've become one of the many FarmVille players that have taken on managing two farms since the release of Chinese FarmVille, you'll be happy to know that you're about to be rewarded for your devotion to the game. While this reward is available even to those that are just trying FarmVille for the first time, it's always nice to have a little something special appear in your gift box.
Be on the lookout for an email from Zynga, rewarding you with a Giant Panda and a "Care Package" for use in Chinese FarmVille. The Care Package contains 1 Unwither, 1 Fuel, 3 Farm Cash, and 1 White Goat. Both this and the Giant Panda were made available in the standard version of FarmVille in the past, but are currently unavailable, so it's interesting to see them show up here.
What's more - these items are available to all FarmVille Chinese players through universal links, so click here for the Giant Panda, and here for the Care Package, if you have yet to receive an email about receiving them in your own FarmVille Chinese game.
Could Zynga be using Chinese FarmVille as a sort of testing ground, to see if standard FarmVille users would be interested in seeing a re-release of such items? Keep checking back with us for more as we find out.
Be on the lookout for an email from Zynga, rewarding you with a Giant Panda and a "Care Package" for use in Chinese FarmVille. The Care Package contains 1 Unwither, 1 Fuel, 3 Farm Cash, and 1 White Goat. Both this and the Giant Panda were made available in the standard version of FarmVille in the past, but are currently unavailable, so it's interesting to see them show up here.
What's more - these items are available to all FarmVille Chinese players through universal links, so click here for the Giant Panda, and here for the Care Package, if you have yet to receive an email about receiving them in your own FarmVille Chinese game.
Could Zynga be using Chinese FarmVille as a sort of testing ground, to see if standard FarmVille users would be interested in seeing a re-release of such items? Keep checking back with us for more as we find out.
MyBookie for Facebook allows for make-believe, real sports bets
If you're into sports - NFL, NCAA Football, NBA, NCAA Basketball, NHL or MLB - you might want to check out MyBookie, a new Facebook "game" from the folks at Psydian Interactive. The game combines the real with the imaginary, by allowing you to bet fake money on real world games.
Depending on the sport you choose, you'll be able to view upcoming games, the spreads, over-unders and other general betting information, just as if you were betting on the games in Vegas, but from the comfort and (and monetary safety) of your own home. In no way are you playing with real money, and that's something your imaginary bookie will make incredibly clear to you as your first step in gameplay. From there, the game is incredibly simple. Pick a sport, pick a particular game, choose your bet type, and then choose which team you think will win. What happens in the real world affects what happens in the game, so the more you know about the real-world sports, the better you'll likely do with these fake bets (that is, unless you're generally really lucky at guessing games).
You'll be able to alter your winnings by allowing MyBookie to automatically post your bets to your wall (a permission you have to grant the game upon sign-up, but which can be revoked just as easily), and you'll earn bonuses just for logging in. As you continue to play the game, your Reputation level will also rise, allowing you access to "Favor" items, which can also alter your winnings should you correctly place a bet.
MyBookie is both a simplistic and a complex sports-betting game that we're guessing most sports fans would appreciate, so if you'd like to take a look, make sure to play MyBookie on Facebook.
Depending on the sport you choose, you'll be able to view upcoming games, the spreads, over-unders and other general betting information, just as if you were betting on the games in Vegas, but from the comfort and (and monetary safety) of your own home. In no way are you playing with real money, and that's something your imaginary bookie will make incredibly clear to you as your first step in gameplay. From there, the game is incredibly simple. Pick a sport, pick a particular game, choose your bet type, and then choose which team you think will win. What happens in the real world affects what happens in the game, so the more you know about the real-world sports, the better you'll likely do with these fake bets (that is, unless you're generally really lucky at guessing games).
You'll be able to alter your winnings by allowing MyBookie to automatically post your bets to your wall (a permission you have to grant the game upon sign-up, but which can be revoked just as easily), and you'll earn bonuses just for logging in. As you continue to play the game, your Reputation level will also rise, allowing you access to "Favor" items, which can also alter your winnings should you correctly place a bet.
MyBookie is both a simplistic and a complex sports-betting game that we're guessing most sports fans would appreciate, so if you'd like to take a look, make sure to play MyBookie on Facebook.
Thứ Ba, 10 tháng 1, 2012
Dexter will cut Facebook into itsy bitsy pieces with his new social game
Michael C. Hall has been slicing bad guys (and sometimes innocent folk) for what's been six seasons of incredible TV--though some of us might be ashamed to admit that, since it's about ritualistic murder and whatnot. But come this September with the launch of Dexter's sixth season on Showtime, fans of the morally ambiguous serial killer can live out their guilty pleasure on Facebook. The game, developed by Mark Ecko Entertainment's Ecko Code studio, is called Dexter: Slice of Life, and it sounds like no Facebook game we've ever heard of.
According to Gamerlive.tv, which had an in-depth preview of the game at this year's Comic-Con in San Francisco, players will become Dexter Morgan and stalk criminals in a real-time stealth feature. You, or Dexter, will have to explore Miami for clues and evidence, and eventually collect special items to complete missions. And since this next season of the game heavily explores spirituality in Dexter's life, so will Slice of Life.
And Mark Ecko Entertainment has experience with the brand, granting us a feeling of confidence for this seemingly unique social game. (Let's just hope it pushes the envelope a bit further than the recent Weeds Facebook game.) The company, with the help of developer Icarus Studios, released Dexter: The Game last year on PC and iOS devices.
"Dexter: The Game is the next step in what we hope will be a long line of Dexter products," said Executive VP of Marc Ecko Entertainment Marc Fernandez. "Every time we release a new Dexter game the fans continue to support us." And, if this game turns out to be as interesting as it sounds, we're sure that love of killing dudes slowly Dexter will thrive.
According to Gamerlive.tv, which had an in-depth preview of the game at this year's Comic-Con in San Francisco, players will become Dexter Morgan and stalk criminals in a real-time stealth feature. You, or Dexter, will have to explore Miami for clues and evidence, and eventually collect special items to complete missions. And since this next season of the game heavily explores spirituality in Dexter's life, so will Slice of Life.
And Mark Ecko Entertainment has experience with the brand, granting us a feeling of confidence for this seemingly unique social game. (Let's just hope it pushes the envelope a bit further than the recent Weeds Facebook game.) The company, with the help of developer Icarus Studios, released Dexter: The Game last year on PC and iOS devices.
"Dexter: The Game is the next step in what we hope will be a long line of Dexter products," said Executive VP of Marc Ecko Entertainment Marc Fernandez. "Every time we release a new Dexter game the fans continue to support us." And, if this game turns out to be as interesting as it sounds, we're sure that love of killing dudes slowly Dexter will thrive.
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