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.

YoVille Fourth of July Items coming soon

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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

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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.
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This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

YoVille: Twelve new free skin colors added

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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!
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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.
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This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.


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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.

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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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.

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.

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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.

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?

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?

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.

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.

Zynga boosts FrontierVille performance for crazy fast load times

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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.

Cafe World Thanksgiving Mystery Crate holds animated items inside

Thanksgiving Mystery Crate
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.

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.

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.

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.