FishVille swims in loads of new (and slightly pricey) St. Patrick’s Day decor

FishVille’s getting into the St. Patrick’s Day spirit (at the last minute!) with a series of new tank decor and background, which includes the typical — Leprechaun, clovers, pot of gold and gold horseshoe — to the bizarre — a cupcake decorated with a clover that sits in your fish tank? Sounds like a big soggy mess if you ask us.

FarmVille Dog Breeds and PetVille Sneak Peek

As we mentioned earlier today on FarmVille Freak (see post) , you can get sneak peeks of the FarmVille Dog by accessing another Zynga’s game, PetVille.

GameSpy pokes fun at Facebook gamers, status updates

The great thing about being at the Game Developers Conference is you get to listen to a lot of smart people talk about the game industry and how the popularity of social games is changing its direction. The bad thing about being at the Game Developers Conference is you don’t really have time to read the internet and keep up with all the goings on in the virtual world

Pet Society Beanstalk Seed grows into new secret room

If your Pet Society home is becoming a bit too crammed full of cute furniture and accessories, and you find yourself in need of a home expansion, head over to the game’s Cash Shop and pick up a Beanstalk Seed. The Beanstalk Seed costs 20 Playfish Cash, and, once activated, will grow into a secret room up in the clouds. Before you run to get your credit card, however, know that there is a limit of one secret room per player, so unfortunately, this isn’t a way to get unlimited space.

Breaking News! Zynga’s Poker Blitz launches on Facebook

It’s official.

Restaurant City Invasion! Giant Mushrooms! Thieving Penguins!

Houston, we have a problem. Restaurant City on Facebook has been invaded by giant mushrooms, thieving penguins and more disasters! The horror! Actually, these new invasions are part of a way to rake in a little extra coinage when visiting other friends’ restaurants. When you visit, you’ll find your friends’ restaurant has one of these problems (see below for examples) and you have to solve it for them by clicking on the penguin/bear/fire to make them go away

Mafia Wars robbing making a comeback ’soon’

One of our favorite Mafia Wars features — robbing — will be making a comeback ’soon.’ And, it looks like there will be a robbing ‘collection’ that will be made up of items looted while taking the five-finger discount.

FarmVille glitch? The two farmer phenomenon spotted in the wild

From the FarmVille Freak Official 03.12.10 Podcast Update where FarmVille Freak Kate mentioned: As previously reported by Katy, the phenomenon of two people visiting the same farm happened to me today as well! WEIRD!! Never seen that one before. Photo below: FarmVille Freak Kate’s Two Farmer Phenomenom This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak . ? Permalink ?|? Email this ?|? Linking?Blogs ?|? Comments

FarmVille gifts now expire after two weeks (worst idea ever?)

If you’re one of those players who let your gifts sitting dormant on your Facebook page for weeks before accepting them — you might have to change your ways. Gifts now have a built-in time limit and after two weeks, you’ll no longer be able to accept them. If you ask us, gifting in FarmVile and other Facebook games need a complete overhaul.

Poker Blitz from Zynga: The ‘poker game for the masses’

Zynga’s Texas HoldEm poker game is one of the most popular on Facebook, with a loyal following of about 30 million monthly active users, according to AppData . For those who aren’t poker pros but still want to try their hand at a less intimidating version of this classic card game, Zynga Casino General Manager Har ‘Sim” Mimran says his team is launching Poker Blitz , a new “poker game for the masses.” While Sim was tight-lipped on the exact details of the game, he tells us that “Poker is a hard genre for a small niche of people …

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