Killer FarmVille pic of the day: Chicken faces impending doom

This poor chicken flew the coop in search of freedom, only to get jumped by an angry gang of hungry kittens. Source: Farmville Forums Have a Killer FarmVille pic/video of the day

Mafia Wars "Raid the Docks" Job Shortened to 8 Hours

Moscow and Cuba might sound more interesting but the push to finish all the jobs in Mafia Wars’ first stomping grounds, New York went into high gear this week for Big Apple Week .

Social City Cheats & Tips: Six Easy Ways to Get Ahead

Earlier in March, Sorority Life and Mobsters creator Playdom launched a brand-new Facebook game, Social City , challenging players on the social network to build a small town into a thriving metropolis. Longtime gamers might recognize this style of game from popular PC game SimCity — look at Social City as SimCity Lite, with the addition of (no surprise) hooks and incentives to get your friends to play along with you. These six tips will help you on your way toward creating a booming concrete jungle 1

‘Progress Wars’ parody takes a well-placed jab at Facebook games

Even though millions of people spend time playing Facebook/social games daily, there’s always going to be a handful of contrarians. So far we’ve seen anti-FarmVille posters , special anti-social gaming Facebook groups and, now, Progress Wars, a parody game takes a well-placed jab at our favorite pastime

Happy Aquarium: Spring has sprung with new tulips, cherry blossom tree, more

New Happy Aquarium items: New Spring tank decor including a pink tulip, dandelion, cherry blossom tree and a stackable picnic table Release date: March 19, 2010 Where to find them: In the Happy Aquarium store, under Props How much: The dandelion costs 80 coins, the tulip costs 100 coins; the picnic table costs 8 Pearls or 7 Facebook Credits; the Cherry Blossom tree costs 18 Pearls or 15 Facebook Credits Our take: These bright new items will put a little spring into your tank. Spend a few hundred coins on the bright pink tulips or go big with the cherry blossom tree (ya know, if you’re feeling spendy). Your take: Which of these four Spring-themed items are you most likely to buy?

Games.com Spring Fever Giveaway: Win FarmVille Cash Cards!

Spring 2010 officially arrives this weekend, and in honor of the occasion (and as a way to say ‘thanks!’ for visiting Games.com), we’re going to give away five (5) FarmVille Cash cards, each valued at ($10) each, to five winners. If you’ve never seen a FarmVille cash card, look at this pic we took at the Games.com headquarters in NYC above (man, we need to wash those windows, eh?). FarmVille cards — as well as cards for Mafia Wars, Cafe World, etc –can be purchased at Best Buy, Target, 7-11 and Gamestop

Hotel City on Facebook: Check in and you won’t want to check out

In the past year, Facebook has been overrun with pet simulation games, farming games and, more recently, city building games. For those tired of plowing, harvesting and cleaning virtual pets, Playfish’s brand new game Hotel City , lets you try your hand at something a little different — running a hotel.

Turkey Rides Invade Roller Coaster Kingdom

Americans will celebrate their most confusing of holidays next week with Thanksgiving. While nearly every aspect of the loosely historical day causes outrage by one or several groups, this year’s rebranding has been boiled down to two things: giving thanks for something special and turkeys.

Facebook and Twitter Arrive on Xbox Live November 17 (That’s Tomorrow)

Starting tomorrow, November 17, Microsoft Xbox Live (the online service for Xbox 360) is about to get a little more social.

Zynga city building game coming soon? Survey says … maybe

Playdom’s Social City has been gaining users by the millions in a matter of days, and competitor Zynga has taken note. According to ISG , Zynga has published a survey on Facebook which asks two specific questions about the hot city buidling game — “How frequently do you currently play Social City?” and “Into which of the following ranges does your current Social City level fall?” Zynga currently does not have any ‘city’ names trademarked (though we’re interested in seeing how soon Zynga launches a hotel themed game, since they have the names HotelVille and Hotel World trademarked), but if those surveyed say they spend lots of time playing Social City — we’re certain a Zynga city building game will be on its way soon.

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