New FarmVille Gifts: Kensington Bench & Fancy Topiary

There are two new gifts we can send to our FarmVille neighbors starting today – the Kensington Bench and the Fancy Topiary, both of them looking really cute. Check them out below: The Kensington Bench is a “regular” gift, while the Fancy Topiary (that makes me think of a Bonsai – the tiny little trees I simply adore) is a FarmVille.com exclusive. Don’t forget to send these new gifts to your neighbors! This article originally appeared on Social Games Help

Mystery Animal Crate reintroduced in FarmVille

Starting today, those who didn’t get the chance to grab their cool animal from the mystery animal crate will get a new (and probably final) chance to buy it and expand their farm because Zynga decided to reintroduce the Mystery Animal Crate in FarmVille .

Is social game currency subject to new credit card laws?

It may be odd to think of social games as a kind of banking and credit-granting institution, but when you think about it, they’re largely in the business of turning real currency into a kind of virtual credit or gift certificate that can only be spent in their virtual worlds. And its that portion of the business that may run these games afoul of laws meant to regulate credit cards and banks, according to a recent article at InformationWeek . Dax Hansen, a partner at Perkins Coie’s Electronic Financial Services, told InformationWeek that the recent Credit Card Act of 2009 has language that treats electronic point accounts — like those used in social games — as a sort of gift certificate.

Mourning the decline of 3D virtual worlds

These days, social games like Farmville and Mafia Wars have captured the attention of a large part of the gaming and technology industries.

Mafia Wars Offers Big Reward for Your Email

If you haven’t signed up to receive e-mail updates from Mafia Wars via email, you will get rewarded to do so right now: if you join the mailing list of Mafia Wars, you’ll receive a cool Limited Edition Item. Will you do it? As you can see above, the armor you’d receive has some really impressive stats: 23 Attack and 47 Defense! It’s a really cool item it’s worth to give your e-mail for

Get Your Mystery Box in Restaurant City!

Playfish has launched the Mystery Box feature in Restaurant City and you can get yours for free by clicking the link I’m providing you with in this article.

Superfoods go giftable in FishVille

Zynga decided to offer a huge surprise to their FishVille fans by introducing the Superfoods as giftables: now you can send an receive Caffeine Food and Supergrow Food from your neighbors, basically saving you for spending quite a few money to keep your fish happy.

Get two Free Godfather Points in Mafia Wars!

You can celebrate the introduction of the Mafia Wars Marketplace as a pro, by getting a cool reward from Zynga and their game: 2 free Godfather Points ! Now ain’t that a real treat?

Get Your White Tiger in Restaurant City!

Playfish is once again offering a real treat to their Restaurant City fans: a white tiger that looks absolutely awesome and you can get it too if you want it. Check out the animal below: The official announcement reads: “Maggie and the Food King are back! To thank you for waiting patiently Maggie’s giving every fan a free cute white tiger cub!” So if you want to grab your free Restaurant City white tiger and you’re a fan of the game, click the following link: here

Three new Mafia Wars property-related achievements

Zynga has decided to tweak a little bit the property-based achievements after tweaking the properties themselves, and therefore there are three property-based achievements we can now earn in Mafia Wars : Slum Lord , for owning a level 30 Tenement (became impossible to get a while ago) Land Baron – for having all the properties in New York upgraded to level 25 Real Estate Tycoon – for upgrading all New York properties to level 100 or higher Thanks to Ewoks for letting me know about this cool change! This article originally appeared on Social Games Help . ? Permalink ?|? Email this ?|? Linking?Blogs ?|? Comments

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