Friday, July 30, 2010

Quote of the moment: My Farmville hobby

July 29, 2010 by  
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Filed under: Farmville “Farmville isn’t actually a computer game-it’s a computer hobby. In his book Hobbies, Steven Gelber points out that “hobbies developed as a category of socially valued leisure activity in the nineteenth century because they bridged the worlds of work and home” (p.

Mafia Wars South Africa Challenge Mission: Fix the Global Cup

July 3, 2010 by  
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Filed under: Mafia Wars Over the past few days, we noticed Counterfeit Tickets in the free gifts section, and it turns out those were all to prepare us for the Mafia Wars South Africa Challenge Mission, where your mafia’s mission is to fix the Global Cup. This new mission works much like Mafia Wars Paris and Mafia Wars London Challenge Missions before it — you have 15 days to complete all three Chapters of the challenge. Instead of Passports, this challenge requires you to collect Counterfeit tickets, which can be received as gifts and as loot from jobs and fighting.

Two Free FarmVille Cash from game sponsor: Kia Soul

July 2, 2010 by  
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Filed under: Farmville Farmers now have the opportunity to earn 2 free $FV by clicking on a link available below the FarmVille game screen and completing a short activity. This new promotion is funded by the car company Kia Soul.After following the given link you will have the opportunity to create your very Kia Soul music video! Simply drag and drop 6 frames into the empty spaces below

Michael Jackson remembered by Pet Society players

June 30, 2010 by  
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Filed under: Pet Society “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.

Michael Jackson remembered by Pet Society players

June 30, 2010 by  
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Filed under: Pet Society “Hey, look! It’s Michael Jackson! No, wait, it’s my Pet Society pet, Richard Jackson!” writes Anza.

Playdom launches Pet Resort alongside Purina

June 29, 2010 by  
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Yesterday, Playdom quietly launched their next title, called Pet Resort .

Calling all iPhones: FarmVille is here!

June 24, 2010 by  
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Filed under: Farmville This image is not an optical illusion. FarmVille for iPhone has officially arrived in the US App Store.

Social game currency increasingly popular for crowdsourcing payments

June 21, 2010 by  
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Filed under: Farmville Social game players are used to doing virtual work (i.e. harvesting fake crops) for virtual money (i.e

Mafia Wars London: Chapter 2 opens with four new jobs

June 10, 2010 by  
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Filed under: Mafia Wars Mafia Wars London : Chapter 2 officially opens today, and you have 14 days total to get through all of the jobs — of course, you’ll also have to mind your British passport inventory and those pesky London police who are always slowing down your work. The nerve! The jobs for Chapter 2 include the following: Stage a distraction at a Nightclub Kidnap a Partying Royal Family Member Hand off the Royal to Russian Agents Steal a Military Police Helicopter All in a day’s work. Good luck on your second set of London missions, mafiosos.

Win A Free Copy of Avenue Flo in our Casual Friday Contest!

June 4, 2010 by  
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While the rest of the world is getting ready to scoop up big deals on Black Friday, we decided this was the perfect time to celebrate Casual Friday instead — and give away codes for some great casual games all week long ! Today, we’re giving away 10 free download codes for Avenue Flo , the point and click adventure starring Flo, best known for her work in the Diner Dash time management games . This time around, Flo steps out of the diner to save Diner Town’s biggest wedding by solving puzzles and finding hidden objects. Check out the official trailer for the game below

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