We have received many questions regarding the name change that some FarmVille Freaks, like FarmVille Freak Jessica, are experiencing regarding their FarmVille Crafting Building Winery. Please note, not all farmers are experiencing this change yet.
As you know, the FarmVille Winery produces various alcoholic beverages such as Japanese Sake and Wine. In recent weeks some farmers have reported that their Winery no longer produces Goods that are alcoholic beverages. The names of the alcoholic Goods have been replaced with kid-friendly PG versions such as “Sweet Energy Drink” for the previously named “Sweet Sake”.
FarmVille Market Good Name Change
So why did FarmVille make this change and how come farmers weren’t informed of this change? According to FarmVille, its users include a broad spectrum of players which also includes a large audience of underage users under the age of 21. In the United States, the legal drinking age for consuming alcohol is 21. An official statement from Zynga about the Winery name change can be read below:
“…Thank you for contacting Zynga Customer Support.
My name is Steve and I will be happy to assist you today. I
am sorry to hear that you are not happy with the recent changes in the
Winery cottage. Let me apologize if this has caused you any
inconvenience. Rest assured that I will be doing my best to help you
get to the bottom of this issue.
Recently, FarmVille decided to change the products that are produced
in the Winery Cottage. The change was from alcoholic products to,
well, Non-alcoholic beverages. The reason behind this change is that
since FarmVille is a game, we have a lot of underage players. In
connection with this, FarmVille does not want to promote alcohol
consumption among the underage.
Hoping for your consideration and understanding.
Kind regards,
Steve L.
Zynga Customer Support”
Here is a list of the Winery’s Goods with new non-alcoholic names:
Sweet Energy Drink (previously Sweet Sake)
White Grape Cooler (previously White Sangria)
Rich Grape Juice
Fruit Punch
Spicy Tomato Juice (*No Change)
Spiced Lilac Tea
Blackberry Explosion
Strawberry Cranberry Juice (*No Change)
Raspberry Energy Drink
Even though, functionally, the Winery works the same, the unannounced name changes have angered some farmers. However, the name changes seem necessary for Zynga, as I’m sure they want to remain legally responsible and not promote alcohol consumption to the underage as well as avoid the in-game placement of legal disclaimers, some alcohol-loving farmers like myself are still upset over the name changes because after all, what good is a Winery without wine?
What do you think FarmVille Freaks? Are you upset that FarmVille changed the names of the Winery Goods without notice? Would you have picked a Winery as your Crafting Building if you knew that it would not produce alcoholic beverages?
About ten days ago FarmVille was quietly pulled from MSN Games, as reported by Inside Social Games.
In a partnership between Zynga and MSN dating back to February, FarmVille was made available to play via MSN Games. The idea was that having FarmVille accessible through other portals besides FaceBook, would drive hits for both MSN and increase exposure for Zynga. It is unsure how successful this partnership was and whether or not it was worth it for Zynga’s investment.
So why did Zynga leave? While Zynga has failed to make an official statement concerning the end of farming on MSN, it is no secret that Zynga recently entered into a partnership with MSN competitor Google, who has invested millions in the social gaming company. Could this partnership have something to do with it? According to Inside Social Gaming, ” Zynga didn’t find the traffic MSN produced meaningful enough to continue running FarmVille on the Microsoft platform”.
As access portals other than FaceBook seem to be of particular interest to social gaming companies like Zynga, “Zynga’s departure suggests the traffic other social developers are hoping to find off of Facebook may be more difficult to find than expected”. Despite FarmVille’s “lackluster performance” on MSN, Zynga continues to seek other avenues of social expansion, including investments in mobile apps, like FarmVille for iPhone as well as seeking access for its games in international markets such as Japan and China. With investments like Google’s in Zynga, rumored to be of up to $200 million, the future of Zynga games in the US market seems to be more than hopeful especially with the launch of the much anticipated Google Games. For now, the big question remains unanswered. . . do social gaming companies like Zynga need FaceBook or does FaceBook need them?
What do you think? What does the future of Zynga’s games like FarmVille outside the realm of FaceBook?
Since the release of the FarmVille Dog, several breeds have been added, but farmers are still asking for more. Everyone wants their favorite breed to be represented in FarmVille.
Currently you can choose from:
Border Collie
Terrier
Golden Retriever
Heeler
St. Bernard
According to a recent unreleased item that surfaced, we know that Pitbulls could be coming soon. FarmVille Freak Daremek is hopeful that Dobermans will one day be released and took it upon himself to edit his own rendering of Dobermans in FarmVille just to see what they could look like on the farm! Note, the Doberman as seen in the picture is not an unreleased item. They are for creative purposes only.
FarmVille Freak Daremek's Dobermans on the Farm
What do you think should be the next FarmVille Dog?
A new FarmVille sponsored link by Gamefly will reward you with 150 FV$ free farm cash for trying out the video game rental service.
This offer is only applicable to new customers and will require payment information to initiate a one month trial offer. After the free trial period ends, subscription services range from $15.95- 22.95 per month.
After signing up for this offer, it may take up to ten minutes to receive your farm cash.
FarmVille & Gamefly Free Farm Cash Offer
Will you take advantage of this Gamefly sponsored link for free farm cash?
FarmVille’s 40% off Farm Cash sale will be ending in a few hours.
To all those farmers who use farm cash, be sure to take advantage of this limited opportunity to get your farm cash at a discounted rate of 40% off because buying farm cash (with real money) can be painful, but at almost half off it’s one of the best deals we’ve seen yet!
FarmVille brings back Valentines Day items with “Love is in the Air” promotion.
The “Love is in the Air” event will allow you to purchase some exclusive Limited Edition Valentines Day items.
Back in February FarmVille celebrated Valentines Day with every farmer collecting Valentines in which they could then trade in their favors for redeemable prizes that you could not purchase in the FarmVille Market.
Previously the Luv Ewe, 3 Hearts Fountain, Pigs in Love, Giant Teddy, Pecking Ducks, and Eiffel Tower were only available as redeemable prizes after trading in your Valentines. Now you can purchase any of them with farm cash for a limited time only.
FarmVille Love is in the Air (Valentines redeemable prizes) items:
Luv Ewe – 14 FV$
Giant Teddy – 20 FV$
Pigs in Love – 30 FV$
Pecking Ducks – 40 FV$
3 Hearts Fountain – 50 FV$
Eiffel Tower – 150 FV$
FarmVille 3 Hearts Fountain
FarmVille Pigs in Love
FarmVille Giant Teddy
FarmVille Eiffel Tower
FarmVille Pecking Ducks
FarmVille Luv Ewe
Do you like that these items were brought back and made available for everyone to purchase?
It is no secret that my absolute favorite FarmVille items are the gnomes, some may even call me gnome obsessed! I am the proud owner of 16 out of the total 22 Farmville gnomes. My favorite, the Sprinkler Gnome was even featured on my birthday cake this year.
We at FarmVille Freak wonder what gnome is your favorite!
Click here to view images of all the gnomes: (more…)
FarmVille announced via their official FaceBook Fan Page that the FarmVille Pick Up Truck Seeder would be coming soon to farms near you!
You may remember that earlier this month FarmVille polled farmers via the official FarmVille Forum and asked us to vote on what the next vehicle released should be.
We conducted the same poll at FarmVille Freak, and FarmVille Freaks also chose the Pick Up Truck as the next FarmVille Seeder with the most votes. Farmers have been requesting a Pick Up Truck for a long time now, as many feel that no real farm is complete without a Pick Up Truck.
Some of the other choices included in the poll were Fire Truck (second choice on FarmVille Freak), Trolley, and Dump Truck.
From FarmVille:
“Earlier this month we asked for your help in choosing a new seeder or FarmVille. Today we would like to thank you by providing a sneak peek at the artwork for the vote winner: the Pickup Truck. Thanks for your help! **Please note that this is prerelease artwork and subject to ch…ange before you can get it on your farm.**”
Are you happy with the decision for the Pick Up Truck Seeder to be the next FarmVille vehicle? What other type of vehicle would you like to see on your farm?
FarmVille Community Manager Grimwell is asking the community to vote for their favorite theme that has been featured on FarmVille via the Official FarmVille Forums. Maybe this information will help Zynga formulate what themes they should expand upon or come up with new and even better ones!
FarmVille UFO Decoration
So FarmVille Freaks, what was your favorite theme?
UPDATE: This is a glitch that will be resolved when FarmVille “enhances” with tonight’s Updates. You will not have to do anything to restore the White Stallions functionality.
From FarmVille’s Community Manager, Grimwell:
“I’d like to thank everyone who has sent me their UID so far, and ask that nobody else does!
The development team has found the bug that is causing this issue with your stallions, and intend to have a fix for it later today. You will not have to do anything to restore functionality to your stallions, the update later today will care for it. Thank you for your patience, and special thanks to everyone who shared their ID’s so we could get a look!” (Source: Official FarmVille Forum)
Lots of FarmVille Freaks, such as FarmVille Freak Lisa, FarmVille Freak Julia, FarmVille Freak Pia, and FarmVille Freak Becky, among others are reporting that their White Stallions are no longer producing Foals!
As you know, the White Stallion was a special limited edition farm cash animal available only through a Mystery Box. Unlike other Wandering Stallions, the White Stallion is a permanent Horse Stable occupant and once purchased you are able to keep it forever. Owners of White Stallions have the advantage of being able to produce a Foal everyday. The ability to produce foals explains why the temporary “neutering” of White Stallions, has caused angry FarmVille Horse breeder enthusiasts and White Stallion owners.
We are waiting on an official response from Zynga and will keep you informed and updated as we learn more information about the questionable fertility of the White Stallion.
You can read some of our FarmVille Freak White Stallion owners’ user-submitted emails below:
“Hi FarmGoddess, After the introduction to the Beehives, I went on my farm to do my nightly ritual of horse breeding. I have gone through 30 horses without any reproduction success (I would usually achieve one foal in every 3-5 horses). Not only has this changed, but also the message that comes after you harvest your stable has changed (I have taken a screen shot & attached it for you to see). For the past few days I have encountered issues while breeding (screen freezing, out of sync issues etc…). I noticed that I used to collect a couple thousand coins each time I harvest without a Foal produced, but now the amount has gone down to about 168 coins.” – FarmVille Freak Lisa
“Hi, Since yesterday I can’t make foals in my stable. I have a White Stallion but it’s like he’s not there, I always got the message: “You didn’t find anything special in the stable, but you did earn 588 coins while tending to your horses. Tend to them again tomorrow for a chance to find something special.” Some people say the the White Stallions have been neutered. Have you heard something about this? I worried coz I paid farm cash for my Stallion… I paid to have the chance to make as many foals as I can in one day, this is not fair…” -FarmVille Freak Julia
“It seems they made changes to the harvest of Horse Stables, and make it like the Dairy Barns.You get no thank you and money anymore and rumors say you will only be able to harvest once a day. Maybe something to look into. As they release the black stallion (Gelding) in next mystery boxes, wonder what happen to the people who already have one. Regards.” -FarmVille Freak Pia”
“Can you find out what the problem is with our White Stallions not producing anymore…post something on your website plz….they are just like any other horse when you try to breed Foals…people on facebook wall are going crazy ” – FarmVille Freak Becky
Are you experiencing problems with your White Stallion, such as non-producing Foals?
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” – FarmVille Freak Becky