If you're level 25 or above in Empires & Allies, and have already completed most everything given to you from the start of the game, you'll be happy to know that an entire second campaign has been launched in the game! This second campaign is called Molten Terror, and it comes complete with plenty of new features. But first, the story!
In Molten Terror, the Molten Reef Islands have been almost entirely ruined by the eruption of a massive mega-volcano, and you're out to save the survivors. You'll face new enemies along the way, in terms of both units that you'll face in battle, and the "bosses" that are controlling them. For instance, you'll face a man named Lt. Basil Fletcher, who originally trained with Sergeant Cross. He's a weapons salesman, so you know he'll likely pack a punch! Of course, you'll also have new quests to complete to go along with these new enemies, and to introduce you to the second campaign overall.
In addition to this, these new islands will be themed appropriately, with islands that are on fire or covered in lava, and new, sometimes tropical themed troops to defeat. If you've yet to complete the game's first campaign, Wrath of the Raven, you can easily switch between the two campaigns using an icon in the bottom right corner of the game screen. Again, you must be level 25 to access this second campaign, regardless of your progress in the first. Now, if you are level 25 and you still haven't received it, you'll need to be a bit more patient, as this will roll out to users everywhere in due time.
[Source and image credit: Zynga]
Are you excited to try out the quests and battles in Molten Terror, or are you still working your way through Wrath of the Raven?
Saturday, December 10, 2011
CityVille Plagued Playground Community Building: Everything you need to know
If you're working on one final push to reach 8,000 Monsters in CityVille's Halloween Monsters event, here's one final community building, that's available for coins, that will help you along. The Plagued Playground costs 50,000 coins to purchase from the store, making it one of the more expensive coin options (see also the Demented Dentist and Haunted Library, as examples), but it comes with a fairly easy building process.
Once you place the base in your town, you'll need to whack it (that is, use energy) to build up the frame six times. With this completed, you thankfully won't have to collect any building materials; rather, this is a community building that uses your friends as staff to get things done. In this case, you'll need ten friends to come help out. It should be noted that you can use any extra "Bonus Crew" - the pictures of Samantha - to staff this building for free, if you have some on hand. Otherwise, you'll need to send out individual requests to those CityVille neighbors that you think would be most willing to help you.
When this one is complete (you'll know because you'll either get an email telling you the staffing is complete, will see the hammer on top of the building, or both), you'll have a fun outdoor playground (that's of course themed to Monsters / Halloween) that allows for 1,500 extra Monsters to live in your town. Granted, this item won't help you actually add those 1,500 Monsters, but at least you'll have the room for any you want to add in your mad dash to the finish! Good luck!
Will you add the Plagued Playground to your town just for the look of this limited edition building, or are you actively trying to reach the 8,000 Monster mark?
Once you place the base in your town, you'll need to whack it (that is, use energy) to build up the frame six times. With this completed, you thankfully won't have to collect any building materials; rather, this is a community building that uses your friends as staff to get things done. In this case, you'll need ten friends to come help out. It should be noted that you can use any extra "Bonus Crew" - the pictures of Samantha - to staff this building for free, if you have some on hand. Otherwise, you'll need to send out individual requests to those CityVille neighbors that you think would be most willing to help you.
When this one is complete (you'll know because you'll either get an email telling you the staffing is complete, will see the hammer on top of the building, or both), you'll have a fun outdoor playground (that's of course themed to Monsters / Halloween) that allows for 1,500 extra Monsters to live in your town. Granted, this item won't help you actually add those 1,500 Monsters, but at least you'll have the room for any you want to add in your mad dash to the finish! Good luck!
Will you add the Plagued Playground to your town just for the look of this limited edition building, or are you actively trying to reach the 8,000 Monster mark?
FarmVille Raffle Booth (10/30/11): Black Corgi and Gazebo come back around
By this point, the FarmVille Raffle Booth has become a hit or miss prospect when it comes to receiving free items. Not only are the items simply hard to earn (that is, relying solely on luck), but the amount of duplicate items released in the feature might event take away from some of the excitement users feel towards the feature. As it stands, this week's Raffle Booth is another set of re-released items, so if you've had bad luck in the past, maybe it will turn around now.
As usual, the FarmVille Raffle Booth is absolutely free to play, and you'll have the chance of winning the following items (we'll also list their odds here for your reference).
10 Special Delivery Boxes - 1:5
3 Farmhands - 1:20
5 Love Potions - 1:50
Gazebo - 1:200
Black Corgi - 1:500
As you might have expected, you'll receive a free Raffle Ticket at the beginning of this week, giving you at least one chance at one of these items. You can earn others by asking your friends to send them to you, or you can purchase them outright for Farm Cash. Just remember, though: even though you have tons of Raffle Tickets doesn't mean you're guaranteed to win all five of these items, or even one of them. There's no real reason to spend Farm Cash on these Raffle Tickets. Good luck!
Have you ever won the big two prizes from the FarmVille Raffle Booth? Do you already have this Black Corgi or Gazebo? Which item are you most hoping to win?
As usual, the FarmVille Raffle Booth is absolutely free to play, and you'll have the chance of winning the following items (we'll also list their odds here for your reference).
10 Special Delivery Boxes - 1:5
3 Farmhands - 1:20
5 Love Potions - 1:50
Gazebo - 1:200
Black Corgi - 1:500
As you might have expected, you'll receive a free Raffle Ticket at the beginning of this week, giving you at least one chance at one of these items. You can earn others by asking your friends to send them to you, or you can purchase them outright for Farm Cash. Just remember, though: even though you have tons of Raffle Tickets doesn't mean you're guaranteed to win all five of these items, or even one of them. There's no real reason to spend Farm Cash on these Raffle Tickets. Good luck!
Have you ever won the big two prizes from the FarmVille Raffle Booth? Do you already have this Black Corgi or Gazebo? Which item are you most hoping to win?
FarmVille Fairy Hollow Items: Butterfly Dog, Fall Ribbon Flower Tree and more
It's unusual for Zynga to launch a new theme in FarmVille right before a major holiday, but apparently, with Halloween being tomorrow, the developer has decided to launch a new theme now, so that it will be available in the time after, between Halloween and Thanksgiving. That theme is Fairy Hollow, and the first batch of items in the theme has launched in the store this evening. There are trees, animals, decorations and even avatar costumes available in this theme - here's a look at what's available.
Trees
Fall Ribbon Flower Tree - 8 Farm Cash
Big Fall Ribbon Flower Tree - 14 Farm Cash
Golden Fairy Tree - 8 Farm Cash
Giant Golden Fairy Tree - 14 Farm Cash
While these pairs of trees are brand new, if they look a bit familiar, it's because they're re-colorings of trees we've seen in the game before. Keep that in mind, the rehashing technique is used throughout this entire theme. As usual, you'll only need to purchase the normal version of each of these two trees, as the Big Fall Ribbon Flower Tree and Giant Golden Fairy Tree can be earned for free from Mystery Seedlings.
Animals
Butterfly Horse - 26 Farm Cash
Butterfly Dog - 12 Farm Cash
Butterfly Rabbit - 12 Farm Cash
Butterfly Sheep - 20 Farm Cash
Yellow-Eyed Penguin - 1 million coins
Butterfly Pig - 18 Farm Cash
Here, many of these animals are, without the wings, just basic versions of animals you likely already have on your farm(s). Add the wings and you have these new animals, so ultimately, whether or not you purchase them will depend on how much you like their wings. As for the Yellow-Eyed Penguin, this one looks almost identical to the regular Penguin in the game, so you'll need to look closely at its yellow eye to really tell the difference.
Buildings
Fairy Mill - 20 Farm Cash
Other than the pastel colors, which go along with many of this theme's items, there's nothing really here that scream "fairy" to me, but I won't argue. If you're a building collector, you'll have to make the splurge either way.
Decorations
Wooden Gate - 10,000 coins
Fairy Godmother Gnome - 12 Farm Cash
Wooden Fence - 5,000 coins
The Wooden Gate and Wooden Fence were first sold back in the Fairy Garden event in August, and the Fairy Godmother Gnome was given away for free as a goal reward during that time. If you finished that goal then, you can save the 12 Farm Cash and just pull your old gnome out of storage to decorate for this theme.
Avatar Costumes
Butterfly I - 8 Farm Cash
Butterfly II - 8 Farm Cash
These costumes will allow even your avatar to join in on the butterfly / fairy fun, and could even work as a Halloween costume, if you've yet to choose one, but are willing to do so fast (that is, before Halloween proper passes). Just remember that you can try on these costumes to see if you really like the way your avatar looks with wings before you purchase them.
All of these items will be available in the game's store for the next two weeks. It will be interesting to see if this is a single-release theme or if more items are released in the future. If more items are launched, we'll make sure to let you know.
What do you think of these Fairy Hollow items? Were you hoping the end of October would see even more Halloween items released, or are you ready to move on?
Trees
Fall Ribbon Flower Tree - 8 Farm Cash
Big Fall Ribbon Flower Tree - 14 Farm Cash
Golden Fairy Tree - 8 Farm Cash
Giant Golden Fairy Tree - 14 Farm Cash
While these pairs of trees are brand new, if they look a bit familiar, it's because they're re-colorings of trees we've seen in the game before. Keep that in mind, the rehashing technique is used throughout this entire theme. As usual, you'll only need to purchase the normal version of each of these two trees, as the Big Fall Ribbon Flower Tree and Giant Golden Fairy Tree can be earned for free from Mystery Seedlings.
Animals
Butterfly Horse - 26 Farm Cash
Butterfly Dog - 12 Farm Cash
Butterfly Rabbit - 12 Farm Cash
Butterfly Sheep - 20 Farm Cash
Yellow-Eyed Penguin - 1 million coins
Butterfly Pig - 18 Farm Cash
Here, many of these animals are, without the wings, just basic versions of animals you likely already have on your farm(s). Add the wings and you have these new animals, so ultimately, whether or not you purchase them will depend on how much you like their wings. As for the Yellow-Eyed Penguin, this one looks almost identical to the regular Penguin in the game, so you'll need to look closely at its yellow eye to really tell the difference.
Buildings
Fairy Mill - 20 Farm Cash
Other than the pastel colors, which go along with many of this theme's items, there's nothing really here that scream "fairy" to me, but I won't argue. If you're a building collector, you'll have to make the splurge either way.
Decorations
Wooden Gate - 10,000 coins
Fairy Godmother Gnome - 12 Farm Cash
Wooden Fence - 5,000 coins
The Wooden Gate and Wooden Fence were first sold back in the Fairy Garden event in August, and the Fairy Godmother Gnome was given away for free as a goal reward during that time. If you finished that goal then, you can save the 12 Farm Cash and just pull your old gnome out of storage to decorate for this theme.
Avatar Costumes
Butterfly I - 8 Farm Cash
Butterfly II - 8 Farm Cash
These costumes will allow even your avatar to join in on the butterfly / fairy fun, and could even work as a Halloween costume, if you've yet to choose one, but are willing to do so fast (that is, before Halloween proper passes). Just remember that you can try on these costumes to see if you really like the way your avatar looks with wings before you purchase them.
All of these items will be available in the game's store for the next two weeks. It will be interesting to see if this is a single-release theme or if more items are released in the future. If more items are launched, we'll make sure to let you know.
What do you think of these Fairy Hollow items? Were you hoping the end of October would see even more Halloween items released, or are you ready to move on?
FarmVille Mystery Game (10/30/11): Halloween items take a final stand
With tonight's FarmVille Mystery Game, it looks like we've seen the last set of Halloween items released in the game (after all, the store has now been taken over by Fairy Hollow / Butterfly items). You'll have a chance to win both decorations and animals in this apparently final Halloween-themed Mystery Game, with a single dart costing 16 Farm Cash. There are two horses available here, so that's a fairly cheap price, all things considered (I would have easily guessed the darts to cost 20 Farm Cash or more).
Here's the list of six items you can win in this week's game by throwing darts:
Eerie Bridge
Fire Skeleton Horse
Headless Horseman
Nightmare Mini Pegasus
Pirate Goat
Vampire Gnome
As usual, there's another Bonus Prize being offered here, if you're willing to spend enough Farm Cash to win all six "normal" prizes. Do that and you'll walk away with the Gnome O Lantern - a garden gnome sticking his head out of a Jack-O-Lantern. Just remember, even if you really want this seventh bonus prize, you're not guaranteed to win all six individual prizes on the first six darts you throw, so you could wind up spending much more Farm Cash just to receive duplicates.
Either way, you've got a week to throw darts at this week's board, before these Halloween-themed items are packed away, potentially to never be seen again (granted, I'm sure a lot of them will come back next year, but there is no true guarantee). Good luck receiving the specific items you want!
Check out the rest of our Halloween coverage right here.
Which of these six items do you most want to win from this week's Mystery Game? If you went for all seven items, how many darts did you end up throwing?
Here's the list of six items you can win in this week's game by throwing darts:
Eerie Bridge
Fire Skeleton Horse
Headless Horseman
Nightmare Mini Pegasus
Pirate Goat
Vampire Gnome
As usual, there's another Bonus Prize being offered here, if you're willing to spend enough Farm Cash to win all six "normal" prizes. Do that and you'll walk away with the Gnome O Lantern - a garden gnome sticking his head out of a Jack-O-Lantern. Just remember, even if you really want this seventh bonus prize, you're not guaranteed to win all six individual prizes on the first six darts you throw, so you could wind up spending much more Farm Cash just to receive duplicates.
Either way, you've got a week to throw darts at this week's board, before these Halloween-themed items are packed away, potentially to never be seen again (granted, I'm sure a lot of them will come back next year, but there is no true guarantee). Good luck receiving the specific items you want!
Check out the rest of our Halloween coverage right here.
Which of these six items do you most want to win from this week's Mystery Game? If you went for all seven items, how many darts did you end up throwing?
CityVille Energy Ghosts: Everything you need to know
For one last event before Halloween, Zynga is rewarding users with free energy and coins in CityVille via an event of an appropriate name: Energy Ghosts, that will see you rapidly clicking on ghosts for free items. This event comes in the form of a "goal" on the left-hand side of your screen, and like a goal, it can only be done once. However, you'll be able to start the goal whenever you choose, giving you a chance to rearrange things in your town before starting.
You see, this event will last just 60 seconds, once you start it in your city. You must have at least one piece of road in your city in order to even access this goal, along with being at least level 10. From there, you'll have the 60-second time frame to click on as many ghosts as you possibly can. For each ghost you click on, you'll receive a single energy point and 30 coins. Please note that you will not lose energy by taking part in this event / clicking on the ghosts - you'll only gain energy.
The ghosts themselves can be found wandering around on your roads, so if you have a long stretch of road blocked by larger skyscrapers or other tall buildings, you'll want to either remove the roads from that area, or move the buildings so that you'll have a clear view of the ghosts as they wander around.
There doesn't look to be a limit on how many ghosts you can click on, and therefore how much energy you can earn, and we're also not sure if the energy you earn will go over your energy cap, so you might want to wait until you've already used your energy entirely before starting this one. While it might sound complicated, just keep in mind that you're getting something for nothing here, and you'll be able to enjoy the feature for the very short time it lasts!
Check out the rest of our Halloween coverage right here.
What do you think of this Energy Ghosts feature? How many ghosts did you end up clicking on in the 60-seconds you had?
You see, this event will last just 60 seconds, once you start it in your city. You must have at least one piece of road in your city in order to even access this goal, along with being at least level 10. From there, you'll have the 60-second time frame to click on as many ghosts as you possibly can. For each ghost you click on, you'll receive a single energy point and 30 coins. Please note that you will not lose energy by taking part in this event / clicking on the ghosts - you'll only gain energy.
The ghosts themselves can be found wandering around on your roads, so if you have a long stretch of road blocked by larger skyscrapers or other tall buildings, you'll want to either remove the roads from that area, or move the buildings so that you'll have a clear view of the ghosts as they wander around.
There doesn't look to be a limit on how many ghosts you can click on, and therefore how much energy you can earn, and we're also not sure if the energy you earn will go over your energy cap, so you might want to wait until you've already used your energy entirely before starting this one. While it might sound complicated, just keep in mind that you're getting something for nothing here, and you'll be able to enjoy the feature for the very short time it lasts!
Check out the rest of our Halloween coverage right here.
What do you think of this Energy Ghosts feature? How many ghosts did you end up clicking on in the 60-seconds you had?
Mafia Wars Shakedown looks like Jackie Brown gone social [Video]
At least from the looks of the trailer (and probably without the incredible direction). Zynga recently released a trailer for its upcoming mobile version of Mafia Wars, Mafia Wars Shakedown. Of course, like most game trailers from the company, the footage is devoid of any gameplay or a release date. However, at least it sets the scene and tone the developer looks to be going for.
Apparently, the don that runs your crime ring has been assassinated, and now the race has begun to see who will become the new don and take the reins. So, it'll be your job--we guess--to find out who killed the don, fighting back other players and tough bosses like a trollish butcher. Of course, there will be lots of treasure, loot and coin in it for skilled digital criminals.
But we really take away from the trailer is style. If the game is going to follow the '70s crime and blaxploitation style, complete with funky car chase tunes, then we're so in. More importantly, it tells us that this version of mobile Mafia Wars is going to be more than a companion game like Atlantic City was, but we're sure those elements will fit in one way or another. Check out the trailer below, and tell us what you think in the comments.
Have you been following the release of Mafia Wars Shakedown at all? What do you think so far of the game, based on early images, details and this trailer?
Apparently, the don that runs your crime ring has been assassinated, and now the race has begun to see who will become the new don and take the reins. So, it'll be your job--we guess--to find out who killed the don, fighting back other players and tough bosses like a trollish butcher. Of course, there will be lots of treasure, loot and coin in it for skilled digital criminals.
But we really take away from the trailer is style. If the game is going to follow the '70s crime and blaxploitation style, complete with funky car chase tunes, then we're so in. More importantly, it tells us that this version of mobile Mafia Wars is going to be more than a companion game like Atlantic City was, but we're sure those elements will fit in one way or another. Check out the trailer below, and tell us what you think in the comments.
Have you been following the release of Mafia Wars Shakedown at all? What do you think so far of the game, based on early images, details and this trailer?
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