Sure, Valentine's Day is over, but FarmVille just announced the contest winners for their V-Day decorating contest, and holy moley, we're blown away by these players who turned their farms into works of art. Tres impressive!

We picked three of our favorites from the 10 finalists, but you should really see all of the winning entries on the official FarmVille Facebook fan page. Congrats to bienchen08, farmgirl2010, sarhu and everyone else who won.



Got an amazing FarmVille farm? Send it to libe@games.com, and we'll post it on Games.com!

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Free PetVille coins are out there and we want you to know it. Sure we're being suckered into looking at advertising but as long as we don't have to sign up or pay for anything, we don't care! It's Free coins!

We were able to earn 600 coins with just a few clicks. On the activities page, read the instructions under each item so you don't do more than you have to in order to earn your coins.
Careful though, you wouldn't want to give your email or info to any of these advertisements as I'm sure you'd probably be bombarded with spam for the rest of eternity. But if there is one thing I know for sure, it's that I love free coins and I really love Pookie Manilla's new custom western ninja outfit. (Pookie Manilla in his new garb pictured below)



So get your free coins and treat your pet to something nice.

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Zynga's Platinum Ninja addressed the disappearing old tiger plush. She said they switched it with a new one because the old tiger didn't look like the other animals. However, the old tiger was also switched with the new tiger in the inventories of those of you who bought it. You will get your old tiger back. and the old tiger will be added back to the furniture store along with the new tiger.

You will only get the old tiger back if you purchased the plush directly from the Furniture Store. All of those who got their tigers as a gift or by trading will have to submit a support ticket here.

Confused? Read the complete official statement after the link.
Year of the Tiger Plush

First and most importantly, I want to apologize to those of you who purchased a tiger plush toy and ended up having it switched to the new version.
Many of you have asked why we did this and why we didn't ask you guys first. The most simple answer I can give you is that it was a mistake, and we are sorry.

We realized that the old Tiger didn't quite match the style of the rest of the line of Plush animals. Our plan was to change the one in the store to the new version. We never intended to switch out the old one that had already been purchased. This was due to a miscommunication here on our team behind the scene.

"So our current plan is to:

A) Gift all of you who purchased the old version of the Tiger back your original Tiger. When this is done it will just be in your account again. This also applies if you had purchased multiples of the item. (You'll also still have the new version to keep)

B) Put the old version of the Tiger back in the store for purchase so anyone who wants it still has a chance to buy it.

The new Tiger will also remain in the store.

We are trying to have this done by tomorrow. If for any reason this is not possible, we will update you guys.

Again, we understand that many of you were upset and we apologize for the frustration we caused. It was never our intent to do this and we have taken steps to prevent it from happening in the future.
We do realize that this solution does not help those of you who traded or gifted to get the old version of the Tiger.
We do not have a way to mass credit those of you who obtained your tiger this way.
We have made our Support Department aware of this situation and they will be able to assist those of you who want the old Tiger version back.
We know its not fun to have to submit a ticket for this, but it's the best resolution that we can offer at this time."

This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.

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One of the most frequently asked FarmVille questions is
"How do I get my fences or hay bales to appear 3-D?"

Every seasoned farmer knows that this optical illusion called Stacking is achieved by carefully positioning objects on your farm.

We would like to celebrate this Stacking technique by featuring some FarmVille Freaks Extreme Stacking!See more incredible stacking after the break!
This is just a sample of Extreme Stacking created by FarmVille Freaks. We will be adding to this gallery. If you would like your "Extreme Stacking" farm to be included please send pictures to:

farmgoddess@farmvillefreak.com

This originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

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This week, magical items have arrived in the Country Story store. They aren't alone however, earlier this week Restaurant City and the mysterious Project Unicorn Parade have also added to the fairy tale fun. Nonetheless, we can't wait to get out hands on some of the new decorations for our rather bland farm.

Country Story's items have always been rather plain, usually things you would actually find on a farm. This differs from the exciting items continually being released for other farming games. But with all these nifty new goodies, we'll be able to make the mystical Country Story farm of our dreams.


Among the new items are the Magic Light (7,000 coins), Mermaid (40,000 coins), Sparkling Flower (7,000 coins) and the Unicorn (3 Playfish Cash).


Also check out the MagicCaster (70,000 coins), Island Turtle (25,000 coins) and the Sorcer that turns into a mysterious bird (4 Playfish Cash). Head over now and check out the new mystical items.

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Although this minor FarmVille change has been out for almost a week, we keep receiving emails about it because it hasn't been featured on FarmVille Freak, so here it is.

For those of you Bull and Jackalope owners out there you may have noticed some collection changes for these animals made by FarmVille.

The Bull is now "Calmed Down" instead of brushed for bull hair.

The mysterious Jackalope is even more magical because he now yields "Imaginary Milk" instead of Jackalope hair.
This originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.

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FarmVille, the farming simulation game on Facebook consists of raising and harvest crops, trees and animals to earn coins and experience points. As motivation to keep rotating your crops, the game has set up a special achievement system, represented by ribbons -- you know, the big, showy kind you might find at a country fair.

For each of the 27 achievements in the game, there are four colored ribbons: Yellow, White, Red, and Blue, and earning all four ribbons allows you to master the achievement. Below is a complete listing of FarmVille achievements and how to master them all.

1. Local Celebrity
Task: Invite and accept friends as neighbors
- 5 neighbors, yellow ribbon; 10 XP and 1,000 Coins
- 8 neighbors, white ribbon; 20 XP and 2,500 Coins
- 25 neighbors, red ribbon; 50 XP and 5,000 Coins
- 50 neighbors, blue ribbon; 100 XP and 10,000 Coins


2. Good Samaritan
Task: Times you've helped your friends
- 20 times, yellow ribbon; 25 XP and 1,000 Coins
- 150 times, white ribbon; 50 XP and 2,500 Coins
- 500 times, red ribbon; 100 XP and 5,000 Coins
- 2,500 times helped, blue ribbon; 250 XP and 10,000 Coins


3. High Roller
Task: Coins earned
- 25,000 coins, yellow ribbon; 50 XP, 500 Coins, and a Hay Bale
- 50,000 coins, white ribbon; 100 XP, 2,500 Coins, and a Butter Churn
- 500,000 coins, red ribbon; 250 XP, 5,000 Coins, and a Wheelbarrow
- 1,000,000 coins, blue ribbon; 1,000 XP, 10,000 Coins, and a Hay Wagon


4. A Pretty Penny
Task: Coins spent
- 50,000 spent, yellow ribbon; 50 XP and Rest Tent
- 100,000 spent, white ribbon; 100 XP and Well
- 500,000 spent, red ribbon; 250 XP and Tool Shed
- 1,500,000 spent, blue ribbon; 1,000 XP and Fruit Stand


5. Cream of the crop
Task: Crops harvested
- 10 crops, yellow ribbon; 25 XP and 500 Coins
- 1,000 crops, white ribbon; 50 XP and 2,500 Coins
- 5,000 crops, red ribbon; 100 XP and 5,000 Coins
- 25,000 crops, blue ribbon; 250 XP and 10,000 Coins


6. Knock on Wood
Task: Trees harvested
- 20 trees, yellow ribbon; 25 XP, 1,000 Coins, and a Fig Tree
- 250 trees, white ribbon; 50 XP, 2,500 Coins, and an Apricot Tree
- 1,500 trees, red ribbon; 100 XP, 5,000 Coins, and a Banana Tree
- 5,000 trees, blue ribbon; 250 XP, 10,000 Coins, and Pomegranate Tree


7. Zoologist
Task: Number of times you've collected from animals
- 15 collected, yellow ribbon; 25 XP, 1,000 Coins, and a Sheep
- 500 collected, white ribbon; 50 XP, 2,500 Coins, and a Duck
- 1,000 collected, red ribbon; 100 XP, 5,000 Coins, and a Goat
- 5,000 collected, blue ribbon; 250 XP, 10,000 Coins, and a Horse


8. Architect
Task: Buildings owned
- 2 buildings, yellow ribbon; 100 XP and 500 Coins
- 6 buildings, white ribbon; 250 XP and 2,500 Coins
- 15 buildings, red ribbon; 500 XP and 5,000 Coins
- 30 buildings, blue ribbon; 1,000 XP and 10,000 Coins


9. Pack Rat
Task: Decorations owned
- 25 decorations, yellow ribbon; 25 XP and a Picnic Table
- 50 decorations, white ribbon; 50 XP and a Stone Mailbox
- 100 decorations, red ribbon; 100 XP and a Covered Wagon
- 250 decorations, blue ribbon; 250 XP and a Small Pond


10. Animal Shelter
Task: Adopting lost animals
- 2 adopted, yellow ribbon; 25 XP, 1,000 Coins, and a Sheep
- 3 adopted, white ribbon; 50 XP, 2,500 Coins, and a Duck
- 4 adopted, red ribbon; 100 XP, 5,000 Coins, and a Goat
- 15 adopted, blue ribbon; 250 XP, 10,000 Coins, and a Horse


11. Green Thumb
Task: Unique crops planted
- 5 unique crops, yellow ribbon; 10 XP and 500 Coins
- 10 unique crops, white ribbon; 20 XP and 2,500 Coins
- 14 unique crops, red ribbon; 50 XP and 5,000 Coins
- 17 unique crops, blue ribbon; 100 XP and 10,000 Coins


12. Tree Hugger
Task: Unique trees harvested
- 3 unique trees, yellow ribbon; 10 XP, 500 Coins, and a Plum Tree
- 8 unique trees, white ribbon; 20 XP, 2,500 Coins, and a Lemon Tree
- 12 unique trees, red ribbon; 50 XP, 5,000 Coins, and a Grapefruit Tree
- 15 unique trees, blue ribbon; 100 XP, 10,000 Coins, and a Passion Fruit Tree


13. Noah's Ark
Task: Number of unique animals
- 5 unique crops, yellow ribbon; 10 XP, 500 Coins, and a Chicken
- 10 unique crops, white ribbon; 20 XP, 2,500 Coins, and a Pig
- 14 unique crops, red ribbon; 50 XP, 5,000 Coins, and a Duck
- 17 unique crops, blue ribbon; 100 XP, 10,000 Coins, and a Horse


14. Not Spoiled, Gifted!
Task: Unique gifts in your giftbox
- 3 unique gifts, yellow ribbon; 10 XP, 1,000 Coins, and a Hay Bale
- 9 unique gifts, white ribbon; 20 XP, 2,500 Coins, and a Barrel
- 15 unique gifts, red ribbon; 50 XP, 5,Coins, and a Crate
- 21 unique gifts, blue ribbon; 100 XP, 10,000 Coins, and a Wood Pile


15. Crop Whisperer
Task: Neighbors' crops fertilized
- 100 fertilized, yellow ribbon; 25 XP and 500 Coins
- 250 fertilized, white ribbon; 50 XP and 1,000 Coins
- 500 fertilized, red ribbon; 100 XP and 2,000 Coins
- 2,500 fertilized, blue ribbon; 200 XP and 10,000 Coins

16. Flower Power
Task: Flowers harvested
- 30 flowers, yellow ribbon; 25 XP and 500 Coins
- 500 flowers, white ribbon; 50 XP and 2,000 Coins
- 2,500 flowers, red ribbon; 75 XP and 5,000 Coins
- 10,000 flowers, blue ribbon; 100 XP and 10,000 Coins


17. Pretty Garden
Task: Bouquets on your farm
- 5 bouquets, yellow ribbon; 25 XP and a Perfect Bunch of Daffodils
- 10 bouquets, white ribbon; 50 XP and a Perfect Bunch of Red Tulips
- 25 bouquets, red ribbon; 100 XP and a Perfect Bunch of Pink Roses
- 50 bouquets, blue ribbon ; 250 XP and a Perfect Bunch of Sunflowers


18. King of Compost
Task: Fertilized crops harvested
- 75 crops, yellow ribbon; 25 XP and 1,000 Coins
- 150 crops, white ribbon; 50 XP and 2,500 Coins
- 300 crops, red ribbon; 100 XP and 5,000 Coins
- 600 crops, blue ribbon; 1,000 XP and 10,000 Coins


19. They of Mystery
Task: Mystery boxes opened
- 2 boxes, yellow ribbon; 50 XP and 500 Coins
- 6 boxes, white ribbon; 100 XP and 2,500 Coins
- 15 boxes, red ribbon; 250 XP and 5,000 Coins
- 30 boxes, blue ribbon; 500 XP and 10,000 Coins


20. Fenced In
Task: Fences placed on your farm
- 5 fences, yellow ribbon; 25 XP and 500 Coins
- 50 fences, white ribbon; 100 XP and 2,500 Coins
- 100 fences, red ribbon; 250 XP and 5,000 Coins
- 250 fences, blue ribbon; 1,000 XP and 10,000 Coins


21. Lord of the Plow
Task: Plots plowed using the tractor
- 200 plots, yellow ribbon; 50 XP and 200 Coins
- 1,000 plots, white ribbon; 100 XP and 1,000 Coins
- 2,500 plots, red ribbon; 250 XP and 5,000 Coins
- 10,000 plots, blue ribbon; 1,000 XP and 10,000 Coins


22. Need for Seed
Task: Plots seeded using the seeder
- 200 plots, yellow ribbon; 50 XP and 1,000 Coins
- 1,000 plots, white ribbon; 100 XP and 2,500 Coins
- 2,500 plots, red ribbon; 250 XP and 5,000 Coins
- 10,000 plots, blue ribbon; 1,000 XP and 10,000 Coins


23. Cat Lady
Task: Number of times you've brushed cats
- 5 times, yellow ribbon; 50 XP and 1,000 Coins
- 50 times, white ribbon; 100 XP and 2,500 Coins
- 100 times, red ribbon; 250 XP and 5,000 Coins
- 250 times, blue ribbon; 1,000 XP and 10,000 Coins


24. Vegetable Virtuoso
Task: Vegetables harvested
- 15 vegetables, yellow ribbon; 50 XP and 500 Coins
- 500 vegetables, white ribbon; 100 XP and 2,500 Coins
- 2,500 vegetables, red ribbon; 250 XP and 5,000 Coins
- 10,000 vegetables, blue ribbon; 500 XP and 10,000 Coins


25. Foremost Fruit Farmer
Task: Fruits harvested
- 15 fruits, yellow ribbon; 50 XP and 500 Coins
- 500 fruits, white ribbon; 100 XP and 2,500 Coins
- 2,500 fruits, red ribbon; 250 XP and 5,000 Coins
- 10,000 fruits, blue ribbon; 500 XP and 10,000 Coins


26. Egg-cellent Discovery
Task: Mystery Eggs in your Chicken coop
- 5 Mystery Eggs, yellow ribbon; 50 XP and 1,000 Coins
- 25 Mystery Eggs, white ribbon; 100 XP and 2,500 Coins
- 50 Mystery Eggs, red ribbon; 250 XP and 5,000 Coins
- 100 Mystery Eggs, blue ribbon; 1,000 XP and 10,000 Coins


27. Cunning Collector
Task: Complete collections
- 2 collections, yellow ribbon; 25 XP and 500 Coins
- 25 collections, white ribbon; 50 XP and 2,500 Coins
- 50 collections, red ribbon; 100 XP and 5,000 Coins
- 100 collections, blue ribbon; 250 XP and 10,000 Coins

FarmVille is always adding new achievements to the game. Be sure to return for more updates.

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The ability to change the direction animals face may seem like a small change, but it's significant to those of us who want our Tiki Farm islands just so. The game also got rid of the sell option that would automatically appear when you hover over an object. Now, the sell button has been baked that into a pop up menu that can be accessed by clicking on a tree, animal or other items -- pretty much anything but the crops. So, for all of my fellow OCD Tiki farmers, it's time to start flipping.

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Cafe World is helping your restaurant celebrate the Winter Sports season with a host of new items, which includes clothing, furniture, flags, and decorations.

See pics of all the flags and decor after the jump.

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Playfish often holds contests for its fans, but the latest one, the Pet Society Movie Awards is offering a very special prize-Golden Mayor statues that will be made for the winners. According to a Playfish staff member, the statues will be in the style of the Oscar and will not be available in any stores. Only the winners of the contest will have them. Though I expect Patiniox and other Pet Society hackers will soon be replicating the statues, winning one fair and square is still an exciting prospect.

Eleven winners will be chosen to receive the statues. Ten will get 50 Playfish cash and the grand-prize winner will get 1,000 Playfish cash.

To enter the contest, recreate a scene from a movie. The latest wigs, alien-themed items, and New York City wallpaper should give you plenty of ideas. Once you have your scene made, take a picture and attach it to the Pet Society Movie Awards page. Deadline is February 28; the winners will be announced on March 2, several days before the Academy Awards. That's a wrap!

This article originally appeared on Pet Society Anonymous.

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More pictures of unreleased items of the Winter Olympics theme were officially released. The pictures show a framed gold medal, an ice hockey net and a snow board. Looks like this is going to be a great theme for all snow sports lovers.

A picture of three framed medals was released earlier. Enjoy the pictures below. This post was originally posted by Mike on YoVille Lounge.

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If you haven't tried out the Facebook game City of Eternals yet, it's certainly worth your time. The vampire-themed MMO offers a much more classic computer-game experience combined with the social elements and purchasable virtual items found in FarmVille, Mafia Wars and the rest.

While the fang-tastic game goes into public beta (and will have some new upgrades this week, which include new minions, new quests and a newbie-friendly interface), game publisher Ohai is hard at work at prepping their next big project for launch. Susan Wu, Ohai CEO, gave us a sneak peek at the new game, codenamed 'Project Unicorn Parade.' (Note: image to the right is not related to the game)

Project Unicorn Parade will be an MMO-style game, much like City of Eternals, but will be focused on themes, such as "nurturing and empathy," Wu says. Unlike City of Eternals, which is has a dark and gothic atmosphere, this new game is all about bright colors and is reminiscent of a felt arts and crafts project. Wu says the look of this new game was inspired by her love for handcrafted projects.

The only other tidbit of info we gleaned from the conversation -- the Ohai mascot, Batty, will be making an appearance in Project Unicorn Parade,' but with a slightly different look to match the game's friendly vibe.

More information on this new social game should be coming soon, and we're looking forward to see how this game will shake up the social gaming space when it launches in the next few months. In the meantime, give City of Eternals a go and see if this is Facebook gaming's next big thing.

Related:
City of Eternals: A Facebook game to sink your teeth into
City of Eternals: The Facebook MMO 'for everyone'

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While Valentine's Day is over on most of the other Facebook games, Zynga continues celebrating with more Lovers and Heart Breakers themed items. The update this time includes bedroom and kitchen furniture. Beds, nightstands, dressers in red and in purple will be great at your love houses. And if you are really a fan of this theme, you can decorate your kitchen too with counters, refrigerators and islands.

According to an official YoVille update, this won't be the last set of love items so expect more! Pictures and prices gathered by Angie are after the link.
This post was originally posted by Mike on YoVille Lounge.

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A winter sports theme will be arriving to the YoVille Furniture Store very soon. The theme comes out in celebration of the Winter Olympics taking place at Vancouver. Below is a sneak peak picture of framed gold, silver and bronze medals.

More Chinese new year and V-Day items are also coming soon to the stores. Keep an eye on this page for more updates.

Will the new items be sold for coins or YoCash?

This post was originally posted by Mike on YoVille Lounge.

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Diner Dash -- the game that showed the world that the words 'time management' can be fun -- is going social. Diner Dash 5: BOOM, which launches on February 18 (today!), will be the first in the series to include Facebook Connect integration.

What does that mean exactly? Players will be able to gift SuperSneakers to other friends connected via Facebook. These special shoes will give Flo the fast feet she needs to do her job faster, which will keep customers happy and money flowing into the till. There's a catch though -- there are different sneakers for different areas in the game, so you'll need more than one pair to continue to get the speed bonus.



Players will also be able to show off high scores and trophies earned in the game -- as well as images of their customized diners -- on their Facebook wall, you know, for bragging rights. The game won't support any additional microtransactions at launch, but we'll be interested to see if we can help out Flo with some super-powered clean-up skills -- or maybe even someone to lend this hard-working waitress a hand.

For complete details on this time management game, check out our Diner Dash 5: BOOM! preview.

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Cafe World's cooking up something new -- brunch! Two new not-quite-breakfast-not-quite-lunch recipes have appeared on the menu: Belgian waffles, which cost 200 coins to make and are ready in two hours and Eggs Benedict, which costs 300 coins and are ready in six hours. All we need is a Bloody Mary and a newspaper, and we'd be all set for a classic Sunday brunch.

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Mafia Wars Valentine's Day Massacre has come and gone -- and in its place, new giftable Mystery Bags that promise special rewards, including items from a brand new Chinese New Year collection. It's all so .... mysterious, isn't it?

The giftable bags can be sent to friends via the 'free gifts' area of the game, so sent a bunch and beg your friends to send you a bunch back in return. To open the mystery boxes, locate them in on the new Mafia Wars homepage and click to open. What you'll find inside really is a mystery. These boxes have bore everything from mystery gift collection items (see complete list of items below) to Godfather points, limited edition items such as the Huey helicopter, an envelope of Thai Baht and a discount on buying more Godfather points.

A word of warning -- virtual mobsters have reported that they've been having trouble finding these mystery gifts after accepting them. If you're on the new Mafia Wars layout, they should appear in one of the top two 'to-do' list areas on the homepage. If you've accepted mystery gifts and they don't appear, refresh the game a few times and see if they show up after that. If they still don't appear, you may have ran into a glitch, so head to the Mafia Wars message boards to file a complaint and/or let off some stream.




What did you find in your Mafia Wars mystery bag?

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