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Nostalgia Alert: 'Carmen Sandiego' and 'Oregon Trail' Coming to Facebook

If your ox ever drowned while you were fording a river, or if you ever aspired to work for the ACME Detective Agency, we have good news for you. "The Oregon Trail" and "Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?" are both coming to Facebook in February. We haven't played either game since the floppy disk went the way of the...

FarmVille Gets 'Real' as Agriculture World Watches

(July 21) -- In many ways, the Facebook sensation FarmVille has only a passing resemblance to real farms: Here, the sun always shines and cows can produce chocolate milk. But as real farmers struggle across the country, some 20 million people are growing their own crops electronically -- leaving some in the agricultural...

Kid Spends Real Cash on FarmVille Crop

(April 8) -- Debt can be a real farmer's worst enemy, but virtual farmers aren't safe either. That's the lesson learned by an anonymous British 12-year-old. His mother said he was shocked to learn had wracked up £900 ($1,374) in debt buying accessories for his virtual farm in the popular Facebook game FarmVille. "When...

There's a New (Video) Game in Town

(March 16) -- Like Hollywood, the video game industry has been dominated by huge companies with large teams and endless budgets. Those big companies tend to stick with safe bets -- recognizable genres and endless sequels. But also like Hollywood, video games have begun to see the development of an army of young...

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AMEX and Zynga team up for themed card, replace cash back with FarmVille rewards

Have you ever judged a friend's financial savvy based on the rewards yield of the cards in their wallet?

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Zynga's Next Cash Cow? Farmville Sequel Spotted Under The Name âBig Harvestâ

It looks like Farmville 2.0 is already in beta testing under the name 'Big Harvest' in the Philippines, a tipster tells us.

FarmVille News From the Web

05/25/12 FarmVille Sneak Peek: Jade Falls animal pens offer... Source: Games.com Giving more evidence to the development of a sixth farm in FarmVille , Jade Falls , are animal breeding / storage pens and Mystery Babies that contain a decidedly Asian flair.
05/24/12 Father tells of son's last moments before police... Source: Richmond.com - Richmond VA Willie A. Wingfield, who is approaching 80, heard his only son's last words in a cellphone call during a wild police chase Tuesday afternoon.
05/23/12 FarmVille Gas Pump: Everything you need to know Source: Games.com When it comes to FarmVille , there's no question that you need fuel to farm your many plots (across your equally numerous farms), as clicking on each individual plot to harvest, plow and plant simply isn't any fun.
05/23/12 Farmville Sex Offender Behind Bars For Failure To... Source: NBC - WITN 7 - Washington NC A Pitt County man was arrested Tuesday and charged with failure to register as a sex offender.
05/22/12 Police say man dies after chase, shootout in Va. Source: ABC - WRIC 8 - Richmond VA FARMVILLE, Va. Authorities say an armed man led police on a chase that ended with his death after a shootout.

Background on FarmVille

FarmVille is a farming simulation social network game developed by Zynga in 2009. It is similar to Happy Farm, Farm Town, and video games such as the Harvest Moon series.

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