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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

06/02/12 DA to seek death in Farmville case Source: The Daily Reflector - Greenville NC Prosecutors are expected to announce Monday they will seek the death penalty against three men for an April 1 triple murder, and court documents revealed several new details about the case.
06/01/12 FarmVille Alpaca Goals: Everything you need to know Source: Games.com Alpacas may not be the most common of barnyard animals, but they're taking the spotlight in FarmVille this week with the launch of nine limited edition Alpaca goals in FarmVille.
06/01/12 Creative industries: 2Fold20 Play gets Facebook users... Source: Birmingham Post - Birmingham - West Midlands - UK 2Fold20 Play has launched its sing-a-long Facebook game 'Enjoy!
06/01/12 State to seek death penalty in Farmville triple murder Source: The Daily Reflector - Greenville NC Prosecutors are expected to announce Monday they will seek the death penalty against three men for an April 1 triple murder, and court documents revealed several new details about the case.
05/31/12 Warrants: Marijuana found in home of slain Princeville... Source: CBS - WRAL 5 - Raleigh NC Jars filled with marijuana were found inside a Princeville home where two people were killed in March, according to search warrants released Thursday.

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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