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Angry Birds join Intel in branded ultrabook adventure on Facebook
Never squawk at the power of Angry Birds. Rovio, Intel and moble promotion firm Jumptap have all joined forces to carry to you Angry Birds Ultrabook Adventure. A full-blown Intel-branded Facebook game powered by Rovio's acclaimed game franchise, this is a 10-level romp via the insides of one of Intel's ultrabook laptops in the same vein of Angry Birds Friends.
"Our top priority is to surprise and delight our fans," Rovio Mighty Eagle and CMO Peter Vesterbacka said in a release. "The game is a great way to experience all the fun of Angry Birds in a brand new environment, inspired by Intel's spectacular new technology."
Just like Angry Birds Friends, Angry Birds Ultrabook Adventure offers leaderboards on every level for players to compare their scores with that of their friends on Facebook. Of course, it would not be a branded experience without a good dose of content from the brand in question, so do not be surprised by the Intel logos everywhere and other content. This branded game marks the start of a year-long partnership among the 3 companies, so wait plenty more where this came from.
Click here to play Angry Birds Ultrabook Adventure on Facebook Now >
Are you psyched for another shot at Angry Birds greatness? What do you think of Rovio's previous branded games? Sound off in the comments.
FarmVille Venice Items: Gondolier Goat, Masquerade Gnome and more
As we predicted previously, the Venetian item theme in FarmVille has extended this week, with new trees, animals and more being added to the game's celebration of Venice, Italy and more. We're here with a fast look at the newly released items, so you know exactly what to see / search for when heading into the store yourself.
Trees
Venetian Glass Tree - 6 Farm Cash
Venetian Chandelier Tree - 12 Farm Cash
Venetian Mask Tree - 8 Farm Cash
Giant Venetian Mask Tree - 14 Farm Cash
Animals
Gondolier Goat - 14 Farm Cash
Masquerade Chicken - 18 Farm Cash
Masquerade Horse - 26 Farm Cash
Buildings
Venetian Tower - 12 Farm Cash
Decorations
Masquerade Gnome - 12 Farm Cash
Docking Pole (Water Only) - 1 Farm Cash
White Poppy Knoll - 20,000 coins
Since these items are going to stay in the store for the next two weeks, that gives Zynga plenty of time to release additional items in the theme, including (hopefully) some clothing items for our avatars. We will make sure to let you know if that ends up happening, so keep checking back!
CityVille Jumbo Port: Everything you need to know
Your waterfront in CityVille is likely a pretty crowded place, filled with docks and ports for all sorts of boats, both for earning Goods or for bringing in tourists, but you may now luckily save very a bit of space by building a Jumbo Port, a bigger structure that serves as multiple Cruise / City Ports in one! Once you have reached Level 20, you can build one of these Jumbo Cruise Ports, which can be upgraded to eventually hold the equivalent 25 Cruise Ships. Here's a complete look at its construction.
For the beginning Jumbo Cruise Port, you will require to spend five energy to complete its base, and must then ask your friends for building materials to finish it off:
4 Green Hawaiian Shirts
4 Blue Hawaiian Shirts
4 Yellow Hawaiian Shirts
4 Red Hawaiian Shirts
4 Orange Hawaiian Shirts
These items are earned via a combination of general news posts and individual demands sent out to friends. When you have gathered all of these materials, you will have a Jumbo Port that can hold just four ships. You can send these ships to five different locations, ranging in price from 5000 Goods to 125 City Cash, and can then start upgrading the Jumbo Port to hold even more Cruise Ships and tourists. The upgrades are earned by simply collecting more and more Hawaiian Shirts, in larger quantities each time.
Here's the breakdown of how many ships a Jumbo Port will hold, based on level.
Level 1: 4 Ships
Level 2: 10 Ships
Level 3: 16 Ships
Level 4: 20 Ships
Level 5: 25 Ships
Hopefully, this Jumbo Port will offer you city enough productivity to save on waterfront space, allowing you to take advantage of any other features that utilize that space in the future. Good luck on upgrading this Jumbo Port to its highest level, a task that is much easier said than done!
What do you think of the Jumbo Port in CityVille? Will you delete your older Cruise Ports in favor of just having this one building? Sound off in the comments!
The Sims Social - Earn a free Progressive Snapshot Microphone for your pad
If you have grown to ignore the green "rewards" checkbox that sits to the right of the Sims Social gameplay area, you will want to click on it at least a few times in a next couple of days, as a new item has been added to the rewards lineup: a Progressive Snapshot Microphone.
Unfortunately, receiving this microphone is easier said than done, as the promotion seems to be randomized. That is, you can click on the green checkmark and will receive a promotional video for another product, other than Progressive. Many probably, you will receive Lipton iced tea commercials, which will reward you with free energy, but not the mic stand.
Our suggestion? Keep completing the promotions that you are offered, and then refresh the game to be given a new chance at the Progressive Microphone Stand. If we come across a direct link that will let you claim the microphone stand in your game, we will make sure to let you know. Good luck earning one in your own game!
Have you been able to earn the Progress Snapshot Microphone for your Sim's pad, or are you still trying to get this particular video to show up for you? Sound off in the comments!
Ruby Blast tips dug up by its creator and Zynga's best player
Judging by the outcomes of a recent Facebook Game Face-off, you guys and gals really--I mean, really--dig Ruby Blast. Zynga's many recent arcade game on the network needs far more skill and finesse than the developer's 'Ville games. You might think you have the maximum score, and you likely do. Well, at least the maximum score among your friends, but have you met Berto?
The name's Berto Alvaro, a lead designer on Zynga Poker who just so happens to hold the maximum Ruby Blast score within all of Zynga: 9,009,390. (For those keeping score, that's among some 3,000 plus employees.) So, among Alvaro and the Ruby Blast teams at Zynga Seattle and Zynga China, we are absolutely certain that their tips can give you a much required edge against your buddies:
Nova Flare, Starfall, and Cherry Bombs are the fastest way to help you take to the marker. Finding matching groups are less frequent the deeper you go, so try to save Shuffle Magic for deeper areas of the mine. You can also use this to help take passed the line, but it's not as instantaneous as one of the explosive power-ups.
Save "regular bombs", drills, Nova Flares, Starfall and Cherry Bombs for the last 10 seconds to help drill downward. Spend time learning what every one does, and you will rapidly pick up how to conserve them better over time.
Focus on matching as most gems in a row as possible. Click 10 sets in a row (with no pauses in between) and you will hit "blast mode". Click 10 more throughout blast mode, and the row above and below the line gets blasted. This is helpful for clear those tough-to-blast obstacles in the mine.
Speaking of, beware of non-purple rocks: Those rocks need 2 blasts, so try and use a power-up when one comes up.
Focus on sets at the bottom at the line. These'll blast the un-bricked areas around them and get you passed the line. Remember, the further down you get, the less frequent sets appear. So, working the bottom increases your chances of getting sets since more bricks shift around when cleared.
Have any tips of your own for how to best play Ruby Blast? Share with us in the comments.
Top 25 Facebook games - August 2012: It's Zynga versus the world
If you look at this month's AppData chart for the top 25 Facebook games (daily players), it looks almost as if Zynga is beset on all sides by the competition. Smack in the middle of the FarmVille maker's domination of the charts are King.com's Bubble Witch Saga and Candy Crush Saga in in fifth and sixth place as well as Wooga's Diamond Dash in the seven spot. Then a new challenger seems.
FreshPlanet, with its mega hit SongPop, encroaches upon Zynga's waning stranglehold on the top 10 with 3.1 million everyday players in 11th place. There is no denying that these games are on this list because they are popular with the players. But the fact that games like CityVille and Hidden Chronicles are on the slide--to the tune of 700,000 and 500,000 daily players, respectively--certainly gives them a hefty nudge.
Other notable newcomers to the list in daily players, which is, frankly, the many trustworthy measure for reach, are Social Point's Dragon City with 2.2 million everyday players in spot 17, Pool Live Tour by Geewa with 2.1 million and Playfish and EA's SimCity Social in 23rd place with 1.7 million daily players. Given recent events surrounding Zynga, the FarmVille best watch its back.
Are you surprised by the numbers in this month's chart? What's your favorite new game at the moment? Sound off in the comments.
Threads of Mystery - High fashion meets murder mystery on Facebook
With Gardens of Time, Blackwood & Bell Mysteries and Disney Animal Kingdom Explorers, one might think that Playdom has sufficient hidden object games in its catalog, but there is seemingly room for at least one more, as the developer has officially launched Threads of Mystery on Facebook.
Threads of Mystery takes us to modern day Paris, where we will be contacted by the ghost of our great aunt, a once famous fashion designer that was murdered on her wedding day. Her memories have become cloudy during her time in the afterlife, and the mystery behind her murder was never solved. It'll be up to you to travel throughout Paris collecting clues surrounding your aunt's past and a suspicious romance that was ultimately never meant to be.
In Threads of Mystery, you will be able to restore your aunt's fashion house by placing themed machines that will craft clothing items above time. These items help unlock additional hidden object scenes for you to explore, as will simply adding decorations to the home. Many scenes include 12 hidden objects, with plenty of clues and even building materials thrown in.
If nothing else, it seems as although Threads of Mystery has a more in-depth storyline than Playdom's other hidden object games, but we will have full thinkings on the game's true quality at a later date. For now, sense free to get a head start on yet another Playdom hidden object game, and stay tuned for tricks, tips, strategy guides and more as we dive straight into this new game!
Click here to try Threads of Mystery on Facebook --->
Have you already tried Threads of Mystery on Facebook? Which Playdom hidden object game is your favorite? Sound off in the comments!
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