News & Updates

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Mafia Wars

Mafia Wars SMS – Why Mafia Wars SMS updates are unlikely to be worth your time at any point in the distant future.

FarmVille

FarmVille Ball Drop – People not being able to get their FarmVille balls to drop is still by far the biggest focus of the FarmVille community. You’ve got one more day left to go find a faster computer!

FarmVille up for Best Social App in the 2009 Crunchies – Go vote! I’d like to say FarmVille will run away with the category in a landslide due to the sheer number of players, but who knows; most people don’t even vote for things that actually matter, let alone tech awards. Zynga is also up for the best startup of 2009, but they’re competing against Twitter, so I hope no one is holding their breath over that one.

Cafe World

New Decor – If decorating a virtual cafe seems your sort of weekend activity, now is your time to shine.

Around the Web

Mark Pincus on Charlie Rise:

While I enjoy Cafe World, I’m not sure how spamming your friends with inconsequential free gift offerings or tips is the equivalent of cooperative game play. Even the most dedicated players on the Cafe World forums have been complaining about this very thing.

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