Archive for July, 2010

FarmVille Releases New Shiba Inu Puppy


FarmVille developer Zynga introduced a new puppy breed this week, for those farmers that just can’t get enough farm pets. Players can now purchase a Shiba Inu puppy for 65 Farm Cash.

The puppy is available in Brown, Black, or Cream. Like all FarmVille pets, players can also give it a custom name, and choose its sex. As a premium pet, it comes with the two weeks’ worth of kibble needed to grow it to full size.

Although it isn’t specifically labeled as being part of the Japanese Garden expansion, the Shiba Inu is a distinctly Japanese breed of dog – one of the few.

FarmVille Adds Japanese Tea House & More


FarmVille developer Zynga released another set of Japanese Garden items this week. With the expansion beginning to wind down, players unsure of which additions to spend their Farm Cash can probably now safely pull the trigger and make their purchases – there probably are very few (if any) Asian themed goodies still to come.

The most recent additions are: Garden Pond, Large Lamp, Cherrywood Gate, Lilac Tree, Tea House II, and Sika Deer. The lilac tree is not harvestable – it is a standard decoration. The Sika Deer is a true animal however, and can be harvested from every two days.

All of these items expire in eight days, except the Cherrywood Gate, which expires in five days (this is possibly an error on Zynga’s part).




FarmVille Introduces Swiss Alps Item Set


FarmVille developer Zynga has been releasing regional themed items expansions all year. French Chateau, Tuscany, and Southwest items sets have all come and gone from the FarmVille marketplace. With the current Japanese Gaden set winding down, most FarmVille fanatics were expecting another set to debut this week, and they weren’t disappointed! It has been revealed that Swiss Alps will be FarmVille’s next major expansion.

So far, there is only a single Swiss Alps item available: a Breton Horse. But since the animal is available for 21 more days and has its own Swiss flag expansion icon, it is all but a certainty that many more Swiss items are on the way.

What do you hope this expansion brings? Leave a comment and let us know!