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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Farmville 2 features 3D graphics, farming]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/26/farmville-2-features-3d-graphics-farming/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/26/farmville-2-features-3d-graphics-farming/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/26/farmville-2-features-3d-graphics-farming/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; "> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/26/farmville-2-features-3d-graphics-farming/"><img alt="Farmville 2 features 3D graphics, farming" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/06/farmville2.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 530px; height: 196px; " /></a></div>Zynga is working on <em>Farmville 2</em>, a follow-up to its most successful title of all time, <em>Farmville, </em>the company announced at <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Zynga-Unleashed-2012/">Zynga Unleashed</a> today. <em>Farmville 2</em> is Zynga's first 3D game, a short teaser demonstrated.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/26/farmville-2-features-3d-graphics-farming/">Farmville 2 features 3D graphics, farming</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:34:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/26/farmville-2-features-3d-graphics-farming/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20266742/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/26/farmville-2-features-3d-graphics-farming/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>farmville</category><category>farmville-2</category><category>mac</category><category>pc</category><category>Zynga</category><category>zynga-unleashed</category><category>zynga-unleashed-2012</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Conditt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:34:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zynga adds Majesco, 50 Cubes and Portalarium to partner program]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/26/zynga-adds-majesco-50-cubes-and-portalarium-to-partner-program/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/26/zynga-adds-majesco-50-cubes-and-portalarium-to-partner-program/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/26/zynga-adds-majesco-50-cubes-and-portalarium-to-partner-program/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; "> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/26/zynga-adds-majesco-50-cubes-and-portalarium-to-partner-program/"><img alt="Zynga adds Majesco, 50 Cubes and Portalarium to partner program" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/06/garriottheader.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 530px; height: 320px; " /></a></div>At its ongoing <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Zynga-Unleashed/">Zynga Unleashed</a> event in San Francisco, the social media game giant revealed three new partners: Majesco, 50 Cubes, and Portalarium.<br /><br />Majesco's current crop of top properties include the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Zumba/">Zumba Fitness</a> franchise and <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Cooking-Mama/">Cooking Mama</a></em>. 50 Cubes currently features three titles on its <a href="http://www.50cubes.com/">website</a>, including the "Facebook top fashion game for 2011" <em>Mall World</em>. <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/portalarium">Portalarium</a>, which was founded by Ultima series creator and RPG legend Richard Garriott in 2009, recently launched a casual game based on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/07/garriotts-portalarium-announces-first-game-and-its-about-gara/">garage sales</a>, and is working on a project the company says will return Garriott to his RPG roots.<br /><br />At its conference, Zynga also highlighted three partners it announced during GDC 2012: Konami, Playdemic, and Rebellion.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/26/zynga-adds-majesco-50-cubes-and-portalarium-to-partner-program/">Zynga adds Majesco, 50 Cubes and Portalarium to partner program</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/26/zynga-adds-majesco-50-cubes-and-portalarium-to-partner-program/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20266629/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/26/zynga-adds-majesco-50-cubes-and-portalarium-to-partner-program/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>50-Cubes</category><category>mac</category><category>Majesco</category><category>pc</category><category>Portalarium</category><category>Zynga</category><category>zynga-unleashed-2012</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Xav de Matos]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zynga adding real-time multiplayer to its games, starting with Bubble Safari]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/26/zynga-has-you-make-friends-through-its-own-site-with-real-time-m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/26/zynga-has-you-make-friends-through-its-own-site-with-real-time-m/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/26/zynga-has-you-make-friends-through-its-own-site-with-real-time-m/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; "> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/26/zynga-has-you-make-friends-through-its-own-site-with-real-time-m/"><img alt="Zynga " src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/06/zynga.png" style="margin: 4px; width: 530px; height: 255px; " /></a></div>Zynga is introducing real-time multiplayer to its games through zynga.com, <a href="http://zyngablog.typepad.com/zynga/">starting today</a> with <em>Bubble Safari</em>. Booting up <em>Bubble Safari</em> allows players to enter a live match with four other people, friends and strangers alike. Each multiplayer match runs for 90 seconds, a time that can be easily changed in the backend, Zynga announced at its conference today.<br /><br /><em>Bubble Safari</em> multiplayer will also incorporate in-game group chat.<br /><br />Real-time multiplayer will be available in all games in the new Zynga With Friends network from here on out. This is not to be confused with the <a href="http://www.zyngawithfriends.com/wp/about/">Zynga With Friends studio</a>, formerly Newtoy, which produces titles such as <em>Words With Friends</em> and <em>Hanging With Friends</em>. The network has 290 million users and will soon replace zynga.com on the web and mobile with more social features and an inbox function.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/26/zynga-has-you-make-friends-through-its-own-site-with-real-time-m/">Zynga adding real-time multiplayer to its games, starting with Bubble Safari</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:19:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/26/zynga-has-you-make-friends-through-its-own-site-with-real-time-m/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20266623/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/26/zynga-has-you-make-friends-through-its-own-site-with-real-time-m/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bubble-safari</category><category>mac</category><category>mobile</category><category>multiplayer</category><category>pc</category><category>Zynga</category><category>zynga-unleashed-2012</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Conditt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:19:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>