Beginning this Sunday, Target (a TriplePoint client) will be the first retailer to carry Facebook Credits gift cards in stores nationwide. This is great news for social gamers who can’t (or prefer not to) use a credit card to make online purchases, but still want to use premium virtual currency in Facebook games and apps. [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, August 22, 2010
Advertising campaigns and the way we find information on the internet are huge trending headlines these days, and today happens to be no exception. Today, we have the news about Zynga’s ad campaign for Mafia Wars being under fire from the San Francisco City Hall and the new feature from Google that allows you to [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, August 19, 2010
It’s official — there’s nothing rapper Snoop Dogg won’t do. But seriously, August 19 (tonight) at 9 p.m. EST, the D-O-Double G will be on hand to light up the armored truck in honor of Mafia Wars Vegas reaching 10 million players. You will be able to watch the big bang streamed live from inside [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Zynga is giving away $25K to promote the recently released Vegas expansion in Mafia Wars. Here’s the graphic new promo trailer in all it’s gangster glory. For an overview of what to expect from Mafia Wars Las Vegas, check out our extended coverage here: http://friskymongoose.com/travel-to-las-vegas-in-mafia-wars/ To stay up-to-date and view all our latest hands-on videos, [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, August 5, 2010
Mafia Wars Vegas has arrived (as if you didn’t know already), and as far as I’m concerned, this is the best expansion yet. The jobs have been broken down into new energy and fighting paths, which does a good job catering to different types of players. Properties have been replaced with a Casino that you [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, July 11, 2010
At last, a chance to get some hot Vegas loot in Mafia Wars! Zynga has launched an exclusive Vegas Mission called “Whack the Rat”, available through 11:59 PM PST Friday the 16th. The new mission includes three jobs and gives players a shot at mastery, collection completion and a new achievement called “What happens in [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, July 4, 2010
Chapter 1 of the South Africa Challenge Mission has arrived in Mafia Wars. The new mission works like the previous Paris and London Challenge Missions; you’ll need to collect an item in order to begin, and you’ll only have fifteen days in which to complete all three chapters. The item you’ll need this time around [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, June 26, 2010
Las Vegas is on the horizon in Mafia Wars and to get players in the mood, developer Zynga has launched the Las Vegas Loot Event. The event is the latest in a string of events celebrating the two year anniversary of Mafia Wars. During the event, there are seven Vegas items that can drop when [...]
Continue reading...Friday, June 25, 2010
Frisky Friday reminder – if you haven’t entered our contest yet, head over to the forum now to win free gift cards from 7-Eleven and Zynga! All commenters will be entered in a random drawing and 10 will win a free $10 gift card. Contest winners will be announced next Monday, so don’t delay. To [...]
Continue reading...Monday, June 21, 2010
Now that you can snag special-edition virtual items for FarmVille, Mafia Wars and YoVille by stocking up on snacks at 7-Eleven – Who doesn’t want to win a free 7-Eleven gift card? (Rhetorical question.) To celebrate the new Zynga cross-promotion at BuyEarnPlay.com, 7-Eleven (the Integer Group, a FreshWorks agency) has kindly provided Frisky Mongoose with [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, June 20, 2010
Today is doubly special if you play Zynga’s mobster game, Mafia Wars. Not only is the 2 year anniversary celebration still raging, but it’s Father’s Day as well! Zynga is saying Happy Father’s Day with a Limited Edition item called Daddy’O, available only for the next week. You can receive your very own Daddy’O by [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Zynga is celebrating the two year anniversary of their Facebook mobster game and wants to involve fans as much as possible. This past weekend the developer offered Double Mastery points for all jobs. Now, until 11:59 PT on Thursday June 17th, players can get twice the amount of loot in all cities in the Double [...]
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