We can't call them Cash Cows anymore because they are getting small with microtransactions and the like, so I suggest we call them Cash Calves.BULLDOGG33 said:The future of gaming does look bad. We have hit the point that most publishers are more worried about how much money they can get from us instead of catering to the gamer. Oh well back to playing my Sega GenesisCORRODED SIN said:
On topic: I dont know much about these games but this just looks like a money grab to me.
You're welcome to leave. Seriously. We've covered them plenty in the past [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/global/search/?cx=005672590579257297818%3Amkmrjhvsnwa&cof=FORID%3A9&ie=UTF-8&q=Farmville+more%3Anews&sa=Search&siteurl=www.escapistmagazine.com%252Fglobal%252Fsearch%252F%253Fq%253DFarmville%2526cx%253D005672590579257297818%253Amkmrjhvsnwa%2526cof%253DFORID%253A9%25231193#1161], so I don't know why we'd stop just because you have your knickers in a twist. You really shouldn't presume to talk for our "followers and fanbase" - I expect we know who they are a lot better than the average poster on these forums (who thinks that it's them).Silverel said:
What it means is that this is an area of the industry that, while generally ignored as "real gaming", is becoming increasingly large and publicly recognized. Think of it this way: A game on Facebook is large enough in its own right to not only start producing game cards, but also to get them sold in major retailers. It's not easy to get a product into these kinds of stores, and this is a significant enough event to notice.Fox242 said:
I don't think that it's cause it's a casual game, more that they're just cheap rehashes of other games and are admitted (and from the youtube on the escapist news article, more like bragging about it) scammers.John Funk said:
Oh, I guess there has been coverage of Zynga before and, thankfully, most of it appears to be neagtive. I may have mispoken. You didn't report me for that last post did you? I'm kind of living in an agonizing terror that I may get banned before my probhation is up.Virgil said:
I dont buy Zynga cash or anything like this because i find it hard justifying real money for virtual items that not only are merely cosmetic or time saving but with the fuel (the only decent item) its gone within a week and requires to be rebought again and again.Greg Tito said:Zynga Introduces Retail Game Cards For FarmVille
You can now buy online currency for use in Zynga games like FarmVille at retail outlets like 7-Eleven and GameStop.
Many players of FarmVille don't participate in purchasing items for their farm because they are uncomfortable sending credit card information over the interwaves.
The pre-paid cards will come in $10 and $25 denominations and are available for the games FarmVille, Mafia Wars and YoVille. The cards are specific to the game, i.e. you can't use Mafia Wars cash in YoVille. You can redeem the cards directly on Facebook, or at zynga.com.
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I find it disturbing that you don't already have one D=OmegaXIII said:
