FarmVille Winter Holiday Items: Tinsel Gnome, Gold Tinsel Tree and more

With tonight's FarmVille update, we finally see a considerable number of items released in the Winter Holiday item theme. We've seen items released in this theme here and there over the past week or so, but now, the game is ready to celebrate with avatar costumes, animals, buildings and more! Here's a complete look at what's now available.

Trees

Silver Tinsel Tree - 8 Farm Cash
Gold Tinsel Tree - 14 Farm Cash

Here, instead of seeing a giant version of the same tree released in a pair, we see two different colors of decorations instead. Still, the same rule applies: there's no need to purchase the Gold Tinsel Tree as you can receive it for free from Mystery Seedlings.

Animals

Brown Spot Goat - 1 million coins
Giant Santa Sheep - 16 Farm Cash
Santa Sheep - 16 Farm Cash
Santa Dog - 12 Farm Cash
Santa Horse - 26 Farm Cash

What better way to make users spend Farm Cash than by offering giant and normally sized versions of the same animal. That's the case with the Santa Sheep above, so don't be surprised if we see additional animals released in the future with the same setup.

Buildings

Holiday Cottage - 15 Farm Cash

Decorations

Tinsel Gnome - 12 Farm Cash
Candy Fence - 800 coins
Winter Teddy - 100,000 coins
Candy Arch - 2,000 coins

If you can't tell from the picture above, the Tinsel Gnome is a poor gnome that has found himself wrapped in garland. Meanwhile, the Candy Fence is the same candy-cane-designed fence that we've seen released in the game in previous Winter Holiday / Christmas events.

Avatar Costumes

Miss Santa - 15 Farm Cash
Snowman - 10 Farm Cash

Here, the two costumes are re-releases from previous years, so if you can't see either in your store, you likely already have it/them in your virtual closet.

All of these items (apparently with the exception of the Winter Teddy above) will be available in the game's store for the next two weeks. Keep in mind that we have yet to see the rest of the Thanksgiving items that will be released in the game as well, so you might want to save some coins / Farm Cash for that theme as well. Ah, who am I kidding? Bring on the Christmas cheer!

What do you think of these Winter Holiday items in FarmVille? Are you excited to see the theme launching so quickly this year, or would you prefer it Zynga waited until after Thanksgiving to release these Christmas-themed items?

CityVille Mexican theme expands with Statue of Independence, Cantina and more

As promised, here we are again with news of more Mexican Independence items that have been added to CityVille's store. You know, I honestly thought that this would be a one-time release, but leave it to Zynga to release more items even after the holiday in question has passed (this holiday being the Mexican Independence celebration). There aren't as many items here as in the original release we told you about earlier this week, but there is a new crop here, if you happen to be into that sort of thing.

Statue of Independence (Decoration)

    * Costs: 36,000 coins
    * Payout Bonus: 12% to surrounding businesses and residences; bonus 12% to Mexican themed items


Cantina (Business)

    * Costs: 3,800 coins
    * Requires: 95 Goods
    * Supplies: 640 coins


Quince Anos Party (Decoration)

    * Costs: 12 City Cash
    * Payout Bonus: 12%; bonus 12% to Mexican themed items



Fine Arts Theater (Community Building)

    * Costs: 80 City Cash
    * Allows: 7500 citizens added to maximum population cap


Agave Crop

    * Costs: 5 City Cash per square
    * Harvest Time: Instant
    * Supplies: 450 Goods per square planted
    * First Star of Mastery: 3 Harvests


See? There aren't as many items in this release, but luckily, we're given plenty of time to purchase them either way. You'll have 12 days to do your shopping for these new items (the original section of this theme is down to a 10-day time limit), so just make sure to go shopping eventually before these items do actually expire.

What do you think of these newest CityVille Mexican-themed items? What sort of cultural or geographical theme would you like to see released next? Sound off in the comments.

CityVille says Viva Mexico! with new Mexican themed items

To celebrate Mexican Independence, Zynga has launched a full theme of Mexican themed items in CityVille this afternoon. These items range from small decorations to large landmarks, so we'll make sure to give you a complete rundown on these items to know what to expect. Keep in mind, while they do have a longer time limit than usual at anywhere from 12-14 days (the usual being a week), they will eventually vanish from the store, so do some shopping sooner, rather than later. Here's what's available:

Ice Cream Cart (Decoration)

    * Costs: 5,000 coins
    * Payout Bonus: 3% to surrounding businesses and homes; bonus 3% to Mexico themed items


Guerrero Residence (Home)

    * Costs: 40 City Cash
    * Population: 600-1200
    * Rent: 296 coins every 18 hours


Sombrero Store (Business)

    * Costs: 6,800 coins
    * Requires: 170 Goods
    * Supplies: 1,024 coins


Garcia House (Home)

    * Costs: 13,500 coins
    * Population: 120-240
    * Rent: 18 coins every five minutes


Watch Tower (Decoration)

    * Costs: 24 City Cash
    * Payout Bonus: 24%; bonus 24% to Mexican themed items



Mayan Pyramid (Decoration)

    * Costs: 72,000 coins
    * Payout Bonus: 12%; bonus 12% to Mexican themed items
    * Not Limited Edition!


Morelos Fort (Community Building)

    * Costs: 70 City Cash
    * Allows: 2,000 citizens added to max population cap


Hacienda de Dolores (Home)

    * Costs: 65 City Cash
    * Population: 1850-3650
    * Rent: 451 coins every 3.1 days


House of Churros (Business)

    * Costs: 40 City Cash
    * Requires: 305 Goods
    * Supplies: 1648 coins


On top of all of this, there's also a Mexico Mystery Crate available for 40 City Cash that contains one of four items: the Morelos Fort, Hacienda de Dolores, Guerrero Residence or House of Churros. Sure, you'd get two items from this crate at a discounted price, but remember that there's no guarantee you won't receive duplicates when purchasing more than one crate. That is, if you're going for both the Hacienda and the Fort, you may very well end up with two House of Churros instead.

Either way, we'll make sure to let you know if other items are added in this Mexican Independence celebration theme, but we wouldn't be surprised if it's a one-time-deal.

What do you think of this new theme of items? Which ones have you purchased for your town and which ones will you skip? Sound off in the comments.