As I impatiently wait for my FarmVille farm to load, I can't help but wonder what new features will greet me as I sail past the FarmVille loading screen. Even though I visit my farm (and sometimes ...

In honor of Facebook's IPO, I am reposting a column from Dec 12, 2011 about Zygna's Farmville, one of the largest revenue sources for Facebook: Because I've loved games all my life, I am very careful ...

I have a very clear memory of leaving my junior prom early to harvest strawberries that did not exist. It was for a game called Farmville, which everyone played until their mom figured out what it was ...

I am a proud member of Facebook Nation. Me and 321.1 million people worldwide. And research shows we all spend way to much time "Facebooking". Here are the stats. There are the 321 million Facebook ...

Because I've loved games all my life, I am very careful about which games I choose to spend time on. To interest me, a game must have a simple but thought-provoking premise that allows for deep ...

This is the farm I grew up on in Iowa: It’s where I learned that if you want to accomplish anything in life, you have to work for it. Much as I always wanted to live in a city, that place is “home.” ...

Though most of you probably stopped playing the original FarmVille ages ago, if you want to get one last hit of nostalgia, today is officially the last day you can play the game on Facebook. Zynga ...

Cathy Hinz is really into “FarmVille.” But she swears she’s not obsessed. “I can, you know, walk away and say, ‘I’m not going to worry about it.’ I don’t worry about it, but I will plan my farm around ...

Because I've loved games all my life, I am very careful about which games I choose to spend time on. To interest me, a game must have a simple but thought-provoking premise that allows for deep ...