Zynga et la pub
We've listed all the in-game items and how to get them in real life below the fold.
FarmVille
Fun Slide – Slurpee cups
Big Splash – Big Gulp cups
Coffee Cart – Large iced coffee
Sandwich Cart – All fresh sandwiches
Chocolate Persimmon (Tree) – Cut fruit
Neapolitan Cow – 7-Select vanilla ice cream (pint size)
Water Tower – 7-Select bottle water
10 Fuel Tanks – Prepaid FarmVille game card
Mafia Wars
Showman (weapon) – Slurpee
Trio Diva (vehicle) – Big Gulp
Lone Wolf (weapon) – 20-ounce coffee
Sleek Bulletproof Vest (armor) – pizza, chicken wings, Big Bite products, chicken tenders and breakfast quesadillas
Pepper Shaker (weapon) –hash browns, taquitos, Burrito Rollers, potato wedges
Palermo Prowler (vehicle) – 7-Select chips
Combat Helmet (armor) – Prepaid Mafia Wars game card
YoVille
Wall Freezer – Slurpee
Hamburger Stand – Big Gulp
Coffee Machine – 7-Select packaged brownies
Donut Display – 7-Select packaged cake donuts, four-pack
Candy Stand – 7-Select candy
Soda Machine – 7-Select orange soda
Nacho Machine – Prepaid YoVille game card
Conclu en mai dernier, un accord lie pendant tout l'été le studio créateur de Mafia Wars et la franchise d'épicerie américaine 7-Eleven : durant 6 semaines, les clients pourront trouver dans près de 7000 magasins une trentaine de produits sponsorisés (gobelets pour boisson, pots de glace, etc.) frappés d'un code utilisable sur l'un des jeux de la marque, donnant accès à un « object virtuel » en offre limitée. Cette promotion sera relayée par une campagne de publicité 7-Eleven multisupport (y compris télé).
Zynga's Snoop Dogg Mafia Wars stunt almost gets whacked
The massively hyped Mafia Wars stunt in which Zynga hired Snoop Dogg to blow up an armored truck during a live webcast nearly ended up sleeping with the fishes. A particularly notable outcome, as the event took place in the middle of the Nevada