L.O.S Farms
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Added: The original FarmVille was made by **Zynga** and ran on Facebook from 2009 to 2020. This page lists its major updates. For the full story, see [[History & Development]] and [[Shutdown & Legacy]].
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Added: ## Timeline
Added:
Added: | Date | Update |
Added: | --- | --- |
Added: | June 19, 2009 | FarmVille launches on Facebook. |
Added: | June 23, 2009 | One million people play every day, four days after launch. |
Added: | December 2009 | The first Christmas items arrive in the market. |
Added: | March 2010 | FarmVille reaches its peak: 83.76 million monthly players and around 34.5 million daily players. |
Added: | October 2010 | The first big Halloween item releases. |
Added: | November 2010 | Thanksgiving items arrive. |
Added: | March 23, 2011 | **English Countryside**, the first extra farm, opens. Players can now own more than one farm. |
Added: | September 12, 2011 | **Lighthouse Cove** opens (early access; free on September 19). |
Added: | October 13, 2011 | An HTML5 version of FarmVille is released. |
Added: | November 29, 2011 | **Winter Wonderland** opens (early access). |
Added: | February 28, 2012 | **Hawaiian Paradise** opens (early access; free on March 6). |
Added: | June 5, 2012 | **Jade Falls** opens (early access; free on June 11). |
Added: | September 17, 2012 | **Haunted Hollow** opens (early access; free on September 24). |
Added: | September 2012 | Zynga releases *FarmVille 2*, a separate game. |
Added: | November 5, 2012 | **Mistletoe Lane** opens (early access; free on November 19). |
Added: | March 4, 2013 | **Atlantis** opens in early access and brings Shell points. |
Added: | April 22, 2013 | **Australia** opens (early access; free on April 29). |
Added: | February 24, 2014 | **Emerald Valley** opens (early access; free on March 3). |
Added: | 2014 onwards | A new farm opens about every six weeks. |
Added: | April 10, 2014 | *FarmVille 2: Country Escape* comes out for phones. |
Added: | September 27, 2020 | Zynga announces the original FarmVille will close, because Facebook is ending support for Flash games. |
Added: | December 31, 2020 | The original FarmVille closes after eleven and a half years. |
Added: | November 4, 2021 | *FarmVille 3* is released. |
Added: | May 2022 | Take-Two Interactive completes its purchase of Zynga, and with it FarmVille. |
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Added: ## Holiday events
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Added: Zynga ran limited-time events for holidays every year. Each one brought a set of themed crops, animals, trees, buildings, and decorations that could only be bought for a few weeks. The game files L.O.S Farms runs on record when each item first went on sale:
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Added: | Holiday | First year in the game files | Items |
Added: | --- | --- | --- |
Added: | Valentine's Day | 2010 | about 390 |
Added: | Christmas | 2009 | about 570 |
Added: | Halloween | 2010 | about 580 |
Added: | Thanksgiving | 2010 | about 115 |
Added: | St. Patrick's Day | 2011 | about 135 |
Added: | FarmVille's Birthday | 2010 | about 55 |
Added: | Mother's Day | 2011 | about 90 |
Added: | Fourth of July | 2011 | about 45 |
Added: | Easter | 2010 | about 75 |
Added: | New Year's | 2010 | about 115 |
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Added: On L.O.S Farms, these items come back to the market on their holiday each year. See [[L.O.S Farms Updates]].
Added:
Added: ## Other big additions
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Added: Over the years Zynga added mastery, collections, co-op farming, crafting cottages and bushels, farm expansions, breeding, and hundreds of story quests. You can look through them in the [Game Catalog](/wiki/game-catalog), [Collections](/wiki/collections), and the [Quest Archive](/wiki/quests).
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Added: ## Sources
Added:
Added: - [FarmVille — Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FarmVille)
Added: - [Farm — FarmVille Wiki (Fandom)](https://farmville.fandom.com/wiki/Farm)
Added: - [Jade Falls — FarmVille Wiki (Fandom)](https://farmville.fandom.com/wiki/Jade_Falls)
Added: - [Haunted Hollow — FarmVille Wiki (Fandom)](https://farmville.fandom.com/wiki/Haunted_Hollow)
Added: - [Mistletoe Lane — FarmVille Wiki (Fandom)](https://farmville.fandom.com/wiki/Mistletoe_Lane_(farm))
Added: - [Australia — FarmVille Wiki (Fandom)](https://farmville.fandom.com/wiki/Australia_(farm))
Added: - [Emerald Valley — FarmVille Wiki (Fandom)](https://farmville.fandom.com/wiki/Emerald_Valley)
Added: - Holiday dates and item counts: the game's own item catalog (`items.xml`).
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The original FarmVille was made by Zynga and ran on Facebook from 2009 to 2020. This page lists its major updates. For the full story, see History & Development and Shutdown & Legacy.

Timeline

Date Update
June 19, 2009 FarmVille launches on Facebook.
June 23, 2009 One million people play every day, four days after launch.
December 2009 The first Christmas items arrive in the market.
March 2010 FarmVille reaches its peak: 83.76 million monthly players and around 34.5 million daily players.
October 2010 The first big Halloween item releases.
November 2010 Thanksgiving items arrive.
March 23, 2011 English Countryside, the first extra farm, opens. Players can now own more than one farm.
September 12, 2011 Lighthouse Cove opens (early access; free on September 19).
October 13, 2011 An HTML5 version of FarmVille is released.
November 29, 2011 Winter Wonderland opens (early access).
February 28, 2012 Hawaiian Paradise opens (early access; free on March 6).
June 5, 2012 Jade Falls opens (early access; free on June 11).
September 17, 2012 Haunted Hollow opens (early access; free on September 24).
September 2012 Zynga releases FarmVille 2, a separate game.
November 5, 2012 Mistletoe Lane opens (early access; free on November 19).
March 4, 2013 Atlantis opens in early access and brings Shell points.
April 22, 2013 Australia opens (early access; free on April 29).
February 24, 2014 Emerald Valley opens (early access; free on March 3).
2014 onwards A new farm opens about every six weeks.
April 10, 2014 FarmVille 2: Country Escape comes out for phones.
September 27, 2020 Zynga announces the original FarmVille will close, because Facebook is ending support for Flash games.
December 31, 2020 The original FarmVille closes after eleven and a half years.
November 4, 2021 FarmVille 3 is released.
May 2022 Take-Two Interactive completes its purchase of Zynga, and with it FarmVille.

Holiday events

Zynga ran limited-time events for holidays every year. Each one brought a set of themed crops, animals, trees, buildings, and decorations that could only be bought for a few weeks. The game files L.O.S Farms runs on record when each item first went on sale:

Holiday First year in the game files Items
Valentine's Day 2010 about 390
Christmas 2009 about 570
Halloween 2010 about 580
Thanksgiving 2010 about 115
St. Patrick's Day 2011 about 135
FarmVille's Birthday 2010 about 55
Mother's Day 2011 about 90
Fourth of July 2011 about 45
Easter 2010 about 75
New Year's 2010 about 115

On L.O.S Farms, these items come back to the market on their holiday each year. See L.O.S Farms Updates.

Other big additions

Over the years Zynga added mastery, collections, co-op farming, crafting cottages and bushels, farm expansions, breeding, and hundreds of story quests. You can look through them in the Game Catalog, Collections, and the Quest Archive.

Sources