'Farmville' Is Officially Shutting Down
The original FarmVille game is finally shutting down at the end of the year when Adobe stops [...]
FarmVille is shutting down after 11 years. If you see this post you must pay your respects and send to 11 people otherwise your mom will die.
Goodnight, sweet prince 🙏 🌹 #FarmVille #Facebook pic.twitter.com/iyjj7izM3c
— PodNerds (@Pod_Nerds) September 28, 2020
After Nov. 17, the game will no longer accept in-app purchases and any refunds will not be processed until then, Zynga said. Players are advised to make sure any remaining credits are used before Dec. 31. In the meantime, Zynga teased special "in-game activities to be announced soon that are designed to make your remaining time with FarmVille even more enjoyable."
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Feeling like a nostalgic grown-up. #Farmville pic.twitter.com/k86mujfd3W
— Sahil Yerawar (@yedomenal) September 26, 2020
FarmVille launched in 2009, ushering a surprising period in social media and gaming when people became obsessed with harvesting crops. It was an instant success, with over 10 million daily users within two months of its release, reports The Verge. At the peak of its popularity, about 30 million people were playing the game. The craze peaked when Zynga made its initial public offering at $7 billion in December 2011, but the game's popularity and the popularity of other social games quickly declined.
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a headline thought to be impossible circa 2009 #farmvillehttps://t.co/1S8elYNEB3
— 🌘🦇⚰🕷 Evan Berman 🕸💀👻🎃 (@Scapes) September 28, 2020
Zynga tried to recreate the original's success with sequels and other "-Ville" games, including CityVille, CastleVille, and FishVille. However, none of them captured a foothold in the cultural zeitgeist like the original. The company refused to release numbers on its current player base, reports Polygon. In 2013, the company said it still had 40 million monthly active players using FarmVille 2.
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prevnextThank you, #farmville ... all good things must come to an end!
— OMNIA AB UNO (@thereisanocean) September 27, 2020
prevnext2020. RIP #farmville pic.twitter.com/lZFc7f4EBA
— Sky Kauweloa (@Kauweloa) September 28, 2020
prevI remember 11 years ago, telling marketing at MSFT that I thought there was money in a farming simulation game that was social and they laughed at me. Guess facebook and zynga had the last laugh on that one. Good run FarmVille! #farmville #zynga https://t.co/iVEVbsWm3z
— Rhys Dekle (@dealmonkey) September 28, 2020