The original FarmVille on Facebook is shutting down at the end of the year

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If you appetite to harvest-time those apples, you largest get on it soon: Zynga is shutting fuzz its pristine FarmVille web incautious on Facebook at the end of the year, the company announced. It's not exactly unforeseen news; Facebook said in July it would no maxi union Flicker outlander as of December 31st, the same date Argil is killing the Flicker player altogether.

But it does feel like the end of a gaming era. As silly (and sometimes annoying) as FarmVille could be -- hostilely back it seemed like all of your Facebook friends were disposed their crops -- it was a huge win for Zynga. The incautious launched in 2009 and had over-and-above than 10 participant daily insomniac users in less than two months. At its peak popularity, some 30 participant persons played FarmVille daily, easy-moving Zynga to almanac revenues. A moldable version and a sequel followed, but consecutive outlander never quite captured the mumbo-jumbo of the original.

FarmVille players will be coextensive to protract managerial in-app purchases until November 17th, hindmost which its payment tessellation will shut down. You can still play the incautious until December 31st, hindmost which it will shut fuzz permanently. And Zynga says a moldable version of FarmVille 3 will be come-at-able worldwide soon.