This & Next Week - 12/3/2011

Released This Week

Cyber Monday Redemption Sale
60% off RP for a day + a Deathstalker (217/100) for purchasing 15 qualifying items in the Marketplace.

Ice Season: 12
Ice mobsters in weekly Ice Seasons to earn reputation badges & cool rewards!

Slots Bonus Wheel Loot Refresh
10 new items are dropping from the slot machine bonus wheel!

Boost Mastery Event: Incognito
Collect enough of 3 concealed weapon-themed boosts and receive the Foxy (171/71) as a Grand Prize!

Secret District: Snake Island
Survive the venomous inhabitants of Snake Island to earn the Lancehead Hydra (78/180 at Ruby level)!

3X Mastery: Las Vegas
3X Mastery and the new Magnum Shotgun (103/50) make now a great time to take a trip to the city of sin!

Family Boss Fight: Dr. Sarah Swift
"The only vision correction setting on MY laser is 'Lights Out!' 50% off treatments until your entire family is dead!"

This Week's Major Bug Fixes

Botanical Garden - Prematurely Expired Upgrade Part Request Feeds

We are aware of a number of issues being experienced by some players, but we need your help to determine their cause and develop fixes. If you are experiencing any of the Known Issues, please respond to the issue's forum thread with your answers to some questions that will help us develop a solution. Thanks for your help!

Coming Next Week*
*As far as currently scheduled, but things can change.

Mission Event: Conspiracy

The Don's Gift

Tattoo Crates

Family Properties

New Limited Time Homepage Buildable Item

This & Next Week - 11/19/2011

Released This Week

Retro Gaming Crates
Check out the 8 pixel-powered items we've boxed up in the Marketplace!

Ice Season: 11
Ice mobsters in weekly Ice Seasons to earn reputation badges & cool rewards!

Mission Event: Family Gatherings
Prevent an attack on the Dons Meeting to earn the Chomp Rocket (92/159).

HDSA Fundraising Item: Cane Sword
Buy a Cane Sword (148/90) for $3 USD (or 6 for $15), and Mafia Wars will donate 100% to HDSA's work on potential therapies to treat symptoms of Huntington's Disease and, eventually, the disease itself.

Family Battle Reward Weekend
For a limited time, earn rewards for every battle!

This Week's Major Bug Fixes

"Blocked URL" Message When Posting To Facebook

Mystery Gifts Too Mysterious

Districts List Is Still Displayed When A District Is Open

If you are experiencing issues of any kind, please let us know via the Bugs & Support forum, where you can get the latest updates on known issues, fixed bugs, & solutions in development.

Coming Next Week*
*As far as currently scheduled, but things can change.

Save Don's Dinner
The Don has invited you to Thanksgiving dinner, but he needs more birds. Collect 25 turkeys and he’ll reward you with a powerful item: his right-hand man, The Butler (155/95 at Ruby level).

New Limited-Time-To-Request-Upgrade Parts NYC Property: Botanical Garden

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Retro Gaming Crates

Ice Season: 11

Mission Event: Family Gatherings

HDSA Fundraising Item: Cane Sword

Family Battle Rewards

This & Next Week - 11/11/2011

Released This Week

Requesting Help From Your Mafia Is Now Easier Than Ever!
A new look, the ability to select more recipients, fewer clicks required…

5 New Levels of Family Progression!
5 sick perks for families strong enough to progress 5 more levels.

New Limited-Time-To-Request-Upgrade Parts NYC Property: Ciderhouse
The strength of the fermented items you can build in the Ciderhouse depends on how high you are able to upgrade the property by 12pm (Pacific Time) on 11/24.

Slots Bonus Wheel Loot Refresh
More reasons to try for that lucky stash!

Family Battle Reward Weekend
For a limited time, earn rewards for every battle!

 This Week's Major Bug Fixes

Some that cropped up with the introduction of the new Request experience and a bug that saw one Rob Squad disappear from the victim of a successful property robbery.

If you are experiencing issues of any kind, please let us know via the Bugs & Support forum, where you can get the latest updates on known issues, fixed bugs, & solutions in development.

 Coming Next Week*

*As far as currently scheduled, but things can change.

Retro Gaming Crates

Fight Season 11

Mission Event: Family Gatherings

A Charity Item

This & Next Week - 11/4/2011

Released This Week
Harold & Kumar's Bake Sale
Collect munchies to own the ultimate in baking technology: The Wafflebot (175/101)!
November Collector's Edition Items
8 new items for the month of November!
Secret District: City Of Traverse
Outsmart Chicago authorities on the City Of Traverse, a majestic ferry-turned-pool-hall, to earn the Floating Casino (177/78)!
Family Boss Fight: Jimmy Lechon
Beat this new Family Boss with the collaborative strength of your family for a chance to get a Death Card (200/200)!

This Week's Major Bug Fixes
Among other bugs, we fixed some that cropped up in the Harold & Kumar Bake Sale event, disabled the Botanical Garden because it went out early by accident, and fixed broken declare war and fight jobs in Las Vegas and Italy.
If you are experiencing issues of any kind, please let us know via the Bugs & Support forum, where you can get the latest updates on known issues, fixed bugs, & solutions in development.

Coming Next Week*
*As far as currently scheduled, but things can change.
Enhancements to the Request Experience
Additional Levels of Family Progression
New Limited-Time-To-Request-Upgrade Parts NYC Property: Cider House
Slots Bonus Wheel Loot Refresh

This & Next Week - 10/28/2011

Released This Week
The Mafia Wars "Sweetest Halloween Treat" Contest
Win an in-game item of your choice!*
New Mission Event: Money On The Water
Show the City of Traverse's owner you mean business to earn the River Otter (159/90).
Zombie Apocalypse Fight Event
Fend off Zombies as a Survivor or try to turn Survivors into more of your kind as a Zombie. Braaaaiins never tasted this good!
Chicago Districts 4-6
Become a legend 3 more times in 3 new Prohibition-era Chicago districts!
Deals Of The Dead
Reward Points are on sale today (10/28), and exclusive Halloween items can be found in our Marketplace sale (10/28-11/1)!

This Week's Major Bug Fixes
We jumped on a bunch of Zombie Apocalypse Fight bugs that revealed themselves as you played the brains outta the new event. We also addressed an issue with some property feeds posting as expired. If you are experiencing feed issues of any kind, please let us know via the Bugs & Support forum, where you can get the latest updates on known issues, fixed bugs, & solutions in development.

Coming Next Week*
*As far as currently scheduled, but things can change.
Secret District: City Of Traverse
Family Boss Fight #4