Zynga, Lady Gaga wear the Poker Face in promotion deal talks

You can see it now, can't you? Zynga CEO Mark Pincus and Lady Gaga dance battling in his corner office over the final details of a promotion deal. The Wall Street Journal reports that both the FarmVille creator and the prosthetic-privy musician are in talks regarding a promotion deal for her upcoming album, Born This Way, on May 23.

The two Internet dynamos--for entirely different reasons--have collaborated before during Zynga's campaign to raise money for Japan after its horrific earthquake. Through Zynga, Gaga donated a cool $1.5 million, but now it's her turn (and Zynga's) to make some money ... lots of it.

Fast Company has created a list of possibilities for the promotional deal ranging from the completely logical and almost expected to the not-gonna'-happen. Our guess is Lady Gaga will become a character in one of Zynga's games, most likely FarmVille, CityVille or FrontierVille, like the recent Rango promotion in FrontierVille. Then again, Lady Gaga could come to Mafia Wars like Dr. Dre did and plop her music video on the home page. We're gonna' try and find out what this is all about--you sit tight and keep those guesses coming.

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What do you think Zynga has in store for Lady Gaga in its games? What would you like to see Gaga do with this partnership?

FarmVille GagaVille Sneak Peek: Electric Rose Crop, Chrome Hay Bale

So, we're all super excited about GagaVille coming to FarmVille, right? I mean, even if you're not a fan of Lady Gaga, just think of all of the new items that will be added to the game. For collectors and mastery-sign fans alike, this is set to be one giant event, and it will apparently start with Chrome Hay Bales and a new Electric Roses crop. Why? We've found images of those two items that are as of now unreleased in the game, which means it can only be a matter of time before they're released.

The Electric Roses look to actually glow, giving them the potential to steal the title of prettiest FarmVille crop ever (at least in my book). Of course, we'll have to see what the final product actually looks like growing side-by-side in a large field before I make that choice. As for the Chrome Hay Bale, it's your basic square Hay Bale, but with a shiny, metallic twist!

We'll make sure to bring you continued coverage on everything related to Lady Gaga's appearance in FarmVille / GagaVille, so keep checking back.

In the meantime, tell us what you think of these two brief sneak peeks in the comments. Do you like the idea of glowing crops, or do you appreciate more realistic crops and decorations?