Turf Wars News

12/11/2020 11^th Annual DOUBLE LOOT Week!

We’re excited to announce the upcoming DOUBLE LOOT Week! Celebrate the holidays with this grab-bag of goodies:

• The 11th annual Double Loot Week – runs Saturday, December 22 at 12:00AM through Sunday, December 27 at 10:00PM, GMT!
• Christmas Day Only – Turf Limit Increase prices at The Don don’t increase as you buy them! (Friday, December 25 at 12:00AM – Saturday, December 26 at 6:00PM GMT)
• 1 New item – a special Loot item which is lootable only during Double Loot Week!
  • Bren Gun – a powerful, limited-release weapon – get it during Double Loot Week only!
• 2 New Missions with crate-busting odds for Loot – Double Loot Week only!
• Skill Rebalance Opportunity – a one-time chance to adjust your Character Skills, available during Double Loot Week only!

9/27/2020 Turf Wars 11 Year Anniversary Weekend!

Join us in celebrating 11 years of global Turf Wars – the longest-running Mafia game on the App Store! A lot has changed since the original GPS Crime Game launched, and we’d like to thank our awesome community of players with some exciting bonuses!

• 11X Loot (naturally) all weekend long!
• 3 Days ONLY – the ultra-powerful Bren Guns will be available to loot!
  • Bren Gun – a powerful, limited-release weapon – get it during the 11 Year Anniversary Weekend only!
  Run the Hijack a Cargo Ship mission (visible during 11 Year Anniversary Weekend only, requires level 50+) for a chance to loot this powerful item!

11X Loot will be available from Thursday, October 1 at 7:00PM through Monday, October 5 at 1:00AM, your local time.

Bren Guns will be available from Thursday, October 1 at 7:00PM through Monday, October 5 at 1:00AM, your local time. 1,500 Bren Guns per 24hr limit.

Come celebrate 11 years of Turf Wars with 11X Loot!

12/15/2019 10^th Annual DOUBLE LOOT Week!

We’re excited to announce the upcoming DOUBLE LOOT Week! Celebrate the holidays with this grab-bag of goodies:

• The 10th annual Double Loot Week – runs Saturday, December 21 at 12:00AM through Sunday, December 29 at 10:00PM, GMT!
• Christmas Day Only – Turf Limit Increase prices at The Don don’t increase as you buy them! (Tuesday, December 24 at 11:00AM – Thursday, December 26 at 11:00AM GMT)
• 1 New item – a special Loot item which is lootable only during Double Loot Week!
  • Bren Gun – a powerful, limited-release weapon – get it during Double Loot Week only!
• 2 New Missions with crate-busting odds for Loot – Double Loot Week only!
• Skill Rebalance Opportunity – a one-time chance to adjust your Character Skills, available during Double Loot Week only!

The extra Loot, Missions, and Skill Rebalance Opportunity all go LIVE on Saturday, December 21 at 12:00AM GMT!

^✻For balance reasons, Bren Guns limited to 1,500 per day, per player

9/17/2019 Turf Wars 10 Year Anniversary Weekend!

Join us in celebrating 10 years of global Turf Wars – the longest-running Mafia game on the App Store! A lot has changed since the original GPS Crime Game launched, and we’d like to thank our awesome community of players with some exciting bonuses!

• 10X Loot (naturally) all weekend long!
• 3 Days ONLY – the ultra-powerful Bren Guns will be available to loot!
  • Bren Gun – a powerful, limited-release weapon – get it during the 10 Year Anniversary Weekend only!
  Run the Hijack a Cargo Ship mission (visible during 10 Year Anniversary Weekend only, requires level 50+) for a chance to loot this powerful item!

10X Loot will be available from Friday, September 27 at 7:00PM through Tuesday, October 1 at 1:00AM, your local time.

Bren Guns will be available from Friday, September 27 at 7:00PM through Tuesday, October 1 at 1:00AM, your local time. 1,500 Bren Guns per 24hr limit.

Come celebrate 10 years of Turf Wars with 10X Loot!

12/22/2018 9^th Annual DOUBLE LOOT Week!

We’re excited to announce the upcoming DOUBLE LOOT Week! Celebrate the holidays with this grab-bag of goodies:

• The 9th annual Double Loot Week – runs Saturday, December 22 at 12:00AM through Sunday, December 30 at 10:00PM, GMT!
• Christmas Day Only – Turf Limit Increase prices at The Don don’t increase as you buy them! (Tuesday, December 25 at 12:00AM – Wednesday, December 26 at 6:00AM GMT)
• 1 New item – a special Loot item which is lootable only during Double Loot Week!
  • Bren Gun – a powerful, limited-release weapon – get it during Double Loot Week only!
• 2 New Missions with crate-busting odds for Loot – Double Loot Week only!
• Skill Rebalance Opportunity – a one-time chance to adjust your Character Skills, available during Double Loot Week only!

Winter Updates

In addition to Double Loot Week, some important gameplay updates will go into effect:

• The formula for determining the cost of claiming new turf will be adjusted, increasing it to a level higher than the current formula and below the pre-May 2016 formula. NOTE: The cost changes will be gradually phased in over 30 days, adjusting from the current curve starting on Saturday, December 22 and completing on Monday, January 21, 2019.
• The private messages in Vendettas will be replaced with a Chat window, which will include Turf Links support!

These updates go into effect on Saturday, December 22 at 12:00AM, and will continue after the end of Double Loot Week.

The extra Loot, Missions, and Skill Rebalance Opportunity all go LIVE on Saturday, December 22 at 12:00AM GMT!

^✻For balance reasons, Bren Guns limited to 1,000 per day, per player

12/10/2018 iOS Version 2.97 Released!

iOS version 2.961 of Turf Wars is now live! This version fixes a few crashes that were occurring in version 2.96, and includes a fix for map freezing issue that was affecting some players.

12/9/2018 Android Version 1.45 Released!

Android version 1.45 of Turf Wars is now live! This version fixes a crash that could occur when collecting the 5 Free Respect Points offers at The Don.

12/8/2018 Android Version 1.44 Released!

Android version 1.44 of Turf Wars is now live! This version includes bug fixes & performance enhancements.

11/29/2018 iOS Version 2.961 Released!

iOS version 2.961 of Turf Wars is now live! This version fixes a few crashes that were occurring in version 2.96, and includes a fix for map freezing issue that was affecting some players.

11/27/2018 iOS Version 2.96 Released!

iOS version 2.96 of Turf Wars is now live! This version includes several under-the-hood updates and improvements to make Turf Wars compatible with future versions of iOS.

A big change in this version is the upgrade to HTTP/2 – the protocol that the Turf Wars app uses for all communication with the servers. This should translate into slightly faster connection times and responsiveness, most noticeably when on slower connections. While it will be invisible to most players, this is a far-reaching change, so please let us know via Feedback if you notice an increase in connection issues with version 2.96.

9/17/2018 Turf Wars 9 Year Anniversary Weekend!

Join us in celebrating 9 years of global Turf Wars – the longest-running Mafia game on the App Store! A lot has changed since the original GPS Crime Game launched, and we’d like to thank our awesome community of players with some exciting bonuses!

• 9X Loot (naturally) all weekend long!
• 3 Days ONLY – the ultra-powerful Bren Guns will be available to loot!
  • Bren Gun – a powerful, limited-release weapon – get it during the 9 Year Anniversary Weekend only!
  Run the Hijack a Cargo Ship mission (visible during 9 Year Anniversary Weekend only, requires level 50+) for a chance to loot this powerful item!

9X Loot will be available from Friday, September 28 at 7:00PM through Tuesday, October 2 at 1:00AM, your local time.

Bren Guns will be available from Friday, September 28 at 7:00PM through Tuesday, October 2 at 1:00AM, your local time. 1,500 Bren Guns per 24hr limit.

Come celebrate 9 years of Turf Wars with 9X Loot!

9/14/2018 Android Version 1.43 Released!

Android version 1.43 of Turf Wars is now live! This version completes the recent migration of Turf Wars from Google’s legacy GCM notification system to its newer Firebase Cloud Messaging system. It also fixed a crash that was affecting some Oreo and Pie devices.

The transition between notification systems should be seamless – you don’t need to take any action or change your notification settings as part of this move. However, if you are experiencing notification issues, and following the steps in the Android Notifications Help isn’t fixing them, please contact us via the Feedback button on the Home screen and we will be happy to help track down the issue.

9/10/2018 iOS Version 2.95, Android Version 1.42 Released!

iOS version 2.95 and Android version 1.42 of Turf Wars are now live! These versions include an update to the geocoder options, removing the discontinued Google Geocoder on both iOS and Android, as well as the standard Apple Geocoder on iOS. These and all future versions of Turf Wars — iOS and Android — will use the OpenStreetMap Geocoder only, making turf validity and location names consistent for all players.

In addition, starting Wednesday, September 19 at 7:00AM local time, all newly-claimed turf will automatically use the OpenStreetMap Geocoder for determining placement validity and location, regardless of the version of Turf Wars being used. Existing turf will not have their locations updated. Please see the Geocoder Update page for details.

Thanks to everyone for their feedback and their patience as we worked to migrate Turf Wars to the new system!

7/15/2018 iOS Version 2.94 Released!

iOS version 2.94 of Turf Wars is now live! This version includes an update the the Google Geocoder, making it compatible with recent changes made by Google to their Geocoder Service API. As a result, its reliability should improve significantly.

Please note that we are currently evaluating the status of the Google Geocoder on iOS devices. Recent changes to Google’s pricing structure for their services may make continued support of the Google Geocoder untenable, and if so, may result in it being removed in a future version of Turf Wars. We will provide ample notice to the Turf Wars community if any changes are expected.

5/24/2018 iOS Version 2.93 Released!

iOS version 2.93 of Turf Wars is now live! This version updates both Flurry and Tapjoy to the latest versions.

5/14/2018 Spring Update & DOUBLE LOOT WEEKEND!

Spring is here, and to celebrate we’re throwing a blowout weekend, with DOUBLE LOOT, no Turf Limit price ramping, Brens, and more! Here are all the details:

UPDATE 5/16/2018: The start of Double Loot Weekend has been moved up 4 hours, to Friday, May 18 at 6:00PM, so our European players can more easily participate on day 1!

• Double Loot Weekend – runs from Friday, May 18 at 6:00PM through Tuesday, May 22 at 2:00AM, your local time!
• 1 New item – a special Loot item which is lootable only during Double Loot Weekend!
  • Bren Gun – a powerful, limited-release weapon – get it during Double Loot Weekend only!
  Run the Hijack a Cargo Ship mission (visible during Double Loot Week only, requires level 50+) for a chance to loot this powerful item!
• Cheap Turf Limit – Turf Limit Increase prices at The Don don’t ramp as you buy! (Saturday, May 11 at 2:00PM – Monday, May 13 at 2:00AM your local time).
• 3 New Airports in cities around the world:
  • SCL – Santiago, Chile
  • KWI – Kuwait City, Kuwait
  • CPT – Cape Town, South Africa

Double Loot Weekend and new airports go live at Friday, May 18 at 6:00PM, local time!

^✻For balance reasons, Bren Guns limited to 1,000 per day, per player

12/9/2016 7^th Annual DOUBLE LOOT Week!

We’re excited to announce the upcoming DOUBLE LOOT Week! Celebrate the holidays with this grab-bag of goodies:

• The 7th annual Double Loot Week – runs Saturday, December 17 at 10:00PM through Monday, December 26 at 5:00PM, your local time!
• Christmas Day Only – Turf Limit Increase prices at The Don don’t increase as you buy them! (Sunday, December 25 at 12:00AM – Monday, December 26 at 6:00AM your local time)
• 1 New item – a special Loot item which is lootable only during Double Loot Week!
  • Bren Gun – a powerful, limited-release weapon – get it during Double Loot Week only!
• 2 New Missions with crate-busting odds for Loot – Double Loot Week only!
• Skill Rebalance Opportunity – a one-time chance to adjust your Character Skills, available during Double Loot Week only!

The extra Loot, Missions, and Skill Rebalance Opportunity all go LIVE on Saturday, December 17 at 10:00PM your local time!

^✻For balance reasons, Bren Guns limited to 1,000 per day, per player

6/9/2016 iOS Version 2.81 Released!

Version 2.81 of Turf Wars is now live! This version includes several improvements to the upcoming Real-Time News release, as well as bug fixes for some more common issues:

• Added Push Notification support for Chat and Mob invites (when Real-time News is enabled)!
• Real-time News and Chat start up faster!
• Fixed the “888” Push Notification test for Real-time News users.
• Improved copy/pasting for iOS 9 users (magnifying glass is also easier to use).
• Fixed the White Screen of Death (iOS 9 users only).
• Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

6/9/2016 Android Version 1.33 Released!

Version 1.33 of Turf Wars is now live! This version includes an improvement to the GPS location system, to reduce the occurrence of the “Location Needed” message when fighting other players and their turf.