Rom Sham Bow, a studio comprised of several longtime EA Sports employees, has gone for something completely different.

The social gaming startup has unveiled its first project, a strategy game pitting raccoons against bears. It’s called Woodland Heroes and is available to play now. King Bear is attacking the forest with huge armies and it’s up to the heroic raccoons to stop him by using the woodland weapons at hand, including acorns and pigs. Man, pigs always end up getting hurt in these games. The hero’s father is missing so you’ve got to track him down, blasting bears all the way. It has 56 locations through six regions ranging from swamps to forests.

Commercials in the 80s told us that if adventure has a name, it must be Indiana Jones. Zynga agrees, as its Indy-inspired Adventure World will now make the connection official. Zynga’s official blog announced the tie-in news. The game contains puzzle-solving and exploration, making it a perfect match for the iconic Harrison Ford character.

It’s no wonder advertisers love social gaming. Facebook is the perfect platform to unleash games that not only feature commercials but are not too different from commercials themselves. Weeds Social Club is a new Facebook game loosely based on the Showtime drama that features a drug-dealing suburban housewife.

As in the TV show, you’ll need to save your house by selling illegal drugs. You’ll unlock various strains of weed to keep your customers inordinately happy and unusually hungry. Actor Justin Kirk appears in the game, portraying his TV character Andy Botwin. He’ll give you tips on how to um, diversify your portfolio, so to speak.

The National Basketball Association playoffs are at hand and Playdom is taking full advantage with NBA Dynasty. This sim charges you with being the owner, general manager and head coach of your favorite NBA team. Unlike many games on Facebook, you have a level of interaction beyond clicking and waiting for things to happen. The first three quarters of the game are simulated but, during the fourth quarter of games, you have the option to coach the team. You’re trusted with three timeouts as well as first aid kits for injuries and sports drinks to get players back in the game fast.

The undead are everywhere in the world of gaming right now, including Facebook.

The undead are everywhere in the world of gaming right now, including Facebook. Joining the horde of games mining zombies for more cash is Zombie Lane, an effort from Digital Chocolate. You will, as the name suggests, fight off the oncoming zombie apocalypse. You’ll also clean up the neighborhood, harvest your own food and rescue your neighbors. It is a Facebook game after all.

Zynga’s Mafia Wars takes you to exotic locales including Bangkok and London, asking you to run your own criminal empire. The company’s official Mafia Wars blog notes no mob based game would be complete without a trip to Italy. The old country, after all, is where the mafia legend began.

Mafia Wars, a game about showdowns between crime families, is now the subject of a real legal showdown.

Digital Chocolate, the social gaming company headed by Electronic Arts founder Trip Hawkins, is saying it created the name Mafia Wars. Venture Beat reports on the conflict, which is sure to get mob battle ugly.

It’s summertime and your Yoville character is buckling from the heat. Time to dip into the Pool Party House for the low, low price of 36 YoCash! YoVille is another social game hit from the minds over at Zynga, who also bring us Mafia Wars and FarmVille. In YoVille you will get a job, decorate your house and hopefully make lots of YoVille friends.

The Agency is along the same lines as other Facebook games including MafiaWars. You complete different missions, earn money and influence (which is how you level up) and other goodies along the way. You can buy and upgrade weapons and other stuff including armor and cool things to wear. You can also relax at your house when the missions get to be too much for you and your house is fully customizable.

Digital Chocolate has entered the social gaming octagon with its Facebook hit MMA Pro Fighter.

According to statistics from Games.com, the mixed martial arts Facebook game has picked up more than 700,000 users since its December 2009 release.