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GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. The Neopets phenomenon has been a sleeping giant on the Internet for nearly a decade now. The virtual pets and the world of Neopia have proven to be a ...

The beloved online game Neopets is launching an open beta for a new mobile site, the company announced on Twitter Friday. “The Neopets Mobile Beta has arrived! Now you can explore the breathtaking ...

Nostalgic video games like Neopets and brands like Atari are still pumping out new content after decades, spawning a TV show, new games and even hotels. Keeping old franchises alive and kicking is ...

On the heels of JumpStart announcing the new Neopets mobile site, the company unveiled its plans for the future of the brand, including new games, a TV show and more. JumpStart CEO Jim Czulewicz sat ...

A devoted corps of users has kept this sparkly but outdated digital world, where magical pets have been reared since 1999, afloat. Recently, droves of pandemic-era nostalgia seekers have joined them.

Nostalgic video games like Neopets and brands like Atari are still pumping out new content after decades, spawning a TV show, new games and even hotels. Keeping old franchises alive and kicking is ...

Neopets, the much-beloved virtual pet game that ruled the early internet, is launching a new product called Neopets Metaverse. The new game is exactly what it sounds like — the classic Neopets ...

Neopets: Mega Mini Games Collection has been put up for pre=order, as the collection arrives on PC and consoles this March ...

Neopets was one of the hottest destinations on the World Wide Web of the early 2000s, but the audience for its virtual pets has been in decline for years now. Neopets itself has declined, too, admit ...