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 ...

Following a shaky few years, Neopets announced that it's under new management alongside plans to revitalize its brand on July 17, with an in-depth statement that has fans excited for the 23-year-old ...

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When I was 12 or so, I remember hanging out in a corner of browser-based virtual pet game Neopets known as “Evil Things and Monster Sightings” or “EMS,” and pledging to some internet strangers that ...

A devoted corps of users has kept this sparkly but outdated digital world, where magical pets have been reared since 1999, afloat.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.

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 ...

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 ...

Neopets is doing away with its classic website in summer 2019. A press release from JumpStart released over the holiday week teased a new future for the online pet simulator, one that "replaces" the ...

Virtual pet website Neopets has suffered a data breach leading to the theft of source code and a database containing the personal information of over 69 million members. Neopets is a popular website ...