Do you remember the old Flash-powered website Neopets? Because I do. In the early 2000s, as a kid, I logged on to see my virtual pets, play minigames, and participate in an all-encompassing story that ...

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 Neopets Team is, for the first time in over a decade, equipped to make meaningful changes in pursuit of a Neopian renaissance," the company said in its announcement Neopets Before there was ...

Neopets, first introduced in 1999, captivated a generation of young internet users. Those who grew up with the website remember playing flash games, collecting rare items and Neopoints, and of course, ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...