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Neopets, which came out in 1999, is relaunching. Its new owners hope $4 million of investment and a new "World of Neopets" game will return it to its "glory days." ...

In Neopets Meta, players could earn unique in-game 'Neocollectibles' like Neopets themselves or 'Pizzaroo's Unique Pizzas' and sell or trade them on marketplaces including Magiceden and Solanart, ...

Viacom bought Neopets for $160 million near its peak in 2005, and in 2014 sold it to US edutainment company JumpStart, which was later acquired by Chinese game developer NetDragon.

As of 2025, Neopets has reached 500,000 active users, which is a sharp increase from the 100,000 it had in 2023.Notably, the player base is now older than it was in the past, showing how nostalgic ...

At Neopets Meta, Law, who serves as CEO, is building a Web3 game based on the classic Neopets website. The game, dubbed Neopets Metaverse, will allow users to earn crypto tokens and digital items ...

The ‘Neopets renaissance’: the seminal 2000s game is ready for its revival. Once a household name across America, the seminal Noughties web game has languished for years on digital life support.

Neopets is reintroducing its old art — unconverted pets (UCs) — in a new change to the site. The community is mostly excited, but some hardcore players are upset.

Neopets could be expanded into its own cinematic universe. Online, there’s often been this recurring conflict between platforms and their user bases.

Neopets, a website where users take care of virtual made-up species of “pets," was hacked this week. The website, which launched in 1999, urged users to change their passwords.