Neopets in the News

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Neopets Puzzle Adventure E3 2008 Screens/Trailer
July 16, 2008 (gamershell.com)

E3 2008: Neopets Puzzle Adventure Hands-On
July 16, 2008 (au.gamespot.com)

E3 2008: Neopets Update
July 15, 2008 (au.wii.ign.com)

New MMO games startup, Meteor Games, to target youth demographic
July 1, 2008 (venturebeat.com)

Q&A: Neopets Creators Found Virtual World Dev Meteor Games
July 1, 2008 (gamasutra.com)

Creators and Founders of Neopets Launch Meteor Games
July 1, 2008 (yahoo.com)

Inside Neopets Creators’ Ambitious New MMO
July 1, 2008 (wired.com)

Creators and Founders of Neopets Launch Meteor Games
July 1, 2008 (ign.com)

Nick Builds Two New Games Divisions
June 18, 2008 (multichannel.com)

New Games, Virtual Divisions at Nickelodeon Kids and Family Group
June 18, 2008 (worldscreen.com)

SGS Panel: Who’s Paying And Why In Virtual Worlds
June 13, 2008 (gamasutra.com)

Nick Hatches Plans for New Neopets Goods
June 12, 2008 (animationmagazine.net)

Animal Logic Brings Its Game to L.A.
June 11, 2008 (animationmagazine.net)

Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products Launches Full Line of Neopets Products Tying Directly Back to Web Community of Fans
June 10, 2008 (yahoo.com)

Preview: Neopets Puzzle Adventure and screen captures
June 4, 2008 (gamepro.com)

Capcom Announces Neopets Game for Nintendo Platforms
June 4, 2008 (nintendoworldreport.com)

Neopets Puzzle Adventure First Look
June 3, 2008 (gamepro.com)

Neopets Puzzle Adventure Screenshots & Announcement
June 3, 2008 (ve3d.ign.com)

Neopets Puzzle Adventure
June 3, 2008 (eurogamer.net)

Neopets Puzzle Adventure
June 3, 2008 (gamesradar.com)

Neopets Puzzle Adventure heading to Wii, DS
June 3, 2008 (vooks.net)

Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family’s Digital Group Has Record-Breaking Month Online and Establishes Itself as Number-One Kids and Family Online Destination
April 11, 2008 (prnewswire.com)

Nickelodeon creating new virtual worlds for tweens
April 8, 2008 (dailymail.com)

Nickelodeon creating new virtual worlds for tweens
April 7, 2008 (denverpost.com)

Nick Network plans new worlds for Neopets, Spongebob, More
April 7, 2008 (promomagazine.com)

Nickelodeon To Unveil SpongeBob, New Online Worlds
April 4, 2008 (gamasutra.com)

Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group Announces Plans to Develop and Produce New Virtual Worlds
April 4, 2008 (earthtimes.org)

Tidbits from Adobe’s Engage event
February 25, 2008 (webware.com)

WIM: Striking Gold — How Kids’ Worlds Took The Crown
February 20, 2008 (gamasutra.com)

Virtual toys next big thing at NY toy fair
February 18, 2008 (techradar.com)

JAKKS Pacific® Presents a Powerhouse Portfolio of Interactive Toys and Games at the 2008 American International Toy Fair
February 18, 2008 (businesswire.com)

Neopets(R), the Leading Virtual World for Tweens, Showcases New Collectible Plush Toys, Fun Paks and Trading Cards at Toy Fair 2008
February 14, 2008 (examiner.com)

2008 Worlds In Motion Summit Adds Kids’ Worlds Panel
January 4, 2008 (gamasutra.com)

Virtual Item Sales
December 19, 2007 (escapistmagazine.com)

Lycos 8th Annual List of Popular Toys & Games
November 20, 2007 (pspworld.com)

Hooking the kids with the internet
November 18, 2007 (TimesOnline.co.uk)

Virtual-world makers aim to hook kids
October 15, 2007 (CNET News.com)

Q&A: I want my MTV video games
September 26, 2007 (hollywoodreporter.com)

Neopets Announces Massive Retail Toy Initiative
September 26, 2007 (worldsinmotion.biz)

NVCP Awards Master Toy License for Neopets to JAKKS Pacific
September 26, 2007 (worldscreen.com)

Neopets New Downloadable Game
September 12, 2007 (casualgamerchick.com)

Nick.com, Nicktropolis [Neopets] Sets Gaming Records in August
September 19, 2007 (worldscreen.com)

New Neopets Adventure Launches on Casual Gaming Sites Worldwide
September 11, 2007 (yahoo.com)

‘Neopets: Codestone Quest’ - Demo Available NOW
August 29, 2007 (worthplaying.com)

Neopets: Codestone Quest (PC)
August 28, 2007 (IGN.com)

Viacom Raises Digital Revenue Projection To Over $500 Million
August 3, 2007 (mediapost.com)

Antonious Porch Named Senior Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs, Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group for Digital Media
July 30, 2007 (prnewswire.com)

HarperCollins Joins with Online World of Neopets
July 26, 2007 (Thebookstandard.com)

MTV Networks’ Nickelodeon Kids and Family Group Commits $100 Million to Its Online Casual Games Business
July 18, 2007 (digital50.com)

Hey Kids, How’s $100 Million for Games Sound?
July 18, 2007 (pcworld.com)

Goods-for-Cash Comes to Neopets
June 20, 2007 (worldsinmotion.biz)

Neopets gets snippy for Nickelodeon
June 1, 2007 (hollywoodreporter.com)

Neopets Is Coming To Nickelodeon
May 31, 2007 (Forbes.com)

All I want for Christmas… - Crowdstorm
December, 2006 (Crowdstorm.com)

MTVN to Sell Neopets Accessories
November 9, 2006 (mediaweek.com)

MTV Networks partners with Nexon
November 9, 2006 (bizjournals.com)

MTV Networks Allies with Nexon
November 9, 2006 (gamers.com)

Social sites stir risky biz
April 12, 2006 (variety.com)

Neopets gives marketers the warm fuzzies
March 13, 2006 (variety.com)

The Neopets Addiction
December, 2005 (wired.com Issue 13.12)

Neopets: All the joys and no dirty work
September 29, 2005 (azcentral.com)

List of references in Neopets
- (answers.com)

Q&A: Doug Dohring
August 8, 2005 (redherring.com)

Neopets.com Fulfills Promise of Immersive Advertising
July 5, 2005 (mediavillage.com)

MTV Extends Cred With Kids Via Neopets Acquisition
June 21, 2005 (mediapost.com)

Neopets headed to the silver screen
March 25, 2005 (DailyNews.com)

Neopets goes Hollywood
March 24, 2005 (news.com)

WB Bringing Neopets to the Big Screen
March 24, 2005 (ComingSoon.net)

Neopet players fight McDonalds ban
October 14, 2004 (Today Tonight, Channel 7)

Parents not McHappy over pokie toy
October 13, 2004 (Today Tonight, Channel 7)

Not McHappy with blackjack for kids
October 13, 2004 (Herald Sun)

Brave Neopian World
June 24, 2004 (dailycal.org)

Neopets the chosen one for a whole matrix of kids
March 16, 2004 (Sydney Morning Herald - smh.com.au)

JAMDAT Mobile announces Neopets game for wireless
WGR News (wgamer.com)

The Ultimate Pet Neopets! Interview with
Executive Vice President Rik Kinney of Neopets

BellaOnline (Bellaonline.com)

Clickable critters
Honolulu Advertiser (honoluluadvertiser.com)
August 11, 2003
Thanks Kaela


Pocket Neopets at Limited Too
Limited Too Magazine
July 29, 2003
Thank you Jessie

NEOPETS®INVADE GEN CON!
Wizards of the Coast Gives Media First Look at NeopetsTM Trading Card Game

July 24, 2003 (Wizards.com)

Beckett brings Neopets to the newsstand -
Beckett Entertainment Publications readies September launch
of bimonthly Neopets: The Official Magazine

July 11, 2003 (Beckett.com)


InQuest Gamer Magazine
May 2003

Wizards of the Coast to Bring One of the Web’s Hottest
Properties — Neopets — into Offline Realm with Neopets Trading Card Game

February 4, 2003 (Businesswire.com)

Neopets invade the Internet world
January 7, 2003 (CNN.com)

All About Neopets: The Site, Toys
January, 2003 (Edutainingkids.com)

Bubble Yum(r) and Neopets.com Give Kids a Chance to Win Big
November 14, 2002 (Yahoo.com)

Pet Hates
October 31, 2002 (The Guardian)

General Mills Canada and Neopets.com Launch Integrated Promotion for Honey Nut Cheerios Brand
October 29, 2002 (Canada NewsWire)

Thinkway to Make Neopets
July 17, 2002 (Raving Toy Maniac)


32 million people adopt the virtual pets they created
June 13, 2002 (Zao Bao Now - Singapore)
Thank you Cen and logiclodger.


Why these babies are a hit
June 12, 2002 (Today - Singapore)
Thanks you logiclodger.



Online pet world keen on S’pore base
June 8, 2002 (The Straits Times - Singapore)


Neopets advertisement in June 2002’s edition of "Disney Adventures"
Thank you Marc and Ryan.

KidsTurnCentral’s take on Neopets
(Kids Turn Central)

Internet Tapped As Favorite Media By American Youth
April 11, 2002 (writenews.com)

Wild world of the Web spawns new teen craze
April 4, 2002 (Lansing State Journal)

Neopets on the Rise
March 28, 2001 (The Lycos 50)


Do well in Studies and get a NeoPet treat
March 18, 2002 (The Straits Times - Home)

NeoPet Mania
March 8, 2002 (The Straits Times - Life)

Neopets.com is a microcosm of virtual critters
February 27, 2002 (The Mercury News)

Who Let the Neopets Out?
February 26, 2002 (PR Newswire)

Neopets: The Good, Bad, and Ugly
February 25, 2002 (New York Times News Service)

As Children Adopt Pets, a Game Adopts Them
February 21, 2002 (The New York Times)

Internet is the e-generation’s lifeline
February 14, 2002 (Tallahassee.com)

What children say about media and advertising
Study Finds They Love the Internet and Recognize Ads as Sales Hype
February 4, 2002 (AdAge.com)


A 2 page advert in "16 - Special Harry Potter Edition" (US)
Thank you Wonderful_Aishas

Ty Veteran Joins Neopets
November 27 (Toymania.com)

Neopets capture young Net users but experts warn about their addictive potential
January 30, 2002 (Canadian Press)

Neopets, fantasy site run by suits
June 25, 2001 (New Media)

Neopets Says Immersive Advertising Is Wave of Future
26, April 2001 (Iconcast)

E-pets reward site’s master
April 14, 2001 (Detroit Free Press)

Linux Bytes Other Markets–Sticky Game Site Powered by Apache and Linux
March 1, 2001 (Linux Journal)

Neopets : A Practical Business Application of Emerging Technologies
Date unkown (ecThink)


Date unknown (YM Magazine)
Thank you Wonderful_Aishas