Well, for those of you that have heard of something similar before, it’s finally out, and I will explain to you how this brand new Premium beta feature works. First, you download it, by clicking on the download button. Apparantly some people have had troubles with this, but I haven’t. Then, once you’ve downloaded it, you should follow the tutorial, and see how it works. Then, you should receive some new items in your inventory, which you should transfer over to the game. Once you’ve done that, do whatever you’d like. Now, I’ll explain it to those of you who haven’t played:

PetPetPets:

More commonly known as p3s in the game, these petpetpets are the main little creatures you watch, but don’t control, in this game. This makes the game a lot like simulation games, where you can guide the little critters along, but you can’t actually control what they do. In addition, the petpetpets will occasionally build you some items, which you can use in the game.

Seeds:

Now, there are some seeds, some from the inventory, some automatically given, that you can plant. Some, petpetpets have to build. Others, are automatically full size. First, comes the storage tree, which you store resources, which I’ll explain later, in. It’s automatically full size. Next, comes the red acornax tree. This contains food for the P3s. After that, comes the Shelter seed. This is a mushroom-shaped shelter for your p3s, but they’ve gotta build it, meaning you need to exaspiratingly guide them through it, building, and building. Then, there’s the factory seed, coming from your inventory, and all of the items TNT graciously gives you. You can mix items with it, but it needs to be built. After that, there’s the hospital and school seeds, which heal and teach your p3s, which need to be build. And finally, there’s the defense tree seed, which plants a battle station, to keep out enemies. Some kind advice of mine is to build them one at a time, as your p3s can’t divide their attention too well.

Items:

Items TNT gives you include food, tools, weapons, and more. Food is, obviously, to feed your p3s. Tools help them build, and weapons help them defend against enemies, which I’ll cover next.

Enemies:

When your habitat reaches level 5, enemies will begin to appear. To fight them, you must drag your p3s onto them. There are three types of enemies, the beetlesaur, which eats p3s, the walrus maggot, which eats your food, and the dragon worm, which destroys your structures. Beware!

Resources:

You’ll start out with one of each resource, water, wood, grass, sand, rock, and soil, which are used to build structures, and are kept in the storage plant. You also recieve another one of each from TNT. Beware, though, as you cannot move them once you’ve placed them.

Glitches:

Since it’s still in beta, there are a few glitches. First, the fruit from the red acornax tree, when transferred to your inventory, becomes a drop of corn soup. Second, it’s possible to duplicate items, by moving them from one p3 to another.

I realize I wasn’t too clear, but I’m sure you’ll all understand what I mean once you see the screenshots, some of which come from teh beginning, and some of which come from later. If you don’t, listen up now.  This is in closed beta for premium right now, but, just like customization and neovision, I’m sure it’ll come to open beta soon, and you’ll all get to play.

You heard me right, the Pound will be up on Monday. And, what’s more, you can now TRANSFER NEOPETS! The new FAQ at http://www.neopets.com/s/index.phtml?cat_id=54 explains everything, but I’ll condense it all here.

Adoption:

When adopting, you won’t get any wearables, as they’ll all stay on the pet. That means no NP wearables, no NC wearables, no PB wearables. Nothing but the pet, and its petpet. You don’t have to worry about messing up an adoption agency, as all transfers should now be done via the Transfer option, the middle door. Woohoo!

Abaondonment *sniff*

Well, if you’re truly cruel enough to do it, abandonment is still there. You lose no wearables, or BD items, as they all go to your inventory or closet. it’s still once a day, and it still costs NP. Also, your pet keeps its PetPet. Boo hoo.

Transfer

Now, for what you’ve all been waiting for, Neopet transfer! Woohoo! Now, by clicking the middle door, you can transfer your Neopet to a side account, or someone else’s account. Pets keep everything equipped but NC and BD items, which go back to your inventory or closet. Confirmation from both accounts within three days is required, or it’ll go back to its original owner. Be sure to type the right username, or you may wind up sending your pet to the wrong person! This can only be done once a month, both sending and receiving. Also, there is no charge, and you may not create one.

There you have it, folks, the Pound is back. And it only took TNT a year.

Allright, I know I’m kinda late with this one, but hey, at least it’s here. Anyway, here’s the description:Berry Bash: Help Rufus fulfill his duties as Grand Bogen by making sure that all the guests have a wonderful time! First, seat arriving guests by clicking on them and dragging them to a place at the table. Then serve each guest the berry that they ask for.

There are four types of guest you’ll have to serve, and some of them are more demanding than others. It’s Rufus’s job to keep everybody happy by offering quick service and cleaning up when the guests have finished eating.

If Rufus successfully serves his patrons, while keeping them happy, he’ll unlock new Gadgadsbogen berries!

Now, as I’m sure you’re wondering, where are the screenshots? Well, they’re right here, and if you couldn’t see them before, look down.

Now, the game’s located here.

It’s pretty hard. The customers pile up, and it takes a long time to complete an order. Good luck!

UPDATE: It seems the Elite Boutique is open! Only some users can access it, though, so if you’re one of the older users, the Neopian Elite, head in, and check it out! If you’re not, here’s the stuff:

Neopets Circle Background, Neopets Marketplace Background, Golden Elite Garland(takes up not the Background Item zone, but the Foreground Item zone), Floating Happiness Faerie Doll, Wind Up Number Six(BREATHES FIRE!)

Now, as I’m sure you can tell, these items remind you not of the NC Mall, not of the Neopets 2.0, but of the OLD Neopets, the wonderful, old Neopets. This could mean some celebration of the 1 year anniversary of the revamp, coming up in a few days. If it is, could it lead to something new, like an old layout site theme? Only time will tell.

The games room had been massively changed, as I’m sure you all have seen. It’s-well, I’ll just have to put up a screenshot.

Now, as you can see, it’s almost completely different. This not only makes some games smaller, it ADDS ADS! Also, as you can probably see, the newest game, Dungeon Dash, based on the Daily Dare, is shown in the screenshot. Now that you’ve seen this humongous update, take a deep breath, and read on.

This game features AAA and Abigail, more as difficulty levels than as characters, as it’s much easier to play through with Abigail. You run though, using various tools you obtain along the way, and visit, and platform through games such as Snowmuncher, Turmac Roll, Destruct-O-Match II, Ice Cream Machine, and finaly Stowaway Sting. If you can beat it with Abigail, you’ll make a good ameteur, but if you can beat it with AAA, you truly deserve the title Games Master.

Just like in years before, you can challenge either AAA’s or Abigail’s score on a different game each day. Check it out! Today’s challenge is Meepit Juice Break.

TNT’s got a new game in beta testing, called Let it Slide! No word yet on whether or not it will be 3D.

Images:

Trophies:

Chapter Two of the Return of Dr. Sloth Plot Comic has been released, entitled The Escape. (ooh… the drama!) Check out the comic here, and check out TNC’s expert, up-to-date coverage and walkthroughs here.

Also, just as a small sidenote, the Virtupets Space Station has received a long deserved and long awaited makeover! (And it’s been REALLY made over!)

A while back, we wrote about how Neopets was soon to be publishing books through Harper-Collins. Well, they’re not far away! Coming out in April, these books have already popped up on Amazon:

• The Grey Faerie Chronicles: Nomi’s Quest
• Ghoul Catchers: The Creeping Danger
• How to Draw Neopets
• Neopets: Puzzles and Games!
• The Ultimate Field Guide: Discover Neopia!

Images courtesy of Amazon.com

Yes, the rumors are true. The Neopets Magazine has ended. If you currently have a Neopets Magazine subscription, you will be receiving Beckett’s closest type of magazine, Plushie Pals. (About Neopets, Beanie Babies, Webkins, etc…) Anyone with a subscription will also be receiving this letter.

Dear Neopets Subscriber:
We regret to inform you that Beckett Media has ceased publication of Neopets: The Official Magazine with the January 2008 issue. For the last several years we have enjoyed bringing you the exciting world of Neopets.

Because you are a valued customer, beginning soon you will receive Beckett Plushie Pals for the remaining value of your Neopets: The Official Magazine subscription term. Each Beckett Plushie Pals magazine will continue to report the events of Neopets as well as the secondary market of the plushies.

Thank you for your understanding and your support of Neopets: The Official Magazine. Should you have a question about your subscription, please call 1-800-840-3137.

Kind regards,
Jenifer Grellheal
Marketing Director

Thanks to Claire for the tip-off and JN for Plushie Pals info

Who is that handsome fellow in the Caption Contest?

Make yourself look more like Sloth with these new grooming items that are available here!

I ♥ Sloth Avatar
1. Go to the Mind Control Laboratory.
2. Enter the following answers. (C, D, B, C, A)
3. There you have it!

I ♥ Happiness Avatar
1. Set your default avatar to the I ♥ Sloth avatar.
2. Go here!
3. There you have it! (:

Thanks, JellyNeo!

In honor of Sloth Appreciation Day, TNT has released some new toys available here!

It’s Sloth Appreciation Day!