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TNT Addresses Recent Layoffs


Overnight, TNT has posted an announcement addressing some layoffs that occurred earlier this week. In total, 4 staff members have been laid off. From Jellyneo's understanding, it was a mix of marketing and customer support folks at the "World of Neopia" corporate level. No one at the game level (like those in programming, art, or content) was let go. All 4 that were let go were US-based, but Jellyneo can verify that there's still a large number of TNT staff members based in the US and Canada remaining.

Here is the full announcement as seen on the Neoboards, and being circulated around social media by TNT Luna:

Hello everyone.

We're aware that some news surrounding our team has been circulating on social media, and we know they might be confusing.

We understand that changes, especially changes to our team, can be concerning and involve questions and uncertainty. To avoid further speculation, we want to clarify what we can about these recent changes.

We are sad to confirm that we have parted ways with four team members earlier this week. These situations are never easy, but out of respect for the personal privacy of all involved, we cannot disclose any further information into the nature of these departures. We wish our former team members all the best, and have immense gratitude and appreciation for their dedication and passion while with us.

We've seen some concern about the status of our US team members. We want to reassure you that Neopets continues to have a strong US team presence, with the majority of our 80+ TNT based across North America.

This has been immensely difficult for our team, as we say goodbye to beloved colleagues and continue to foster continuous transparency and open dialogue with our players and community.

Thank you for your understanding and continued support.

The Neopets Team

Virtually Alive Avatar Returns


The Virtually Alive avatar has returned from retirement! It is now available from any of several new Random Events anywhere on the site. Here's one of them:


A herd of meepits holding clip boards and ring lights frantically run past you. I wonder where they're going?

Meanwhile...
Whoa! You also receive the Virtually Alive avatar. Maybe it is your lucky day.

There are also other Random Events talking about Faerieland and the Faerie Fragments app, which awards the avatar.

This avatar was previously available by redeeming a special code at Grundo's Warehouse for a limited time until June 2024. It was the end prize for a social media scavenger hunt.

There's nothing special you need to (or can) do to trigger the events. But perhaps it's time to play a few games of Neggsweeper or Dice-a-Roo?

(Have you received any of the new Random Events without receiving the avatar? We have not found any evidence of these Random Events being live for those that already have the avatar. If you got them, please write in with a screenshot!) (And thanks to eddaw for sharing the Meepits with us!)

March Quest Promotion Prizes Going Out

UPDATE, 3:45 PM NST: In today's New Features update, TNT has confirmed that emails will be going out in batches between now and Friday, May 2nd (a week and a half away). Some prizes may also be deposited directly in your inventory vs. receiving a redeemable code in your email inbox.

Hello Neopians! Thank you for your enthusiasm in celebrating 25 years of Neopets with our 25th Anniversary Quests! We're happy to share that rewards will be sent out in batches by the end of next week (5/2). This includes all in-game item codes as well as notifications for our Top Prize Pool winners.

Depending on the quest(s) completed, prizes will be distributed directly to your inventory or via a redemption code sent to the email associated with your Neopets account. Congrats again to everyone who participated!



This morning, emails have begun to go out with prize codes for completing the "quests" during the March Quest Log promo.


If you participated in one of the tasks, check your inbox! They will be sent to the email address on file with your Neopets account. You will receive an individual email for each promotional task you completed, each with a single code to redeem. Email delivery times, so far, seem random.

As a reminder, here were the tasks at hand:

  • Have an active Premium subscription
  • Purchase Neocash directly through Neopets.com
  • Pre-order Neopets Monopoly
  • Connect your Neopets.com account to NeoPass for the first time
  • Download and play Faerie Fragments up to Level 100 (the Level 650 and 700 prizes are not time limited)

Kougra Day Roundup

It's Kougra Day on Neopets, and here's what's new for this Neopet:


Polka Dot

If you plan on creating a Polka Dot Kougra, check out our Modeling page, as we'll need your help!

An outfit based on Commodore Rigney Birkin (from S.M.E.L.T. fame!) is also available at Cog's Togs:


A throwback to Habitarium is also shown off in this new magnifying glass trinket (famously run by the Kougra known as Professor Milton Clodbottle):


And lastly, a new form of celebration is taking place in the NC Mall with this Kougra Day-themed mystery capsule selling for 200 NC. Inside is a Totoro-themed outfit wearable only by Kougras:



TNT Introduces Community Volunteer Trophies

This morning, Neomails have been going out to a handful of users awarding them a brand new "Community Volunteer Award" trophy! This trophy appears in the "Site Feature Trophies" row below event trophies and above game trophies on user lookups, in between Defenders of Neopia and Lucky Space Faerie Charm.


Congratulations! For your invaluable support as a community volunteer, we have awarded you a new trophy for your userlookup! As an additional thank you, we have also granted you a 25th Anniversary Birthday Bash Goodie Bag! We immensely appreciate your efforts on our behalf, and hope you accept these tokens of our gratitude! From everyone at Neopets, Thank You! ~ The Neopets Team

We've been told by TNT that these trophies are being awarded manually, and that TNT's list to award is "quite long" and so may take through the end of the month to get to everyone. So far, we have confirmed the trophy has gone to 25th Birthday Bash party hosts and to community ambassadors; there might be other groups planned.

We're not yet sure whether this is a one-time thing, or if TNT may continue awarding these trophies for other activities in the future.

If you received a Community Volunteer Award trophy, please let us know what you think it was for, or leave a comment below!
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