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The Neopets Team has huge plans for the once-beloved virtual pet website in hopes that it could finally catch up with the times. In a lengthy post on Medium, the team has announced that a new Neopets website is coming on July 20th. It'll still live on the same URL, but it'll contain all the brand's announcements and links to all its different games and products. The people behind the revamp are currently trying to resolve bugs and mobile browser compatibility issues. They're also exploring the use of Ruffle, a Flash…

Square Enix's Harvestella is on sale for Nintendo Switch just $35 at Amazon and Best Buy. This is the lowest price we've seen since the game launched for Nintendo Switch and PC last November. (original price $60) right now at Amazon and GameStop. It launched just a few weeks ago on November 4 for Nintendo Switch and PC, making this Harvestella's lowest price so far.If you want to play it on PC, you can snag a Steam key from Green Man Gaming for $42. The PC version is fully…

Not seeing any plumbobs As part of the Paradox Announcement Show, Paradox Tectonic has announced Life By You, which at first glance is looking like a take on The Sims. A teaser trailer has been dropped, with the promise that we’ll get a deeper look on March 20. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNhV-Gnjdy8 While it doesn’t seem like Cities: Skylines developer Colossal Order is involved, I felt that this would be a natural progression for the publisher as a whole. Some of the footage seems to imply a wider environment…

No More Robots has announced Spirittea, a life-sim that tasks players with fixing up an old bathhouse to help out local spirits. Sprittea is set in rural East Asia, with players able to see the spirit world after having drunk from a mysterious old teapot. Because of this, they can then see spirits, and over the course of the game are tasked with helping these spirits find peace. Players will live day to day, managing the old bathhouse where spirits go to relax. There looks to be plenty to do outside of work too, as…