Hi everyone, Steve Webkinz here. In today’s special report, let’s take a look at some of the recent changes to Webkinz Newz.
WebkinzNewz.com began as an official information site for Webkinz.com. When Ganz Studios began developing new games outside of Webkinz, there was an effort to create a single portal which tied all of these various properties together. For this purpose, Webkinz Newz then became part of the much larger Ganzworld.com site. Features like an arcade with its own reward currency and prizes were created to add incentive for exploring all around the GanzWorld portal.
Webkinz Newz: 2010
GanzWorld: 2017
As the other Ganz games ran their course and closed down, we’ve returned back to where we started, —with GanzWorld only featuring Webkinz Newz. On the back end, there has also been an ongoing process of moving everything away from unreliable data centers (which led to repeated site down time) and into a much more stable cloud environment.
To make the site run more efficiently in this new environment, not only was it streamlined down to only include Webkinz related news and information, but other features like the GanzWorld Arcade were also removed. However, the “Moneyz” currency earned on Webkinz Newz accounts can still be redeemed for prizes and sent back to Webkinz accounts.
Webkinz Newz remains your #1 source for all the latest news about Webkinz!
This has been Steve Webkinz reporting for Webkinz Newz! What are some other features in Webkinz World you’d like to know more about? Let me know in the comments below.
I was wondering if all the prizes you get with your newz moneyz are tradeable and can you have all the prizes go to your webkinz account?
thanks
mazing hamsters was a great game i wish they would bring it back also
Hi Steve webkinz. I have asked this question in different places but I have never got an answer. A few months ago after one of those updates ganz does you stopped giving extra kinz cash for having a pets heart filled up. The amount of cash depended on how many pets had their hearts full. Now when we play games for kinz cash we never get extra cash no matter how many pets we have with their hearts full. Please tell us you are going to fix this so we get extra cash again. I really hope you answer this time. thanks
Steve, what is your game name, so I can befriend you and get a signed Newz Team poster!! The one I have is probably wrong. I don’t see these names posted anywhere. Thanks a bunch!!
problem with found it again. I’ve found ad twice and it says page not available. Might try a search. Will this be fixed today so we can get pants or will it be like the leprachaun fiasco, that was never fixed.
For all of you asking about Moneyz…….. If you look back here in Webkinz Newz around about March 8th, there was a post titled, “Changes to Webkinz Newz”. Here is an excerpt, “We will soon be retiring GanzWorld Rewards as well. When the exact date is known, we will make a follow-up announcement. We recommend spending your Moneyz at this time.” I am sorry this is sad news, but I hope it answers some questions. (PS: everyone in our family still really, really misses the mazin’ hamster world)
I miss the mazin’ hamster world so much too!!! It was so cute and clever to give little hamsters their own world. ….I wish it would come back :D cough* cough* ganz bring it back
I tried so very hard there I wanted the Hamster Tiki and pedistals. NOW all of these are gone and I will never get one of each of them . SO MANY of us miss the game also.
Gmatiny, why don’t you go to the forums and place a ‘want ad’ stating that you are looking for these items? Trading is a great way to get what you want and it’s a great way to make two people happy. Both people will appreciate the items more because they worked for them.
Hi Steve! What a busy week for the Newz Team. Hoping you will send me a poster today!
Hi Steve, Ditto! Hope Friday is not your day off. LOL
Carcasa, we were already told, No new items will be added.
PLEASE! Keep the Ganz Rewards Program. We just love seeing the different items we can get with our earned rewards points. This program is the main reason we come to WebkinzNewz.