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February’s Deluxe Item: Rainbow Hat
To get you feeling cheery as the seasons slowly begin to turn from winter to spring, we’ve got the perfect item this February! Next month’s Deluxe Clothing item is the Rainbow Hat! You’ll be all set for Spring with this hip hat! The Rainbow Hat is one of the many different Deluxe-only items awarded to players with a Deluxe Membership. Deluxe members receive a number of added benefits, including an exclusive item every month and a bundle of eStore points. With gifting of Deluxe Memberships now available, there’s never been a better time to sign up for Deluxe. Learn more, and sign up today!
Coming Soon: Candy Leopard
The Candy Leopard sports its spots with pride! Yellow, blue, and green, this pet is a candy-coated dream! It should come as no surprise that the Candy Leopard has a sweet tooth: it loves to bite down on a Jellybean Burrito before sneaking another snack tucked away in its Candy Counter Fridge. Watch out for the Candy Leopard exclusively on the Ganz eStore soon!
Winterfest Comes To Webkinz World This Weekend!
Looking for a way to beat the Winter blues? Look no further than the upcoming Winterfest event! Winterfest, our annual Webkinz World winter celebration, is coming this weekend! From Saturday, January 23 until Friday, January 29, you’ll be able to take part in a bunch of fun Winterfest activities taking place within Webkinz World, on the Ganz eStore, and here on Webkinz Newz! Here’s a taste of what’s to come: Snow is falling in Webkinz World! Catch a snowflake by clicking on it, and you’ll get one of three wonderful, winter-warming rewards! Tune into Webkinz Newz for our Winterfest contest, where you can win an awesome Winter-related item! Contest details will be coming this Thursday. Check out the Ganz eStore for special Winterfest sales! This year’s Winterfest will be one to remember, so be sure to check back here on Webkinz Newz next week for more, and don’t miss all the awesome fun of Winterfest in and around Webkinz World starting this weekend!
Notice: Ganz eStore Scheduled Maintenance
The Ganz eStore will be taken down for maintenance tomorrow morning (Wednesday, January 20) from the hours of 3 AM EST to approximately 9 AM EST. During this time, the eStore will be inaccessible. Follow Ganz eStore on Twitter for further updates. We’re working hard to implement some new features that will make using the Ganz eStore much easier! Check back here on Webkinz Newz in the coming days for more details.
Scoop Up A Schnauzer This Month
Whether it’s visiting friends or just hanging out around the house, the Schnauzer knows how to make life fun. In fact, the Schnauzer is so much fun that it’s taken the year’s first Pet of the Month honors as January’s Pet Of The Month! As with all our Pet Of The Month pets, adopting the Schnauzer this month will get you an exclusive Pet of the Month loot bag that is filled with goodies you can’t get anywhere else! You’ll also have the chance to participate in some exclusive Daily Activities as a Pet Of The Month owner, and you’ll get a free download of the Pet Of The Month song!
Feedback Friday: What retired Arcade game should return?
Welcome to the weekly edition of Feedback Friday, where we ask a question and look to our wonderful Webkinz members for answers that we will use to make Webkinz World better. This is your chance to influence the way that Webkinz World evolves! This week, we announced that Zingoz Bounce would be retiring. With games like Polarberry Jam, Jumbleberry Fields, and Duck Crossing becoming new favorites and Tunneling Twigzy on the horizon, the Arcade has received lots of love in the form of new games recently. While we’ve got even more new games in the works, we’re curious to hear about your old, retired favorites. That brings us to this week’s question. This week’s question is… What retired Arcade game should return? If we were to bring back one retired Arcade game, which should we bring back? Should Skater Cat make a comeback? Is the return of Dashing Dolphin due? Give us some feedback by commenting now!
In Room: Marshmallow Bunny
With Easter on the horizon, the time for great Spring-themed pets has arrived. This year, we’ve got a beautiful, bubbly bunny to celebrate the coming holiday. The Marshmallow Bunny comes with a Miniature Marshmallow Plate and Marshmallow Plant Seeds, which is pictured below. Just in time for Easter, the Marshmallow Bunny has arrived! This little pal loves to hop all over Webkinz World. Marshmallow Bunnies like to brighten up everyone’s day. With a personality as sweet as their name, Marshmallow Bunnies truly make the most wonderful friends. Make friends with a Marshmallow Bunny this spring!
Preview: Tunneling Twigzy, Our New Arcade Game
With the addition of Polarberry Jam and Jumbleberry Fields in December, the Webkinz Arcade has been bustling lately. And while everyone has been enjoying deftly dodging Yetis and collecting berries, we’re not done with the Arcade yet. Coming soon is another brand new arcade game for your playing pleasure that will not only provide some fun solo play but will also give you the chance to compete for high scores in the Tournament Arena. Introducing Tunneling Twigzy! Tunneling Twigzy is part puzzle game and part action game, requiring both quick fingers and a quick mind. As the courageous caterpillar Twigzy, players must dig through a tree trunk to reach the ultimate party pad located towards the bottom of the trunk. While digging downwards, players must also move left and right to avoid the falling debris that tumbles down behind them as they move down the tree. More details and a screenshot follow after the break.
In Room: Signature Dutch Bunny
As has become tradition, the Tree Kangaroo, Old English Sheepdog, and Beaver featured pets for February will be joined by a special Signature pet, the Signature Dutch Bunny. February’s Signature pet comes with Boerenkoleslaw and a Tulip Garden, which is pictured below. Soft to the touch and happy to hop into your arms, the Signature Dutch Bunny loves to snuggle. You’ll have to mind the vegetables in your yard around this one, though, as it tends to trounce about its Tulip Garden in search of carrots for some breakfast Boerenkoleslaw. Snag a Signature Dutch Bunny in February 2010!
In Room: Old English Sheepdog
Along with the Beaver and the Tree Kangaroo, the Old English Sheepdog is one of our featured pets for February 2010. The Old English Sheepdog comes with Sheepherders’ Pie and a Double Decker bus, which is pictured below. The Old English Sheepdog is a refined rascal who is always ready to go for a ride in its dashing Double Decker bus. This proud pet loves to feel its shaggy white coat rustling in the wind while wheeling around Webkinz World almost as much as it loves snacking on some Sheepherders’ Pie. Shop for this Sheepdog in February 2010!
Zingoz Bounce Being Retired, New Game Coming
December and January have been great months for games in Webkinz World. The Arcade received two brand new games late last year in Polarberry Jam and Jumbleberry Fields, and Duck Crossing has members flocking to the Tournament Arena in droves this month. While working hard on games in the past few months, we’ve decided to do some early spring cleaning, and we plan to retire Zingoz Bounce from the Webkinz Arcade soon. Though we may be retiring one game, we’re happy to announce that we’ve got another brand new game coming soon, so there’s reason to be excited. Check back here on Webkinz Newz for a preview of the new game in the next few days!
In Room: Tree Kangaroo
Joining the Beaver as one of our featured pets for February is the Tree Kangaroo. The Tree Kangaroo comes with a Tropical Fruit Flan and the Remote Rainforest, which is pictured below. You’ll want to jump at the chance to adopt the new Tree Kangaroo. Boisterously bouncing about, this mirthful marsupial is always happy to hop its way around Webkinz World! And when the Tree Kangaroo all tuckered out, it loves to taste Tropical Fruit Flan and relax in its Remote Rainforest. Watch out for this wild Webkinz in February 2010!
In Room: Beaver
The long-awaited release of the Webkinz Beaver is coming next month! One of February’s featured pets, the Beaver comes with a Barkberry Smoothie and a Beaver Lodge Bed, which is pictured below. Few pets make a better buddy than a Beaver. The Beaver braves even the coldest climates as he uses his talented tail and teeth to work wood into cool creations like its Beaver Lodge Bed. Watch out for the Beaver in February 2010!
Join Caring Valley This January With The Husky!
Have you contributed to the Caring Valley yet? Even in the cold of winter, Caring Valley trees continue to grow. Purchase a Caring Valley Husky this month to get four saplings that you can plant to contribute to a charitable cause, and you’ll also recieve the January Caring Valley Tree, the Party Palm! To celebrate a new year of the charitable Caring Valley, we’ve begun a Caring Valley Awareness Campaign! You may have noticed floating leaves falling about Webkinz World over the weekend. Clicking one of these leaves will reward you with a Caring Valley Mint Chocolate! This event will occur from time to time within Webkinz World, so look out for falling leaves, and consider purchasing a Caring Valley pet!
Magical Forest Bug Fix Coming
While we’ve been working hard to update Webkinz World with new games and content, we also spend a great deal of time fixing bugs and glitches that crop up. This allows us to make sure that Webkinz World is in tip-top shape for you, our valued members. As we announced with the recent update to Webkinz World, we’ve been working hard to fix the Magical Forest Silver Key issue that causes the game to freeze. We have received reports that the issue is persisting even after the recent update, so we are working to identify the problems and fix this bug now. We apologize for any inconvenience. For more information, stay tuned to Webkinz Newz for further updates regarding this and other issues affecting Webkinz World. We’ll have more on this story as it develops. Update: As announced by the Creative Director on our official Twitter feed, this issue has now been fixed, and the Magical Forest is open again!