Halloween is almost over and soon everyone will be preparing for the following holiday season. More and more children will begin begging their parents for pet-related games and toys for the holidays, then eventually beg for a real pet. A pet based on their virtual or toy pets that turn into more responsibility than they can handle or become aggravated with because the pet is nothing like their virtual ones, leaving the animal’s fate in their parent’s hands.

But one game company, Spil Games, created a game to help educate young girls about the importance of caring for a pet through their online game Animal Shelter at GirlsGoGames.com.

According to the latest inclusion in Nintendo’s Personal Trainer “game” series, I am not a fat, lazy slob. Instead, I am as active as a Daytime Deer and, some days, an Evening Owl.

Thank you, Personal Trainer: Walking. You make me feel thin…

Nintendo wants to see your pet. Not as your pet really is though, but as your pet could be. A big costume contest is being held in honor of Animal Crossing: City Folk from October 27 to November 16, 2008. All you have to do to enter is dress up your favorite pet and send the image off to Nintendo. (You can dress them up as Nintendo or Animal Crossing characters if you wish, but it isn’t mandatory.) The owners of the 50 winning pictures will receive a copy of Animal Crossing: City Folk with Wii Speak, a Wii and special information on Animal Crossing: City Folk.

An official website for the Welcome Waggin Committee contest is also scheduled to open. However, as of 11:37pm, October 27, 2008, the website address leads to a dead end. Hopefully, this will be fixed within a day or so. This website will probably be the location for the 50 pictures of the contest winners…

Summer has come to Mabinogi, and that means Nexon has made more stuff is available in game and in the premium shops. There are a few new challenges, new pets and new character cards all available to celebrate the summer season.

The summer style items are only available briefly, so you may want to check those out first. Until July 9, 2008, Summer Character Cards and a Nao Summer Dress will be available for purchase. The Nao Summer Dress is available from the in-game item shop and allows player to buy a new outfit for Nao, that can be given to her if you’re a subscriber who gets to visit her on your character’s birthday. The 9,500 NX ($9.50) Summer Character Card is available in the premium shop and allows players to create or rebirth a character with a special summer outfit. The Summer Character Card also provides 43 different male hair options, 45 female hair options, 24 different eye options and 20 different mouth options.

Click through for information on the new pets and other additions…

Purrfect Pet Shop, a new casual adoption game, will be released by eGames at the end of December, 2008. The game will allow players to work as an animal shelter volunteer who finds the perfect pets for visitors. Demos of the game will be available through eGames and other casual game sites, but the full more »