Microsoft, in association with GoPets, has released a new game for Windows Live Messenger through MSN Games that allows users to create and customize 3D virtual pets from the Messenger window. You can then interact with the pets & maintain their livestyle while chatting with your buddies and friends.
“GoPets is an online community where anyone can adopt a pet, customize it to their liking and interact with other pet owners anywhere in the GoPets virtual world at any time of day,”
To play the game, add lilypanda@gopetslive.com to your friends list, start a conversation with Lily and then type “play”. After installing the necessary plug-ins, you will see an activity window where you can start creating and playing virtual pets.