Now that beloved family portrait can include your kids favourite virtual pet too.

Tamagotchi's which were an annoyance to many parents and adults 30 years ago are likely to become big again with Hello Kitty coming to the party to help market these annoying virtual pets.

Activision and Infinity Ward may have just come up with the ultimate in-game purchase to make kids even more addicted to Call of Duty.

It’s weird when you think about it, because Pokémon and Tamagotchi aren’t too different from one another. Those lines are being blurred further, as a Tamagotchi and Pokémon partnership will see the two companies cross over and release an Eevee-themed Tamagotchi.

They’ve never really left of course, becoming a bit of a niche item that was last released In an updated form in 2015 - but the old, classic Tamagotchi is back.

Here’s all the news we didn’t post because we were too busy napping while everything fell apart.

Nineties craze the Tamagotchi is returning! This time, as an iOS and Android app.