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Announcement 2
October 28thth

As Halloween draws ever nearer, the plot has begun to thicken like sausage gravy left out in the cold! Allow us to heat it up with piping-hot biscuits of news:

There's been a massive influx of extra-terrestrial activity in Gaia Towns! A dozen UFOs and (one heck of a massive alien mothership) have been buzzing around our fair neighborhoods like shiny alien bees! Some of them are friendly, some of them are abusive, and some of them don't quite seem to be right in the head...

Rumors of a romantic relationship between "UFO 9" and a Gaian have been spreading like wildfire. Can it be true? Is it strange, is it perverse, or is it meant to be?

Millionaire gadabout Ron Bruise has been scampering around Towns as well, preferring the fountain in the center of the 001919 district, as well as his own tastefully-appointed home. Has he said anything of substance? No! But it's nice to see his smiling face nonetheless (or is it?). Ron's involvement with the aliens is still unknown, but one thing has become abundantly clear: "WHOOOOOO!"

Recent reports indicate that Mr. Bruise has taken to wandering around with no pants on. A little risqué perhaps... or should we say Risky? Take a gander at those cheesy boxers! Yecch!

Something alarming is afoot: several Gaia administrators have been abducted! Where have they been taken? Are they being wined and dined by alien fat-cats in swanky Zurg country clubs, or are they lying on operation tables with tubes sticking out of every available orifice (including some newly-created ones)? We just don't know. Perhaps even more disturbingly, alien heartthrob UFO 9 has recently gone missing! What in the world is happening around here?

Reaction to the aliens has been mixed; some Gaians, fearful that the aliens might have evil intentions, have joined a shadowy organization known as GIB (Gaians in Black). The GIB are committed to gathering as much information about the aliens as possible, in an attempt to head off any possible annihilation that the aliens may have in store. They claim not to be anti-alien, but they certainly don't seem to put much trust in our intergalactic visitors!

Several smaller pro-alien groups, such as PETU (People for the Ethical Treatment of UFOs) and GIT (Gaian Investigation Team) have started, but few have managed to gain the popular foothold that the skeptical cynics of the GIB now enjoy.

Only time will tell what the true intentions of the aliens are...

Announcement 4
Week of 11/17/06

The alien situation has been steadily heating up! There has been such a flurry of Zurg activity that Gaia 9 has begun their round-the-clock coverage of all facets of the situation. Check back often for the latest updates on the Zurg occupation.

To quickly recap recent Zurg-related events:


* Snooping Gaians have found a secret page here, which seems to be some kind of classified Zurg login page. The codebreakers in the various Zurg forums have cracked the login to the access page only to find that the mystery goes even deeper. Look around the forums to find discussions on how to advance the puzzle further...
* Those who would resist the Zurg have set up a meeting place here, in the Gaia Resistance forum. If you hang around long enough, you're bound to be accepted into one of the thousands of secret societies that have sprung up overnight!
* A new report has shed some light on the whereabouts of the rebellious alien hero Flarn, also known as UFO 09. You can find coverage of the event on the event coverage page.

Announcement 6
Week of 11/05/06

All of us at Gaia would like to thank everybody who participated in the Halloween Event! Despite some technical glitches, we feel like it went off very well, and we hope you guys feel the same.

The housekeepers at the Gambino Mansion have been working overtime this week, clearing away bottles and cans and broken ray-guns and filthy probes. Rancher Bill and his idiot son have been toiling away in the fields, trying to stand all the cows upright; many were tipped, many were probed, and some of them were just plain drunk.

How the alien contact will affect Gaia's future is still unclear. Thousands of aliens, still a little woozy from all the zapping, have been strutting around the streets of Gaia like they own the place. Gambino and Mother have sealed themselves in a boardroom to discuss their plans for Red Bino and Zurg. Could a merger be in the cards? We'll just have to wait and see...

Announcement 8
Week of 12/10/06

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Last week, we reported that Gaian hackers had cracked the mysterious secret Zurg web interface. They found strange blueprints for what appeared to be an interplanetary portal, and evidence of a plot to kidnap Santa!

Recently, Gaians who found their way to the blueprint have been given the option of either turning their findings over to the anti-Zurg resistance, or of reporting the security breach to the Zurg leadership. Those who choose the resistance side will be given a stylish red bandana to cover their faces during anti-Zurg protests, and those who side with the Zurg will be given a pair of bobbly antennae.

To get these items for yourself, you'll need to find the passwords for each page of the Zurg web interface. Luckily for you, Gaians in the Zurg Event Forum have posted complete guides to solving the puzzle and getting the items. Don't miss out on these free, one-time event items!

In other Zurg news, the strange Santa-related plot seems to have gone wrong! In this thread, one of the Zurg UFO pilots reveals that the Santa plot has not gone according to plan. What could this mean? What has happened to our jolly old elf? Stay tuned for more information...

Gaia 9 Action News has conducted an exclusive interview with Johnny Gambino! Click here to read the conversation, in which Gambino clumsily hits on Cindy Donovinh... and reveals his shocking announcement! According to Gambino, the soft-drink deal with the Alien Mother has gone sour, and the fate of Gaia hangs in the balance!

For the latest updates on the event, you can always check this page, which contains live coverage of the ongoing Zurg Crisis.