2011

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2011 (MMXI) was Gaia's Ninth year and its Eighth anniversary.

The first half of the year consisted of many updates and enhancing old features, particularly the features mentioned in the Spring Cleaning schedule. The Red Devil MiniWing giveaway continued and then concluded in April with the March winners being announced. The staff worked to keep their word on being more open about upcoming features and changes, this being apparent with the Dev Notice thread. And being more timely with updates, events, storyline manga, announcements, and attempting to fulfill request based on threads seen in Site Feedback and Petitions forum. As well as scheduling meet ups, conventions and one-on-ones usually involving video streams. They also updated the cash offer page and came up with ways for non-US Gaians to purchase Gaia Cash.

For gaming activity, Gaia teamed up with OMGPOP, a popular flash game site, and a feature called Dumpster Dive was released which works similar to Daily Chance in that Gaians can donate items to the dumpster for others to obtain. A new feature for the MMO, zOMG! was the Buddies, which are animated creatures that can be summoned by the player. When summoned, the buddy will follow the player around faithfully. Offsite Gaia continued their expansion on their Facebook application Monster Galaxy, a Gaia version of the popular franchise Pokemon, in May they promoted it in the Game category and made gold transfer to a Gaia account possible, although to play it still requires a Facebook account.

In July extra security was added, IP verification on accounts; makes an account more secure. If an unknown IP attempts access, the user is mailed an alert. In September the new feature Gaia Item Alchemy was released, along with many components. An overhaul of the Marketplace "My Store" was within the same month. Then an announcement for Spring Cleaning returned, this time involving a new way of voting on proposals by using cookies. Nearing the end of the month the feature Bid Blast was released, a way for users to bid on rare items by buying tickets.

In November there was a Housing update. In addition to running on more browsers, the interface was revamped making it much easier to access a home’s inventory and view furniture and decorations, including a new way to move items around. There are also some new animations and interactivity with some housing items, too: such as being able to turn on TVs and toasters, see candles flicker and more.

Trivia

• This year marks the Monthly Collectibles, Thank You Letters becoming letter scrolls instead of sealed envelopes.
• A forum was open nearing the end of December of 2010, (see) Gaia Forum: New Year's Resolutions
• In January the Evolving Item, Zodiacal, became the first to cost 1499. It also evolves monthly instead of weekly or by mini evolutions.
• In February Gaians coined the term Quote Transmitted Disease to describe the action of an overlay image over their avatars. This came about when two Gaia developers were playing a prank on one another, it escalated to a point that even the community was soon involved. The overlay was soon used for the months followed involving holiday events.
• As the year went on with new Evolving Items, Gaians noticed that Rapid Evolving Items were slowly replacing the regular types. With Rapid EIs gradually becoming popular among the community, there was talk of phasing out the way the regular EI's are released.
• Gaia Facebook did not reach its 500K goal by July 31st, coming in short by 1K, however, it managed to get 3k over months after the deadline.
• In September there was a release of new emotes. A few weeks after, Guilds Chat, was released (although the code for Guilds is still outdated). Nearing the end of the month, the number of outfit slots that can purchased has been increased to 20, available at 20K after the first 12 are bought.

Milestones for Gaia Online 2011

• In January Gaia won The 4th Annual Mashable Award, nominated for Mashable award for Best User Experience. (see) Announcement.

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—We must admit that Gaia is still going through many changes and updates, and we are far from experts on web design and usability. Were it not for your feedback and suggestions, we would not have been able to make so many positive, incremental improvements over time. Thank you to all of you who gave us the support to make us a winner! Lanzer

• On February 4th, the Salon Durem update had some issues, Avatars were not being properly saved with the new styles. It was looked into quickly by Devs and discovered that the storage space for hair and eyes had reached its limit. (See) Announcement (Thread): Update On Problem With Salon Durem

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—When we store your avatar, we store eyes and hair in their own columns in the database. Many, many years ago, when Gaia was young, someone had said "65K is enough for anyone, there is no way that we could ever have more than 65 thousand virtual items! I'll just make these columns smallint and save the precious two bytes." Well, guess what limit we hit? Panagrammic

• In March, Gaia created Charity Items for Japan Earthquake Relief, the money would go to the Red Cross. For each item purchased Gaia Staff would donate the amount spent: Emblem of Kannon resulted in one dollar, Coat of Kannon resulted in five dollars and the Halo of Kannon resulted in ten dollars. On the 14th, due to the items selling better than expected, Gaia decided to give 100% of all net proceeds to Charity.
• March 18, an article reports that Gaia Online has donated $45,000 to the Red Cross. (See) Social Gaming Roundup: Japan, Spil Games, Disney, & More. In May there was a mini contest where Gaians were to guess the amount of money donated to the disastrous event, the true amount was revealed to be $55,194.48. (See) Announcement (Thread): How much are Gaians donating to the Japan Earthquake Relief?. On July 14 the Announcement: Thanks for helping support the Red Cross! - Informed Gaians that the Red Cross sent a thank you letter to the community. (See) Announcement (Thread): American Red Cross thanks Gaia Community!
• May 27, Gaia created another Charity Item for nonprofit movement called the To Write Love on Her Arms, who are dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. By purchasing the Anthem of Hope, 10% percent of the proceeds from this item was donated to the organization. (See) Announcement: Cash Shop Update: Anthem of Hope
• December 14, another charity item Revolution Dusk was released. (See) Announcement: Charity CI: Revolution Dusk

External link

• Featured Announcements: Timetravel (2011)
• Community Announcements: Timetravel (2011)

Featured Announcements 2011

January

• January 10 - The Roommate: Check out the trailer!
• January 14 - Sponsorship: The Roommate

February

• February 16 - Beastly: watch the trailer, get an item!

March

• March 01 - Playtex Sport: Join the Movement
• March 11 - New looks from Macy's MStyleLabs
• March 14 - Men's Wearhouse Prom 2011

April

• April 11 - Macy's MStyleLab is back!
• April 14 - Sponsorship: Funta
• April 25 - Remember to check out the Yoga Room!
• April 28 - Sponsorship: Fanta World

May

• May 26 - The Sims 3 Generations: Watch Video, Earn Gold!

June

• June 02 - The Sims 3 Generations: Win Items in our Scavenger Hunt!
• June 21 - Child of Eden: Watch the Trailer, Get an Item!
• June 23 - Macy's MstyleLab: Get Another Free Item!
• June 28 - Watch the Beastly video, score the Beastly Scar!

July

• July 18 - Captain America: Super Soldier - Get a Free Item!

August

• August - No announcements available.

September

• September - No announcements available.

October

• October 10 - Dragon Ball Z® Ultimate Tenkaichi - Coming October 25th!
• October 31 - The Muppets take over Virtual Hollywood!
• October 31 - Sponsorship: Sonic Generations

November

• November 03 - Visit the Coke Happiness Hangout!
• November 21 - Remember to check out the Coke Happiness Hangout!
• November 23 - Don't forget to check out The Muppets!

December

• December 12 - Visit the Coke Happiness Hangout for a free holiday item!

Community Announcements 2011

January

• January 03 - Bitter Frost is Melting Away!
• January 04 - zOMG! Buccaneer Boardwalk and Buddies
• January 05 - Gaia Wins Mashable Award!
• January 05 - New Puzzles Are Here!
• January 05 - Convention Tour: Sac Anime January 2011!
• January 06 - New Offers: SponsorPay and Game Coins
• January 07 - EI Report: Timmy & SOF Taiga
• January 11 - Search for the Lost Chapter and find amazing rewards!
• January 14 - EI Report: SOF Taiga and Antique Shop
• January 15 - January's Monthly Collectibles are here!
• January 18 - December Red Devil MiniWings Winners
• January 18 - Gold Shop Update: Global Zest
• January 19 - New Gaia Labs Features
• January 19 - New EI: Zodiacal
• January 20 - zOMG! Buddies are Leaving The Shop Soon!
• January 20 - New Manga: Frontier Skies Conclusion!
• January 21 - EI Report: Forteanagoria, SOF Taiga & Zodiacal
• January 24 - Check out the new Art Requests forum!
• January 25 - Convention Tour: OhayoCon 2011!
• January 25 - Cash Shop Update: Fairies for All Seasons!
• January 27 - Dumpster Dive is open again!
• January 27 - EI Report: Dream Town, Antique Shop, SOF Taiga
• January 28 - Great Items Leaving the Cash Shop

February

• February 02 - Closing the Lost Chapter
• February 03 - Cash Shop Update: Happy Lunar New Year!
• February 03 - New Manga: Read a Page Every Day!
• February 04 - Gold Shop Update: New Eyes & Hairstyles in Salon Durem!
• February 04 - EI Report: Dream Town, SOF Taiga
• February 07 - New CI: Love Charm II
• February 07 - Happy Valentine's Day!
• February 10 - Check out the feature-packed new footer!
• February 11 - EI Report: Antique Shop, Dream Town
• February 14 - Valentine's items now in the Cash Shop
• February 15 - February's Monthly Collectibles are here!
• February 16 - Convention Tour: KatsuCon 2011!
• February 17 - New zOMG! Buddies: Landshark and Fluff
• February 18 - EI Report: Zodiacal & Dream Town
• February 18 - Coming Soon - Gaia Cash Page Update
• February 18 - Happy 8th Gaiaversary!
• February 22 - January Red Devil MiniWings Winners
• February 24 - New Cash Card Page
• February 25 - Thar be New Fish in Gaia's Lakes!
• February 25 - EI Report: Antique Shop & The Case of Pietro
• February 25 - Cash Shop Update: Heroic Journeys!
• February 28 - Love Charm & many other items leaving 3/7!

March

• March 02 - Cash Shop Update: Carnevale!
• March 04 - EI Report: Galactic Soldier & Timmy
• March 04 - Four new games from OMGPOP!
• March 08 - Take Gaia on the go with our iPhone/iPod Touch App!
• March 09 - New CI: Crystal Overdrive
• March 11 - EI Report: 3/11
• March 14 - Japan Charity Update
• March 14 - New Animated Item Bundle
• March 15 - Convention Tour: C2E2 2011!
• March 15 - The March Monthly Collectibles are here!
• March 15 - "How to do stuff on Gaia" - Live Webinar Now!
• March 16 - New Manga: The Floating City
• March 16 - St. Patrick's Day Event
• March 16 - New payment methods now here!
• March 17 - Phin Phang Update Coming Soon
• March 18 - February MiniWings Winners
• March 18 - EI Report: Zodiacal & Galactic Soldier
• March 21 - New Summons: Feathered Coatl and Outlaw Pup
• March 22 - Watch free shows with the Starz Anime Player!
• March 23 - Twelve new decks for Tiles!
• March 25 - EI Report: Galactic Soldier, Owlpocalypse and Vivacenote
• March 28 - Gold Shop Update: Elven Apparel!
• March 29 - Convention Tour: Wonder Con 2011!

April

• April 01 - Please welcome Meowbook!
• April 01 - EI Report: Vivacenote & Galactic Soldier
• April 04 - Crystal Overdrive is ending soon!
• April 05 - New in the Starz Anime Player: Tokko & Virus!
• April 05 - Grab some Gaia Cash for an exclusive bonus item!
• April 06 - New CI: Arcana Break
• April 08 - Crystal Guitar now in Crystal Boxes
• April 08 - EI Report: Vivacenote & The Case of Pietro
• April 12 - New Rapid EI: Mineiro Scroll
• April 13 - March MiniWings Winners
• April 14 - Gaming with Gaians: watch us shoot each other & win prizes!
• April 15 - April's Monthly Collectibles are here!
• April 15 - EI Report: Vivacenote, Mineiro Scroll & Timmy
• April 18 - Easter 2011: Choose Your Side!
• April 19 - Convention Tour: SakuraCon 2011!
• April 22 - Easter 2011: The Battle Rages On!
• April 22 - EI Report: Vivacenote, Mineiro Scroll & Zodiacal
• April 22 - Cash Shop Update: Deja Mood!
• April 26 - Convention Tour: Kawaii Kon 2011!
• April 27 - Phin Phang is back in business!
• April 27 - Gold Shop Update: Pop Fashions!
• April 27 - Easter 2011: The Hunt is Over!
• April 29 - EI Report: Mineiro Scroll & Little Lucie

May

• May 05 - The zOMG! Easter Event is Here!
• May 05 - New Facebook Like Button!
• May 05 - Cash Shop Update: the zOMG! Summon Surprise Egg
• May 06 - Exclusive Gaia Offers Bonus Item: Devilish Sleeves!
• May 06 - EI Report: Mineiro Scroll & Little Lucie
• May 06 - Get Gaia Cash all around the world!
• May 07 - Arcana Break is leaving soon!
• May 10 - Phin Phang: Gwee, Momo, Dolphin & Watermeat are back!
• May 10 - New Stuff in the Gaia iPhone App!
• May 11 - New CI: Test Your Might with Eternal Rivals!
• May 13 - EI Report: Timmy & Little Lucie
• May 15 - May's Monthly Collectibles are here!
• May 17 - Cash Shop Update: Rapid EI Bundle #2!
• May 17 - Convention Tour: Anime Central 2011!
• May 20 - EI Report: Zodiacal, Little Lucie and The Watchmaker
• May 22 - New game on Gaia: Monster Galaxy
• May 24 - Gold Shop Update: New Workwear!
• May 24 - Cash Shop Update: Meet Monster Galaxy's Huey!
• May 24 - Convention Tour: Fanime 2011 (webcasted live too!)
• May 27 - EI Report: The Watchmaker
• May 27 - Cash Shop Update: Anthem of Hope
• May 28 - Watch the LIVE Fanime Gaia Panel Webcast NOW!!!
• May 31 - New account security options
• May 31 - Eternal Rivals: The Tournament Ends Soon!
• May 31 - Cash Shop Update: Afternoon Tea

June

• June 02 - Ultimate Game Card: Get an Exclusive Item!
• June 02 - Cash Shop Cleanup: Great Items Leaving Soon!
• June 03 - EI Report: The Watchmaker
• June 07 - Convention Tour: AKon 2011!
• June 08 - New CI: Help Ivan become the Screen King!
• June 10 - EI Report: The Watchmaker
• June 13 - Friend Chats: Invite-Only Chat Spaces!
• June 14 - Get a discount on Gaia Cash Cards at Target!
• June 14 - Convention Tour: Metro Con 2011!
• June 15 - June's Monthly Collectibles are here!
• June 17 - "How to do X on Gaia, pt 2" Watch the recording!
• June 17 - EI Report: Catastrophe & Timmy
• June 20 - Introducing the Advance Chance!
• June 22 - Cash Shop Update: Fausto's Bottle: Dreams & Nightmares
• June 23 - Gold Shop Update: Tropical Summer
• June 24 - Gaia's Manga: A New Page Every Hour!
• June 24 - EI Report: Zodiacal
• June 25 - Cash Shop Update: Catch a Moga with the Lost Starseed!
• June 28 - Convention Tour: Anime Expo 2011!
• June 28 - Convention Tour: AM2 Expo 2011!
• June 28 - New Rapid EI: Mystery of the Stolen Sapphires
• June 30 - New Summons: A Bundle of Fluffs
• June 30 - Gaia's Summer Event: Pie Hard!
• June 30 - Screen King's final showtimes

July

• July 01 - Last chance: $3 off Gaia Cash Cards at Target Stores
• July 01 - EI Report: Timmy and the Mystery of the Stolen Sapphires
• July 05 - Convention Tour: Connecticon 2011!
• July 05 - New rewards for viewing ads!
• July 05 - Gaia on Facebook - Help Us Reach 500k Fans, Get an Item!
• July 06 - Win a huge jackpot in the Posting for Millions contest!
• July 07 - Enter the Double Rainbow!
• July 08 - Pie Hard: Keep shoveling those pies!
• July 08 - EI Report: Mystery of the Stolen Sapphires
• July 08 - Exclusive PayPal bonus item: Solar Headphones
• July 12 - New Game from OMGPOP: Sky Pigs!
• July 14 - Thanks for helping support the Red Cross!
• July 15 - July's Monthly Collectibles are here!
• July 15 - EI Report: Mystery of the Stolen Sapphires
• July 15 - Pie Hard: The qualifying round is almost over!
• July 18 - Sponsorship: Captain America
• July 18 - Reminder: never give your password to anyone!
• July 19 - Convention Tour: San Diego Comic-Con 2011!
• July 19 - Pie Hard: The finalists have been chosen!
• July 19 - Cash Shop Update: New Rapid EI - Le Carousel
• July 20 - Win a huge jackpot in the Posting for Millions contest!
• July 21 - Gold Shop Update: Sock Hop Styles!
• July 21 - Gaians Gone Wild - New softball season starts next Tuesday!
• July 21 - New in the Crystal Box: Ringmaster Spat Clips
• July 22 - New zOMG! update and Gold Potions
• July 22 - EI Report: Zodiacal, Sapphires & Le Carousel
• July 23 - Cash Shop Update: Crest of the Brave
• July 26 - Convention Tour: Otakon 2011!
• July 26 - Help us reach 500k Facebook fans for an exclusive item!
• July 26 - Gaians Gone Wild: Thanks for Joining!
• July 27 - Contest: create a comic to win huge prizes!
• July 27 - New Summons: More Adorable Fluffs!
• July 28 - Global Gaians: Take a photo in distant land for huge prizes!
• July 28 - Cash Shop Sale: 30% off selected items for a limited time!
• July 29 - Advance Chance: get a head start on August's CI!
• July 29 - EI Report: Le Carousel
• July 30 - Cash Shop Update: Mythic Hero Bundle

August

• August 02 - Convention Tour: Gencon 2011!
• August 02 - Win ubber prizes from the GGW webcast. / Gaians Gone Wild: Thanks for Joining!
• August 03 - Frontier Skies Returns!
• August 04 - Cookies!
• August 04 - New Bonus Item with $10 Cash Cards at Walmart!
• August 04 - The Double Rainbow is leaving soon!
• August 05 - Cash Shop Update: New Animated Items!
• August 05 - Canadians: Play Monster Galaxy on your iPhone or iPod Touch!
• August 05 - Create a Comic: Get those entries in before Wednesday!
• August 05 - EI Report: Le Carousel
• August 08 - Win a huge jackpot in the Posting for Millions contest!
• August 09 - Gaia Meet-Ups: Las Vegas, Nevada!
• August 09 - AutoCash is Back!
• August 10 - Gaians Gone Wild: Thanks for Joining!
• August 10 - Study the Arcane Arts at Valefor Academy!
• August 11 - Global Gaians: vote for your favorites!
• August 12 - EI Report: Le Carousel
• August 12 - Create a Comic: Time to Vote!
• August 15 - August's Monthly Collectibles are here!
• August 15 - Outfit Shops: Now in Beta!
• August 16 - New Games from Viximo: Backyard Monsters and Resort World
• August 16 - Win ubber prizes from the GGW webcast! / Gaians Gone Wild: Thanks for Joining!
• August 17 - The Back to School Special is here! Bonus Gaia Cash!
• August 17 - Maintenance Tonight: 11:45pm - 12:00am PDT
• August 17 - Cash Shop Update: Pistolera: Standoff
• August 18 - Item Alchemy Has Arrived!

• August 19 - An invitation to Gaia's 2011 User-Run Ball!
• August 19 - Monster Galaxy: much better than ever!
• August 19 - EI Report: Zodiacal and Master Alchemist
• August 22 - Cash Shop Cleanup: a bunch of great items are leaving soon!
• August 23 - Summer Event Part 2: Pie Hard with a Vengeance
• August 23 - Convention Tour: Fan Expo 2011!
• August 23 - Advance Chance: Get a head start on September's CI!
• August 23 - Win ubber prizes from the GGW webcast! / Gaians Gone Wild: Thanks for Joining!
• August 24 - Cash Shop Update: Lost Starseed II
• August 26 - Create a Comic: Here There Be Winners!
• August 26 - EI Report: Sainte Ciel, Master Alchemist
• August 26 - Exclusive Gaia Offers Bonus Item: Peacock Feather Fan!
• August 29 - Pie Hard with a Vengeance: It's Almost Over!
• August 29 - Alchemy Update
• August 29 - Cash Shop Update: Demon Hunters
• August 30 - Convention Tour: Sac Anime Summer 2011!
• August 30 - Win ubber prizes from the GGW webcast! / Gaians Gone Wild: Thanks for Joining!
• August 31 - Pie Hard with a Vengeance: It's All Over!
• August 31 - Ivan's Surplus: Get Common Items From Past CIs!

September

• September 01 - Valefor Academy will soon close its doors!
• September 02 - Monster Galaxy: The Zodiac Islands is now in the App Store!
• September 02 - EI Report: Sainte Ciel, Master Alchemist
• September 05 - Win a Nintendo Wii courtesy of Viz Media!
• September 05 - Win a huge jackpot in the Posting for Millions contest!
• September 06 - Gold Shop Update: Back to School
• September 06 - Aquarium & Alchemy Update: Prince Enki
• September 06 - Win ubber prizes from the GGW webcast! / Gaians Gone Wild: Thanks for Joining!
• September 07 - Fly Away to Neverland!
• September 09 - EI Report: Sainte Ciel, Master Alchemist
• September 13 - Cash Shop Update: Custom Cut
• September 13 - Win ubber prizes from the GGW webcast! / Gaians Gone Wild: Thanks for Joining!
• September 14 - New Game from Viximo: Majongg Dimensions
• September 14 - Guild Chats: Just What They Sound Like!
• September 15 - September's Monthly Collectibles are here!
• September 16 - zOMG! - Dead Man's Shadow is coming soon!
• September 16 - EI Report: Sainte Ciel, Custom Cut, The Case of Pietro
• September 20 - Spring Cleaning Forums
• September 20 - Win ubber prizes from the GGW webcast! One hour only!!!
• September 20 - Cash Shop Update: Autumn Memories
• September 21 - BidBlast has arrived!
• September 21 - Update on zOMG! Bloodstone Amulet
• September 22 - Cash Shop Update: Astra Metamorphosis
• September 23 - EI Report: Zodiacal, Custom Cut
• September 24 - Cash Shop Update: Prince of the Sea
• September 26 - Advance Chance: Get a head start on October's CI!
• September 27 - Convention Tour: Anime Weekend Atlanta 2011!
• September 27 - Cash Shop Update: Little Lucie: Exorcism
• September 27 - Win ubber prizes from the GGW webcast! / Gaians Gone Wild: Thanks for Joining!
• September 28 - BidBlast: New Items & Big Improvements!
• September 28 - Cash Shop Update: Crown of Fate
• September 28 - Cash Tree Reminder: Get Free Gaia Cash!
• September 30 - EI Report: Custom Cut, Prince of the Sea
• September 30 - One Day Sale in Backyard Monsters and Mahjongg Dimensions

October

• October 03 - Gaia Word Hunt Contest!
• October 03 - It's your last chance to fly to Neverland!
• October 04 - BidBlast Update: Alchemy Blowout!
• October 04 - Win a copy of Gabrielle's Ghostly Groove
• October 04 - Win ubber prizes from the GGW webcast! / Gaians Gone Wild: Thanks for Joining!
• October 05 - Resort World adds Japanese-inspired items!
• October 05 - Get ready to rock with Famestar Masquerade!
• October 07 - New Stuff in the Gaia iPhone App!
• October 07 - EI Report: Custom Cut
• October 09 - Cash Shop Update: Ravenwood Manor
• October 10 - Gold Shop Update: Hipsterween
• October 11 - Convention Tour: New York Comic-Con 2011 & Live Webcast!
• October 13 - Contest: Join the Gaia Word Hunt Contest going on now!
• October 13 - Cash Shop Update: Tragic Pair
• October 14 - EI Report: Prince of the Sea, Ravenwood Manor
• October 15 - Join the LIVE New York Comic Con Masquerade Webcast!!!!!
• October 15 - October's Monthly Collectibles are here!
• October 16 - Join the Gaia Panel Webcast LIVE at New York Comic Con! / New York Comic Con Masquerade Webcast! Thanks for joining!!
• October 18 - Gaia Meet-Ups: Cincinnati, Ohio!
• October 18 - Cash Shop Update: Halloween Masquerade
• October 20 - Join the Gaia Word Hunt Contest going on now!
• October 21 - Advance Chance: Get a head start on November's CI!
• October 21 - EI Report: Zodiacal, Ravenwood Manor
• October 24 - Join me for a Halloween Masquerade!
• October 25 - It's Halloween in Resort World!

• October 25 - Convention Tour: London MCM Expo 2011!
• October 26 - Halloween Webcast Contests!
• October 27 - Try the NEW AND IMPROVED Gro-Gain Max!
• October 27 - The Walking Dead invade Gaia!
• October 28 - Backyard Monsters Sale: Saturday Only!
• October 28 - EI Report: Prince of the Sea, Ravenwood Manor
• October 28 - Cash Shop Sale: 30% off selected items till Monday!
• October 30 - Cash Shop Update: Runcible Spoon
• October 30 - Gaian Halloween Contests! Voting Phase!
• October 31 - Gaia HQ Halloween Costume Contest LIVE Webcast

November

• November 02 - New Bidblast Auctions Available
• November 02 - New hairstyles in Salon Durem!
• November 03 - Cash Shop Update: Gate to the Afterlife
• November 03 - Famestar Masquerade is coming to an end!
• November 04 - EI Report: Runcible Spoon
• November 09 - Find your Spirit Animal with the Guardian Totem!
• November 10 - Join the Gaia Word Hunt Contest: The Final Stretch!
• November 11 - Moonrise Has Ended!
• November 11 - EI Report: Prince of the Sea, Runcible Spoon
• November 11 - Deadman's Shadow is now open to early-bird adventurers!

• November 14 - Word Hunt Contest: The Winners and Phrase!
• November 15 - November's Monthly Collectibles are here!
• November 15 - Convention Tour: Anime USA 2011!
• November 17 - Gaia Housing Update
• November 17 - EI Report: Runcible Spoon, Owlpocalypse
• November 21 - Black Friday: Huge Deals & Rare Items!
• November 23 - EI Report: Zodiacal, Prince of the Sea, Trilune's Covenant
• November 25 - Black Friday: Big Bundles + Rare Items!
• November 28 - Advance Chance: Get a head start on December's CI!

December

• December 01 - EI Report: Trilune's Covenant
• December 06 - The 3rd Annual Modmas Contest is here!
• December 06 - Gaia Housing: Holiday Update!
• December 07 - Drop down to Underland!
• December 09 - EI Report: Prince of the Sea, Trilune's Covenant
• December 12 - Introducing the Avatar Card!
• December 13 - Gold Shop Update: Garage Sale!
• December 14 - 12 Days of Gaia
• December 14 - New items in the Crystal Box!
• December 14 - Charity CI: Revolution Dusk
• December 14 - Viximo Christmas Sale
• December 15 - December's Monthly Collectibles are here!
• December 16 - EI Report: Trilune's Covenant
• December 16 - Monthly Update: December 2011
• December 16 - Safety Video #3 - Enjoy! :)
• December 18 - Cash Shop Update: Silver Bells
• December 19 - Super Prize 2011: one more chance at 2011's hottest items!
• December 21 - Revolution Dusk is leaving soon!
• December 21 - There's a New Gaia iPhone App!
• December 21 - Cash Shop Update: Breezy Love
• December 22 - Xmas 2011: The Carol of Old Pete
• December 23 - EI Report: Prince of the Sea, Zodiacal
• December 27 - Cash Shop Update: Celebratory Pair
• December 28 - Get Your SOPA Item!
• December 29 - Enter the December 2011 MC Giveaway!!!
• December 30 - EI Report: Owlpocalypse & Gary's Island Adventure