GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd,, the world's leading computer brand, unveils the AFWC (AORUS Falcon Warriors Club) NFT collection, a new experience powered by Web3 technology that will offer its holders unique benefits. AFWC will form the core backbone of the next generation AORUS digital community, and we hope to build future collections and collaborations within this same new ecosystem.

AFW is the Web3 team from AORUS. "AORUS Falcon Warriors" is a brand that pushes creativity and innovation through exploring the creative mind. Our mission is to push and break barriers when it comes to creating a new type of digital ecosystem that can serve as the frontier interactive space for our communities. "We plan to take a phased approach that moves and grows from community feedback, starting with our first NFT collection based on nostalgic pixel art and storytelling," said David Ding, GIGABYTE NA Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Currently, the Phase I NFT airdrop has been finished. The first 222 holders are about to enjoy holding rewards from AFWC 2022 Year-End Celebrations, starting on Dec. 11.

What can only be summed up as one of the biggest failures when it comes to gaming consoles, the Atari VCS, is coming to an end, as Atari has decided to pull the plug. The company is said to have cancelled all of its "existing VCS manufacturing contracts", which means that after its current stock is sold out, it's unlikely that the company will make any more VCS consoles. The company is offering its current stock at a 20 percent discount, to anyone that would be interested in throwing away their money.

Atari's revenue from sales of the VCS and its accessories dropped from €2.3 million last year, to an abysmal €0.2 million this year, or a drop in revenue of 92 percent based on Atari's latest earnings report. This suggests that the company went from selling around a million units to selling around 10,000 units, based on the retail pricing of the VCS. Atari is apparently planning on launching new games based on its intellectual property, as well as getting into NFTs in the future, in addition to potentially licensing its brand to third parties for new hardware products. It would appear that history is repeating itself when it comes to Atari's success and not in a good way, as the company had a net loss of €5.4 million this year.

ASUS today announced its first move into Web 3.0 with the launch of Art Black hole, a new NFT platform created by its wholly-owned subsidiary, ASUS Metaverse Inc. ASUS Metaverse seeks to empower content creators, and create a trustworthy and deeper experience for all NFT users. Powered by the technological expertise of ASUS, especially in cloud computing, AI, and the blockchain, ASUS Metaverse aims to create an all-encompassing metaverse experience.

Joe Hsieh, ASUS Chief Operating Officer, explained why the company has chosen to enter the metaverse: "ASUS is particularly attentive to the development of new technologies and industries, especially the potential of Web 3.0. So, we have established a new company to declare our determination to operate in the metaverse for the long term. The first step is to build out an NFT platform and invite content creators from various fields to become our new partners."

OpenSea, one of the most widely recognized NFT markets in the cryptocurrency world, has slammed into a wall of absence. Namely, the absence of volume: the decentralized marketplace has seen a 99% drop on NFT trading volume in merely 90 days. From its high of $405.75 million on May 1, transactions on Non- Fungible Tokens have petered out to just $5 million throughout the entire month of August.

Reduced volume connects to reduced demand, which has in turn led to reducing floor prices (the lowest available price for a given NFT) for even the most recognized collections: the cheapest Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT can now be had for 72.5 ETH ($104,634 at time of writing). That's a 53% reduction in its ETH price (153.7 ETH) from May 1st. But the drop is even more massive when one takes into account the devaluation of Ethereum itself: On May 1st, the 153.7 ETH asking price for the NFT equaled $434,048 (price has thus tumbled by 76% on a dollar basis). CryptoPunks, another popular Ethereum-based NFT collection, has seen its floor price decline by a less drastic 20%.

XPG, a fast-growing provider of systems, components, and peripherals for Gamers, Esports Pros, and Tech Enthusiasts, today announced the Xtreme Saga Fan Club. This new program will allow fans of Xtreme Saga, the XPG produced animated series, to connect directly with the Xtreme Saga community and display their fandom in the Metaverse through the power of blockchain technology, highlighting the brand's ambition to implement new trends in technology properly and ethically.

Xtreme Saga is XPG's fictional sci-fi animated series. It follows the story of Mera and her allies as they fight against a tyrannical group of alien cultists spreading through the Galaxy. It's an epic adventure that appeals directly to modern gaming culture while also personifying the brand's product lines into characters that bond on an emotional level. You can find all the constantly expanding Xtreme Saga content on the Xtreme Universe official website.

KINGMAX, a world-renowned professional supplier of memory products, is launching into the cryptocurrency and NFT market with SecSycript Card X1, a highly secure cryptocurrency hardware, or cold, wallet. After microSD memory cards for smartphones and fingerprint USB flash drives, KINGMAX's R&D team has come up with a new high-specification offering to cater to the rapidly growing blockchain market that imposes even more stringent requirements over security.

Coming with Bluetooth 5.0 transmission technology and an industry-leading CC EAL 6+ certified chip embedded, SecSycript Card X1 provides cryptocurrency owners with a highly secure hardware private key for asset protection. Moreover, this cold wallet's capacity for offline storage means a wide range of corporate or individual applications in different settings, such as electronic signing of smart contracts, that promise to ensure the security of both assets and data in blockchain applications.

Remember that initial Phantom Gaming Evo NFT push from AsRock? It seems that the company was testing the waters amongst its user base - and the industry at large. The company is now seemingly doubling down on NFTs, but in a creative way. The company's latest "Unity Makes Strength: Z690 PG Riptide NFT Edition" campaign is bringing community-based design as input towards the final production look of its upcoming Z690 PG Riptide NFT Edition motherboard. The final design will then be minted into an NFT.

The company will be accepting submissions for motherboard designs around the motherboard, with users being called to paint it (the canvas is subdivided into 4,309 pixels) at their leisure. Then, AsRock will be taking five random designs among the submissions, and compare them on a per-pixel basis. The dominant color will then be averaged among the designs, and will become the final pixel. The designs can be submitted via AsRock's site from March 7th through March 26th, with participants receiving a sweepstakes code upon submission. Every entrant will be eligible to win the NFT associated with the motherboard's final design, but additional prizes will be offered on day one, 10, and 20 of the campaign. The winner is likely to hold a pretty valuable NFT by the end of it all; ASRock sold the initial allocation of 30 Phantom Gaming Evo NFTs on January 28 th for 0.1 ETH (~$250 at the time) each. With the Z690 PG Riptide NFT Edition being a one-off, however, it's likely it'll fetch for much higher in secondary markets.

The leading global motherboard, graphics card, and mini PC manufacturer, ASRock, today announces to join the era of metaverse and support the designer and creator community. ASRock issues the first non-fungible token (NFT), Phantom Gaming EVO on OpenSea, the world's first and largest NFT marketplace. ASRock Phantom Gaming EVO is a crypto art, a short footage of the evolution Phantom Gaming logo. ASRock plans to release 100 pieces of Phantom Gaming EVO. The first 30 pieces are sold on January 28th and priced at 0.1 ETH each.

As digital experiences continue to evolve and attract increasing amounts of people's attention, the launch of the Phantom Gaming EVO leads ASRock to embrace the era of the metaverse. By leveraging the new technology and design, the NFT delivers the next generation collectibles for preservation. This helps ASRock to serve and connect the community closely and extend the digital footprint to the new stage.

BIOSTAR, a leading manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards, and storage devices today, announces the launch of their very first NFT collection.

BIOSTAR gears up to launch its first-ever NFT collection, celebrating its long-standing contribution to blockchain technology through dedicated motherboard solutions.

BIOSTA's signature motherboard mascots, RENA and AMY, take center stage with them as the main attraction on BIOSTAR's first 20 highly collectible NFT's. With each NFT limited to only 10 copies, NFT enthusiasts and fans should seize the opportunity fast to snag up a piece of this rare collection.

GSC Gameworld, developers of the highly awaited STALKER 2, have revised their stance on integrating NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) within the game after considerable fan backlash. While a number of companies have already aspired to integrate NFTs into their games (notably Ubisoft with its Quartz platform), it seems that mainstream perception of NFTs is still sorely lacking. Considering the fan backlash, NFTs are currently considered speculative in nature, and seem to be interpreted as nothing more than cash grabs from games development companies, trying to ride the hype of the million-dollar sales that have happened in the NFT space since its inception.

GSC Gameworld shared their thoughts on the matter and rationale behind canceling the NFT integration: "Based on the feedback we received, we've made a decision to cancel anything NFT-related in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2," the company said via Twitter. "The interests of our fans and players are the top priority for the team. We're making this game for you to enjoy - whatever the cost is. If you care, we care too."

GSC Gameworld is hard at work on S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2. As a highly awaited sequel to some of the most acclaimed games, the company is naturally looking to cash in on as much awareness for the game as possible. And since one of the hot buzzwords in the market are Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), the company has now announced that these will be present, in some forms, in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2. One such NFT will be particularly special: its holder will have the digitally-recognized, intamperable right (and that's what NFTs are mostly about, in theory) to become a "Metahuman" - an in-game character modeled after the actual NFT holder.

"The idea of the related NFT is to give the right to recreate its owner's identity within the game through one of the NPCs," clarified GSC. "The person will need to come to our studio for a detailed scanning procedure and after that, we will have everything to make this person appear in the game world as one of the characters." The feat is being pulled with the help of NFT platform DMarket. DMarket will be holding an NFT auction dubbed the "STALKER Metaverse" in January 2022 through its partnership with GSC; there, users will be able to bid for an NFT offering that prize. Like any NFT, it can then be traded - up until a deadline specified by GSC, which will lock the prize to whoever has blockchain-verifiable possession of the NFT at the time.

Today, Adobe kicked off Adobe MAX 2021, the largest creativity conference in the world. The company delivered innovation across Creative Cloud flagship applications and introduced new collaboration capabilities to fuel new levels of creativity for millions of customers worldwide, from students to social media creators to creative professionals.

At Adobe MAX, the company announced major updates across Creative Cloud flagship applications powered by Adobe Sensei, accelerated the video creation process with the addition of Frame.io and advanced 3D and immersive authoring abilities. Adobe also previewed new collaboration capabilities with the introduction of Creative Cloud Canvas, Creative Cloud Spaces and betas of Photoshop and Illustrator on the web.

If you're reading this news post right now, you have been making use of the World Wide Web. Easily one of the most relevant inventions in humanity's history, the World Wide Web has become an inextricable part of our lives, either personal, technological, commercial, political, or otherwise. It has become a fabric of reality, and has been the enabler of technological innovations such as the blockchain (in all possible protocols and permutations that currently exist), as well as an enabler for NFTs (Non Fungible Tokens). An NFT is a guaranteed, authenticated original digital file, essentially - and it doesn't matter how many copies of a given digital file are eventually made, the nature of the blockchain makes it so that ownership of the original work is crystal clear throughout the public blockchain sphere.

As such, it's in one way poetic that the Internet's source-code, as developed by Tim Berners-Lee, has now been married to an NFT - a piece of art that exists only in the online world. Auctioned with a $1,000 starting bid, the NFT for the world wide web includes the original time-stamped programming files, containing 9,555 lines of code written by Berners-Lee. This includes the implementations of the languages and protocols ( HTML, HTTP, and URIs) also written by Tim, and which are still the cornerstone of today's internet. The NFT also includes a 30-minute animated visualization of developers writing the code, a letter written by Berners-Lee where he explains the creation process, and a digital "poster" of the code featuring a graphic of his signature. All four items are digitally signed, and are thus authenticated as non-fungible originals - which led to the NFT's final sale price of $5.4 million.