The Morning After: Nike’s .Swoosh is its huge blockchain thought | Engadget

Nike has unveiled .Swoosh, a blockchain-based platform for members to gather and ultimately create digital jerseys, footwear and different items they’ll put on in video games and on-line areas. You could get entry to real-world merchandise and particular occasions, too. Sign-ups begin November 18th, and you will want an entry code to keep away from the ready record.

Nike does not begin official “programming” till December, and the primary community-shaped digital assortment is scheduled to launch in early 2023. If you thought Nike had already dabbled in digital items, you is perhaps recalling its buy of RTFKT to speed up its digital items plans, which was nearly a yr in the past.

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One of them stated ‘nobody trusts anybody throughout the firm anymore.’

At least three Twitter workers who survived the mass layoffs that reduce the corporate’s workforce in half have been fired after calling out their new boss on the platform. One of them is Eric Frohnhoefer, who responded to Elon Musk’s tweet apologizing for Twitter being gradual in lots of nations. After a prolonged change of tweets, Musk tweeted that Frohnhoefer had been fired.

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TV station ABC may even air the primary episode on November twenty third at 9 PM ET.

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Disney introduced it might start airing Andor on ABC, FX, Freeform and Hulu. Starting November twenty third, the enlargement means these with out entry to Disney+ can watch the primary two episodes of Tony Gilroy’s Star Wars present. It comes amid questions on simply how many individuals are watching the critically acclaimed present. Disney’s resolution to air the present on extra platforms would appear to lend weight to recommendations the present has been much less widespread than The Mandalorian and Obi-Wan Kenobi.

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CD Projekt Red says it’ll characteristic ray tracing and sooner load instances.

The PS5 and Xbox Series X/S variations of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will lastly be obtainable on December 14th. The studio hasn’t proven off what gameplay appears like on these consoles or many particulars about what’s in retailer, nevertheless it plans to disclose extra throughout a livestream occasion someday subsequent week. The improve might be free for individuals who purchased any model of the sport, which debuted in 2015.

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‘Horizon Forbidden West’ and ‘Stray’ every scored a hatful of nominations.

The Game Awards’ host and producer, Geoff Keighley, has revealed the nominees for the ninth version of the ceremony. God of War Ragarnok (which hit PS4 and PS5 simply final week) leads the pack with 10 nominations, adopted by Elden Ring and Horizon Forbidden West, with seven every. The terrific Stray additionally fared properly with six nods. All 4 of these titles have been nominated for Game of the Year, together with A Plague Tale: Requiem and Xenoblade Chronicles 3.

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