this is what Asus told me.... This is Cordell B. with ASUS Corporate Customer Care and I wish you a wonderful morning. I am pleased to advise you that I now have an update from our engineers regarding your query for ROG MAXIMUS XI GENE Motherboard.
Our engineers advised that the Maximus XI Gene will be release at the end of December. You should be able to purchase product from Newegg or Amazon.
If you have any further questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to us. We appreciate you and we thank you for supporting ASUS.
Best Regards,
Cordell B.
ASUS Corporate Customer Care