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When Super Mario Maker was initially released for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U in 2015, it’s hard to say if Nintendo knew exactly what it was setting itself up for. Opening up the opportunity for fans to create their own Mario levels and upload them for the community to play is a fun concept, and everyone was able to find something they loved about it. However, as we draw closer to Nintendo’s server shutdown, players are racing to complete as many levels as possible before they’re taken away. In fact, one group is taking…

Hey, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s newsletter covering all of — or at least the bulk of! — noteworthy happenings around the tech-o-sphere. This week, Roku played hardball with its customers, requiring them to consent to new dispute resolution terms. This means users can’t use their Roku devices until agreeing to the terms (or opting out via snail mail), which requires any customer with legal complaints against Roku to take them to the company’s lawyers first. In other…

Epic Games’ battle royale Fortnite is currently experiencing some unprecedented downtown after issues with a new update. Fortnite’s Chapter 5 Season 2 update was due to launch this morning (March 8) following a couple of hours of planned downtime. However, the update has yet to launch and Fortnite is still offline. Taking to social media, Epic Games explained: “Hey everyone, we encountered an unexpected issue during our maintenance and we need to extend downtime at least 8 additional hours.” That means Fortnite won’t be…

Android-maker Google has agreed to bring back Indian apps it had delisted from its Play Store. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.Also in this letter:■ Nasscom plea to Karnataka govt on cab fares■ ETtech Done Deals■ ONDC’s one-year journey Google to reinstate delisted Indian apps on Play Store after govt intervention IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw (centre), Google India head Sanjay Gupta (on Vaishnaw's right), and startup representativesGoogle is ‘temporarily reinstating’ apps of Indian internet companies that…

Image Source : FILE Representational Image X Down in Pakistan: For nearly a week, the widely used social media platform, owned by tech billionaire, Elon Musk,  'X' has been off-limits to the Pakistani population, leaving users unable to share information. Despite the prolonged disruption, the caretaker government has remained silent about the cause behind the outage.…

Inflexion Games has said it is focused on creating an offline mode after Nightingale launched in Early Access. Inflexion Games is the studio of ex-Bioware boss Aaryn Flynn with Nightingale, their first release. The PVE open-world survival crafting game can be played solo or cooperatively with friends and launched in Early Access on Tuesday (February 20). However, following player feedback, the studio is now prioritising an offline mode. As it stands, all players need to be online, even if they’re playing solo. “This is a…

Just two days after launch, Inflexion Games announced that the developer is now prioritizing the development of an offline mode for Nightingale. In its current state, Nightingale requires a consistent online connection to the game servers. Having just released into Early Access, this is what every player hopes to see. A developer open to changing its game to fit community feedback, which it appears Inflexion is willing to do. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SatntUtfSwE Adding online to a connected world Without a…

Fortnite developer Epic Games is taking everything offline for server maintenance as part of the launch of update 28.30. Coming to PS5, PS4, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Android and PC, update 28.30 will be available to download on the morning of February 22. It will be accompanied by a period of server downtime, which means you won't be able to play Fortnite (not to mention LEGO Fortnite, Rocket Racing and Fortnite Festival) for at least a couple of hours. If you want to know when you can log back into Fortnite, check out the…

The Reserve Bank of India’s efforts to implement the programmability and offline functionality of the central bank digital currency (CBDC) are going to drive the next fintech wave, said National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) managing director Dilip Asbe.He was speaking at a panel discussion with Jay Kotak, co-head of Kotak811, and MN Srinivasu, co-founder of Bill Desk, at the Mumbai Tech Week on Sunday.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIIM LucknowIIML Executive…

Fortnite developer Epic Games is taking the game offline for server maintenance as part of the launch of update 28.20. Coming to PS5, PS4, Xbox consoles, Nintendo Switch, Android and PC, update 28.20 will be available to download on the morning of February 7. It will be accompanied by a period of server downtime, which means you won't be able to play Fortnite (not to mention LEGO Fortnite, Rocket Racing and Fortnite Festival) for at least a couple of hours. If you want to know when you can log back into Fortnite, check…