The Premier Third Strike Teams Tournament, Cooperation Cup, Returns on January 8th, 2017

Japan’s legendary 5 on 5 Third Strike teams tournament, Cooperation Cup, is back for its 15th installment this coming January. Bringing together squads of absolute killers and reigniting old rivalries, this one day tournament guarantees some stellar Third Strike action and acts as a nice appetizer to kick off yet another year of fighting game action.

Expect more details on the official Cooperation Cup website in the coming months and get booking your tickets to Japan if you want to compete in this great gathering of Third Strike talent. Expect current Street Fighter V stars like MOV, Nuki and Haitani returning to bring the pain, so load up those old copies of Third Strike and start practicing.

You can check out all the action from this year’s Cooperation Cup in this giant, 10 hour VOD of the event.

Sources: matsuda4951 via Ryan Harvey; Aymane Farissi

Project Genom – Network Issues to Be Addressed, Halloween Comes to the Ark

The Project Genom Facebook page has been updated with a notice about a recent update to the Early Access game as well as the news that network issues have been identified and are in the process of being resolved with the help of network specialists. In addition, and to celebrate Halloween, holiday-themed goodies will be sprinkled in open spaces throughout the Ark.

– Network Issues to Be Addressed, Halloween Comes to the Ark

The Project Genom Facebook page has been updated with a notice about a recent update to the Early Access game as well as the news that network issues have been identified and are in the process of being resolved with the help of network specialists. In addition, and to celebrate Halloween, holiday-themed goodies will be sprinkled in open spaces throughout the Ark.

Street Fighter V Servers Going Down For Maintenance on October 25

Capcom occasionally takes down the servers for Street Fighter V to conduct maintenance on them. Whether it’s to apply a new patch, or just fix some issues with match making, these down times represent a good chunk of time where Street Fighter V players are unable to play online or earn Fight Money.

It seems that one such maintenance period is scheduled this week.  Hopping on to Street Fighter V, a new system message states that the game’s online servers will be taken down for maintenance on October 25 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM PDT. You can see a screenshot of the system message below.

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Capcom has not revealed what the maintenance is for, so it’s probably just routine matchmaking fixes rather than a new patch. Additionally, the message states that the maintenance hours are subject to change.

Source: Street Fighter V [in-game]