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Street Fighter V Servers Coming Down Tomorrow Morning to Apply April Update

The April update to Street Fighter V looms just one day away. That means the folks at Capcom will be taking the game’s servers down tomorrow morning in order to apply the necessary changes. According to the official Street Fighter V server status Twitter account, this down time will begin at 8 AM PDT (11 AM EDT) and continue until 6 PM PDT (9 PM EDT).

While the servers being down for such a considerable stretch of time certainly isn’t the best news, we’ve at least got a better idea of exactly when to expect to throw our first Sonic Booms.

So get your fill of online play in tonight, but don’t forget to prepare your fatigues, your comb, and your aviators before you head to bed. We ship out tomorrow.

Source: SFV Server

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Red Bull Kumite’s Combo Contest: A Different Take on Fighting Game Competition

This year’s Red Bull Kumite brought together some of the most talented Street Fighter V players on the planet, but top-level fighting of the standard variety wasn’t the only battle that went down, as the France-based event also hosted a combo contest.

This contest consisted of players competing to wow judges with their chosen characters by stringing together hits in the flashiest way possible. The combos fell under the judgment of a panel of four players–EG|Justin Wong, RZR|Infiltration, RZR|Xian, RB|Bonchan–and one Yoshinori Ono. F.A.N.G, Laura, Chun-Li, and Alex all made a showing, and some of the combos (resets included) did more than impress the judges and commentators, often drawing explosive reactions from audience members as well.

Perhaps this excitement comes from seeing folks perform combos that would never appear in a proper match while under pressure; perhaps this excitement also hints at interest in similar events moving forward.

What do you think? Would you like to see more side events like this, or would you rather tournaments remain strictly business, sticking only to brackets? Let us know in the comments.

Source: Versus FightingTV with a tip from OnoFighta