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New Video! TMNT x Justice League Turbo: The Future of Retro Fighters

New Video! TMNT x Justice League Turbo: The Future of Retro Fighters

Hey everyone! I'm here with a new release today and it's a special one. This is our first guest video featuring video producer (and ace videographer) Phil Nolan as he covers the story of TMNT x Justice League Turbo and the passionate community of folks behind the game. It's an awesome watch and I hope you enjoy it. 

It's thanks to you...

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Look Alive Starts Today (And here are our videos)

Look Alive Starts Today (And here are our videos)

Today is the first day of Look Alive, a week long celebration of the FGC featuring a slew of exhibitions and content from some of the best creators in the space. I've been helping the team with producing the final shows as well as making some content to premiere at the event. Content which, as loyal patrons, you can watch right now! Below are li...

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New Video! The Gundam Fighter That Rules Japan

New Video! The Gundam Fighter That Rules Japan

Hey everyone! 

I've got a new video hot off the encoder. This time we're taking a look at the Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs series and getting to learn what makes it so popular in Japan, as well as the small but growing scene in the States. Let me know if you'd like to see more on this series. Had a lot of fun learning about the game ...

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New video! How Elden Ring and Dark Souls Teach Fighting Games

New video! How Elden Ring and Dark Souls Teach Fighting Games

Hey everyone! 

Have a new video out today, this time taking a look at the similarities between the Souls series and fighting games and how playing one might help you better understand the other. Let me know what you think and if you agree or disagree in the comments.

Now that I'm starting to get into a nice rhythm with jugglin...

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I've Been Striving To Do This For Awhile

If you follow me on Twitter, you've probably seen me talk about being stressed about interviews this week. Well, those interviews finally concluded last night and I'm excited to talk about the project: we're doing a feature on the development of Guilty Gear Strive! The folks at Arc System Works were super helpful and open to spe...

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New Look! New Updates!

New Look! New Updates!

Hello everyone!

It’s been awhile since my last update as I’ve been heads down on a lot of channel (and non-channel stuff). It’s time to let you in on some updates for our current slate of projects. Let’s get to it!

New logo!

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[Patron Sneak Peek] Max Talks about finding Doctor Doom

[Patron Sneak Peek] Max Talks about finding Doctor Doom

Hey all! 

Starting to work on my backlog of doc edits now that traveling has calm down a bit. Here's a clip of Max talking about his idea for Doctor Doom in Assist Me and how it lead to Simmons getting the part. 

Hoping to have a script put together for this in the coming weeks and maybe have this out in April. Still not su...

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Free Samurai Gunn 2 Keys For Patrons!

Free Samurai Gunn 2 Keys For Patrons!

Hello everyone! I've got a cool gift for you today. The folks behind Samurai Gunn 2 sent me a boatload of codes for their game just for you patrons. Feel free to grab a code below and let me know which one you use so I can mark it down (also, please don't share them with non-patrons as these are supposed to be just for you all). Also, let me kno...

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New Video! What We Want From Fighting Games In 2022

New Video! What We Want From Fighting Games In 2022

Hey everyone! 

Got one final video to close out 2021 this year and it's a fun one. I reached out to Sajam, Jmcrofts, Black Yoshi, Sharpie, Woolie, and Cuddle Core to find out what they want from fighting games next year. I even drop some wishes and ideas for myself and the channel too. Give it a watch and let me know what kind of thin...

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New video: Rumbleverse Will Destroy My Life

New video: Rumbleverse Will Destroy My Life

Hey all! 

Surprise new video out today. I had such a good time playing in the Rumbleverse first look event that I decided to make a small video about it. Check it out and let me know what you think. Did any of you get a chance to play the game?

More videos coming soon and as always, thanks for your support! 

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New Release: How Fighting Games SHAPED Kenny Omega

New Release: How Fighting Games SHAPED Kenny Omega

Hey everyone! 

New video day! Decided to release part of my interview with Kenny Omega focused on how fighting games helped him find his path in pro-wrestling. There also may be some shots fired at the end of the video, so be sure to watch it when you get the chance! 

This post is super late because I got stuck in the airpo...

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New Video! How $15 Broke King of Fighters!

New Video! How $15 Broke King of Fighters!

Hey everyone! 

I'm back with a new video (that took me forever), this time focused on King of Fighters XIII's Team $15. These DLC fighters were so powerful, they would eventually define the meta of KOF XIII and in this video we're gonna take a look into how that happened. 

Let me know what you think. Still playing around wi...

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The Overdue Big Update

The Overdue Big Update

Hey all! 

Hope you've been well. Sorry for the radio silence over the past few weeks, but its been for a good reason. For the first time in what feels like forever, I 've been traveling around and shooting interviews in-person for new documentaries! It feels nice to be back in action testing a whole new recording setup and I have some...

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Skullgirls "One More Once" Compilation!

Skullgirls "One More Once" Compilation!

Hey everyone! 

Sorry this post is a bit late. It's been a hectic day today as I had to rush this to meet some deadlines soon after a flight. Anyways, I have a new release today consisting of our mini-docs on Skullgirls from the "One More Once" stream this past weekend. In it, we cover topics such as the characters of Skullgirls, memor...

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One More Once Is Tomorrow!

One More Once Is Tomorrow!

Hey all! 

Sorry for the radio silence. Been hard at work on all the various projects I have in the works at the moment and I'll have a big update on those in the very near future. One of the things I've been putting together are mini-docs for tomorrow's One More Once event in collaboration with Combo Breaker and BGCallisto. You can ca...

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Quick Update (And Max clip!)

Quick Update (And Max clip!)

Hey all! 

Just got back from a hectic week of shooting a few of our upcoming projects. We have most of the interviews for our docs on YoVideogames, Hitbox, and Tough Love Arena recorded and I'm slowly making my way through them now. Got a busy few weeks ahead, so no release dates set for any of these just yet, but wanted to post a sma...

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We're Doing A Tough Love Arena Feature. Send In Questions!

We're Doing A Tough Love Arena Feature. Send In Questions!

Hey all! 

This weekend I'm talking to the minds behind Tough Love Arena, the fighting game you can play almost anywhere and I want to add some questions from patrons to ask them. Have you played TLA and if so, what would you like to know more about? Let me know in the...

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The FGC Needs An AEW

The FGC Needs An AEW

Hey all! 

I got so pumped after AE's All Out PPV this weekend that I wrote up a whole video about it and why we could use something similar in the FGC. First time doing an opinion piece like this, so let me know what you think! 

Got a KOF video I'm working on that should be soonish too, so be on the look for that. As always...

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Why You NEED To Play Jackie Chan In Fists of Fire!

Why You NEED To Play Jackie Chan In Fists of Fire!

Hey all! 

New video today. This time we're taking a look at "Jackie Chan In Fists of Fire" and why you need to play it. I'm experimenting with shorter formats and some weird humor as I prep for bigger projects, so let me know what you think. More soon!

- Esteban 

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[New Release]: What are the WORST matchups in fighting games?

[New Release]: What are the WORST matchups in fighting games?

New video time and we're getting a little weird with this one. 

Been wanting to experiment with more scripted videos and getting some of my personality out there and figured taking a look at some bad matchups was the way to go. Let me know what you think! Have a few more ideas that I want to explore in this style now that I have a bet...

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What's Coming Next? Matchups, Hitbox, and More.

What's Coming Next? Matchups, Hitbox, and More.

Hey everyone,

Hope you're all doing well. I wanted to take some time to update you all on some of the projects coming next to the channel. In my effort to make more videos more often, I've scheduled quite a few things to film over the next few months ranging from documentaries to weird, more personality focused ideas that I'm pretty excite...

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Woolie & Guilty Gear Lore: Telling The Story Of Guilty Gear

Woolie & Guilty Gear Lore: Telling The Story Of Guilty Gear

Hey all! 

New video this week. I sit down with Woolie to chat about the making of his Guilty Gear Lore series and everything that went into making it including the partnership with Arc System Works and the search for pachinko footage. Enjoy the video, and let me know who you'd like to see me talk to next!

More soon!  

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Events Are Coming Back And We're Getting To Work

Events Are Coming Back And We're Getting To Work

Hey everyone! 

It's been some time since my last general update and with offline events and travel coming back (keep every finger crossed), I've been hard at work planning and putting together our next projects as well as thinking about where I want to take the channel and patreon in the next year.


Upcoming Pr...

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New Release: How Do Fighting Game Events Return After Covid-19?

New Release: How Do Fighting Game Events Return After Covid-19?

Hey all!

New video today, this time focused around the FGC's return to offline. It's the first 4K video on the channel and also an experiment for shorter videos in between bigger drops, so let me know what you think about the shorter format/style. Gonna be experimenting with different types of content moving forward too. Trying to find a...

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Making Mortal Kombat X

Making Mortal Kombat X

Hey all! 

Got a bit of a bonus video for you today. I had the chance to work again with Max and the Twitch Rivals crew for their MKX Lives event and part of that was getting a chance to chat with folks at Netherrealm Studios about making Mortal Kombat X. NRS (and especially Ed Boon) don't do too many community interviews, so this was ...

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Composing Instinct - Mick Gordon On Killer Instinct

Composing Instinct - Mick Gordon On Killer Instinct

Hello everyone! 

We have our final Killer Instinct video for you all today. Composing Instinct is a sort of collection of mini-docs with Mick Gordon and more breaking down various tracks from seasons 1 and 2 of Killer Instinct. Hope you dig it!

I'll be taking a small break this week to sort out a few ideas for upcoming videos,...

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Killer Sounds: The Audio of Killer Instinct

Killer Sounds: The Audio of Killer Instinct

Hello everyone!

My latest doc, Killer Sounds, is now out for everyone! I'm pretty happy with how this one came out. Making a doc like this through mostly zoom calls is pretty intense and strange, but I think it came out pretty well. Like mentioned previously, this is the first of two features on KI's audio with the next being a deep dive ...

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Killer Sounds "Look Alive" Sneak Peek

Killer Sounds "Look Alive" Sneak Peek

Hey all!

Just wrapped up rendering out Combo Breaker's "Look Alive" event and thought it would be cool to give you all an early look at the Killer Sounds segment airing tomorrow. I'll be spending the next week finishing up the first doc for it's June 7th release, so look forward to the final version!

Be sure to tune into Look Aliv...

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Killer Sounds Coming June 7th!

Killer Sounds Coming June 7th!

Hello everyone! 

Here with the announcement trailer for our next features. We've got Killer Sounds: The Audio of Killer Instinct dropping on June 7th and Composing Instinct: Mick Gordon On Killer Instinct coming June 21st!

Originally these were going to be out this and next week, but I got super...

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It's Our Birthday! Here's some KI!

It's Our Birthday! Here's some KI!

Hey everyone!

Today marks two years since I've launched this patreon. Time sure did fly by and I'm super excited for what comes next. To celebrate, I'm dropping another sneak peak at our upcoming docs on the audio of Killer Instinct for all patrons, this time we're looking at the interactive audio system and how things adjust during fights...

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