Hawkeye is not known for his combo ability in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, but more so for zoning and keeping people out. However, with the help of Spencer (up wire) and Sentinel (up drones) as my assists, I found out that he has some pretty cool combos. Although Hawkeye doesn’t have many damaging combos, [...]

Xero18 is back with another Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 video. Here, he explains how and why guard breaks work. He demonstrates new techniques using the air hyper command throws with various characters and assists. Although some of these can be difficult, with enough practice, they can be made practical and suitable for gameplay. Source: [...]

Around this time last year, I started working on a video called Wesker Must Die. Back then, neither Vergil nor Chris G was a problem because it was all about Wesker. In that video, I tried to explore the mechanics of UMvC3 and push the game to its limits. The rules were simple: no TACs, [...]

On one level, this is a bunch of cosplayers dressed up like Reptile and Akuma doing fight choreography. On another, it’s a commentary on how the FGC reacts to every new fighting game in an over-saturated market. Either way, Machinima’s new Crossover video, Akuma vs. Reptile, is a pretty fun watch. Source: Machinima

Team NINJA celebrated the launch of Dead or Alive 5 last week with a special launch event in San Francisco, California. Machinima was at the event, and they got the chance to not only talk to DOA5 director Yohei Shimbori, but also competitive fighting game players such as Vanessa Arteaga, EG|Justin Wong and Mike Ross [...]

Level Up Your Game’s Rip and MYK have teamed up with Machinima to put on a special Tekken Tag Tournament 2 live stream today. If you’re interested in the game at all, be sure to check it out, as they’ll be providing a demo as well as answering questions about the new gameplay mechanics and [...]

For players who would love to be able to karate like a boss in King of Fighters XIII, we have a treat for you. MachinimaVS and Club Versus recently started a new tutorial series called “How to Boss,” the first installment of which focuses on Takuma Sakazaki. More than just showing off combos, the tutorial [...]

Machinima recently got a chance to catch up with Injustice: Gods Among Us Erin Piepergerdes. In this interview they cover the steps that are being taken to balance interactive stage elements, the overall art direction of the game, the roster, and more. Though they don’t go into new characters or specific game mechanics, they go [...]

MachinimaVS recently uploaded an excellent tutorial on kara Raging Demons by DreamKing2323. While Akuma and Evil Ryu can also use this technique, the video focuses on Oni. It shows which normals can be kara’ed out of and goes over some specific setups for each one. His F+HK kara is particularly useful for it’s massive range advantage. [...]

Woolie and Matt are back with another episode of Fighterpedia, a humorous look at various facets of the fighting game genre. Today’s installment covers the oft-discussed topic of a crossover between the Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat franchises. While the two games are incredibly different, the duo offer their opinions on how a future collaboration [...]

Woolie and Matt are back with another great episode of Fighterpedia. The tenth installment was recently uploaded to Machinima, and focuses on the usage of arcade sticks. Did you feel defeated when you first used an arcade setup? Do you have a friend who is trying to transition to the traditional peripheral? This decidedly old-school [...]

In just under an hour, Machinima Live will be presenting a special 2 on 2 Street Fighter x Tekken invitational tournament put together by the folks over at Cross Counter. They’ve rounded up a fantastic group of players to compete in the newly released crossover, resulting in some interesting team makeups for the tag battle [...]

Woolie and Matt are back with another episode of Fighterpedia, dedicated solely to the recently released crossover Street Fighter x Tekken. They cover a variety of subjects, including the game’s mechanics, some myths and facts regarding the game, and the upcoming downloadable content, all with the same off-kilter humor of earlier installments. Just be warned, [...]

The latest episode of Woolie and Matt’s Fighterpedia series was recently uploaded to Machinima, where the duo tackles the most infamous Street Fighter product of all. Street Fighter: The Movie is a well-known blunder that even folks outside of the fighting game community loathe to hear of, but there’s one piece of gaming nostalgia that’s [...]

Just in case you all missed Maximilian’s announcement the other day, Machinima is hosting a special Street Fighter x Tekken live stream later this afternoon. Gootecks and Mike Ross will also be in attendance to lend their expertise to the event, offering us their thoughts on the game and it’s new mechanics. The stream will [...]