Machinima is producing another dark, gritty story based on a popular video game franchise, and its latest work looks just as compelling as any of its previous work. The network focused on gaming and fan culture has shared the trailer for Street Fighter: Resurrection, which will premiere on Verizon’s Go90 platform on March 15th.
Resurrection, which Machinima revealed late last year, is a follow-up to the network’s previous take on the Street Fighter franchise, 2014’s Assassin’s Fist. That series, which scored more than 17 million views, proved to be a hit, though it was later removed from Machinima’s YouTube channel. In producing Resurrection, Machinima seems to have adopted an “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” approach. The creative team that made Assassin’s Fist, led by creator Joey Ansah, is back on board, and they’ve returned to the same low-lit, stylish look for Resurrection. The fight choreography, on display during the second half of the trailer, looks exquisite as well.
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While this is Machinima’s first original series for Go90, it is very much a return to the network’s bread-and-butter. Machinima has seen great success with its gritty adaptations of video game franchises; in addition to Assassin’s Fist, its other projects in that category have included Mortal Kombat: Legacy and Halo: Forward Unto Dawn. The decision to release an action series on a mobile-first platform like Go90 may seem like an odd choice at first glance, but based on its trailer, Resurrection is bound to look good, no matter where you watch it.
