1.0Kotaku Australiahttps://www.kotaku.com.auIan Walkerhttps://www.kotaku.com.au/author/ianwalker-usa/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="wHgDuwTvHh"><a href="https://www.kotaku.com.au/2020/06/killer-instinct-documentary-reveals-surprising-connection-to-buffy-the-vampire-slayer/">Killer Instinct Documentary Reveals Surprising Connection To Buffy The Vampire Slayer</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.kotaku.com.au/2020/06/killer-instinct-documentary-reveals-surprising-connection-to-buffy-the-vampire-slayer/embed/#?secret=wHgDuwTvHh" width="600" height="338" title="“Killer Instinct Documentary Reveals Surprising Connection To Buffy The Vampire Slayer” — Kotaku Australia" data-secret="wHgDuwTvHh" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://www.kotaku.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/11/cpq9rvjnkuu2diehjh1s.jpg?quality=751138640Fighting game community documentarian Esteban Martinez of Hold Back to Block returned this week with a full-length look at the history of Killer Instinct, focusing on its 2013 reboot. Surprisingly, one of the most celebrated competitive fighting games has roots in licensed fare like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Green Lantern.