(center)(!--[if IE])(object width="437" height="266" id="viddlerOuter-79c72e50" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000")(param name="movie" value="//www.viddler.com/simple/79c72e50/")(param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always")(param name="allowNetworking" value="all")(param name="allowFullScreen" value="true")(param name="flashVars" value="f=1&openURL=81678658&autoplay=f&loop=false&nologo=false&hd=false")(object id="viddlerInner-79c72e50")(video id="viddlerVideo-79c72e50" src="//www.viddler.com/file/79c72e50/html5mobile?openURL=81678658" type="video/mp4" width="437" height="246" poster="//www.viddler.com/thumbnail/79c72e50/" controls="controls" x-webkit-airplay="allow")(/video)(/object)(/object)(![endif]--) (!--[if !IE]) (!--) (object width="437" height="266" id="viddlerOuter-79c72e50" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="//www.viddler.com/simple/79c72e50/") (param name="movie" value="//www.viddler.com/simple/79c72e50/") (param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always")(param name="allowNetworking" value="all")(param name="allowFullScreen" value="true")(param name="flashVars" value="f=1&openURL=81678658&autoplay=f&loop=false&nologo=false&hd=false")(object id="viddlerInner-79c72e50") (video id="viddlerVideo-79c72e50" src="//www.viddler.com/file/79c72e50/html5mobile?openURL=81678658" type="video/mp4" width="437" height="246" poster="//www.viddler.com/thumbnail/79c72e50/" controls="controls" x-webkit-airplay="allow")(/video) (/object)(/object) (!--(![endif]--)(/center)(br /)(br /)Diablo 3 is the hotly anticipated installment in Blizzard's classic dungeon-crawling franchise, you know, just in case you've been living off-world for the past year or so.(br /)(br /)It is so far scheduled for release on May 15th, otherwise known as the day my blog-post-writing robot takes over and I begin what shall be the first of thirty days without sleep.

(center)(object classId="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="480" height="418" id="VideoPlayerLg57773")(param name="movie" value="http://www.g4tv.com/lv3/57773" /)(param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /)(param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /)(embed src="http://www.g4tv.com/lv3/57773" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" name="VideoPlayer" width="480" height="382" allowScriptAccess="always" allowFullScreen="true" /)(/object)(div style="margin:0;text-align:center;width:480px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;color:#FF9B00;")(a href="http://www.g4tv.com/games/trailers/" style="color:#FF9B00;" target="_blank")Game Trailers(/a) - (a href="http://www.g4tv.com/e3-2012/" style="color:#FF9B00;" target="_blank")E3 2012(/a)(/div)(/center)(br /)(br /)For those of you who just can't get enough of watching people epic fail at ridiculously challenging physical feats (and let's face it, that's the only reason 90% of people watch the show), you'll be glad to hear that the new season of American Ninja Warrior premieres on May 20th.(br /)(br /)While that might be exciting enough news on its own (or not), the real news comes from the fact that the show's finale will be held here at home. Las Vegas to be exact. Hmmm...a show involving dangerous stunts of incredible dexterity will conclude in America's gambling capital. Surely I'll be able to place a wager or two?

(center)(object width="560" height="315")(param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/28u5c8zf5m4?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0")(/param)(param name="allowFullScreen" value="true")(/param)(param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always")(/param)(embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/28u5c8zf5m4?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true")(/embed)(/object)(/center)(br /)(br /)Man, the martial arts new just doesn't slow down this week! So remember that little tidbit we mentioned earlier in the week about a certain (a href="http://www.karatemart.com/blog/formula-one-champ-to-become-martial-arts-star")Formula One Champ becoming a martial arts star(/a)? While the short film itself is still slated for an early May release, Infiniti was good enough to release the 'making-of' video seen shown above.(br /)(br /)It's your typical hype piece but it's actually pretty well done. It may seem like a lot of buzz for such a short final product, but we're still excited to see what they churn out. Enjoy!

(center)(img src="http://www.karatemart.com/images/blog/Martial_Arts_Web_Roundup_Banner.jpg")(/center)(br /)(br/ )This week saw a lot of interesting things go down that at nearly every level of the martial arts world. From mixed-martial-arts news to upcoming martial arts video games and newly opening movies, martial arts fans were anything but let down. But...(br /)(br /) If you haven't yet had the chance to browse around the interweb for your favorite sports news, your friends here at KarateMart.com have you covered. We've rounded up a short list of some of the more interesting tidbits that surfaced this week. So let the weekend begin to set in, dial into Friday mode, and enjoy what we've put together for you.

(center)(object width="560" height="315")(param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pAjdn0HxnTo?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0")(/param)(param name="allowFullScreen" value="true")(/param)(param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always")(/param)(embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pAjdn0HxnTo?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true")(/embed)(/object)(/center)(br /)(br /)The marketing train has officially left the tracks for Square Enix's latest upcoming foray into the world of fast-paced, martial arts action. Just earlier this week we brought you news of MMA champ (a href="http://www.karatemart.com/blog/georges-st-pierre-consulting-on-new-martial-arts-focused-video-game-sleeping-dogs")Georges St-Pierre (GSP) being consulted for combat design(/a), and now Sleeping Dogs has been tagged with an official launch date of August 14th.(br /)(br /)In what has become par for the course in the world of game launches, Square Enix has also let us in on what can be expected in the way of pre-order bonuses for the game.(br /)(br /)Check out the narrated gameplay video above and continue reading to find out what juicy bits of gaming goodness you can expect to find in your pre-order stocking.