April 13th, 2012
(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.
April 13th, 2012
(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.
April 12th, 2012
(center)(object width="560" height="315")(param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XT6puqo_g8M?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/XT6puqo_g8M?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 /)While the live-action Mortal Kombat trailer above may have nothing to do with (a href="http://www.karatemart.com/blog/mortal-kombat-web-series-gives-rebirth-to-feature-length-movie")Kevin Tancharoen's beloved web series(/a) of last year, there is still some pretty cool imagery to be found in this all-too-brief video.(br /)(br /)So sit back and enjoy. You know you never need a reason to watch the latest interpretation of everyone's favorite scantily-clad, (a href="http://www.karatemart.com/steel-kung-fu-fan")steel fan(/a) wielding, princess from the Netherworld.
April 12th, 2012
In what would seem like one of the strangest promotional campaigns in recent memory, performance and luxury car maker Infiniti has signed on the talents of 24 year-old (yeah, you read that right), two-time Formula One racing champion, Sebastian Vettel, to star in a martial arts-themed short film. It will be the first in a series of short films planned by the automotive giant. Sebastian is the one on the left by the way.(br /)(br /)Continue reading for more details on the mini martial arts movie.
