Last year a live-action trailer for a new Mortal Kombat project took the Internet by storm. While everyone thought it was a viral ad for a new game, an early look at a new movie, or some other madness, the truth was that the people behind the video were trying to drive interest in a new Mortal Kombat film. The film never came to pass, but the same folks were hired to put together a series of shorts to promote the latest Mortal Kombat game. The first 12-minute video has been released.

It stars Jeri Ryan and Michael Jai White, and you can watch it right here. Take a look.

It's going to be fun to see how this "realistic" look at the Mortal Kombat world mixes with some of the more fantastic aspects of the game's world, but the first entry is violent, loud, and much better than we expected. No one is going to be busting out the Academy Awards any time soon, but this is significantly better than past attempts at bringing a game to live action to promote a new release.

We should be getting an episode a week, so keep your eyes out for more entries. Does this make you more likely to buy the game? Did it hold your interest?