In a first-of-its-kind imaging study, the Stanford University School of Medicine researchers have shown that the part of the brain that generates rewarding feelings is more activated in men than women during video-game play.

SEGA Bass Fishing is back and better than ever, returning with all-new intuitive controls which utilize both the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. This time round when players hook a big one, they can use the motion sensor as they wrestle to reel it in.

CID The Dummy, previously known as Crash Dummy vs. the evil D-Troit, is based around the multiple opportunities for a Crash Impact Dummy (CID) to get into mischief, blending classic platform elements with more cerebral elements such as puzzles, clever weapon use and route finding.

CoD 4: Modern Warfare is a new action-thriller that will arm gamers with the most advanced and powerful arsenal of modern day firepower to fight a new war in the world’s most treacherous hotspots. Activision announced that Infinity War is working on downloadable multiplayer maps, but only for PS3 and X360, not PC.

Transform your Sims’ homes with new design options for their kitchens and bathrooms. Create a romantic hideaway in the bathroom or an ultra-modern space with streamlined glass showers, claw-foot bathtubs, contemporary sinks, and more.

Star Wolves 2: Civil War is an addon for Xbow Software's 3D space RPG, currently being developed by Elite Games, which adds more than 80 solar systems, new ships and weapons, new NPCs with specific personality treats, a new faction, and non-linear progression of the game.

American McGee, known for American McGee's Alice, revealed that, apart from working on the "Grimm" project, his China-based Spicy Horse studio has just started working on a second project. While details were not provided, it was revealed that it will be powered by Epic's Unreal Engine 3 and be a "multi-platform, twisted tale project." An update on "Grimm" indicates the title is at the halfway point, with 12 of 24 episodes finished.

Void Star Creations takes the puzzle game genre to a whole new level with Poker Smash, an action packed puzzler with a poker twist where players rush to clear rows of cards by arranging them into poker hands. To keep things interesting Poker Smash offers card-blasting bombs and a super slow-motion trigger for players caught in a bind.

Since Troika is no longer amongst the living this patch is not official, so use at your own discretion. This update brings Activision's Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines retail game to v4.6 (requires v1.2 patch installed) and addresses a number of known issues, gameplay tweaks, bug fixes and so forth.

Another day, another batch of games shipped to stores. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are announcements for:

• Turok (X360/PS3)
• American Girl: Mia Goes For Great (PC)
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