Drakensang: The Dark Eye, developed by Radon Labs, brings back epic party-based RPG gameplay in a breathtakingly detailed world, based on one of the world’s biggest pen & paper franchises.

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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The recently announced online game from Beijing-based Perfect World Network Technology, Chi Bi, based on John Woo’s feature film "Red Cliff," was inaccurately linked Woo to the game project. While Perfect World is developing the online game, there is no association, cooperation or involvement with Woo or his company Lion Rock Productions, and all quotes attributed to Woo regarding this project were fabricated.

Control the fate of the galaxy in the classic-styled turn-based strategy game that invites you to explore & conquer an entirely new space, featuring several distinct forms of game play, including resource gathering, role-playing, and strategy.

As society succumbs to a worldwide energy crisis, a new global depression takes hold. Amidst this desperate backdrop, two superpower alliances emerge. Join the battle on the frontlines of tomorrow as the Western Coalition or the Red Star Alliance.

Today Nintendo added yet another 3 classic games to the Wii's Shop Channel. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet access can redeem Wii Points to download the following titles: Operation Wolf, and Columns III: Revenge of Columns.

Dark Sector is a new and original next-gen action-thriller, developed by Digital Extreme. It's a dark, gritty experience packed with fast action, incredible superpowers and an engaging story.

Midway Games' NBA Ballers: Chosen One marks the return if fast-paced one-on-one and two-on-two action as players can select from more than 65 NBA superstars to be the next "Chosen One". Public Enemy's Chuck D will serve as announcer and studio-host, while producer Just Blaze will produce the entire instrumental score.

Koch Media announced that its Deep Silver label has signed a publishing agreement with Egosoft for its latest title X³: Terran Conflict, a brand new, stand-alone game set in the universe of X³. It is the culmination of the X trilogy, with a grand finale that takes us all the way back to Earth's own solar system.

Command and Destroy DS is a classic real-time strategy game in which you get to decide whether to play the role of the humans, defiantly standing up to the alien onslaught or whether you want to control the extra terrestrials hell-bent on the destruction of the human race.

Stardock will be developing The Political Machine 2008, a strategy game that lets gamers take a shot at running for President, allowing you to design a candidate or choose a pre-existing one and campaign across the country against either a human opponent or a computer controlled opponent.

UK based Indie developer Introversion Software has yet to officially announce, or issue any details whatsoever about its latest project, Subversion. The only thing known is that its latest title has been in development since 2002, but was shelved twice during the process, to make room for its other cult titles Darwinia (initially called Future War) and Defcon.

Based on the second season of the Avatar animated series, players will join Aang and his friends as they master their skills and fight their way to defend the greatest Earth Kingdom city against a deadly Fire Nation invasion.

Last time in our Under the Radar roundup, we delved into games featuring Cthulhu-esque monstrosities and poor, terrified little children. Now that we've had enough of nightmares, though, it's time to brighten things up a bit with some comedy. For those of you who didn't read the previous articles, these are games that you've probably not played, but you really should.

Buzz! for PSP packs over 5000 questions – on topics including music, celebrities, TV, sport, science, nature, movies and general knowledge – alongside 1000 pictures and videos, into a handheld PSP game ready to test your knowledge at home or on the move.

Playlogic has acquired RTL Enterprises' point-and-click adventure game Simon the Sorcerer 4: Chaos Happens, in which players take control of the witty sorcerer during his new quest in the Magic World.