Have you ever sucked at a game? And whatever you did, or do, you continued to suck? (Yeah, me too.) But, there’s a theory behind the madness. In a study published in The Journal of the Cerebral Cortex, it revealed that the size of your brain can actually have an affect on your gaming skills.

Scientists at the University of Illinois have studied specific parts of the Striatum, a collection of tissues deep inside your cerebral cortex, and it revealed that brain size can influence a gamers ability to “refine his or her motor skills, learn new procedures, develop useful strategies and adapt to a quickly changing environments,” or in other words, playing games.

“This is the first time that we’ve been able to take a real world task like a video game and show that the size of specific brain regions is predictive of performance and learning rates on this video game,” said Kirk Erickson, professor of psychology at the University of Pittsburgh and the author on the study.

“Playing a game which requires very fast deployment of visual attention and motor movement could prime a strategy of speed over accuracy,” explained Nelson, “while playing a game which emphasizes a slower, more thoughtful pace could prime the opposite pattern. The main point is that different kinds of video games engage different cognitive and perceptual skills, and there are measurable differences in their effects, even in the short term.”

However, it does not work in reverse; you can’t play a bunch of video games and grow those structures in your brain — you’re stuck with the equipment you’re given from birth.

With the upcoming year vastly approaching us, we’ll like to thank all of our dedicated users for their support during this unforgettable year within the gaming industry. That said, we bid you farewell until 2010, but you’ll always remain in our minds; with all the respect in world, we wish you, and your families, a safe and enjoyable holiday season.

While we all have to wait in pain for the all new 50 Cent: Blood On The Sand, there is  one more detail that can keep you at rest and knowing that this game is going to not end up like Bulletproof.

Stephen Totilo had a chance to talk the game’s producer and told MTV that there was a demo of 50 Cent’s Blood On the Sand and was  "really excited" on how the game was shaping up.

To the point that even 50 cent has high hopes on this game. He also talked about a new love interested that came from Mr. G-Unit himself.

No details where revealed on who that mysterious love interest is at this time.

"Get ready for a great game."

50 Cent ‘Really Excited’ By ‘Blood On The Sand’, Love-Interest Details Revealed [MTV]