Gone are the days when kids and teenagers were the only ones hogging the video game console. With games such as Wii Sports currently available for the elderly as well as for their younger gaming counterparts, it's no wonder that senior citizens have gotten caught up in the craze. This time around, the spotlight focuses on the Pueblo Norte retirement home in Arizona. More on elderly gaming after the jump.

These days, you may actually see surgeons-in-training tracing five-pointed stars on their TV screens with their Wiimotes. Why? Well, a study conducted by Arizona">Mark Marshall, director of simulation and training at the Banner Good Samaritan Medical Centre in Phoenix, Arizona, suggests that under certain conditions, gaming can improve the hand dexterity needed by surgeons.

If you want to know what we're talking about, head on over to the full article after the jump.

(Editor's Note: Gobble gobble gobble! It's Turkey Month! No, not the country, silly. It's Thanksgiving in a few weeks - and even this early in the month of November, there's already quite a lot of stuff to be thankful for... and another handful of unfortunate stuff we'd rather not deal with, thank you very much. Now, we're taking off our Halloween masks [cue violent shrieks of panic from the readers]... Ok. Ok, fine. We're putting it back on... Besides, Daniel Lamb of Manhunt 2 has escaped onto retail, and he's causing quite a ruckus, trick-or-treating his way around the neighborhood.)

Ahh... Sweet November! It's time to start a new month with another QuickJump QuickPeek issue! Last week's edition had us bowling over all the wicked things the go bump in the gaming industry. Following Halloween, you can expect news leading up to the Christmas season getting ever so bigger. From here on out, you best be getting comfy in your chairs. Loosen those belt straps, and make sure you leave enough room for dessert.

We're bringing you the biggest bombs that have been dropped down the news line this week. What a way to start November? PS3 users would call it Uncharted month, 360 owners might call it Mass Effect month, and Wii owners could call it Galaxy month. Gobble away, folks!

Let the giving of thanks ensue! Let's start stuffing that turkey in QuickJump QuickPeek 19

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Article originally posted on Nov 03, 2007 at 01:30 PM.