Up until our first announcement of Renegade Kid's The Wardgame, every time we heard anybody blurt out "survival horror" for the DS, the first thought that came to mind was Resident Evil: Deadly Silence. Now, in case the guys here would like to know how the game's turning out so far, a new press release has just come out revealing two new details.

The first is an announcement that Renegade Kid has managed to get the Gamecock Media Group as its publisher - Wii owners may remember them for their upcoming Mushroom Men game. The other announcement pertains to a minor name change - the game is now titled  Dementium: The Ward.

This decidedly adult-oriented survival-horror FPS will put players behind the controls of a man trapped in a mysterious, derelict hospital apparently frozen in time. Players will have to solve various puzzles, meet strange game characters, and face off against the labyrinth-like hospital complex's surgical experiments as they try to solve the mysteries of the complex, while trying to stay alive.

"It’s great when you can sit down with a developer who shares the same vision of where games should be going in creating new and exciting titles to offer an alternative to the bland remakes and sequels flooding stores today," said Harry Miller, Head of Development of Gamecock.

And while we don't have any extra more details, we've managed to uncover a couple of in-game screenshots (inset above) to prepare players for the horrors that await them come launch day. Enjoy.

Most of us find hospitals quite creepy so when this new DS game was announced, we were somewhere between being scared and excited. The Ward is a new Nintendo DS game set to be launched fall this year. It fully utilizes the DS touch screen for exploration, puzzles and Wi-Fi multiplayer gameplay.

The Ward is the story of a man who awakens to find himself alone in a derelict hospital on a stormy night. He must get out of the hospital alive, and in doing so, unlock the mysteries of the hospital. Along the way are grotesque results of surgical experiments and some handy clues to help him find his way out.

Although the game still appears quite cutesy and even funny (to us, at least - think Theme Hospital meets Silent Hill), the graphics are quite good for a DS game. It was made by Renegade Kid, who is still actively seeking a publisher for this new title.

Says Renegade Kid owner and art director, Gregg Hargrove "We're pushing the Nintendo DS to its' limits, with chilling environments, demented enemy characters, and real-world weapons all realized in 3D" We still have to decide about the "chilling environments" and "demented enemies" but in the meantime, here are screenshots and the trailer.

See the trailer after the jump!