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Japanese Psychiatric Association Wants 'Dementium: The Ward' Off Shelves (News)

Oct 2, 2008

Last week, daily Japanese newspaper Sankei Shimbun (via Yahoo! Japan) reported that the Japanese Association of Psychiatric Hospitals has asked Gamecock Media Group's Japanese distributor Interchannel to pull DS game "Dementium: The Ward" from store shelves.

Released in Japan in June, "Dementium" is survival horror first-person shooter with a plot that has the protagonist in a dilapidated hospital filled with gruesome surgical experiments.

From the translated Yahoo! story, it seems that the organization was concerned that the game might "encourage discrimination and prejudice" against those with psychiatric disorders.

MTV Multiplayer contacted Gamecock CEO Mike Wilson about the association's request to yank the selling of "Dementium" in Japan. He said to MTV Multiplayer in an e-mail...

The 8 scariest games this fall (Feature)

Aug 19, 2008

With Halloween around the corner, a handful of horrifying games are being prepped to leave their pants-wetting-induced mark on your couch this fall. Some of the titles listed don’t yet have US release dates (The Last Guy, Ghostbusters, Fatal Frame), but we’re confident they’ll be hitting our shores sooner rather than later. And like any great horror game, the ones listed below require you to rely on your noggin (and a small ...

Dementium: The Launch (News)

Oct 31, 2007

An art-house theater in Austin, Texas was the location of last night's launch party for Dementium: The Ward, a survival horror game for Nintendo's DS which goes on sale today. Made by three guys in a garage - each had over a decade of development experience - Renegade Kid signed with Gamecock in May of this year, and the game was gold by the end of October.

"The game technically releases tomorrow," Gamecock's Jason Livergood told the audience of developers, adding that this hadn't kept some retailers from releasing it a few days early. Not only have people started buying the game, they've started writing the publisher.

Dementium: The Ward (Review)

Oct 30, 2007

Oct. 30, 2007 Shocking. That's the easiest way to describe Dementium: The Ward. We're equally taken aback by the technical feat that developer Kid Renegade and upstart publisher Gamecock have managed to pull off, and that there's a terrifying first-person survival horror game that elicits genuine scares on the Nintendo DS. If Metroid Prime Hunters proved the platform detractors wrong, then Dementium proves them infinitely ...

On Sale Next Week in North America (News)

Oct 27, 2007

Another massive list of releases, and once again all the games that matter have been bolded so you dont miss them. We have Guitar Hero III, Manhunt 2, Battalion Wars 2, Hellgate: London, Virtua Fighter 5, Dementium: The Ward and the list goes on and on.

Dementium: The Ward (Screenshots)

Oct 17, 2007

The Ward Will Be Packed This Halloween - Cocks Ready For Action (News)

Oct 15, 2007

Anticipating high demand for the Nintendo DS title, Dementium the Ward, publisher, Gamecock, will be taking pre-orders via the games official website, www.dementium.com.

"If you are looking for the perfect game to play while you rip through bags of candy this Halloween, look no further, this is it."

Excerpts from the press release in typical Gamecock fashion after the jump...

Dementium: The Ward - updated impressions (Preview)

Oct 12, 2007

Oct 12, 2007 Like us, your first thought when pondering Dementium: The Ward probably is "Can a horror game on the DS be scary?" A while back we gave our initial impressions of the game, and recently we got some hands-on time with it. After wandering the halls of an asylum full of disturbing creatures, we can safely answer the question with "Yes, it's ...

Dementium: The Ward Goes Gold (News)

Oct 5, 2007

Renegade Kid is excited to let the world know that Dementium: The Ward for the Nintendo DS has gone gold. The game is being manufactured now and set to hit store shelves on Halloween.

Dementium: The Ward hands-on (Preview)

Jul 17, 2007

There's a lot, a lot going against Dementium: The Ward. A new developer, Renegade Kid. A new publisher, Gamecock. An untested, mature genre on a mainstream, family-friendly handheld. Sounds like a recipe for gameplay that's more disturbing than its horror-hospital subject matter. But despite this three-pronged attack, the game seems like a genuinely interesting attempt at putting a Silent Hill-style adventure on the DS. The premise is pretty basic - you wake up in a blood-stained asylum with ...

E3 07 - Dementium - Teaser 2 - 07-13-07 (Video)

Jul 13, 2007

E3 07 - Dementium - Teaser 1 - 07-13-07 (Video)

Jul 13, 2007

DS Set to Get 'Dementium' (News)

Jun 3, 2007

Following the initial announcement of The Ward for Nintendo's DS portable, it has now been confirmed that the game has had a slight name change and also now has a publisher.

Apparently Gamecock has taken on responsibility for the game, now titled with the much more memorable name of "Dementium: The Ward". Follow the link for more info.

Dementium: The Ward FAQ (FAQ)

Dec 6, 2007

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