In a notice sent to press today, Austrian game publisher Jowood Productions revealed that previously announced DS game Lifesigns: Hospital Affairs would be a flagship title for its new "G-Stars" casual gaming line. The publisher has created the G-Stars brand as a way of reaching out to female and family-oriented audiences. Their method is to release games in three categories: fun, action, and sports.

Lifesigns: Hospital Affairs, per the game's teaser website, is a medical drama soap that reaches past Trauma Center's surgery-only focus. A quick review of the website's screenshots show only a few surgeries, while most of the screens feature dialogue and tense scenes between hospital staff. The game will likely be more character driven than Dr. Stile's DS adventure. The game is developed by Spike, the makers of Necro-Nesia and Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi for Wii.

Another DS game titled Genius Cards was announced as part of the G-Stars lineup, but no details were released.

Jowood Productions previously published GameCube titles Future Tactics and Kao 2. For more information about their G-Stars line, please visit http://www.stars-games.com.