This may be the year Georgia and I convince Allison to revoke the "no video games in the house" rule (which admittedly was enacted years ago with my full agreement, but now of course we've got Georgia's hand-eye-coordination to consider and not just the risk of blown deadlines...).

Here's what may be the proverbial straw: Jay Stephens shares the details of the forthcoming Secret Saturdays console game, "Beasts Of The 5th Sun."

"... players will take control of multiple characters that include the entire Saturday family... and some select Cryptids to fly, swing, pole vault and battle enemies. Players will adventure through 10 action packed levels in amazing environments from dangerous jungles to lost undersea cities to collect and interact with more than 50 never-before-seen Cryptids. Along the way, players will record the details of each find in their very own Cryptipedia. Fun puzzle elements allow players to locate hidden Cryptids and discover new paths as they fight recognizable enemies from the show including Van Rook, Piecemeal, Munya and the evil V.V. Argost."

There's a preview clip of the game play over at Kidzworld.com, and it doesn't look bad at all.