Mew-Genics players will be able to freeze their kitty pals using an item called the Cryo-Cube 5000, Ed McMillen revealed on the Team Meat blog.

In a short post proclaiming "the future is now," McMillen addressed a number of scenarios in which players might find cryogenic freezing handy.

"Have you ever loved something so much that you wanted to bring it into the future so your children`s children could enjoy it?" McMillen wrote. "Or how about simply wanting to put something on ice before you get arrested for animal abuse? Or how about just needing to freeze a kitten seconds before you off yourself so your future self can look at it on the wall and remember the life you once had?"

A release date has not yet been announced for Mew-Genics. The game is expected to launch on iOS and other...