Indiecade Game Design winner 'n IGF finalist Nidhogg finally has a release date, 'n it be soon: January 13. Last we heard, Messhof's 2D fence-athon be due last year, when IndieGames.com revealed the addition a online multiplayer t' the swashbuckling mix.

Nidhogg challenges players t' pillage from one side a a scrolling castle t' the other, with their pixelated opponents en garde t' AVAST! them in their tracks. The result be frantic mano a mano fencing, as shown t' great effect in today's announcement trailer.

Taking t' the comments section on YouTube, Messhof's Marc Essen said that while the initial release be Windows only, Mac 'n Linux versions be also in the works.