Today on Offworld

Today on Offworld, we saw how Obama (or a reasonable facsimile, at least) unwinds after a long inaugural day with a little retro-gaming, and likely the best piece of cosplay kit we'll see in some time -- a masterfully rebuilt Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device.

We also saw new flashcarts built specifically for Game Boy musicians, the finalists in the Independent Games Festival's student showcase, custom vinyl toys of classic Dig Dug characters, and new God of War and WipEout crossovers coming to LittleBigPlanet.

Finally, we played the latest game in the fantastically complex Grow series, looked back at LucasArts' 300-baud C64 virtual world forerunner Habitat, heard about Flashbang's newest abstract underwater action game Blush, and saw the first hints at a new WiiWare game from Sega that parodies 8-bit gaming's past.