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What happens when you make a crappy movie and game based on someone else’s idea? You get sued. Well, at least that’s how we like to do it in America. According toReuters,Ghost Ridercreator Gary Friedrich is searching the seas for buried treasure. Does he deserve to get paid? The creator of Ghost Rider has sued Marvel Enterprises, Sony Pictures Entertainment and several entities over what he claims is an unauthorized “joint venture and conspiracy to exploit, profit from and utilize” his copyrights to the comic book character....

As promised, Rockstar’sGrand Theft Auto: Chinatown Warsis now available on the App Store for iPhone and iPod touch. It’s only $9.99, which might make it one of the best values on the platform. Yes, this is the same game that was released last year for the Nintendo DS and the PlayStation Portable, a full, open-worldGTAtitle featuringhoursof gameplay. Good gameplay, too, ifour reviewis any indication. Oh, andall of the other reviews, too....

Rev those engines, folks: yesterday, Sony released the full list of courses and cars that will be playable inGran Turismo 5 Prologue. The game will be out onApril 17th in North America for $39.99(PSN or Blu-ray Disc). The grand total amounts to 6 tracks and 76 vehicles: 62 regular cars, and 14 extra “tuned vehicles”. Along with all the good stuff that has been previously promised — 60 fps, 1080p, DualShock 3 compatibility, cockpit view with real-time gauges, etc....

I know what you’re thinking — the Wii has online connectivity? I frequently forget myself, as I don’t spend a lot of time waving the Wiimote anyway. Good news for Ninty however:Guitar Hero 3has people burning up the online connections, scoring622,580 connections total for the week ending November 4th. This number is only second toPokemon Diamond/Pearl, which generated a brain-blowing1,455,526 connections. You know what I would like, Nintendo? What I would really, really like?...

Activision’sGuitar Hero 5, set to release this fall on the Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, and Wii, has been hiding out in the back, watching what everyone else is doing. And now, with a plan of attack in mind, it comes at you with a whole bunch of cool new features and tracks. Game Huntersreveals that a new Fest mode lets players battle each other at home or online for top scores....

Look, you either loveHarvest Moonor you haven’t played it yet. The people in the former group would most likely point towardsHarvest Moon 64in order to get the people in the latter group started on the series. It’s one of the best, and it would be great if it came to the Wii’s Virtual Console so that newcomers to the series could access it easily. However, that isn’t very likely to happen....

Hungry for moreHeavy Rain? Get in line — this gorgeous PS3 title has quite a few of us drooling copiously at the Dtoid offices. A demo was recently shown off at the Micromania Games Show in Paris, and a bit more information was revealed about Quantic Dream’s upcoming adventure title. In addition to what we already knew about the game having no loading screens, the demo showed the main character (a young journalist) as she goes to the house of a taxidermist who is suspected of murdering young women....

In case you hadn’t heard,Joe Dangeris pretty terrific. It was made by Hello Games, a team comprised of only four members. Managing director Sean Murray — speaking at Brighton’s Develop Conference — gave some insight into what putting a game on Xbox LIVE Arcade versus PlayStation Network is like. First, why did they go with PSN? “It was the only way we could self-publish,” says Murray. When initially looking for publishers, Hello Games received a few rather insane requests: “Can Joe be a monkey?...

Y’know, Xbox LIVE Arcade wasn’t always made up of mostly filler. There was a time when we got hit after hit, and that time was called theSummer of Arcade. The promotion must have been a success, because we’re getting another one soon enough. Six full weeks of “blockbuster titles” make up theDays of Arcade, according to everyone’s favorite Major Nelson. The line-up kicks off withHasbro Family Game Nighton March 18....

Man, when Chair said that a newInfinity Bladeupdatewould be coming soon, they meant it! The superb sword-combat game is getting a huge major patch today, containing buckets of new content, all for free. Infinity Blade: The Deathless Kingsfeatures an all-new dungeon area to explore with ten fresh enemies to conquer across six extra combat screens. Players will enter the mysterious castle catacombs to unlock what is promised to the be the God King’s darkest secret....

Every Friday, Destructoid highlights a fun, innovative, or just plain interesting independently-made game for our Indie Nation series. I’ve been putting off highlighting Daniel Benmergui’s work for months, but now thatToday I Dieis finally live with a functional donation system, it’s finally alright to tell you about him. ThoughToday I Dieis Benmergui’s most recent game, it’s also the third installment in what he calls the Moon Stories trilogy, which also includesI Wish I Were The MoonandStoryteller....

In Destructoid’s neverending quest to inspire thoughtful discussion and debate (when we aren’t posting pictures of women with SNES controllers over their nipples, of course), I’m proud to present the first in what will hopefully a new monthly feature program: the Destructoid Monthly Theme. But this is no average article series where the readers have no real input outside of leaving alternately angry and supportive comments — no, dear readers, this is a call to arms....

Germany-based developer Black Inc. wants you to know about its first foray into Xbox LIVE Arcade,Ion Assault. The problem with that, however, lies in the downloadable game’s genre. You see, it’s been painfully easy to write off twin-stick shooters on XBLA ever since the service was flooded with them. But I think it’s beenjustlong enough since we have seen a worthwhile space shooter that I’m ready to start caring again. Also,Ion Assaultlooks surprisingly good....