Today in Joystiq: March 21, 2008

In light of Gibson's recent penchant for lawsuits, we thought we'd find a Guitar Hero image for the recap (please don't sue us, Gibson). Here's a Fender guitar, a Guitar Hero guitar and a Fender bass made out of LEGO that's functional as a GH controller. Blue Star Lego calls it a "Family Snapshot." Check out the highlights for today:

Joystiquery
Ask Joystiq: On Monster Hunter, Tipsters and Soda
DS Fanboy Lite: Mar. 15 - Mar. 21
Does our comment system work for you?
Joystiq Podcast 042 - Mostly harmless edition
Joyswag: Win a copy of Super Smash Bros. Brawl
This Week in Review: A Crystal-laden Vegas Prologue

News
LittleBigPlanet approaching Alpha, last stop before Beta
EA, Starz Media partner for Dead Space animated prequel
Rock Band Store launches, is awesome
Classic SFII combos work the same in SFIV
Departing Midway CEO bullish on company outlook
'Steel' a proper glance at MGS4 PS3 bundle
Ubisoft announces unimaginative 'Imagine Rock Star'
Metal Gear Solid Mobile sneaks onto Verizon phones
N+ developers rail against glut of bad XBLA games
Pentagon project to put game-like display on contact lenses
Rock Band Weekly: Boston six-pack
Defend Your Castle Wii Ware trailer is super-cute
Germans reveal Ticket to Ride, rate other XBLA games
Gibson sues Harmonix, Viacom, EA over Guitar Hero
Gibson lays lawsuit on GameStop, other major retailers
1982's Custer's Revenge cited in modern op-ed violence piece
Sins of a Solar Empire finally gets demo treatment
Midway's losses tallied up under Sumner Redstone's watch

Rumors & Speculation
Rumor: Kid Icarus making a comeback
Rumor: Wario's Woods coming to Wii Ware

Culture & Community
39 sealed Power Gloves, a great gift for nearly 5 octopi
More Portal love, now as LEGO stop motion
Jesus Mii invites us to Easter services
Awesome Metroid II fan remake three years in the making