Category: Entertainment

Beloved characters continue to change Victor Rhodes / Reporter Marvel Comics is celebrating 75 years as a comic book publisher and entertainment business. Marvel began life as Timely Comics in 1939 and was founded by Martin Goodman. He is known for creating Marvel Comics No. 1, which debuted in October 1939 and saw the first appearances of android superhero Human Torch (not to be confused with Fantastic Four Human Torch) and anti-hero Namor. The company later rebranded as Marvel Comics and created iconic superheroes such as Spider-Man, X-Men, Iron-Man, Hulk, Daredevil, The Avengers and Fantastic Four. Marvel characters have been through…

‘Call of Duty’ adds many new features  Jonathan Garcia / Reporter The “Call of Duty” series is one of the most successful franchises in the first-person shooter genre. A new installment called “Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare” was recently released on Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and PC, developed by Sledgehammer Games (PS4, XB1, PC) and High Moon Studios (PS3, 360). Gamers gathered Nov. 1 at Gamestop on Saratoga Boulevard in the Kohl’s shopping center to get their hands on the “Day Zero Edition,” which gave gamers access to the game ahead of its scheduled release date. “Advanced…

‘Glee’ vet Gustin shines despite early skepticism Jonathan Garcia / Reporter Grant Gustin speeds his way as DC Comics’ scarlet speedster “The Flash” as it makes its television debut on The CW. Also starring is Danielle Panabaker, Candice Patton, Carlos Valdes, Rick Costnett, Jesse L. Martin, and Tom Cavanagh. When the show was first announced people were skeptical about Gustin bringing the fastest man alive on screen because of his role on “Glee.” The show premiered on Oct. 7 and had the highest ratings for The CW since “The Vampire Diaries” in 2009. Only few episodes into the first season and…

Famicom classic re-released for Western gamers Victor Rhodes / Reporter Nintendo has finally brought the Japan-only Famicom Desk System game, “The Mysterious Murasame Castle,” to Western shores. The game was digitally released through Nintendo 3DS eShop service last summer. Originally released in 1986, “The Mysterious Murasame Castle” takes place in the Edo Japan era, where a blue-haired samurai named Takamaru must eradicate an alien creature from Murasame Castle and defeat four castle lords. “Murasame Castle” is a top-down view game running on the original “Legend of Zelda” engine. It focuses more on combat rather than solving puzzles and exploration. Different enemies…