Innehållsförteckning för July 2024 från K-Zone

K-ZONE: HI AUSTIN! WE LOVE HEARING FROM YOU, AND WE ALWAYS ENJOY READING EMAILS FROM AMAZING K-ZONERS! EMAILS LIKE THIS ALWAYS MAKE US SO HAPPY! BE IN YOUR SPACE! WOOHOO! Congrats to this month’s Your Space artists! You have scored your own copy of The Big Book of Train Activities! To be in Your Space, send a drawing to: YOUR SPACE K-ZONE CAMMERAYGAL COUNTRY LOCKED BAG 5555 ST LEONARDS NSW 1590 Or hit up kzone.com.au and click on ‘Be in K-Zone’! I love K-Zone so much! Shout out to all my family in NZ! – Lucas Hi K-Zone people, I love your work! – Jake Shout out to my brother Fraser! – Ryan K-Zone is the best magazine ever, must read more! – Orin…

▢ STAR WARS DOORABLES GALACTIC CRUISERS This is perfect for K-Zoners who love surprises! When you open the blind pack, you will find one of 10 different Star Wars figures, with their own unique vehicle to collect! Will you get Darth Vader, R2-D2, Wicket, Princess Leia, a Stormtrooper, C-3PO, Grogu, Luke Skywalker, Ahsoka Tano, or Chewbacca? We want them all! ▢ LEGO DESPICABLE ME 4 BRICK-BUILT GRU AND MINIONS It’s a new Gru! You can bring Despicable Me 4 home with this LEGO set that includes your very own posable Gru and five fab dancing Minions, all with their own fun accessories! Fire in the hole! ▢ HEADS AND TAILS: CAT MEMORY CARDS Purr-fect your memory skills with this deck of cards! This game has 30 cat breeds on 60…

GRU AND GRU An exciting new family member has joined Gru’s peaceful life with Lucy, Margo, Edith and Agnes. Baby Gru Jr. might follow in his father’s footsteps, but we’ll have to wait and see – Gru’s old nemesis from Villain Academy is unfortunately targeting the fam! They will all need to start a new life in a new town to try and escape Maxime Le Mal’s quest for revenge. Meanwhile, the Minions are keeping busy while trying to help the strongest and worst boss in the world… PRO TIP The most important part of any heist is being aware of potential dangers at every turn – like furious honeybadgers in a mansion! POPPY Poppy is an aspiring supervillain and a big fan of Gru. This talented teenager is the…

1. GUIDES ARE OVERRATED It’s so much better to let your imagination run wild and do your own thing, whether you are building a mega burger for hours in the game, or illustrating your own awesome comic without even looking at a tutorial! 2. SURVIVING A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE IS SIMPLE Digging a trench around your house will do the trick. Otherwise, craft a sword, or bow and arrow. 3. SILENCE IS SUSPICIOUS Ever had a Creeper sneak up on you? Enough said. 4. TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK Everything is easier with friends – working together to fight hostile mobs that come out at nightfall or solving a problem in class. 5. NATURAL RESOURCES ARE PRECIOUS Minecraft ore doesn’t respawn, so you need to use them wisely. It’s like water IRL…

CONFUSION: Slap someone with Confusion to make their screen go purple and wonky. Their controls will also be reversed, so forward is backward, left is right! It’s hilarious watching other players walk straight off the map! KNOCKOFF: Off with their head! This glove literally knocks off noggins! Get hit and you’ll be looking at your noodle on the ground while controlling your body as it wanders around! OVEN: No one could accuse this glove of being half-baked! Summon an oven and trap other players! Once the timer goes off, the door will pop open and they will be sent soaring! BONK: Cut people down to size with a huge, comical hammer. Once you bump ’em on the bonce, you’ll leave them squashed – this makes them look silly and move…

I ENTERED THE MARIO KART 8 DELUXE AU/NZ CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2023 BECAUSE... I was confident I had the skills to reach the top 12 required for the AU/NZ Championship. It was the first Nintendo AUNZ tournament of this scale for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, so I didn’t want to miss it. IN THE LEAD UP TO THE AU/NZ FINAL… I didn’t want to put too much pressure on the Championship, and wanted the mindset of having fun. My preparation was playing more online competitive races, but keeping up with Time Trials. MY PERFORMANCE IN THE AU/NZ FINAL… Was very good. I managed to break away from the pack and front run on a handful of tracks, and I made good decisions when I was in the pack. I was excited…

GAMEZONE PLAYING NOW In Sand Land, you play as the demon prince Beelzebub, who has left his home to journey across a dangerous desert world. In this sandy landscape, you’ll find giant scorpions, deadly raptors, and swooping pterodactyls, not to mention many bandit gangs. Fortunately, Beelzebub is no slouch in combat, with furious fists, devious dodges, artful air attacks, and superb special skills. He can utilise a variety of vehicles to fell any foe, and these are some of our favourite things about the game. There are terrific tanks, mega mechs, brilliant bikes, and more to use. These rides can help you to explore, like the jump bot that can leap between ledges, or the hover car that simply rides over river rapids. This is an action RPG, so you’ll…

100 % K-ZONER MADE GET YOUR BUILD ON THIS PAGE! Congrats to this month’s ScreenSpace artists! You have scored a copy of Pirates of Darksea! We Want YOU! Have you made something AMAZING on your computer, console, tablet or phone? To be in ScreenSpace, visit www.kzone.com.au and click on ‘Be in K-Zone’! Go to ‘ScreenSpace’ to submit your epic gaming screenshot, coding creation and digital artwork. Remember K-Zoners, it’s all about protecting your identity. Be a safe gamer and don’t talk to anyone online who you don’t know for real. Hi everyone at K-Zone! – Reagan…

2009 Minecraft is born in May! The first version is for PC and called ‘Cave Game’, until the name is changed to ‘Minecraft: Order of the Stone’, and then simply, ‘Minecraft’. 2012 The first LEGO Minecraft set is released in June, coinciding with Notch’s birthday! In August, the Adventure Update brings in books, quills, and emeralds. In October, the Pretty Scary Update delivers Wither Skeletons, witches, Zombie Villagers, and useful items like the Anvil! 2013 Redstone arrives in March! As Minecraft’s equivalent of electricity, Redstone changes the game and helps turn Minecraft into more creative gameplay. In October, The Update That Changed The World arrives, bringing in adjustments to the game’s central terrain generator, and a whole bunch of new biomes including various forests, beaches, Savanna, and Mesa! 2014 We…

K.Z: Hi Krystle and Michelle! Which build was your fave in this season of LEGO Masters? K: The Cinderella-Western mashup in the ‘Twisted Tales’ challenge, and the showdown with Harley Quinn and Batman in the ‘Villain Vehicle’ challenge! Cinderella strutting her stuff in cowboy boots, ready to lasso adventure in the Wild West! Harley Quinn causing chaos for Batman and Joker, like a scene in a comic! M: Our Artist’s Studio in the Grand Finale. I hope to rebuild it one day. I’ve already rebuilt the easel and some paintings at home. K.Z: Any funny stories from the set? K: The entire cast walking in through the sliding doors, sporting the goofiest fake moustaches you have ever seen! We spent the weekend at an arcade winning prize tickets, and what…

GAMEZONE PULL OUT MINI MAG 80,000 Super Mario Maker levels (all the levels in existence) were finally cleared by a group called 'Team 0%' on March 15, before the servers shut down in April! 2000 ideas for Wonder Effects were originally made by Super Mario Bros. Wonder's dev team! A few made it to the prototype, then less than half to the final game! 50 years ago, Dungeons & Dragons was first released! The influential tabletop role-playing game has been played by over 50 million people since 1974!…

Get ready to test your speedrunning skills, with more than 150 challenging moments from classic NES games! You can challenge friends on the couch, or compete against players around the world. It is easy to invite up to eight mates with Party Mode – all on one system! Push your personal best in the bite-sized challenges from 13 games, like racing through the first level of Super Mario Bros., or finding out how quickly you can gobble up an enemy in Kirby’s Adventure. When you complete challenges, you earn a letter ranking. If you repeat the challenge, your best run plays with the current one, to see where you improve or fall behind! If you haven’t played the orig games, this is perfect for new players and veterans. There will…

GAMEZONE COMING SOON City building games can be a bit slow to get going sometimes! Thankfully, each map in Pioneers of Pagonia will begin with a ship full of eager settlers, excited to be arriving at their new island home. Everyone is ready to hop out and get to work! With these extra hands, you can have a bustling town up and running in no time! The goal of the game is to keep your people busy and happy, while also forging alliances as you expand. Can you grow enough food resources to feed all of the hungry citizens? Can you mine enough ore to make weapons for your guards and rangers, who must protect the town from invaders? Pioneers of Pagonia might look a bit intimidating, but you can…

GAMEZONE CHEATS ► TAKE OUT THE TRASH Be sure to take advantage of the interactive elements in each level. Whack parking meters to send them flying at foes, or grab garbage bins to fling at Foot Clan creeps. Unexpected items (like plush toys) can do damage! There can also be power ups hidden underneath. ► CLOSE THE GAP The best way to beat up bad guys is to get the jump on them – literally. Why amble towards attackers when you can leap into the air and do a diving kick? This gives you the first attack and an edge in the fight. Surrounded? Use jump and attack together for a spinning attack. ► POP THOSE POWERS Each of the four friendly fighters has a potent Turtle Power special attack.…

Inside Out 2 hits cinemas June 13! Hi K-Zone! – Georgia Shout out to K-Zoners who love games too! – Cam…

BREAKING Also known as ‘breakdancing’, this sport will appear in the Olympic Games for the first time this year! Breaking is a style of dance that began in the USA in the 1970s, and is well-known from Bronx block parties and hip hop culture. It includes acrobatic movement, intricate footwork, and stylised dancing. In competition, B-Boys and B-Girls face off in individual battles, improvising to the DJ’s tracks to gain votes from nine judges. Breakers don’t know the music that will play before they compete! SKATEBOARDING This sport joined the Olympic line up at Tokyo 2020, and will return for Paris 2024! The world’s best skateboarders will compete in the two most popular disciplines – Park and Street. Athletes need to carry out their most impressive tricks, and are judged…

An evil fog has swept across the land, corrupting every creature it touches... So a hero must rise. In this case, that hero is an adorable, teensy, squishy slime! It may look cute (and you can customise it), but this bulbous blob is a lean, mean fighting machine. Your gooey good guy can transform into weapons, so you’ll wield swords, spears, and hammers. You can use enemy gems to take on their special abilities, and gain skills like freezing foes with ice breath or bombarding baddies with a meteor shower. Gems can be combined, letting you create custom combos – like adding fire to a whirlwind to make a spinning flame tornado! Lush jungles, icy tundra, and lava-topped mountains await you. Each biome has unique enemies and a fearsome boss,…

GAMEZONE PLAYING NOW If your ‘rents reckon games are only all about fighting and big action, this game might just help change their mind! Summerhouse is the most chill experience. The gameplay is all about picking a sweet setting and looking through a collection of pixel art pieces to build a house. There are stacks of options for players to pop into place, which can be used as walls, doors, windows, roofs, and decoration. You will unlock more options as you go too. This little sandbox really is about relaxing and flexing your creative muscles, so there’s no right way or wrong way to play. There are four possible backdrops, including a lush meadow and a dusty desert. You can change the scene from a clear sunny day to a…

GAMEZONE CHEATS ► POWER UP THAT MECH Be sure to build an upgrade depot for your mech as early as you can. There are stacks of useful upgrades, and it’s worth hunting for the materials you need along with other missions. Keep tabs on what you need by selecting the upgrade in the menu and using the ‘Create Mission’ option. ► SO VERY CRAFTY Waiting for items (like iron bars) to craft in the furnace can be a pain. Want to skip it? Start the crafting process for everything you want, then sleep. The process will be done in the morning. Water crops before you sleep too, to ensure they have a full night’s growth. ► FEELING PERKY Build decorations close to your Homestead to increase the ‘Coziness’ level. This…