K-Zone的February 2023目录

Meadow, Vic I made a Lion King scene in Minecraft. Ocelots are lions, Ravagers are elephants, Skeleton Horses are zebra, and Horses are antelope. The Black Cat is Scar, Parrot is Zazu, Hoglin is Pumbaa, and Rabbit is Timon. It took two hours. Benjamin, NSW I built a Diamond mansion with a pool, bedroom, spider colony, study/dining room, battle room, roller coaster to the beacons, and a roller coaster to my brother’s Emerald mansion. I made it in an hour in Minecraft! Bethany, Qld I made a Nintendo Switch that says K-Zone in Minecraft. It took 15-20 minutes. I chose a Switch because I have one! Reuben, Vic My friend and I built a Minecraft world for over a week. It has a zoo with buildings, a kids area, and…

WEATHER WARNING Darkmess is affecting travel! Produced by Cursa, it’s a dark matter that has spread across the galaxy, causing wild weather on all the planets. BEACON BEACH Pack your swimmers and prepare to feel sand between your toes! First stop is Beacon Beach, a sunny place famous for beach parties and being lots of fun. With Darkmess taking hold, a big storm has brewed, so you might want to bring an umbrella... WARDEN: Augie LANDMARKS: Beacon Town, Sunrise Temple BOSSES: Giant Wildclaw, Darkmess Eyes, Giant Goomba EASTER EGG: Stop to read murals in Sunrise Temple to learn about Augie’s past. PRISTINE PEAKS Brrr… We hope you have a jacket, because this is a winter wonderland with icy caves to explore! Pristine Peaks was always chilly, but it was easy…

K-Z: Hello Gem! In GG Spawn Squad, a viewer joins you in the Den of Gaming for an epic gaming sesh! What do you love about making the show? G: There’s so much to love about getting the spawnlings involved! It sounds corny, but I think my favourite part is interacting with the kids on a level I don’t often get to as a TV presenter. It’s awesome to meet so many amazing gamers! K-Z: Any new favourite games? G: I’ve been pretty familiar with all the games we have played on Spawn Squad so far, but playing Animal Crossing on Luca’s incredible island really kicked my AC obsession back into high gear! K-Z: If you could join GG Spawn Squad as a guest gamer, which game would Guest Gem…

BOOKED KWAME ALEXANDER ILLUSTRATED BY DAWUD ANYABWILE Twelve-year-old Nick loves soccer, but doesn’t like reading. As Nick learns the power of words, he focuses on soccer, family, and friendship. The challenges Nick must face seem more difficult than scoring a tie-breaking, game-winning goal, but he has his best friend, and a rapping librarian called ‘The Mac’, who gives Nick inspiring books! READ IT... BEFORE A GAME! MY MUM IS A SPY ANDY MCNAB AND JESS FRENCH ILLUSTRATED BY NATHAN REED Lucia and her dad are staying with Idris and his mum for a while, and Lucia thinks Idris’ mum is acting strange. Almost as if she’s a spy… Idris was annoyed to have guests for the holidays, but Lucia is not what he expected. She really loves sneaking around, or…

FANTASY FUN Find the fun in these fantasy faves! Make your mark on the wizarding world in Hogwarts Legacy. Pluck a lucky hero out of the pages of an epic story in The Plucky Squire. Lock onto the creepy coolness of Ravenlok. Grind away woes and foes with a drilling arm in Pepper Grinder. WILD WORLDS Wanna be whisked away to wild worlds? Start your journey with Minecraft Legends. Next, tear through The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Detour to a Breath of the Wild-like adventure in ONI: Road to be the Mightiest Oni. Grab a mate and help a fawn/wolf cub co-op combo find their fam together in Blanc! FAR, FAR AWAY Hyperspace to places far, far away in these sci-fi games! Teleport to weird and wonderful…

GEARING UP Better gear means better chances of surviving the Tower climb. In some games, it’s handy to wait for better gear drops... but not in Minecraft Dungeons! Grab better gear as soon as it drops. It’ll make you and your pals stronger with every floor you conquer. PARTY SIZE Co-op usually makes things easier, but it’s best to start out co-op Tower conquering with one other player. Why? More players means more mobs. More mobs with more health! Plus, your party shares a pool of lives. You can drop players in and out to tweak the challenge when things get tricky. TOWER LAYOUT Tower layouts change regularly, but they are all a mix of familiar floors. Basement is the starting area; plan strats here. Combat floors are where you’ll…

LOADED FART I farted super loud in class and everyone started laughing; I was so embarrassed. Connor, NZ SOCCER STRIKE I was running up to a player to tackle them in soccer, but at the last second, they tried to kick the ball away. It hit me in the nose! My nose hurt so much after, and even worse, I had to be substituted! Aaron, NSW READY, SET, OW! My friends and I were walking to our base at school, when one of my friends wanted to race. I started running and jumped over a wall. I didn’t see a tree and ran into it. My head hurt for the rest of the day! Reid, SA SORE SOUVENIR I was on holiday with my friends when I fell back on…

GET INTO 7th Send a Card to a Friend Day8th Kite Flying Day10th Umbrella Day11th Make a Friend Day16th Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania in cinemas 17th Random Acts of Kindness Day20th Love Your Pet Day22nd International World Thinking Day22nd Walking The Dog Day 23rd Play Tennis Day26th Tell a Fairy Tale Day27th Polar Bear Day27th No Brainer Day HAPPY BIRTHDAY 9th Tom Hiddleston, AKA Loki14th Alaqua Cox, AKA Maya Lopez14th Danai Gurira, AKA Okoye16th Elizabeth Olsen, AKA Scarlet Witch21st Kumail Nanjiani, AKA Kingo SCHOOL 1st Back to school in WA, and parts of NT3rd Back to school in parts of NSW8th Back to school in Tas OH AND... 13th March issue of K-Zone out in Australia (March 13 in New Zealand) CONTINUE SMASHING ‘N’ FLIPPING DOING RANDOM…

HANDBALL CHAMPION Name: Santiago Heroic feat: Winning the ACT championship in the Camp Australia Handball Championship 2022! Over 20,000 contestants from around Australia competed, with only 350 kids making it to the regional finals. Santiago was one of the 10 winners! FAST SIX WITH SANTIAGO K-Z: Hi Santiago! How did you enter the Handball Championship? S: My Dad received an email from Camp Australia saying that I had made it to the Handball Regional Championships. I entered because I love playing handball, and my friends had encouraged me to compete with other kids from different schools. K-Z: How did you feel on the day? S: Happy and nervous. I was glad my parents were with me, and I felt confident when my friends came to watch before the first round.…

CARLOS ALCARAZ GARFIA From: Spain Current ranking: No. 1 Rad record: Carlos became the youngest ever men’s world No. 1 after winning the 2022 US Open! NOVAK DJOKOVIC From: Serbia Current ranking: No. 5 Australian Open appearances: 18 – with nine wins! HOLGER RUNE From: Denmark Current ranking: No. 11 Impressive win: Beat World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz Garfia at the Paris Masters (France) in November 2022. AJLA TOMLJANOVIC From: Australia Current ranking: No. 33 Big win: Ajla defeated the 23-time Grand Slam champ Serena Williams at the 2022 US Open – Serena's last match before retirement. IGA SWIATEK From: Poland Current ranking: No. 1 Major legend: Iga is a three-time major singles champion! She won the French Open in 2020 and 2022, and the US Open in 2022. HEATH…

CIRCUIT BREAKERS STREAMING NOW ON APPLETV+ This sci-fi series tells the story of seven different kids at Newton Middle School in the near future! Each episode focuses on a different problem caused by the misuse of tech, and curiosity leads to chaos when the students experience mysterious events. Would you volunteer for medical tests if it made you taller? Does having a clone make life easier? What would happen if you swapped minds with the school principal? Find out in this series! WATCH OUT FOR: DETENTION! THE HEROIC QUEST OF THE VALIANT PRINCE IVANDOE JANUARY 21 AT 9:00AM AND 5:45PM, AND JANUARY 22 AT 12:00PM AND 7:00PM ON CARTOON NETWORK The incredible Ivandoe is the young prince of the forest, who has been sent on a quest by his father,…

BREAK BREAKERS Wanna survive longer in Dragon Ball: The Breakers? Stack dragon balls with one player for protection against raiders. Being chased? Hide in caves. When the raider enters, stun with solar flare, then grappling hook away. The grappling hook is great at max range for staying ahead of the raider out in the open! PUZZLE PAUSE Scratching your noggin on a puzzle in LEGO Bricktales? Hit pause. Check the full LEGO bricky diorama. Spin and zoom to sniff out hidden stuff (plus stacked collectables). Can’t reach ’em? Revisit later with new robo-bud skills to nab what you missed! Swap rewards at the Merchant for customisation options. TRY TRICORDER To 100% Star Trek Prodigy: Supernova, the Tricorder is your bestie for sniffing out hidden pick-ups. Mash it to ping secrets.…

MAX POWER! The Netherlands’ Max Verstappen became a two-time world champion on November 20, 2022! He won the final F1 Grand Prix of the season in Abu Dhabi, and even set new Formula 1 records at the same time. It was the Oracle Red Bull driver’s 15th victory of the season, smashing the record of 13 held by Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel. Max scored 454 in the 2022 season, besting Lewis Hamilton’s 413 in 2019. After his win, Max performed celebratory doughnuts in his Oracle Red Bull Racing RB18 No. 1 at the Yas Marina Circuit! Will Max make it a hat-trick F1 championship this year? We can't wait for the 2023 season to kick off on March 5 in Bahrain! Australia’s Daniel Ricciardo will also be returning to…

1. How would your friends describe you? a. Confident and smart. b. Creative and private. c. Powerful and stubborn. 2. Which element would represent you the most? a. Fire b. Air c. Water 3. Which animal is the best? a. Elephant b. Eagle c. Orca 4. Pick a vehicle! a. Motorcycle b. Jet c. Submarine 5. Which show would you watch? a. Avatar: The Last Airbender b. The Dragon Prince c. The Deep 6. Where would you rather live? a. Mountains b. City c. Seaside 7. In a group project, you… a. Start working on solving the problems immediately by yourself. b. Get bored and call on favours from classmates who owe you already, so you can focus on more important things. c. Immediately become group leader…

Meet Dr Jessie Christiansen, a planet hunter for NASA who grew up in Queensland, and now lives in Los Angeles, USA! K-Z: Hi Dr Jessie! Can you tell us what you do as an astrophysicist, and at the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute? J: Our Sun is a star, and our galaxy contains billions of stars. Our Sun has eight planets, and my job is to search around the other stars to see if they have planets too! Turns out, they do – we think that most stars have planets around them, although not all of them look like the planets of our solar system. I am the lead scientist on the NASA Exoplanet Archive, which is a big database of all the planets we’ve found outside our solar system and…

SWASHBUCKLING STAR In Puss In Boots: The Last Wish, the daring outlaw Puss in Boots discovers his passion for peril has burned through eight of his nine lives. To restore those lives, he will journey into the Black Forest to find the mythical Wishing Star, with help from his former partner, Kitty Softpaws, and the chatty mutt, Perrito! The trio must avoid Goldi and the Three Bears Crime Family, who also want the Star. GOLDI This orphan girl's years with the smash-and-grab gang have made her fierce, secretive, and wily (with a bear's temper). With the Wishing Star, she intends to make everything ‘just right’. PAPA BEAR The old bear that started the Crime Family is happy to go along with Goldi’s plans, but his dream is to return to…

GAMES BY THE NUMBERS 30 minifigs can be played when you dive into LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga's Character Collection 2. Play as heroes and villains, plus our fave; Summer Vacation minifigs! 1000s of lines of code go into making games, but you can learn to code in Microsoft MakeCode Arcade. Get cracking now with the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever tutorial! Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator attacks are set to boom with Marvin the Martian, the new playable fighter for MultiVersus Season 2! You can find stacks of other unlockable Battle Pass swag too!…

Avengers: Infinity War snapped away some of our fave heroes, and Avengers: Endgame snapped 'em back. Take the heroes, add some villains, and snap, that’s Marvel Snap! There are over 140 cards to collect. Your cool cards start to stack after the tutorial. Play more games to nab more cards. Upgrade cards to score more. Mystery Cards materialise from level 18 onwards. Now, it's time to build a rad digital deck. Slap down your strongest play to win the day, OK? Your deck will be dealt out in random order. In the early rounds, options are limited, but midgame and endgame (with or without Avengers), you can play one powerful card. We love how these epic cards turn loss into victory. There's Iron Man’s epic power buff ability, or Hulk’s…

CYLOOP-THE-LOOP Cyloop is a neat new Sonic trick unlocked early on. Use it to (literally) run rings around enemies. Lost some rings in a tricky tussle? Pop a Cyloop or two to dig up more coins! Outside of biffs, look out for blue treasure chest markers. Cyloop around ’em for heaps handy progression items. PARRY PARTY Sonic’s speed means he’s ace at hit-and-run tactics. This is useful for the big-bad bosses, but Sonic also knows how to block. Learn a tough foe’s attack patterns from afar, then hold both bumpers to parry attacks. Block and counter success can slow time for EZ hits! FLY FISHING Need a breather? You should drop a line on Big the Cat’s fishing game! You’ll nab coins with each catch. Now, trade catch coins for…

K-Z: Hi Ilsa! What are you excited for K-Zoners to see in Blueback? I: I'm thrilled for K-Zoners to see the beautiful coast of Western Australia, and the creatures that live in it, like the Western Blue Groper. The film looks closely at the life of a young girl who is passionate and determined to save the world’s oceans. Hopefully it inspires young people to feel they can do the same. It’s also about her friendship with Blueback, the Groper. They have a real and honest connection, showing how easy it can be for anyone to become friends with each other, and also other animals. K-Z: What was Blueback like? I: Working with Blueback was so cool! He was made so well that he felt and looked like a real…

Q Did you hear about the two artists in a contest? A It ended in a draw! Jasper, ACT Q What do you call a lazy baby kangaroo? A A pouch potato! Mish, Qld Q Why did the skeleton quit her job? A Her heart wasn’t in it! Keiran, Vic Q What did the fast tomato say to the slow one? A Ketchup! Micah, NZ Q What did the dog magician say? A Lab-racadabra! Ash, Tas Q What goes up but never comes down? A Your age! James, NSW Q What do you say in a rabbit’s birthday card? A Hoppy Birthday! Reece, NSW Q How much money does a skunk have? A One scent! Nate, NSW Q Why was it so windy at the soccer game? A The stadium…

ACROSS 2. A goldfish whose name is also an Australian capital city. 4. An acrobat who ends up being a Teen Titan. 7. Born on Kashyyyk and says things like, ‘GGWWWRGHH’. 9. Best mates with a Wimpy Kid. 10. A large healthcare robot built by Tadashi Hamada. 11. A tree-like being with the ability to regenerate. DOWN 1. A tall Italian plumber. 3. A red-headed Hogwarts student. 5. A Marvel antihero with a Disney+ series. 6. Loyal attendant to Princess Peach. 8. Forgetful blue tang fish. 10. Finn and Jake’s living videogame console. Solved our crossword? Double check your answers at KZONE.COM.AU K-Zone rocks! – Pete…