![]() His formidable appearance doesn't reflect his true nature. Thrown into the Labyrinth against his will, the terrifying monster persona is actually a lie, as Asterius possesses a chivalrous and intelligent personality. ![]() About Us For more information about Kotaku Australia, visit our about page.The figure of the Minotaur was feared along the entire coast of Greece. Technical Something not looking quite right? Contact our tech team by email at office AT. Advertising To advertise on Kotaku Australia, contact our sales team via our advertising information website. Contact Editorial To contact our editors, email tips AT or post to Kotaku Australia, Level 4, 71 Macquarie St, Sydney NSW 2000.Essentially, we take the mess of info coming out… Got a game you think we should be looking at? Contact or send it to: Kotaku AustraliaLevel 4, 71 Macquarie StSydney NSW 2000 So, uh, what exactly is this ‘blog’ thing? We’d love to say it’s some magical technology developed in secret by Thomas Edison parallel to his work with electricity, but it wasn’t. If you’d like to contact Kotaku with suggestions, comments, or product announcements, you can email us at Kotaku Australia is published by Allure Media in association with Gawker Media. Sure, you could mosey over to the US site, but you’d miss out on all the juicy gaming goodness that’s relevant – and important – to you. The Australian edition of Kotaku is focused on taking all this fantastic news and crafting it into a tasty treat for all you Aussies and Kiwis. ![]() Whether it’s the latest info on a new game, or hot gossip on the industry’s movers, shakers and smashers, you’ll find it all here and nicely packaged at Kotaku. They’d be one in the same in every lexicon on the planet if it were humanly possible. Please enjoy both if you haven’t already. ![]() Kind of like, y’know, Zagreus in the video game.Īnyway, the song is good, and so is Hades. The song itself is an eight-minute, noodly prog-metal odyssey about feeling infuriated by societal expectations and running into the same obstacles again and again. This one is called Zagreus, thank you and for fueling the writing sessions. Here’s some music I made with my best friends, I hope you enjoy! A tweet from Periphery guitarist Misha Mansoor confirmed that the game and Zagreus’ Sisyphean journey had inspired the band during its songwriting sessions. I mean, Zagreus was a central figure of Ancient Greek mythology, but he was also the hero of Sugergiant’s hit roguelite dungeon crawler, and that’s how the band encountered him. If you’re thinking, “Zagreus, wasn’t that the guy from Hades?”, you’d be right. This brings us to one of two new songs from Periphery called Zagreus, and it’s off the aforementioned new album. Like astrophysicists, metalheads are nothing if not direct in their naming conventions. It’s called djent because that’s the sound the guitar makes when you do it right. You can often pick djent out of a lineup by listening for palm-muted strings and strong distortion (among a few other factors). Periphery are considered pioneers of the djent sound, a typically prog metal mix of complicated rhythms and off-beat play. Prog metal band Periphery is preparing to release its fifth studio album, Periphery V: Djent Is Not A Genre, in March.
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![]() Completion of four levels in a day transforms Bao! It will be the supportive companion that cheers for you, celebrating your achievements as you progress. Bao, the official mascot of the Chineasy grows as you learn more words. The challenges efficiently reinforce the Chinese vocabulary of each level.Ĭhineasy integrates gamification into language learning and keeps the learner motivated. The cross-level challenges are basic questions to make sure you have understood and memorized the form, meaning, and pronunciation of the characters. Both are tailored to help learners to strengthen what they have learned before they progress to advanced levels. There are two types of quiz levels in Chineasy, checkpoint levels as well as cross-level challenges. Quizzes are formatted on the principle of spaced repetition, helping you memorize the meaning and pronunciation of the characters and words. You can take quizzes at your desired pace to enhance your learning process. ![]() The quizzes and challenges in the Chineasy app correspond to its learning methodology, which is the pictorial representation of characters. To reinforce your understanding and retention, interactive quizzes are a part of each lesson. Eight levels are available in the app’s free trial, while the premium version will give you access to hundreds of advanced levels.Īlthough each lesson is short, it is meticulously crafted to cover essential aspects of the language, such as Chinese vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation. After completing a lesson, the next one gets unlocked. Levels present new words and characters with a game link path where you must pass each one to progress. Passing each level skyrockets your motivation to keep going on. With clear explanations, audio recordings, and visual aids, the Chineasy lessons make learning Chinese a tangible goal. Review: Reinforcement of what one has learned through quizzes, games, and challenges.Writing: The feature helps you learn the right order of strokes for each character.Speak: Helps you start speaking Chinese with an accurate tone and pronunciation.Explore: Diverse range of content to give you a deeper insight into the Chinese language and culture.Lessons: Hundreds of levels help you learn the Chinese language in manageable chunks.The Chineasy app has multiple features to help you attain Chinese language proficiency. The method of associating characters with a visual depiction is incredibly helpful in this regard. Chineasy Review: Main FeaturesĪs the Chinese language is not phonetic, keeping the characters, tone, and pronunciations in mind is daunting. They allow you to unlock all levels between two octagon-shaped levels in one go, taking the learning experience to new heights. You will also have access to a wide variety of texts, audio, and video content about the Chinese language, history, and culture.Ī fairly new feature of Chineasy is the octagon-shaped levels which work as a placement test. We also have to mention that Chineasy is one of the best apps to learn Mandarin Chinese for reading.Īfter that, you will start the lessons based on the unique Chineasy methodology and get a chance to review what you have learned. Those learning the language for visiting mainland China should learn simplified characters. Ideally, people learning Chinese in Hong Kong or Taiwan should opt for traditional characters. My kids have appreciated this approach too!Īs you begin using the Chineasy app, you will choose either simplified or traditional characters. ![]() It’s especially beneficial for visual learners as the app transforms Chinese characters into relevant illustrations. The Chineasy app focuses on gamifying Chinese language learning so students would continue learning without getting bored. ![]() If you prefer learning a language with flashcards, than Memrise is a great option to look too. While the Chineasy app launched in 2018, the pictographic learning system was created earlier in the form of books and flashcards. The idea is to transform the challenging task of learning Chinese into something simple and fun. The Taiwanese author ShaoLan Hsueh is the brain behind the unique methodology of the Chineasy app. ![]() If the food says that is has “real beef flavor” the beef flavor can come from any source, including animal digest, but the source must be clearly indicated in the ingredients. “With” anything indicates that there only has to be 3 percent of that ingredient in the food. If the food is labeled “Dog Food with Beef,” the food only needs to have 3 percent beef. Be sure to read the ingredients!īut there is another labeling rule you should be aware of that can tip you off about what is or isn’t in a food. If your dog is allergic to chicken that would be a problem. For example, you could buy Beef Dinner for Dogs expecting to feed your dog beef, and get 25 percent beef and 20 percent chicken. ![]() What’s more, the manufacturer can include something in the food that you don’t expect. The term “dinner” is often used but you can also see terms like “formula,” “platter,” “nuggets” or other words that would indicate the food is not just meat. With the water removed, the meat content could be as low as 10 percent of the food. That means the food is at least 25 percent beef but less than 95 percent (without the water removed). However! And this is a big however… if the food says that it is “Beef Dinner for Dogs,” that means something completely different. If it says the food is chicken and liver, then it must be 95 percent chicken and liver before the water is counted. Per the FDA, “beef for dogs” means the food should be at least 95 percent beef (70 percent after the water has cooked away). When a food says that it is beef “flavor” dog food (or cat food), that should send up a red flag for you.
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![]() ![]() Also, Zed can dodge his hold card if you R before it lands, which is exactly why TF is forced to play defensively, since if he goes to engage with hold card Zed just dodges with R and all-ins him with no consequence.Īlso, TF can only poke with Q, which is extremely slow and easy to dodge. he's forced to play defensively which makes it really easy to roam or even set up an all-in. TF is a horrible matchup against Zed imo, i literally never had any trouble against TFs. Ekko is a skill matchup and can really give you a run for your money if they are good I'd say it's even a counter matchup but it's pretty easy for him to outshove you with a q through the whole wave and the finishing passive autos. Galio is literally not a hard matchup all you have to do is never let him proc aftershock and you should win all ins - conqueror I find to still be a solid choice into tankier teams. Annie is one of the harder mage matchups because she basically matches or does more damage than you and is a bit tanky than many of the other mages, but again, if she is bad, it is a free lane. If you do it fast enough, they won't react with flash because a lot of the people who pick these champs mid don't actually know the matchup, they just know bruisers are supposed to counter zed. Alot of bruiser mid players get extremely confident because they are supposed to counter zed but if they are below the 50% hp threshold, you can kill them relatively easily with ignite and ultimate and a triple q combo. Renekton is manageable as long as you don't get within melee range if he's above 50% HP. ![]() Vlad isn't hard UNLESS the player is really good but again, most are pretty bad so don't fear the matchup too much just respect the empowered q. His flamethrower is really strong, he rushes zhonyas, and gets a movement speed buff and shield- plus his r is better in teamfights and has an extremely strong slow where if you are caught without w, you are most likely dead. I've had rumbles take exhaust and that's when the lane becomes basically unwinnable. TANK malphite is a true counter to zed however it's basically impossible to win against unless you legit are full build and are 5 levels up. Most people who pick things like garen mid are bad and just doing it because they see the zed locked but I usually kill them mid anyways and sometimes the same goes for malphite as well. She outshoves you as well it's such a cancer lane that punishes you for roaming. ![]() Anivia is my ban, you can't really kill her and she's just disproportionately tanky honestly and does a ton of damage if she lands her stun. However, a lot of the time if you know her R is down you can kill her. Most Lissandras are pretty bad though usually so it's actually not much of a problem - I never actually die to her but can't kill her either so I focus on killing the enemy jungler and roaming. So for me the worst matchups are Anivia and Lissandra. 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The NFL denied negotiations are occurring. “Why would we want him walking out the door?” “He’s at the top of his game right now,” said one owner. The NFL team owners’ desire to renew Goodell’s contract marks a big vote of confidence in his leadership through the pandemic and can be seen as a sign of his own growing confidence and security in the role since the last deal he signed in 2017. R oger Goodell is negotiating a contract extension for the fourth time, sources said, believing it is likely the NFL commissioner will have a new deal in place in the coming months. And, Goodell helped secure a new set of long-term TV deals with ESPN/ABC, Amazon, CBS, NBC and Fox to keep games on these outlets through the 2033 season.Roger Goodell’s current deal runs until March 2024 and has paid him a reported $63.9 million each of the past two years. The players' labor deal narrowly passed right when the COVID-19 global pandemic hit in March 2020, adding a 17th regular season game to the schedule. The majority of it is tied to meeting both "financial and nonfinancial goals for the league," per The Times. The commissioner's deal that he signed in 2017 went into effect in 2019, which is five years and reportedly worth up to $200 million. Goodell's contract was restructured to primarily focus on performance-based bonuses rather than guaranteed salaries, Belson reported, following a debate between Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and several other team owners on the compensation committee. ![]() Owners were reportedly told that his recent pay package is approximately 90% bonuses. "Our clients came forward with details of harassment and abuse they suffered with the reasonable expectation that they and the public would be provided with the findings of the 10-month-long investigation." During an owners meeting this week in Manhattan, a slide was shown that featured Goodell's salary-$63,900,050 per year for 2019-21, per Belson. "You have misrepresented the wishes of our clients, and likely those of the other women and men who came forward, to justify your decision to bury what we know would be a damning report, having sat through dozens of interviews. "You have chosen to hide behind the "incredibly brave" women and men who came forward to try to justify your decision to protect the WFT and Dan Snyder from whatever is contained in those findings," the attorneys penned in a letter to Goodell. However, Lisa Banks and Debra Katz, the attorneys representing 40 former Washington Football Team employees who participated in the investigation, said Goodell "misrepresented the wishes of our clients." Additionally, the commissioner said he felt Dan Snyder, co-owner of the WFT, was held accountable considering the “unprecedented fine” and that he “hasn’t been involved with the football team for four months." ![]() NFL commissioner Roger Goodell made nearly $128 million over the last two fiscal years, largely thanks to bonuses from lucrative media contracts worth over $100 billion and a 10-year deal with players, according to The New York Times' Ken Belson.ĭisclosure of his salary, benefits and bonuses, which make him one of the highest paid executives in the country, comes as he faces criticism and questions about the Washington Football Team investigation into workplace harassment.Įarlier this week, Goodell doubled down on not releasing the findings from the probe, citing that the league promised anonymity to individuals who helped with the investigation. 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