Labyrinth

In a scarred and scored terrain on the face of Mars, a giant secret lurks.There, beneath the region known as Noctis Labyrinthus (Labyrinth of the Night), scientists have found evidence of an enormous, ancient volcano – and, possibly, a buried sheet of glacier ice. The discovery makes the equatorial site an attractive option in the search for signs of ancient life on the dry and dusty planet. Finding a hidden volcano was never part of the plan, but when a team led by planetary scientist Pascal Lee of the SETI Institute…

Inkle, the developers behind Overboard, Heaven’s Vault, 80 Days, and Highland Song, have released their next game, The Forever Labyrinth, in collaboration with Google Arts. You can play it right now. Billed as a run-based narrative game, The Forever Labyrinth will have you diving into a variety of paintings. But unlike Super Mario 64 where you then harass the wildlife, you’ll instead solve mysteries. You enter the eponymous labyrinth looking for your friend, Professor Sheldrake, then find yourself trapped in a series of…

You’ve probably heard of AI winning against humans in games like chess and GO that require intellect. That’s impressive but not shocking.AI is good at crunching numbers and finding patterns.But what about physical skills? That’s something humans are supposed to be better at, right? Well, not anymore.CLICK TO GET KURT’S FREE CYBERGUY NEWSLETTER WITH SECURITY ALERTS, QUICK VIDEO TIPS, TECH REVIEWS, AND EASY HOW-TO’S TO MAKE YOU SMARTER CyberRunner AI robot (ETH Zurich)An AI labyrinth maze champion emergesResearchers at…

Quirks and Quarks18:53Unearthing a small-brained hominid species that challenges human exceptionalismIn 2013 renowned paleoanthropologist Lee Berger sent a couple of cave explorers into a cave system in South Africa to see what they could find. Little did he know they’d return with photos of fossilised hominid remains that would upend everything we thought we knew about what makes us special. He and his colleagues discovered an entirely new species of ancient human relatives, called Homo naledi, that lived a few hundred…

By U.S. Department of Energy January 2, 2024Researchers have unraveled the complex structure of the carbon-12 nucleus, revealing that its lower energy states consist of clusters forming triangular shapes. This discovery by an international collaboration enhances our understanding of carbon’s formation in the Universe and aligns with existing experimental data. Credit: SciTechDaily.comAn international study has revealed the triangular cluster structures within the carbon-12 nucleus, offering key insights into the origins…

CyberRunner AI is a robot designed to take advantage of model-based reinforcement learning, and now it has proven that AI can even be trained to overcome physical skill games. The creators of the AI tasked it with learning how to play and complete the widely popular labyrinth marble game, and it succeeded with a fastest time of 14.48 seconds.Of course, this isn’t the first time that we’ve seen AI beat humans in something. The fact that AI can defeat humans in games like chess isn’t as impressive as it once was…

Archaeologists working at the Mitla site in southern Mexico have come across a discovery worthy of an Indiana Jones movie: a labyrinth of chambers and passageways hidden below a church, representing an 'entrance' to the underworld.When the buildings were put up by the ancient Zapotecs more than 1,000 years ago, they would've been used as a religious temple and known as the Lyobaa – the 'place of rest'. Several tombs appear to be part of the underground network, which sits some 5-8 meters (16-26 feet) below the surface.To…

Annapurna Interactive announced Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth in its showcase (June 29) with an atmospheric teaser trailer, filling in for a dark era of the franchise’s fictional history. Following the trailer, game director Chelsea Hash spoke with IGN to shed a little more light on the game. Set in 2033, Labyrinth is a narrative-heavy exploration of what it means to be a Blade Runner post-Blackout. The Blackout was an event triggered by two replicant androids, which shut down every electronic device in the city of Los…

The Annapurna Interactive showcase ended with a new game announcement, and the debut of its first internally developed game. Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth is a new game set in the Blade Runner universe, and the moody trailer certainly evoked the feeling of the sci-fi franchise.The trailer didn't shed much light on gameplay, but it gave us a taste of how the new game will capture the tone and spirit of the films. Given the name, it's possible the story will fall between the original 1982 film--which was set…

One word or two? As part of the Annapurna Showcase today, the publisher unveiled Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth. Alongside it, they’ve dropped a trailer that shows practically nothing, but I still want it right now. Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth is coming from Annapurna Interactive’s internal development team. Set between the original movie and Blade Runner 2049. It occurs after the Great Blackout depicted in Blade Runner Black Out 2022. You’re cast as a retired Blade Runner who is doing… something.…