Ray Tracing Articles - Page 3

Gaming

Rockstar adds ray tracing to GTA 5, but it's almost too much

Say goodbye to the vampire effect

By Cal Jeffrey, December 15, 2022, 4:04 PM 24 comments

Software

Modders discover Portal RTX files can make Half-Life 2 and some other games look stunning

WTF?! Modders are having a field day with Nvidia's RTX Remix tool, and they haven't even gotten their hands on it yet. Apparently, you can take the files that enable RTX Remix in the recent Portal remake and drop them into the .exe folder of other games to give them a less-than-flawless visual upgrade with no further modification. Copyright lawyers are already rolling over in their graves and they aren't even dead yet.

Full story By Cal Jeffrey, December 14, 2022, 3:53 PM 8 comments

Gaming Product Finder

Portal RTX is out now: ray tracing, DLSS and Reflex in free DLC

Portal is getting an amazing update 15 years later. The free ray tracing update is now available on Steam, you'll need the latest GeForce drivers and at least an RTX 3060 says Nvidia. The game is on sale for $1 in case you don't have it already.

By Ivan Franco, December 8, 2022, 12:28 PM

Gaming

Portal for RTX arrives as a free DLC on December 8

Ray tracing comes to Portal next month

In brief: A remaster of Valve's 2007 puzzle-platform game Portal is nearly complete. Nvidia has announced that Portal with RTX will drop as a free DLC for all Portal owners on December 8. It's available to wish list now over on Steam if you want to set a reminder for yourself.

Full story By Shawn Knight, November 29, 2022, 12:52 PM 14 comments

Gaming

Control 2 is coming: Paranormal action-adventure is getting a sequel

Forward-looking: Control 2 is the sequel to the game that put the "paranormal" in the action-adventure genre three years ago. Previously known as Codename Heron, the new action-packed experience will eventually come to PC and consoles.

Full story By Alfonso Maruccia, November 14, 2022, 3:27 PM

Gaming Microsoft

Halo Infinite to receive ray tracing with Season 3 in March

Campaign co-op arrives next week, but 343 cancelled split-screen

By Daniel Sims, November 4, 2022, 4:34 PM

Gaming

Quake 1 receives a ray tracing mod

Cool stuff: After Nvidia added ray tracing to Quake II, many wondered why no one brought the feature to its predecessor. A prolific modder has now released a conversion to fill that gap, while asking fans to wait a little longer for another highly-anticipated project.

Full story By Daniel Sims, October 6, 2022, 2:46 PM 11 comments

A Look at the Possible Future of 3D Graphics: How More Real Than Real Can You Get?

FEATURE By Nick Evanson, October 3, 2022, 6:03 AM TechSpot Tech Culture

With CPUs and GPUs continuing to get more powerful with each new generation, the push for ever more realistic graphics in blockbuster games shows no signs of slowing down. Today's best-looking titles already look stunning, so how much better can they possibly get? Join us as we take a look at what awaits us in the future of 3D graphics.