As part of the presentation of the new graphics card series at CES 2024 in Las Vegas, Nvidia showed the first gameplay video of the Half-Life 2 remaster. reports DTF portal.
The name of the project is Half-Life 2 RTX: An RTX Remix Project. Created by a group of modders at Orbifold Studios with support from Nvidia and permission from publisher Valve.
A special feature of Half-Life 2 RTX: An RTX Remix Project is that it was created using the Nvidia RTX Remix platform. Nvidia RTX Remix makes it relatively easy to recompile game files created for DirectX 8 and DirectX 9 for modern versions of Windows. In parallel, support for current graphics technologies is also added to the games. Especially thanks to Nvidia RTX Remix, Half-Life 2 RTX: An RTX Remix Project will feature ray tracing, DLSS 3.5, Reflex and RTX IO.
The new video is only one minute long. Their actions take place in Ravenholm, a city overrun by zombies. In this episode, the main character’s only ally is the mad priest Father Gregory.
It has not been announced that the updated version of the games will be released.
The original Half-Life 2 was released in 2004. The game was a hit and is today considered one of the best in history.
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