Portal Update
An update has been released for Portal
- Minor code maintenance, no customer-facing changes.
- Minor code maintenance, no customer-facing changes.
Portal News
Must-watch AGDQ 2023 runs and record-breakers as $2.6 million raised
What are the best AGDQ 2023 runs? Charity speedrun event Awesome Games Done Quick is over, raising an incredible $2,642,493 for the Prevent Cancer foundation during its week-long celebration of speedrunning. From classic games and speedrunning staples like Portal and The Legend of Zelda to new games like Neon White and Powerwash Simulator, there are plenty of incredible runs to catch up on in the final event before GDQ founder Mike Uyama hands over the reins.
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Portal prequel mod Prelude is getting ray-tracing
Portal with RTX system requirements - recent Nvidia GPU required
Nvidia reveals Portal RTX release date and RTX 4000 giveaway
Portal prequel mod Prelude is getting ray-tracing
Hot on the heels of the RTX update for Portal, one of the best mods for Valve's first-person action-adventure game is getting the ray-tracing update, too. Nvidia has shown off some initial footage of the Portal: Prelude mod to highlight its new RTX Remix modding platform, and it's working with the mod's original creator on the new remastered version.
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Portal with RTX system requirements - recent Nvidia GPU required
Nvidia reveals Portal RTX release date and RTX 4000 giveaway
Free Portal DLC brings ray tracing and DLSS 3.0 for a fresh new look
Portal with RTX is Now Available
Portal with RTX is now available, and it’s free for anyone who owns Portal! To play, you’ll need to go here to add it your library.
Developed by NVIDIA Lightspeed Studios, Portal with RTX completely reimagines Portal’s graphics with full ray tracing and other graphical improvements that boost immersion and graphical realism. In Portal with RTX, you can experience realistic lights that bounce off of every surface, and cast reflections on every object. Light even shines through portals!
If you aren’t familiar with ray tracing, it’s a method of graphics rendering that simulates the behavior of light. When playing a ray-tracing capable game on a compatible GPU, lighting, reflections, and optical effects appear much more realistic.
If you’re interested in finding out more about the technology behind Portal with RTX, you can check out NVIDIA’s announcement.
You can learn more about Portal with RTX on the Steam store page.
Developed by NVIDIA Lightspeed Studios, Portal with RTX completely reimagines Portal’s graphics with full ray tracing and other graphical improvements that boost immersion and graphical realism. In Portal with RTX, you can experience realistic lights that bounce off of every surface, and cast reflections on every object. Light even shines through portals!
If you aren’t familiar with ray tracing, it’s a method of graphics rendering that simulates the behavior of light. When playing a ray-tracing capable game on a compatible GPU, lighting, reflections, and optical effects appear much more realistic.
If you’re interested in finding out more about the technology behind Portal with RTX, you can check out NVIDIA’s announcement.
You can learn more about Portal with RTX on the Steam store page.
Portal writer says Valve has 'a starting point that we like a ton' for Portal 3
I remember when The Orange Box came out, and the world felt right. The sun was shining, the bees were buzzing around the flowers, and it just made perfect sense that Valve was releasing some of the best games of all time as essentially a value package. Among them all Portal was the true original, a game built around one perfect idea that absolutely squeezed every drop of juice it could from the concept: and made you laugh while doing it...
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