You may remember that Portal with RTX came to Steam for free a while back, providing each and every test chamber with a full tracing makeover. Well, now the same treatment is being applied to one of Valve’s other classic FPS games, Half-Life 2. This comes several years after Quake II got the same treatment and HL2 RTX seems to be just around the corner.
Better yet, Nvidia is involved with the project as it giving away a custom-wrapped GeForce RTX 4080 Super, a GPU which will no doubt go down well if you plan on playing through HL2 again with RTX on. You can take a look at Half-Life 2 RTX on the Steam store right now, it is listed as ‘coming soon’ and will be available as a free DLC for any owners of HL2.
Half-Life 2 RTX is coming soon on Steam
Officially announced on Nvidia’s website, this news comes as part of a celebration for the 20th anniversary of Half-Life 2; the game originally released back on November 16th, 2004. As part of the RTX makeover, “well over 100 unique contributors” are working on the project to provide more than just ray tracing. This includes revamped art assets such as 3D models.
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How to enter the HL2 RTX 4080 Super Giveaway
Known as the Half-Life 2 Anniversary Sweepstakes, this giveaway is nice and easy to be a part of, though some regions are prohibited from entering as per the T&Cs. You can read the full terms and conditions for the contest here, but let’s briefly go through how to enter. First off, you’ll want to follow GeForce on any of the following platforms:
To enter the contest, all you have to do is simply “Like and comment on any of the posts” related to the contest “on GeForce social media channels” – the promotion is open to individuals only; entries end at 5 PM PST on November 21st.
This isn’t the first time Nvidia has celebrated an anniversary with a giveaway. Last month we saw them giving away three retro RTX 4080 Super gaming PCs to celebrate 25 years of GPUs.
