It’s official, the free Portal with full ray tracing and NVIDIA DLSS 3 DLC arrives on December 8th. This mod is built on NVIDIA RTX Remix, an innovative modding platform that can add ray tracing with just a few clicks Just press a hotkey to import a game, use AI to enhance the assets and then export an RTX Mod complete with ray tracing, NVIDIA DLSS 3, as well as NVIDIA Reflex.
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This Portal remake in Unreal Engine 5 isn’t from Valve but rather Alfred Beddow, who recreated “test chamber 00” from scratch. Thanks to the power of the new game engine, he was able to add ray-tracing and textures up to 8K resolution. Unfortunately, there are no plans on releasing this to the public, but if Valve shows interest, anything is possible.
In the Portal games, GLaDOS (Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System) is essentially an AI-powered computer system that guides players in the first installment, while her words and actions become increasingly malicious as she makes her intentions clear later on. For those who have always wanted a non-malicious version as either a decoration or functional ceiling lamp, then look no further than this 3D-printed project that you can make at home.
For those who don’t know, Portal consists primarily of a series of puzzles that must be solved by teleporting the player’s character and simple objects using “the Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device”, a device that can create inter-spatial portals between two flat planes. This fan decided to create real-life Portal mirrors that are activated with a homemade Portal gun. Continue reading for more fascinating images from around the web.
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Lauren Jennings, an accountant, painter and gamer from Oklahoma, created the ultimate Portal-themed bedroom, complete with artwork, props and mirrors that light up orange and blue to resemble actual portals from the video game. Continue reading for more pictures and information.
You’ve seen IronWolve, Iron Zombie, and Iron Dark Knight, now check out Iron Portal, or what happens when Iron Man meets Portal. Hopefully, he’s equipped with a built-in Portal Gun. Click here to view the first image in this week’s funny video game pictures gallery. Continue reading for a video showing the future of 3D graphics.
Gamers have probably seen Aperture Science Panels – ” a dynamic structure and testing element in Portal and Portal 2, forming all departments and Test Chambers of the Aperture Science Enrichment Center” – before, now Hyundai has unveiled a real-life version of it at their Motor Group Pavilion in Korea. Continue reading for three videos and more information.
Gamers know that Portal is basically a game that consists of a series of puzzles that must be solved by teleporting the player’s character and simple objects using “the handheld portal device”, a device that can create inter-spatial portals between two flat planes. Well, here are five alternative uses for the portals. Click here to view this week’s funny Facebook status updates gallery. Continue reading for a video of a robot that can sprint faster than Usain Bolt.
If Capcom partnered with Valve to release a Street Fighter 2 and Portal mashup, this is how the weapon might work. Let’s just say that it makes things a lot easier, if not too easy, for players. Continue reading to see some of its practical uses.
Being stuck in a video game really isn’t so bad, if you’ve got a portal gun, and the promise of receiving a cake when all the puzzles are completed. However, Chell isn’t superhuman, so she still does need her sleep. The comic above shows what she does after a long day of puzzle-solving. In related news, continue reading to watch “Self Defense with Portals”.