Nvidia adds ray-tracing support to Quake 2 with free upgrade

Now this brings me back. Remember Quake 2? This iconic first-person shooter was released towards the tail-end of the 1990’s, and boasted fast-paced and ultra-violent gameplay. As you’d expect from any ID Software title released during that era, the plot was fairly simple: you’re stranded on an alien planet, and as the sole survivor of an invasion force, you’ve got to murder anything that moves. Quake 2 was about as cerebral as a Dolph Lundgren film, but we loved it anyway. Feeling nostalgic yet? Well, I’ve got some good news for you: graphics card titan Nvidia has built a demo…

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