Computational design software startup nTopology Inc. said today it has secured a significant investment of an undisclosed amount from NVentures, the venture capital arm of Nvidia Corp. The funding ...

TL;DR: id Software's DOOM: The Dark Ages, running on id Tech 8, features advanced ray-traced global illumination and RT gameplay mechanics. A June PC update will add Path Tracing with DLSS 4 ...

Back in the day, before the ubiquity of discrete graphics cards with powerful programmable engines, 3D games used what we now term "software rendering." This means that the graphics renderer ran ...

Epic Games just released Unreal Engine 5.6 for game developers and made an intriguing announcement: It made changes that allow for 60fps with ray tracing in complex open worlds. That’s for ...

3D graphics are made up of little more than very complicated math. With enough time, you could probably compute a ray marching by hand. Or, you could set up Excel to do it for you! Ray marching is a ...

Recent videos from Sega Saturn homebrew specialist XL2 showcase a rudimentary implementation of ray tracing running on Sega's CD-ROM console, which launched in 1994. While the ...

Something to look forward to: Some modders have been tinkering with pieces of Nvidia's upcoming ray tracing mod framework for months, but the entire toolset will be available publicly in a few weeks.

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Update April 3 12 PM: Nvidia has released the official blog on its hardware inside the Nintendo Switch 2, and it’s a doozy. The company says it has more than 1,000 engineer-years worth of effort ...

Although ray tracing can add visual realism to top-tier games, it can also maul the performance of otherwise top-tier PCs. It’s been a hurdle for years now, but we’re now one step closer to overcoming ...

As part of Gamescom, we got an updated look at globe-trotting gameplay, including action, puzzles, and more. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is shaping up to be the sort of cinematic action ...

Veteran reporter and editor with over ten years of experience. Probably reading comic books. Apple's upcoming iPhone 15 Pro line of phones focuses on gaming, with ray-tracing support and a robust line ...