NVIDIA's impressive RTX Remix modding tool for remastering and reimagining classic PC games just leveled up with a new ...

And now it seems that fans are in for another treat; the Half-Life 2: VR Mod is likely to get a range of graphical upgrades thanks to the newly announced Half-Life 2: RTX remaster.

The RTX Remix Mod Contest is currently underway, with NVIDIA and ModDB giving away $50,000 in cash to the most impressive RTX Remix remasters and mods.

After Portal with RTX, Nvidia is tapping Half-Life 2 modders to give Valve’s classic FPS a ray-traced upgrade. There’s a trailer, but no release date yet.

Awkwardly titled Half-Life 2 RTX: An RTX Remix Project, the remaster is currently in development with no set release date. Nvidia announced it today as part of its pre-Gamescom presentations.

NVIDIA will let PC game mod makers access its RTX Remix tools via an open beta that starts Jan. 22. It will allow modders to remaster DirectX 8 and 9-based games with ray tracing, DLSS, and more.

Nvidia's calling it "the most comprehensive graphical remaster of Half-Life 2" and is working with the modding community to make it happen.

Founder of Half-Life 2 RTX development studio Orbifold Studios, Chris Workman, shares what it's like to develop mods with Nvidia RTX Remix.