Though not an entirely new concept, applying smell-technology to video games is damned cool - at least of course, until they start applying the same smelly tech to Resident Evil or some such. But anyway, yes, smell-tech is slowly wafting its way to video games, and a team from the University of Birmingham is doing just that!

Take 50 hours, add a dash of dedication, a squirt of glue and a whole lot of talent and whaddaya get? Pure win of course!  What you're looking at is a 12 inch tall, supremely detailed papercraft model of Half Life 2's over enthusiastic mechanical pooch, D0g..

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We all know that Valve's Half-Life 2: Episode 2 kicked some serious booty last year, and it's still among today's favorites because of its superior gameplay. The only downside in this scenario is that fans are asking for more, and they've started looking at E3 2008 as the possible birthplace of the next episode. Valve says "not yet", but they've got another thing for itchy trigger fingers. More after the jump.

After the slew of mostly PC games last week, this time around we're going to have the same boatload of PC releases with a smattering of Nintendo Wii and DS games, and the occasional XBLA shoot-em-up in between. The gaming line-up is diverse, however. This week we're going to have the old-school vertical shooter Ikaruga, the dungeon crawler Baroque, and the retail stand-alone release of The Orange Box titles. Check out the entire list in the full article

Steam has just released the Source SDK for Half Life 2. This update will automatically take effect once you restart your clients. Included in this update are enhancements and bug fixes.

Also, Steam was able to present some known issues in it. Scoot on over to the full article to read more on this.

Here's good news that will blow off some "steam" for those who are aggravated over the whole The Orange Box bundling issue. Portal, Half-Life: Episode 2, Team Fortress 2 are already set to make their way to store shelves individually next month. Find out when and how much these will cost after the jump.

Electronic Arts boss John Riccitiello announced that the highly successful video game compilation The Orange Box will soon be split into its component parts and will each be sold as separate titles. Some of the more memorable games include Half-Life: Episode 2, Portal, and Team Fortress 2, with each title garnering its own set of accolades during the past year.

More details in the full article!

Today, World of Warcraft; tomorrow, Guild Wars, Hellgate: London and Half-Life 2. That's what Blue Orb has in mind for the SwitchBlade software solution, which allows gamers to play WoW using an Xbox 360 controller. Blue Orb has also tweaked their SwitchBlade software with regards to WoW, so if you're interested in knowing what Blue Orb has planned for the future, the full article awaits, after the jump.

QJ.NET's very own Christopher C. recently snagged an interview with the minds behind Blackened Interactive, the folks responsible for the gorgeous-looking Half Life 2 mod, Project Valkyrie. This mod's gaining all sorts of momentum in, as Christopher C. calls it, the forumsphere, so head on over to the full article to check out the interview as well as a few sneak previews of what lies in Project Valkyrie.

NVIDIA and Steam seem to be in cahoots for a new promotional gig which involves you, us, our NVIDIA graphics cards, Portal: First Slice, and nothing else. NVIDIA's apparently celebrating something, and a quick look at the latest Steam hardware survey says it's got something to do with plenty of gamers who aren't shy about their NVIDIA GPU-powered gaming machines. More comin' atcha at the full story.