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.

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.

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The Half-Life series of games has a pretty complex storyline. If you find yourself confused by what has been happening in the game, you might want to know that the certain members of the Half-Life community have created an online story guide. This website has been recently updated to include the events in Valve Corporation's Half-Life Episode 2 (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC).

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In an email to Valve, gamer Thomas was able to confirm that a bunch of Valve games (including three games in the Orange Box) will be getting additional achievements, namely: Team Fortress 2, Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode 1, Day of Defeat: Source and Counter-Strike: Source.

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EA Games just announced that a demo of The Orange Box (Microsoft Xbox 360, PC) is going to available from Xbox Live starting November 22. Those who haven't grabbed the box can soon try out Half-life 2: Episode 2, which is just a part of the first-person shooter collection developer Valve Corporation has released.

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The folks from Valve Corporation have updated their Steam website with some information fans of Half-Life 2 will surely like. The update is a full-fledged information compendium on the play habits of Half Life 2: Episode 2 (PC, Xbox 360) players, with statistics on almost everything you might be interested in knowing.

What does the site offer? Find out after the jump!

In an interview with Davide Speyrer, Half-Life 2: Episode Two project lead, he says that Valve is planning something "pretty ambitious" for Episode Three, addressing the interviewer's statement on the absence of a trailer after Episode 2.

It's been speculated before that Episode 3 will be set in the Arctic. Not much else we can tell you though, but Speyrer's explanation might help you formulate your own speculations. Read more on the interview in the full article.

Almost a month after its release, Bungie Studio's Halo 3 has finally loosened its grip on the US sales charts, with Valve Corporation's Orange Box succeeding the widely successful game. For the week ending on October 13, The Orange Box (containing Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode 1 and Episode 2, Team Fortress 2, and Portal) is the best seller on its first week of release.

For its opening week, The Orange Box's Xbox 360 version has sold 348,049 units and Halo 3, now on its third week, has sold 285,860 units. In third place is the popular The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass for Nintendo DS handheld platform. In fourth is Final Fantasy Tactics: The Lion War for the PSP and in fifth is Wii Sports for the Wii.

It was only a matter of time for Halo 3 to lose the top spot, but it's unlikely the same could be said for its presence in Xbox Live, where it continues to dominate the charts after dethroning the previous champ, Gears of War.