UPDATE: During a panel discussion Thursday, Alienware claimed its Steam Machine will be similar in price and specs to the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles. If true, that’s not nearly as pricey as ...

I can’t explain it, but over the course of the past two weeks, Alienware’s Steam Machine started to look good, even to a devoted PC builder like me. Moderate price for moderate specs, a sleek and sexy ...

I bring you a unique first-look at the Alienware Steam Machine in this episode! The Alienware Steam Machine ships with the Steam Controller, and aims to bring the PC gaming experience into the living ...

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Here's the thing about the entire "Steam Machine" argument, this machine (while nice enough) doesn't hold a candle to my desktop but Steam already innovated themselves out of the market. With the ...

A first look at the Alpha's console-like Windows 8 interface. Dan Ackerman Editorial Director / Computers and Gaming Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming hardware. A New York ...