Numerous Steam machines debuted at CES 2014, but Alienware's solution, the Alpha, stood out from the pack. It wasn't an underpowered or rebranded product, and it also wasn't sitting next to a four ...

Alienware's 'Alpha' Console Lets You Play PC Games on Your TV If you want a Steam Machine running Valve’s SteamOS that you can use with Valve’s Steam Controller, you’ll need to keep waiting until 2015 ...

If you’ve been wanting to get Steam games into your living room — and don’t want to wait for Valve’s official Steam OS— Alienware is now ready to take your money. Interested buyers can now pre-order ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. UPDATE: I just received word from Alienware that the Alpha console ...

Alienware has emailed HEXUS to inform us that its Alpha 'gaming console' (née Steam Machine) will become available in the UK and the rest of the EMEA in November. For UK residents the Alienware Alpha ...

Those who have pre-ordered Alienware's foray into the almost oxymoronic realm of "living room PC gaming" now have something to look forward to in the coming days. Dell has announced that the Alienware ...

There are console gamers, and there are PC gamers. While both have their advantages and disadvantages, there’s no argument that gaming rigs can take up a lot more space than consoles. Our Alienware ...

What will happen to the big push to bring PC gaming into the living room now that Valve’s delayed the Steam Controller that’s oh-so-crucial for the Steam Machine vision? That was the question on ...

The Alienware Alpha is a big step toward bringing PC gaming to the living room through a small console-like system. Our review of the Alienware Alpha is quite positive, and I couldn't help picking one ...

Last week we saw ASUS launch its GR8 Console PC, which was a Steam Machine readied for the SteamOS and the Steam Controller (which is delayed until next year). The non-show of the Valve 'components' ...

I’ll admit, when I first heard about Alienware’s plans to release a handful of console-sized PCs with a modified version of Steam’s Big Picture (a prelude to their own SteamOS), I was a bit confused.

As mentioned before, the entry-level Alpha is powered by a Core i3 processor and a Maxwell-based Nvidia GeForce GTX 860M. Rather than benchmarking the Alpha against our existing desktop GPU results, I ...