PC maker Alienware has clarified a report from earlier this week that claimed the company's new Steam Machine could not be upgraded. As it turns out, while you will not be prevented from upgrading ...

[Update: Following a press release from Valve, Alienware PR has clarified that the Alienware Steam Machine is part of the GameStop promotion only – meaning just their stores and properties in North ...

In this day and age, there are two approaches when a company is hit with bad PR. On the one hand, a company can stay fully committed to their agenda, even after considerable gamer backlash (see: King ...

The battle for space under your TV for a gaming device has never been fiercer and 2016 looks set to have a number of other items vying for your cash, other than Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo's current ...

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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 ...

After the glut of information about upcoming Steam Machines during this year's CES, new details have been hard to come by. But speaking with the Wall Street Journal, Frank Azor, general manager of ...

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 ...

Alienware is no slouch when it comes to cranking out high-end gaming PCs, but its approach to Valve's Steam Machine project is a bit different. The company is looking to deliver a high-quality PC ...

Alienware has announced that its Steam Machine -- the Alienware Alpha -- will be available in November for $550. Curiously, though, the Alpha -- which should be the first commercially available Steam ...

The good: Partially upgradeable hardware, sleek design, easy way to bring Steam into the living room The bad: Most games need to be streamed from a PC, controller is imperfect, PC games don’t always ...

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 ...