Above: The Alpha’s reliance on Steam’s Big Picture mode can cause complications. Sorry, Titanfallers. The Alpha’s console mode is only compatible with Steam at ...

Gaming PCs may be nothing new, but Alienware is hoping to do something different with its new Alpha console: deliver the flexibility of a PC but with the turn-key convenience of a traditional console.

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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 ...

Last year, in the lead-up to the Consumer Electronics Show, there was a lot of buzz surrounding Valve and its Steam Box initiative. The various Steam Boxes that were initially unveiled were typically ...

“PC gaming is too expensive.” “PC gaming is too complicated.” “I don’t want a big, bulky PC in my living room.” Rest in peace, three overused excuses. You all had a good run, as far as excuses go, but ...

Alienware is officially shipping its revolutionary Alpha gaming console, which combines the ease of a console with the freedom of a Windows 8.1 PC. At the heart of the Alienware Alpha’s performance is ...

Alienware has created a monster. The boutique gaming-PC maker is marketing its new box, the Alpha, as a console. It’s actually a strange PC-console hybrid. It can certainly do things that no other ...