PC manufacturer Alienware has clarified an earlier report that its upcoming Steam Machine cannot be upgraded by users. Owners will not be locked out of modding, the company has now explained, but ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. The Steam Machine has the same array of ports as the ...

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 ...

Steam is a massive online gaming platform that reaches 100 million players worldwide. Now, Valve, the company behind Steam, along with a litany of hardware makers (in this case Dell/Alienware) wants ...

Alienware's Steam Machines won't be built to support upgrading, the company has revealed, although those seeking new hardware will be able to buy fresh models each year. The SteamOS-powered hardware ...

As appealing as it is to play The Witcher 3 in 4K or mod the hell out of something like GTA 5 and Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, PC gaming can be a bit overwhelming if you're used to getting your gaming ...

Collaboration between Alienware and Valve creates an easy, open and simple way to play PC games in virtually any room Alienware Steam Machine is designed to combine the ease of a console with the ...

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 ...

There won’t be hardware or software lock preventing the upgrading of Alienware’s Steam Machine. That’s not to say, however, that doing so is going to be either easy or recommended. "Enabling customers ...

A reader reviews the joypad-controlled Alienware Alpha PC, and asks whether it already does everything that Steam Machines promise. Last year Valve announced SteamOS and a range of manufacturers ...

To everyone’s astonishment, the video game console hasn’t died. It’s ironic that the Alienware Steam Machine is proof positive of the segment’s still vibrant life force. The Alienware Steam Machine is ...