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 ...

Originally planned as a Steam Machine running the Linux-based SteamOS, the Alienware Alpha is due for release very soon now, running Windows 8.1 and bundled with an Xbox 360 wireless controller in ...

When Valve decided to postpone its Steam Machines initiative, its hardware partners were left in a difficult position - hold back on their living room-friendly PCs and wait for the final SteamOS and ...

Alienware's presence at Gamescom was almost exclusively about the Alpha. If you're not in the know, this is the company's answer to PS4 and Xbox One, and we have to admit that we're more than a little ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. We played with the Alienware Alpha Steam Machine during E3, and left intrigued, but still feeling ...

Alienware was founded 20 years ago to make gaming PCs. And at the most recent Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), it showed off a bunch of new products such as the Alienware Alpha desktop, the ...

Elyse Betters Picaro is the former Editor-in-Chief of Pocket-lint and the former Operations Manager for Valnet's Consumer Tech brands, including Pocket-lint, Android Police, and XDA. She is based in ...

Dell subsidiary Alienware has confirmed plans to release a Steam Machine later this year, dubbed the Alienware Alpha and based on Windows rather than Valve's Linux-based SteamOS platform. While it's ...

PC hardware manufacturer Alienware has rebranded it’s first Steam Machine to the Alpha “games console”, dumping the Steam OS on the way and replacing it with Windows 8. Alienware and parent company ...

The first reviews of the Alienware Alpha PC gaming console have emerged – with a mixed reception. Gadget Review noted that one of the most important traits the Alpha carries over from the PC gaming ...

Alienware Alpha : Angle Overall, the Alienware Alpha gaming PC shows some promise. Its performance is top-notch for the price, and whenever Steam finally releases Steam Machine/Steam OS, you'll be in ...

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. Although it's a good budget-price gaming rig, the Alienware ...