When PC gaming juggernaut Valve announced its Steam Machines initiative in Fall 2013, it was unveiled as such: "Entertainment is not a one-size-fits-all world. We want you to be able to choose the ...

The Alienware Alpha is releasing later this week, and today, we're learning the company's PC turned console will be launching with a number of freebies. The first freebie Alpha owners will receive is ...

Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming hardware. A New York native and former radio DJ, he's also a regular TV talking head and the author of "The Tetris Effect" ...

Valve Software doesn’t make many games these days, but its Steam platform is the facto way of getting PC games from the web onto your PC. It’s plans to take over your living room with console-style ...

For all its advantages, PC gaming has always been hampered by a supposed restriction to the desktop. As PC manufacturers have looked to create platforms that compete against consoles for dominance of ...

“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 ...

A first look at the Alpha's console-like Windows 8 interface. Dan Ackerman Editorial Director / Computers and Gaming Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming hardware. A New York ...

For the past fortnight I've been living with one of Alienware's Alphas to see what it's like having a primordial Steam Machine hooked up to my television. I wanted to know how well it played games, ...

Alienware is launching its Alpha console-like gaming PC at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show today. But instead of running Valve’s Steam OS, the machine will run Microsoft’s Windows ...