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 ...

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 ...

The Steam Machine has the same array of ports as the Alienware Alpha: three USB 2.0 ports, two USB 3.0 ports, a digital audio (TOSLink) jack, and HDMI-in and -out ports for connecting the desktop to a ...

Alienware has long been a major player in the gaming desktop PC business. Now the company plans to throw its hat in the SteamOS ring with its own Alienware Steam Machine. It's set to debut later in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Alienware has announced its plans to launch Steam Machines every year, in order to create a lifecycle similar to that of consoles. Alienware GM Frank Azor confirmed the plans to TrustedReviews, ...

Gaming PC brand Alienware is expecting its upcoming Steam Machine to be the least profitable system the company sells. Alienware brand general manager Frank Azor told The Wall Street Journal that ...

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 ...

PC gaming is great and all, but it’s a bit darn nerdy, isn’t it? Locked away in a dark corner of the house while all the cool kids are hanging out in the lounge with their PlayStations and Xboxes.