Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. For those unfamiliar with the Alpha, it's a sleek, diminutive box ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. This article is more than 10 years old. A funny thing happened on ...

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.

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 ...

Valve may have delayed its Steam Machine platform until sometime next year, but that isn't stopping Alienware from releasing the ultra-compact console it unveiled back in January at CES. Instead of ...