As the console wars settle into a familiar holding pattern with developers trying to figure out what the market wants and how to adopt the technology they’ve been given to match it, a new challenger ...

UPDATE: I just received word from Alienware that the Alpha console is getting $50 trimmed from its price tag. It's now retailing for $499. In the below review I state that it's "a petite system that ...

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 ...