A Brief History Of Steam Machines [UPDATE]
Remember Steam Machines? Valve’s console-style gaming PC rigs meant for the living room felt like they might…
It’s Not Clear Who Alienware’s Steam Machine Is For
Alienware’s Steam Machine is on the right track, but I can’t wholeheartedly recommend it.
One Month With The Steam Controller
Valve’s new Steam controller is a bold experiment: an attempt at fusing a PC mouse with a traditional console-style…
Valve's Steam Machines Will Officially Launch In November
"Steam Machines will start at the same price point as game consoles, with higher performance," Valve said in a press…
Bummed Tester Explains Why He Couldn’t Love Valve’s Steam Machine
Only 300 people have gotten to test out the Steam Machine that Valve itself is making. After six months with one of the…
Valve's Steam Machines (Probably) Delayed Until 2015
Valve's Eric Hope has announced a delay in the company's Steam Machine hardware.
Arcade Classic Gauntlet Is Getting A Remake
First released in 1985, Gauntlet was a genre-defining arcade dungeon crawler. Now, it's being re-released for PC, in…
Stuff got 12 of the 13 Steam Machines due for release this year together, took them apart and tested them out. Then got…
Adam Orth Is Turning His Personal Disaster Into A Beautiful Game
Adam Orth, one of last year’s most notorious people on the Internet, was nervous last week as he was showing me his new…
You Can Upgrade the Un-Upgradable Steam Machine. But it's Not Easy.
Alienware, purveyor of pre-built PCs of all shapes and sizes, has recently revealed their plan to introduce yearly…
One Steam Machine Can't Be Upgraded, Is Basically A Steam Console
The whole point of Valve's Steam Machine idea is that it bridges the gap between consoles and PCs. All the benefits of…
Steam Machines Can Support Up To 16 Players In The Same Room
The Steam Machine's controller - and that's a prototype shot of its new design up top - isn't designed to be a loner.…
My Favorite Steam Machine So Far Is Barely Larger Than A Sandwich
Maingear's Steam Machine didn't make it into Valve's brochure. At 4.5 x 4.23 x 2.34 inches and weighing less than a…
Origin's Steam Machine Has That Set-Top Box Look
Origin Systems' entry in the Steam Machine market would look right at home atop your television, if we hadn't advanced…
Why Gabe Newell Isn't Worried About The Xbox One
Sitting at Valve's CES conference in Las Vegas today, one inquisitive audience member couldn't help but ask...is Valve…
The First Liquid-Cooled Steam Machine
Some Steam Machine makers are attempting to create small form factor gaming machines powered and priced competitively…
The Steam Machine: Unboxed and Taken Apart
Valve recently sent 300 lucky gamers some prototype Steam Machines, and people are already getting to uploading…
Let's See What's Inside A Steam Machine (And How You Swap Stuff Out)
Valve's Steam Machine may have its eyes on your living room, but it's not a console. It's still a PC at heart, so if…
Steam Machine Beta User Trying to Find All 300 of His Lucky Brethren
Just 300 people in the U.S. were selected to participate in the Steam Machines beta, which shipped boxes to folks…