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" ...

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 ...

Dell is introducing the Alienware Command Center, so you don’t have to be a hardware genius to tweak your system for gaming. The new software will run across all new Alienware PCs and give you the ...