The Steam Machine’s most important attraction is that it allows you to access games you’d normally play on a PC through your TV from the comfort of your couch. ... The directional pad, ...

Even after its big CES 2014 unveiling, Valve's new Steam Machine platform is something of a mystery. Release dates, game libraries, exact hardware specs, and other details have not been announced ...

There are no analog controls on Valve's Steam Machines controller. It eschews traditional analog sticks in place of haptic touch pads, which really threw me for a loop when I first picked up the ...

Phil Owen plays Metro: Last Light and Portal with Valve's new controller and finds it an utterly bewildering experience. When we pare it all down to the details, a Steam Machine is still just a PC ...

I laughed when the rumors started back in 2012: "Valve is building a PC-based game console for living rooms." Sure it is, I thought. Imagine my shock when "Steam Machines" turned out to be real.