After spending years trapped in the gaming purgatory of expired licences, cult-classic espionage-thriller Alpha Protocol is back from the dead, once again available for purchase on GOG.
]]>Welcome to The Best Games Ever Show episode 56: the best globetrotting travel game.
]]>Alpha Protocol, developer Obsidian's 2010 espionage, action-RPG, is mysteriously not for sale on Steam anymore.
]]>The average video game player is 35 years old. We are decaying, slowly marching towards our maggot-ridden graves.
]]>Eagle-eyed fans of Alpha Protocol may have noticed an interesting poll by Twitter user @LimitedRunDoug yesterday when he asked fellow Twitter users would they want a remaster of the game for modern consoles (the answer is a firm YES, by the way).
Do you want a remaster of Alpha Protocol for modern consoles?
— Douglas @PAX (@LimitedRunDoug) September 3, 2018
]]>Obsidian Entertainment's CEO is arguably RPG royalty.
]]>This underrated gem gets a little more love once again. Praise be!
]]>Obsidian Entertainment is one of the absolute masters of the role playing game, and it knows its way around a gut-wrenching story choice.
]]>SEGA has announced a Humble Sale running from today through March 20.
]]>Alpha Protocol 2 isn't going to be happening any time soon, Obsidian Entertainment's Chris Avellone has told VG247. Despite calls from the community for a Kickstarter project, the creative director says the decision isn't his to make.
]]>Time for some wallets to be pilaged even more: Steam's gone live with its new offers in its summer sale, offering amongst others Fallout: New Vegas for £8.99. Also included in the offers is Bully for £2.49, Singularity at £4.99, Alpha Protocol at £3.74 and Homefront at £14.99. There's more here. Go spend some money!
]]>Obsidian CEO Feargus Urquhart has said the team would happily make Alpha Protocol 2.
]]>Nintendo nose-dived. Capcom cratered. The Japanese gaming industry seems to be doing its best impression of a horror movie right now, and the mere mention of Sega already has us hiding behind our couch, cringing in anticipation. So then, what are we waiting for? Here comes the carnage...!
Huh? A profit?
]]>Sega West boss Mike Hayes has said the publisher "won't be doing" an Alpha Protocol sequel.
]]>Obsidian RPG Alpha Protocol may not be attracting the best review scores, but you don't expect team members to claim the game should have been canned. Hit the link for some undiluted vitriol.
]]>Alpha Protocol has hit the UK today, and the reviews for it are starting to go live.
]]>Someone on YouTube's only gone and posted up the first half-hour of Alpha Protocol on 360. Swish.
Spoilers, obviously.
]]>We're not going to make any bones about it: Michael Thorton's kind of lazy. If the latest Alpha Protocol trailer proves anything, it's that the road to spyhood can be partially bypassed by cutting corners. Hacking computers, laying traps, sneaking up on guards - it's almost like Thorton doesn't want to be noticed.
Watch Thorton sleep his way through a bunch of lame old life-threatening situations after the break. If only our job was so easy.
]]>Another day, another Alpha Protocol movie. This one's spoiling the spy RPG's many locations.
]]>The latest trailer for Sega action-RPG Alpha Protocol give a run-down on how you'll develop your character in play.
]]>SEGA has announced that Obsidian's Alpha Protocol has gone gold and is headed off to the manufacturing plant.
]]>Dear Ubisoft: this is probably how you do DRM - without the compulsory need of internet.
]]>Here comes the Sega movie deluge. The publisher's put out another three character videos from the Obsidian RPG, showing off agent main protagonist Michael Thorton, an ageing spy call Marburg and a hot colleague, Mina Tang.
]]>Obsidian has released another new video for Alpha Protocol, and in this one it shows how you can use your words to get what you want.
Sometimes, though, it's best to use your gun or a bottle of vodka when all else fails.
Poor Vodka. It never hurt anyone. Now it's all over the floor.
It's below the break courtesy of Joystiq.
Game's out May 28 and June 1 in Europe and the US, respectively.
]]>Obsidian has released another Alpha Protocol video focusing on characters in the game.
It's below the break, courtesy of D'toid.
This one, is for Scarlet Lake. She's a journalist who wears low-cut shirts and has hair to match her name.
Watch your back, Agent Thorton. She seems a bit shady.
Game's out May 28 and June 1 in Europe and the US, respectively.
]]>A new video for Alpha Protocol was sent over to us today by the fine folks at SEGA.
It's a character vinaigrette for weapons dealer Henry Leland, who enlists the help of Agent Michael Thorton in recovering some stolen weapons. All is not what it seems with Henry though, as it is suspected that he has a hidden agenda - like most shady folk.
Yesterday, we posted videos for a Russian informant and sexy German lady who likes to make sexual innuendos.
Alpha Protocol releases on May 28 in Europe for PS3, 360 and PC, with a US launch on June 1.
Watch the video below, or through here.
]]>Sega's put out two new videos of Obsidian RPG Alpha Protocol, showing off two of the spy RPG's characters. One's a Russian informant. The other's a German woman with massive t*ts who jokes about "choking".
]]>SEGA has revealed that Alpha Protocol will use Uniloc DRM when it's released on PC.
]]>Sega's released an all-new dev diary on Alpha Protocol. Go check it after the jump.
]]>Speaking to VG247 US ed Stephany Nunneley at GDC, an Sega rep said that little cosmetic work has been done on spy RPG Alpha Protocol since it was slipped from last year, and instead the time has been used for background upgrades and "tweaking".
]]>Sega's just put out a brand new Alpha Protocol trailer, showing off some of the spy toys you're going to get to play with in the Obsidian RPG.
]]>SEGA has sent over some screens and the boxart for Alpha Protocol.
You can get them in the gallery below the break.
]]>Obsidian has released a new video for Alpha Protocol titled "A Man Alone", and we have posted it for you below the break - although sometimes he's not so alone in it. Rawr.
Watching it, you get an idea of the storyline, get introduced to a seductive militant lady with a Russian accent, and get to see explosions, stealthy stuff and loads more.
Also, it looks like it's being released June 1. Finally. Europe will get it a few days earlier on May 28.
Earlier in the month it was revealed that the game would miss its spring release and instead land on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 sometime this summer.
The game was originally set for an October 2009 release, but it missed that date so it could get more polish.
Watch onward, courtesy of IGN, and rejoice that it's finally coming soon. Unless the date gets changed again - if so, we give up.
]]>Alpha Protocol has been delayed yet again. So this time, instead of getting a spring release, it's now set for summer.
]]>Some new footage of Alpha Protocol will be shown in the newest episode of GameTrailers TV tonight.
]]>While the first game hasn't even left QA, Sega is already dwelling on "concepts" for Alpha Protocol 2.
]]>Despite the fact Obsidian spy RPG Alpha Protocol's been pushed back into next year, the game remains one of the most anticipated in the market. Many of you were born to be Bond, clearly.
Good news for you all today, then. We've been lucky enough to get a huge chat with senior producer Ryan Rucinski, PR producer Matthew Rorie and lead designer Chris Avellone on the game, the state of play in RPGs in general and so much more your brain'll ache.
Hit the link. There really is a ton of stuff in there, so don't miss it.
Interview by Nathan Grayson.
]]>The E3 trailer for Alpha Protocol is posted after the break.
It's CGI, but you get the idea.
It’s out for PC, PS3 and 360 in October.
]]>Sega has announced an E3 lineup that pretty much includes the obvious.
And here it is:
- Aliens vs. Predator (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) - due early 2010
- Alpha Protocol (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) - October 2009
- Bayonetta (PS3, Xbox 360) - due late 2009
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (DS, Wii) - October 2009
- Planet 51 (DS, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii) - Fall 2009
- The Conduit (Wii) – June 23
- Vancouver 2010 - The Official Video Game of the Olympic Winter Games (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) – January 2010
Full press release is below.
]]>After the break. It's an Obsidian dev diary showing off plenty of upcoming action-RPG Alpha Protocol, including grenade combat, hand-to-hand fighting, the inventory system and more.
Lots of developer talk in there, too. Knock yourself out.
It's releasing for PC, 360 and PS3 in October.
]]>Some new Alpha Protocol screens were sent our way this morning.
There are only five of them, but it's enough to give you an idea of the sneek ratio involved, at any rate.
After the break.
Game's out in October for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.
]]>Update: There are no platforms listed in the press release below, but Sega Europe just told us that "October '09 relates to all formats." That's PS3, 360 and PC, kids.
Sega just confirmed Obsidian RPG Alpha Protocol for an October 2009 release.
The spy-based game will "allow players the choice to be smooth like James Bond, cold and precise like Jason Bourne, or just plain explosively kick-ass like Jack Bauer."
Fancy. A first trailer was released on GTTV over the weekend, and very splendid it looked too.
You may notice one glaring omission from the press release below. Can you guess what it is?
]]>The debut trailer for Obsidian RPG Alpha Protocol is posted after the break, and it's totally badass.
Locales shown off are Moscow, Saudi Arabia and Rome, where it looks as though you'll be doing some lock-picking, using martial arts skills against baddies, and, of course, shooting loads of people.
The GameTrailers video includes a chat with Feargus Urquhart and lead designer Chris Avellone, in which they talk about the events leading up to the game's opening sequence, your mission and the blurred line between being a "nice guy" and a "not so nice guy".
Expected release date for the spy-action RPG is June 15. It's out for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
]]>Qore Episode 10 is now up on PSN, and a preview of what you'll get is posted after the break.
This week, the Sony folks get some hands-on time with the upcoming Big Surf Island expansion pack for Burnout Paradise, travel to Sweden to visit Dark Athena creator Starbreeze, and talk Alpha Protocol with Obsidian.
A segment on user-created content for LittleBigPlanet is included along with a chat with the creator of famed level, The Azure Palace.
Qore subscribers will also receive a voucher for High Velocity Bowling, to be sent to the email address associated with your PSN account within seven days of the digital mag's release.
An exclusive Resistance: Retribution theme is also available.
]]>The second bit of Fallout 3 DLC, the Pitt, is to be shown in video for the first time on GTTV tomorrow morning.
The show will also include a boss reveal from Ghostbusters and a new video of Obsidian RPG, Alpha Protocol.
The episode airs on Spike at 1.00am PST tomorrow, which is 9.00am GMT, so keep your eyes open in the morning.
Watch the promo after the break. Thanks, Blerk.
]]>Sega has announced its official E3 lineup. Loads of stuff here. See below.
]]>On CVG. The spy-based Sega RPG looks pretty good, if we're being fair. It's not out until next February, but something to look forward to, innit. PC, 360 and PS3.
]]>According to this, Sega and Neverwinter Nights 2 developer Obsidian are working on an RPG titled Alpha Protocol for PS3, 360 and PC. It's got a spy-theme, apparently, with Mass Effect-style play and "deadly ladies across the globe ready and available for conquest". It's like we're 12 years old again. Spring 2009, says Game Informer.
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