The Obsidian developed spy RPG Alpha Protocol will not be getting a sequel from publisher Sega. Speaking with CVG, Sega West president Mike Hayes told the outlet "Let's speak very commercially; the game hasn't sold what we've expected, therefore we won't be doing a sequel."

Hayes believes the concept was "brilliant", but cited generally below-average reviews as one of the factors of the decision: "You know this whole thing with Metacritic where you have to be in the high 70s to mid-80s minimum [to have any success] - well, with RPGs you have got to be in the late 80s." Read more »

E3 looms less than two weeks away but games already out get this week's show off to a big start. Jeff is away on vacation but EGM EIC Billy Berghammer returns to talk Metal Gear, Backbreaker, Red Dead Redemption, Alpha Protocol, and more in Whatcha Been Playin? with Garnett and Brian. Before getting into the Warning episodic gaming and immersion versus mechanics lead listener comments, along with the very first Weekend Confirmed one-act audio theater. Then the timer starts and attention turns to E3 speculations on whether 3D or motion controls will be the star of the show. And in the Front Page the news runs from rumors of multiplayer coming to the Mass Effect world to Activision launching an indie games competition.

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You might expect this new Alpha Protocol trailer named "A Lover, Not a Fighter" to feature awkward in-game sex scenes and you would be correct. Less expected, however, is the pumping soundtrack of women moaning protagonist Michael Thorton's name over footage of him firing bullets into the faces of ne'er-do-wells.

Coming from Fallout: New Vegas developer Obsidian Entertainment and publisher Sega, Alpha Protocol has gone gold and will arrive for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in Europe on May 28, with the North American release following on June 1. Read more »

With Alpha Protocol's release fast approaching, a new trailer has arrived to explain the political landscape in Obsidian's espionage RPG and detail just how sticky a situation poor Agent Thorton will have to navigate with tact, intelligence or plain old violence.

Alpha Protocol will be released for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on June 1 in North America, after hitting Europe on May 28. The PC edition employs relatively lenient DRM, which publisher Sega says will be removed "around 18-24 months after release." Read more »

Initially due in February 2009 before getting pushed to October 2009 and finally June 2010, Obsidian Entertainment's espionage-focused role-playing game Alpha Protocol has gone gold, meaning it's complete with discs now in the manufacturing process.

Publisher SEGA announced the milestone today, confirming that the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 title will indeed be making its promised release date of May 28 for Europe and June 1 in North America, and also passed along a new trailer in the process: Read more »

Publisher Sega has explained the ins and outs of the 'Uniloc: SoftAnchor' DRM scheme chosen for Obsidian Entertainment's espionage RPG Alpha Protocol, covering what it means for players and revealing plans to eventually remove the DRM altogether.

Uniloc: SoftAnchor will allow five active installations of Alpha Protocol at any given time, which can be deactivated either by uninstalling them or via a website. Online activation will be required only when the game is first installed, with the option to activate by "saving a file and transporting it to the computer that does have web access." Read more »

Back when Alpha Protocol was due in 2009, retailer GameCrazy was offering an "Exclusive Stealth Pack" to those that pre-ordered the stealth-action RPG on consoles.

Since then, Alpha Protocol has been delayed--it's now due on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 come June 1, 2010--and GameCrazy owner Movie Gallery, Inc. has declared bankruptcy and closed numerous stores. Read more »

Alpha Protocol developer Obsidian Entertainment has rolled out a trio of new trailers for the espionage RPG, focusing on the 'Diaglogue Stance System' as well as two more of the contacts players will use the DSS to interact with, Mina Tang and Conrad Marburg.

The DSS offers players a variety of approaches to any conversation, ranging from sweet-talking and professionalism to plain ole violence as they try to get what they need. Read more »

As Alpha Protocol's release date approaches, Sega and Obsidian are well into the marketing campaign, continuing the series of videos introducing different contacts in the game.

First up is Scarlet Lake, a journalist and the subject of a little "R&R":

The Alpha Protocol trailers keep coming, this one introducing Henry Leland: a weapons dealer that has found some of his inventory missing.

A pair of new Alpha Protocol trailers introduce grizzled information broker Grigori and the violent Sie, two of the contacts top spy Michael Thorton might work with in the espionage RPG by Obsidian--the studio formed by veterans of Fallout developer Black Isle.

Alpha Protocol is due to finally be released on May 28 for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. After that, Obsidian is returning to its roots with Fallout: New Vegas. Read more »

A new developer-driven trailer for Alpha Protocol, Obsidian Entertainment's upcoming super-spy RPG, provides us with a fair mix of talking heads and gameplay footage.

A range of topics are discussed, including the design of main character Michael Thorton, favorite secondary characters, as well as some light info about some of the gadgets at Thorton's disposal. Based on the footage, it seems as though Obsidian is once again borrowing some pages from the recent Bioware recent RPG design playbook -- namely action-based shooting, robust conversation options, and decisions that impact how the story plays out. Read more »

Now that Alpha Protocol looks good-to-go for a June 1st release (May 28th in Europe), it's time for Obsidian Entertainment and SEGA to roll-out the trailers and developer diaries.

In this video, the development team discuss the weapons, gadgets, and abilities in this "espionage RPG".

Sure, Alpha Protocol is all about the seductive nature of globe-trotting, super-spy action, but that doesn't mean developer Obsidian is eschewing social responsibility with its shooter-RPG.

Take, for example, this latest barrage of media. Notice anything glaring? No? That's because the characters are protecting their eyes from the harmful rays of the sun. Even on cloudy days, they're still there, you know. Read more »

The release date for Obsidian Entertainment's twice-delayed PC, PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 and espionage RPG Alpha Protocol has finally beeen settled, according to IGN.

Publisher Sega reportedly told IGN that Alpha Protocol will be released in North America on June 1, after hitting Australia on May 27 then Europe on May 28. The RPG was first due out in February 2009 before being delayed to October 6, 2009, then delayed again. Read more »