Close your eyes and imagine the following: Mass Effect flirts with Splinter Cell. After a few drinks, one thing leads to another and the two get down and dirty. A few months later (what is the gestation period for games?) a little bundle of joy pops out, and the couple decides to name it Alpha Protocol. At first glance the little one seems like it has the best parts of its parents. But as with all drunken mishaps a few of the required genes never made it into the pool. Sure, it can talk the talk, but it’s a little slow, a little ugly, and ultimately the black sheep of the family. And just like the sad little runt of the litter you can’t help but feel sorry for it, maybe even love it a little.

Continue reading El33tonline’s review of Alpha Protocol.

Despite a 40% drop in sales compared to the previous week, Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption has managed to remain the best selling title in the UK, appearing at No. 1 on Chart Track’s UK Software Sales Chart for the second week in a row.

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SEGA and developers Obsidian Entertainment have released a new trailer for their upcoming espionage RPG Alpha Protocol. Titled “Sly Old Dog,” the trailer shows Agent Michael Thornton in action, where overriding systems, escaping ambushes and generally sneaking around is all in a day’s work.

Alpha Protocol will be released across Europe on the 28th of May (this Friday!) for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC and on the 1st of June in North America. Watch the new trailer below or check out our previous coverage to find out more about the game, including sneaky screenshots and trailers.

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Sega has announced that Obsidian Entertainment’s espionage RPG Alpha Protocol has gone gold. The game is scheduled to be released across Europe on the 28th of May for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC and on the 1st of June in North America.

The game is set in the world of thrilling espionage action, complete with underhanded government tactics, secret agent operatives and the threat of impending nuclear war.

Don’t miss our previous coverage to find out more about the game, including sneaky screenshots and trailers.

SEGA and developers Obsidian Entertainment have released a new set of screenshots to showcase Alpha Protocol, the pair’s upcoming RPG set in the world of thrilling espionage action, complete with underhanded government tactics, secret agent operatives and the threat of impending nuclear war.

I wonder if Hideo Kojima has been visiting the Obsidian offices lately?

Anyway, if you’ll be good enough to cast your gaze in a downward direction, you’ll be able to sneak some peeks at Alpha Protocol (which was recently dated) with six of the latest screenshots from the game. Start casting:

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After a series of delays, SEGA and Obsidian Entertainment have stamped official-sounding worldwide release dates on the pair’s upcoming PS3, PC and Xbox 360 ‘espionage RPG,’ Alpha Protocol, releasing an enthralling cinematic trailer alongside the announcement to start the ‘ole Hype ‘O Meter revving.

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After rumours regarding the ill fate of the Obsidian developed Aliens RPG had settled, a member of the developer has posted a message on the official forums confirming that the game is no longer being worked on. From the post:

“Unfortunately, it is true that we are no longer working on the game, and we wanted to finally announce that officially to everyone who has been following its development.

“We’re going to keep this forum up for another week for archival purposes and to allow you guys to finish up any open threads, and then we will shut it down since it is no longer a product that is in development.”

The post then goes on to remind everyone that they should check out Obsidian’s current game in development, Alpha Protocol, a new role-playing game by the team who created Knights of the Old Republic 2 and Neverwinter Nights 2.