Sega Confirms Alpha Protocol Delay

[Andy Chalk]

Sega Confirms Alpha Protocol Delay

Obsidian [http://www.sega.com], has been pushed back into 2010.

Online retailers website [http://www.amazon.ca/Sega-Of-America-Inc-68028/dp/B001D25M1Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1253939549&sr=8-1] indicated the game had been released - when it quite obviously had not. The site has now been changed to indicate a "spring 2010" release date for all three platforms.

The first signs of potential trouble with Obsidian's new spy thriller actually surfaced a couple of weeks ago when a leaked Sega document revealed that a product evaluator said the game "refuted [http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=1199] those claims, naturally, suggesting the tester hadn't played enough of the game and promising that it would "tickle your RPG tastebuds" when it came out. Now, however, it's looking like there may have been more to those complaints than anyone was letting on.


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[ProfessorLayton]

I'm actually glad that they're doing this. The character animations were pretty terrible last I checked and it gives them a bit more time to polish it before they send it out. I might just give this game a chance now that it's been delayed. I think it's kind of strange that they announced the delay after it was supposed to be released, but hey.

 

[Gildan Bladeborn]

While I was looking forward to playing the game this year, past experience with Obsidian titles where the release date wasn't pushed back have taught me that giving them more time to work on it is probably a good thing (curse your bones Lucasarts, curse them I say!).

 

[unangbangkay]

Still, that was a rather crass thing to do on Sega's part simply waiting for day one to pass before actually confirming the delay.

I don't know the circumstances of the memo, or whatever reason they decided to delay the game, but they won't be able to avoid the comparisons to Mass Effect. Now they're going to be compared to, of all things, Mass Effect 2 anyway.

 

[hansari]

What are those red circles in the screenshot? Suppression indicators? Like the ones in Brothers in Arms?

 

[AceDiamond]

They're confirming a delay that apparently everyone knew about a week ago?

Seems kind of pointless.

 

[ae86gamer]

That sucks. I wanted the game, but oh well. Besides, it'll give them time to fix whatever problems the game has.

 

[008Zulu_v1legacy]

Mass Effect 2, Dragon Age Origins and Alpha Protocol. 2 of these 3 "RPGs" have been pushed backed from their original release dates, when will the trifecta be confirmed? Now taking bets.

 

[Teh_Doomage]

Well, it's no surprise to me this happened.

Just gives me more time for Dragon Ages and Borderlands.

 

[Avatar Roku]

Oh...this actually simplifies things for me. I was set to get this and about 5 other games this fall and winter, when I'd really only be able to afford a couple of them. Well, the decision making's taken care of, I guess.

 

[tkioz]

Well that's pretty damn dodgy of Sega... Good thing I was reading this, I was going to go in and buy the game today... Seeing it's Oct9 here and the release date had passed without any real news.

God I hate game companies, pick a date that works you cocks rather then pushing it back a dozen times, it's shit like this that makes me consider pirating games rather then buying them.

 

[scotth266]

Oh...this actually simplifies things for me. I was set to get this and about 5 other games this fall and winter, when I'd really only be able to afford a couple of them. Well, the decision making's taken care of, I guess.

I love how there are a bunch of people going "OMG MW2 HAS PUSHED ALL THE GOOD GAMES TO 2010!" when there's still at least six AAA titles coming out over the next two months, with a bunch of other stuff that might be really good to boot.

Brutal Legend
MW2
L4D2
Borderlands
Dragon Age: Origins
Uncharted 2
Saw (possibly?)
Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack In Time
DJ Hero
Tekken 6
Assassin's Creed 2

Then there's stuff that's already out that you didn't have the moolah for till Xmas:

Rock Band Beatles
Fallout 3: GOTY Edition
GTA: Episodes From Liberty City
The Force Unleashed: Sith Edition
The God Of War Collection

And that's the bare bones.

 

[Avatar Roku]

You know, it's actually kind of funny. The original release date for this game was, to my knowledge, last March, then it got pushed back, and now it's pushed back again, meaning a delay of over a year. No sympathy from my friend though; he just whines about how Borderlands was supposed to come out 2 years ago

Anyway, let's all keep in mind that this is Obsidian we're talking about. If we should have learned anything from KotOR II, it's that the only factor that can keep them from making a truly stupendous game is a deadline that's too early.

 

[Xero Scythe]

what is this, the 4th game delayed 'til 2010?

 

[Xero Scythe]

Mass Effect 2, Dragon Age Origins and Alpha Protocol. 2 of these 3 "RPGs" have been pushed backed from their original release dates, when will the trifecta be confirmed? Now taking bets.

Don't forget Dark Void.