Alpha Protocol

The Sins of Alpha Protocol

Gameroni’s Tom Chick breaks down the “sins” committed by Alpha Protocol and why they ultimately led to the game being trumped by Mass Effect 2 and other titles on many “Best of 2010” lists around the web. …the gameplay takes…

Steam Holiday Sale, Day Four

Day three of Valve’s holiday sale on Steam brought very little to the table for RPG fans, but today’s deals make up for it, bringing a rich set: ‘¢ All Mass Effect Titles (Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass…

Alpha Protocol v1.10 Patch Released, DRM Removed

There’s no notice of this put up anywhere but Sega appears to have released patch 1.10 for Alpha Protocol. It’s not a big patch, but amongst other things, it removes the game’s copy protection. Fixes in 1.10: * To resolve…

Steam “Give & Get” Sale, Day One

As expected, Steam has kicked off a new “Give & Get” promotion that will be running through the 29th, with today’s deals including Alpha Protocol for $7.50, Deus Ex and Deus Ex: Invisible War for $4.99, and Borderlands for $9.99.…

Alpha Protocol For Less Than $15

GamersGate’s “Dragon Week” sale might be over, but they’ve quickly replaced it with some other great offers in celebration of Thanksgiving. There isn’t much to be thankful for if you’re an RPG fan, but you will find Alpha Protocol for…

Feargus Urquhart Podcast Interview

Israeli website Hamishakia is offering up a new podcast interview with Obsidian Entertainment CEO Feargus Urquhart about his history in the video game industry, the founding of Obsidian, the strengths and weaknesses of Alpha Protocol, why Fallout: New Vegas didn’t…

Alpha Protocol Could’ve Been the Mass Effect of Espionage

That’s the title of an editorial on Proto Attack, during which the author points out how Mass Effect invented dialogue trees, why changing a character’s appearance mid-game is unrealistic, and why Alpha Protocol’s storyline was its greatest downfall. In a…

Revisiting Alpha Protocol

After slapping Alpha Protocol with a score of 4/10 at the end of their review in May, Bit-tech has returned to Alpha Protocol to find that Obsidian’s espionage RPG is a better experience than they originally thought. That’s not to…

Alpha Protocol v1.1 Patch Released

SEGA and Obsidian Entertainment have released a patch for Alpha Protocol, though going from the description it looks to fix only minor issues. Nab it on SEGA’s website, WorthPlaying, or The Patches Scrolls. We’ve recently released a patch for Alpha Protocol…