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Weekend Reading: Alpha Protocol Was Sent Out to Die

Obsidian and SEGA launching Alpha Protocol in the shape they did, with bugs, ugly graphics and shooting mechanics that seem 5 years old, is like taking a spy, equipping them in their civilian clothes, giving them just a tier one pistol even though they specialize in gadgets and shotguns, and sending them on a mission...

12 June 2010
06:11 GMT

Alpha Protocol – The Man Named Steven Heck

There's one point in Alpha Protocol where, for all the talk about choices and consequences that Obsidian has been linking with their latest release, most players will be trapped and incapable of resisting the temptation to play nice, make a character their friend and then use them as much as possible for the res...

9 June 2010
18:41 GMT

Obsidian and Square Enix Collaborate on Dungeon Siege 3

Obsidian Entertainment, as the developer, and Square Enix, as the publisher, have announced a partnership designed to create a new Dungeon Siege 3 videogame, set to arrive on the Xbox 360 from Microsoft, the PlayStation 3 from Sony and the PC. Apparently, Gas Powered Games, the company that created the first two Dung...

8 June 2010
16:11 GMT

Weekend Reading: Alpha Protocol or on Enjoying Flawed Gems

Today, we posted a review of Alpha Protocol, a self-described espionage role playing game created by Obsidian and published by SEGA. I gave the game a nine, if you can't be bothered to read the whole thing, praising the writing and the choices, kicking some dirt on it for the limited appeal of the shooting and f...

5 June 2010
04:21 GMT

Alpha Protocol - The Bourne Mission

In an impossible situation, I'm about to betray my government to save its people. Left for dead in Saudi Arabia because I uncovered an evil corporation's plot that would threaten peace everywhere, I went rogue and put my life on the line to stop it. Fortunately, not many people know about my existence. Part...

4 June 2010
18:31 GMT

Alpha Protocol

It's hard not to notice that your main character has combat-boot clad feet that do not seem to touch the sand textured ground on which they walk. But this is Alpha Protocol and a specific amount of problems with the graphics and lack of controller response needs to be filled away in some mental drawer in order t...

4 June 2010
06:31 GMT

Alpha Protocol - The Bourne Approach

As my colleague previously mentioned, I shall be playing Alpha Protocol from a Jason Bourne-inspired perspective. This means that I will engage in a game that promised me I could play it as I wished, to accommodate choices and actions that would be the result of my asking the question: What would Jason Bourne do? Thi...

2 June 2010
18:31 GMT

Alpha Protocol – Bond, Bauer and Bourne

Alpha Protocol is pretty much a proposition impossible to resist to a gamer like me. I love Obsidian and the work they have done on things like Knights of the Old Republic II and Neverwinter Nights II. They have a reputation for offering slightly buggy and overcomplicated experiences but their writing is always top n...

1 June 2010
18:31 GMT

Fallout: New Vegas Gets Orbital Laser, Vault 21

Fallout: New Vegas is one of the big launches of this year, veteran role playing game oriented studio Obsidian, which includes some of the people who created the first two games in the franchise, using the technology Bethesda built for Fallout 3 and moving the action quite a bit to the West, to the strangely unaffect...

25 May 2010
05:32 GMT

Collector's Edition for Fallout: New Vegas Has Deck of Cards and Poker Chips

Bethesda Softworks has announced the Collector's Edition for the upcoming Fallout: New Vegas, the post apocalyptic role playing game set to be launched on the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3 and the PC through Games for Windows. Fans of the series might have to wait until the fall of 2010 in order to get their hands...

13 May 2010
13:31 GMT

Release Date for Alpha Protocol Confirmed

Obsidian, as the developer, and SEGA, as the publisher, have announced their much delayed Alpha Protocol has received a release date for early summer, with the promise that, this time, the game would not be pushed back. It is set to be released on the PC, the Xbox 360 from Microsoft and the PlayStation 3, and will ar...

1 March 2010
03:48 GMT

Corsair Intros 700D High-Performance Computer Chassis

Measuring 609 (H) x 609 (L) x 229 (W) mm, Corsair's latest creation in the area of computer cases is a a steel-wrought full tower chassis with an aluminum faceplate. Designed as a high-performance case aimed at enthusiasts, the chassis is known by the name of the Corsair Obsidian Series 700D. This full tower bui...

18 February 2010
05:05 GMT

Obsidian and Red Eagle Team Up for Wheel of Time Videogames

Developers Obsidian and Red Eagle Games have announced that they are set to collaborate on the creation of new videogames based on the Wheel of Time books written by Robert Jordan.The two companies are working on titles for the PC, the Xbox 360 from Microsoft and the PlayStation 3 from Sony. Obsidian has been chosen ...

16 February 2010
03:40 GMT

Alpha Protocol Gets Inventory Comparison and Another Delay

Some games get delayed more than others, and while it's no Duke Nukem Forever, Obsidian's military RPG, Alpha Protocol, has quite a few missed deadlines notched under its belt. The game was initially announced for a February 2009 release, and has been constantly delayed ever since, at times in some pretty u...

8 February 2010
02:42 GMT

Rumor Mill: Fallout – New Vegas Has Vehicles, Backgrounds

One of the videogames set to arrive in 2010 is Fallout: New Vegas, the spinoff developed by Obsidian for the game made by Bethesda. Since the official announcement last year, a very limited amount of details were offered about the new experience.Now, a wealth of information about New Vegas appears to have leaked. A f...

5 January 2010
05:30 GMT

Alpha Protocol Is Now Expected to Come in 2010

Alpha Protocol has gone through delay after delay. The first time the game got a release date, it was expected to come out in February this year, but wind swirled over the 2009 winter and froze the title, which got delayed again and was eventually supposed to be released on October 6. The boy that cried wolf now crie...

16 October 2009
02:45 GMT

Alpha Protocol, Another Delay

Obsidian Entertainment's Alpha Protocol was supposed to have a launch date of October 6, and officially it still has, but there is a foul voice in the air and unrest rises. Game stores that once had the game marked as available in a far more upcoming date have now listed different ones. GameStop has moved the ga...

28 September 2009
04:42 GMT

Game Development in Uncertain Times

The big names of the gaming industry came together at the Game Developer Conference this August to share ideas and find solutions to the existing hardship the gaming world struggled with. One of the more interesting subjects tackled was that of using licensed concepts in an economically unstable time or not. Obsidi...

18 September 2009
16:31 GMT

Alpha Protocol Decrypted on October 6

SEGA, as the publisher, and Obsidian Entertainment, as the developer, have announced that Alpha Protocol, the role playing espionage videogame, is set to be released for the Xbox 360 from Microsoft, the PlayStation 3 from Sony and the PC on October 6.Alpha Protocol aims to offer a spy-based experience that takes elem...

3 July 2009
13:31 GMT

Aliens RPG Confirmed to Be Dead

It's now official. The Aliens RPG that has been under development at Obsidian has been confirmed to be canceled by a post on the forums of the game. Rumors that the game had been on hold appeared as early as February but fans of the Aliens franchise hoped that it would still be done at some point, after last wee...

30 June 2009
05:21 GMT

Windows Mobile-Based HP iPAQ K3 “Obsidian” Spotted

One more handset that is expected to come to the market during the ongoing year while running under the upcoming Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system (out of a total of 31 devices that should include it) is the HP iPAQ K3 mobile phone, which is reported to come under the codename “Obsidian” and l...

25 May 2009
10:24 GMT

Fallout: New Vegas Coming Next Year

Bethesda Softworks, the publishing arm of the company, has announced that it intends to publish Fallout: New Vegas early next year.The title is set to be developed by Obsidian Entertainment and will be designed for the PC, the Xbox 360 from Microsoft and the PlayStation 3 from Sony. The choice of location is pretty g...

21 April 2009
05:20 GMT

Alpha Protocol Delayed to October

SEGA and Obsidian are now saying that Alpha Protocol, the action and espionage title on which the two companies are collaborating, is set to be released for the Xbox 360 from Microsoft, the PlayStation 3 from Sony and the PC sometime during the month of October. The title should have been launched to players this Feb...

17 March 2009
06:02 GMT

RPG Thriller Announced by Obsidian

Role playing game fans should be really happy to find out that Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic II The Sith Lords and Neverwinter Nights 2 developer Obsidian is working on a new and exciting project, named Alpha Protocol and unveiled during the E3 trade show. Although just announced, the game is already expecte...

16 July 2008
17:06 GMT

Storm of Zehir Hits Neverwinter Nights 2

It's semi-official. Atari isn't saying much, but developers are making it clear that Neverwinter Nights 2 is getting yet another expansion pack. It even has a separate discussion on the BioWare forums. Even more, it seems that the developers are already answering a lot of the questions regarding the game, w...

11 June 2008
19:11 GMT

Obsidian Announces New RPG Project

There's a new super spy game in the making. And it's gonna be Obsidian creating the gadgets and the suits. Obsidian are best known for producing sequels for games like Knights of the Old Republic or Neverwinter Nights II, that BioWare did primary development on. The games were usually slick RPG experiences,...

12 March 2008
04:55 GMT

Obsidian Will Provide Ubuntu Training in South Africa

Obsidian announced that it would provide official training in South Africa, for the "Ubuntu Certified Professional" programme. Through the agreement with Canonical, Obsidian will provide training starting March, this year.Obsdian will offer both Ubuntu Professional Courses 1 and 2, helping System Administrators to pa...

18 February 2008
03:20 GMT


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