The title was removed from digital stores in 2019 because SEGA had lost the rights to the music.
In 2019, SEGA surprised everyone by removing Alpha Protocol from the digital stores of PC, PlayStation and Xbox. As confirmed shortly after, the Japanese company had lost the rights to the music; which prevented them from continuing to market the spy RPG developed by Obsidian. Five years later, specifically in 2024, the title gave signs of life appearing without warning on GOGand now the same situation is repeated on Steam. Therefore, we can say that, after being missing for several years, the game finally returns to the Valve platform.
Despite this good news, SEGA has not enthusiastically announced the return of Alpha Protocol to Steam; in fact, the community has noticed this novelty because the RPG has again an operational sheet in the PC digital store (via Eurogamer). In any case, everything points to the fact that the Japanese company has resolved the rights issues and, therefore, players have a new opportunity to try out this spy experience with role-playing touches.
The smartest already knew that Alpha Protocol was about to return to Steam. After all, and leaving aside its already mentioned appearance on GOG, the SteamDB database had begun to show updates on this game tab; a clue that usually indicates upcoming changes to Valve’s platform. Luckily, these modifications have ended in a happy ending and now the community can continue accessing the adventure starring Thorton.
What is Alpha Protocol about?
We are talking about an Obsidian title that hit the market shortly before the applause Fallout: New Vegas. With a marked cinematic cut, real-time combat and third-person development, Alpha Protocol puts players in the shoes of Michael Thornton; a young and inexperienced spy who seeks to climb the ranks of his company by accepting different assignments and traveling around the world.
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