That deal was one of a series intended to secure more first-party content for Xbox Game Pass, which is now the natural home for Obsidian's back catalogue. Or, rather, back in the hands of Microsoft, which acquired Obsidian in November last year. "Notice: At the request of the publisher, Alpha Protocol is no longer available for sale on Steam."Ī spokesperson for Sega clarified that the withdrawal of Alpha Protocol was due to the expiration of the company's publishing rights, putting the game back in the hands of Obsidian Entertainment. Sega's publishing rights for Alpha Protocol have now expired, resulting in the game's removal from Steam.Įurogamer noticed that the Steam page for Obsidian Entertainment's spy-themed RPG featured the following statement from Sega, which published the game in May 2010. The game includes a number of licensed songs which likely had those licensed expire after nine years. In a new statement, Sega has said that it still owns the Alpha Protocol IP, but that expired music rights resulted in its removal from Steam. Update June 20, 2019: Eurogamer has updated its story with clarification on why Alpha Protocol has been pulled from Steam.
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