Obsidian Entertainment's tweet yesterday revealed that you can actually finish the Alpha Protocol (Xbox 360, PS3, and PC) game without killing anyone. Intriguing, indeed, especially when you take into consideration the fact that it is a stealth-RPG title. You know, one where you sneak up on people precisely so you can kill them without much of a fuss?

Rumor confirmed - Obsidian Entertainment has finally announced through their official forums that the Aliens RPG has indeed been canned. For those who've been trying to get more updates on the matter, then this ought to be the final nail on that coffin.

Fans of Bethesda's Fallout 3 (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) will have something new to look forward to next year. No, not more DLC, but an actual new Fallout game from vets who worked on the first two games in the series (no this isn't the MMO).

It wasn't hyped up enough for me to feel genuinely sorry to see it go, but it's still a pity that this project didn't pull through. The Aliens RPG that's been in development in Obsidian Entertainment is now confirmed to be canceled - or at least, as confirmed as it's probably going to get.

Details after the link.

So what happens when you take a bunch of Obsidian devs, and flood them with Jason Bourne and 24 all day? It's Alpha Protocol (Xbox 360, PS3, PC). They were looking to create something different, so now we get this new espionage title. Devs talk about the new experience and their new FPS-RPG title in this video.

A lot of shooting games claim to be unique, but fans are not convinced especially with those that claim to meld the genre with RPG elements. Developer Obsidian Entertainment, however, is sending a message that their upcoming title Alpha Protocol ( Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3, PC) is the real deal. How so? Read the details after the jump.

If you were impressed by Mass Effect's smooth mix of the RPG and third-person shooter genres, Obsidian Entertainment and Sega's upcoming title is right up your alley. Enter Alpha Protocol, a stealth action RPG in the v as Jeins of secret agents suchames Bond. Instead of just fixing your hair, however, you'll do a lot of skill learning and shooting in this game. Head over to the full article to learn more.

In a panel discussion at the 2007 Games Developer Conference aptly called "PC Gaming in an Age of Connected Consoles," Obsidian Entertainment's Chris Avellone, Epic Games' Michael Capps, Electronic Arts' Richard Hilleman and Firaxis Games' Soren Johnson came to the conclusion that PC gaming has been a consistent losing streak, with approximately US$ 500 million in revenue lost every year.

Face it. This is the age of the next-generation consoles. Even with DirectX 10 features and Vista's Gaming for Windows initiative, the PC is standing at a crossroads as far as gaming is concerned.

Rampant piracy, the pricey hardware, and the inability of the industry to adapt measures to making great games rather than just visually great games, could spell the PC gaming industry's inevitable doom.

Since 2001, the annual revenues of the PC games industry keeps dropping by half a billion dollars. But that doesn't include the MMO games industry and the casual gaming industry. Will the PC market be a viable option for gaming in the near future? Well that depends. The PC may be pricier than a next-gen console and console FPS revenue may be folds more profitable than the PC, but the PC is capable of everything the console is capable of, plus a whole lot more.

Control: it's one bane of the PC gaming industry. There is no control over piracy, but the lack of control also grants a blessing for the longevity of the PC game. Games with communities will always generate custom user content. Consoles establish control in their closed gaming networks so that custom user content don't go overboard or cause controversy. It's no surprise that the panel suggest taking advantage of this issue, to encourage more user content keep gamers interested in the games.

Cross-platform multiplayer, as set out by Microsoft, is also a mixed bag of goodies. Although Microsoft offered certification measures to ensure the games will work over Xbox Live, PC games will always be more power hungry than their Xbox 360 counterparts. Newer video cards keep coming out all the time, which makes for the peace pipe session between the PC and the console a thing for dreams.

Okay, so we've reported that Sega is making an Alien RPG with the guys of Obsidian Entertainment. Well, just in case you don't agree with the concept of an Alien RPG, here's some good news for you. Apparently Sega is going to work with the guys from Gearbox Software, to create an FPS Alien title for next-generation systems.

So what previous titles have Gearbox been involved with? Well, Halo and Half Life is at the top of the list, so rest assured that the franchise is in good hands.

Of course we're really hoping that the new Alien FPS captures the fear that was imposed on you by the gameplay of that old Aliens vs. Predator FPS. Why are we referencing an old game? Well, that old title was just one of the scariest games of all time. Its bad graphics, and iffy gameplay has, in a sort of lucky-accident-twist-of-fate-way, spawned one of the most gut-wrenching, oh-my-god-I'm-about-to-die-go-away-crazy-facehugger gameplay experiences. If this new Aliens FPS somehow captures that, then we've got a winner.

What's next? An Alien RTS? That would be nice right? Honestly though, we're thinking they should stop at platformer.

Chestbusters and more Giger monstrosities are soon going to be invading next-gen consoles and PCs, thanks to Sega and Obsidian Entertainment, with the former announcing today that the latter has been tapped to create a role-playing game based on the "Alien" film franchise.

Since its 1979 debut, Alien and its three sequels have grossed more than US$ 557 million worldwide, garnering numerous awards, including two Academy Awards. Alien was even deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress in 2002 and was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.

"We are thrilled to be working with the great production and publishing teams at SEGA to deliver the ultimate in-depth Alien experience to gamers worldwide," said Feargus Urquhart, CEO of Obsidian Entertainment. "Building an epic RPG with a license as heralded as the Alien franchise is truly a great honor."

Obsidian will be drawing upon their wealth of experience creating successful games such as the best-selling Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: Sith Lords and the award-winning Neverwinter Nights 2 to bring the "Alien" franchise to RPG fans for the first time. Here's hoping that it lives up to the sense of claustrophobia and terror that drove the film franchise to worldwide success.