Publisher Sega has confirmed that Obsidian's espionage RPG Alpha Protocol has been delayed from this October to the spring of 2010.

“By pushing Alpha Protocol to spring 2010, we can ensure that the game will be released in the best commercial release window possible and will also receive the focus this true AAA titles deserves,” said Sega of Europe's managing director, Alan Pritchard.

Obsidian CEO Feargus Urquhart added: “Alpha Protocol is a new take on the RPG genre and from day one the team has been working to make Alpha Protocol a truly unique game for players to experience. We’re very happy that Sega has made the decision to hold back the shipment of the game in order to give it the best chance at becoming the publishing success that we at Obsidian and our partners at Sega are striving for”.

Previously featured on these pages, the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC game had been due to launch this month.