Weeks after retailers indicated that secret agent RPG Alpha Protocol was being delayed to 2010, Sega and Obsidian Entertainment have finally sent out a press release confirming the news. So what's their explanation for the delay?

“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," said Obsidian CEO Feargus Urquhart in a statement.

Sega of America President and COO Masanao Maeda said essentially the same thing: "We’ve worked in conjunction with Obsidian Entertainment in making the decision to move Alpha Protocol’s ship date to spring 2010 to ensure that we have the best game possible at launch.”

Satisfied? No, of course you aren't. Delay announcements are nice and vague like that.