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Fracture PS3, Xbox 360 now $12.99 (News)

Aug 1, 2009

A retailer this week price cut LucasArts Inc.'s Fracture for Sony Corp.'s Playstation 3 and Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 to under $13 in a new game sale.

Fracture PS3, Xbox 360 price cut to $9.98 (News)

Jun 25, 2009

A retailer this week discounted LucasArts Entertainment LLC's Fracture for Sony Corp.'s Playstation 3 and Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 to under $10 in a new game sale.

Red Faction only next-gen possible, terraforming is so last season (News)

Apr 24, 2009

Coming up in an interview published later today, Strategy Informer interrogates a Red Faction sympathiser over at Volition Inc.

Associate Producer Sean Kennedy tells them why Red Faction Guerrilla wasn't possible until now, how Geo-Mod 2.0 tech is "three to five years" ahead, and his thoughts on terrain game Fracture...

Asked if the new Red Faction has moved away from terraforming terrain because of recent titles like LucasArts' Fracture, Kennedy laughs. "Ha, Fracture! You can actually put that in your article!" Volition isn't so insecure, it seems it was time for a change in the franchise anyway.

Games George Bush should play now he's got time on his hands (Feature)

Jan 20, 2009

So, today is the day when George Bush finally - finally - exits the White House. His eight year stint in the presidential hot seat will be remembered for many things. Most of them bad and with terrifyingly global ramifications. But GamesRadar isn't the place to pick apart George W Bush's political legacy. No. That's what the rest of the internets is for.

Instead, we mark the historic momentousness of today by cooking up some ...

Fracture producer responds to mixed review scores (News)

Oct 9, 2008

Executive producer Shara Miller, who works for publisher LucasArts, defended developer Day 1 Studios and said "they took a risk and that they did some great stuff with it".

"Any time you do something new there are going to be some people who absolutely love it and applaud you for it and then there are going to be people who say that it's not enough. I feel very proud of Day 1 for what they've done with this. I've played through it a million times; I still have a great time. I really do think it's a very cool new mechanic. I've seen people respond in a great way to that. And so I think there's a lot for people to really love about this game. Any time you try something new it's going to be a little bit controversial. You have to take a risk. I really think that they took a risk and that they did some great stuff with it."

Day 1 Studios' Must-Do List For 'Fracture' Players (News)

Oct 8, 2008

In this week's "must-do" list, Day 1 Studios' lead designer Jeff Gregg and senior producer/art director Dan Hay ran down a few things that you should try in both the campaign and the multiplayer modes of the game. For those of you who speak "Fracture," here's the list...

Fracture Creates A New Multiplayer World (News)

Oct 8, 2008

Opinions are divided about the game, but I still hold firm on the idea that it's in multiplayer that the unique features will shine, and it sounds like others are agreeing. In fact, those that don't mention multiplayer are the ones panning the game.

Fracture (Review)

Oct 7, 2008

In a futuristic America locked in a civil war between the Eastern and Western states, split between those who favour technology or direct genetic engineering, you control Jet Brody, a man with a porn star moniker and a gun called the Entrencher. ...

Fracture - Multiplayer trailer (Video)

Oct 6, 2008

A sci-fi third-person wargame in which you play a soldier who can reshape the very terrain around you. Makes digging the enemy's grave a lot easier. The level design is linear, but the central gimmick is fun, if a bit shoe-horned in at times. The backstory is surprisingly good and will keep you going through the more annoying and humdrum parts.

Ones to Watch: October 2008 Xbox 360 Releases (News)

Oct 4, 2008

Aeropause writer Joe Haygood has put together a guide of the top titles coming out for the Xbox 360 in the month of October.

Fracture - Producer walkthrough (Video)

Sep 25, 2008

Fracture: Walkthrough Video (News)

Sep 24, 2008

LucasArts Entertainment unveils a new video of Fracture sheduled for October 7 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Xbox Live Marketplace Update: Thursday 18th September 2008 (News)

Sep 18, 2008

Console Monster writes: "After yesterday's rather weak content, today includes two new demos to the Marketplace as well as new content for Burnout: Paradise and a free Rock Band track. Here is the full Xbox Live Marketplace update for Thursday 18th September 2008:

Name: Infinite Undiscovery Theme C
Price: 150 Microsoft Points
Availability: All Xbox Live Regions

Name: Dead Space Isaac Clark Theme
Price: 150 Microsoft Points
Availability: All Xbox Live Regions except Germany

Name: Gears Of War 2 Trailer - Every Gun
Price: Free
Availability: All Xbox Live Regions except Germany..."

Fracture Demo on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network Now (News)

Sep 18, 2008

Chris Faylor of ShackNews writes: "As promised, a demo of Day 1 Studios' terrain-deforming action game Fracture (PS3, 360) is now available to Xbox 360 owners through the console's online Marketplace...The PlayStation 3 demo is expected to arrive later today"

Fracture Demo to Be Released September 18th (News)

Sep 10, 2008

LucasArts has announced that their latest title for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360, Fracture, will be hitting their respective online platforms on September 18th.

Fracture Xbox 360 Demo the Week of September 15? (News)

Sep 7, 2008

An ad in The Force Unleashed instruction manual touts an already available Fracture demo.

Achievements: Fracture (News)

Sep 2, 2008

Console Monster writes: "We have just added the Achievements for Fracture on the Xbox 360. At first glance the achievement list has indicated there are only three acts. Whether this means the game will be on the short side is currently unknown. The list also gives a good indication of some of the weapons and moves that players will be able to use and perform during the game. To unlock the full 1000 GamerSore players will have to complete all three acts on both difficulties, collect data cells, accumulate kills with every gun in the game and to win and play online games.

The list contains 50 achievements worth 1000 GamerScore:

Complete Act 1 - 20 GamerScore
Complete Act 1.

Complete Act 2 - 25 GamerScore
Complete Act 2.

Complete Act 3 - 30 GamerScore
Complete Act 3..."

CliffyB in Twenty Years Presents Fracture Multiplayer Video Walkthrough (News)

Aug 22, 2008

"New Fracture Multiplayer footage surfaced in the form of a walkthrough. I tried really hard to watch it, and focus only on the game itself, but all I could think was "oh my God, that is going to be CliffyB in twenty years."

Is it just me or does that guy's over the top dude-a-riffic enthusiasm seem a bit like someone else we know? Hey, I'm all for Seth Benton, Senior Multiplayer Lead, being excited about his own product -- I'm just saying that it sounds like this is the first time "SethyB" is seeing his game in action.

Anyway, the game does look pretty "awesome", so "totally" check it out after the jump."

New Fracture Footage Shows Earth-rending Ride (News)

Jul 26, 2008

A new gameplay video and two small screenshots from Day 1 Studios' Fracture (PS3, 360) has emerged, offering a look at the Atlantic Alliance's terrain-warping TDV-1 vehicle.

Fracture (Screenshots)

Jul 16, 2008

PlanetXbox's 360 Degrees of E3 2008 Coverage (News)

Jul 13, 2008

Tomorrow morning at 4:30 a.m. we leave the Birmingham International Airport for the sunny shores of Los Angeles, CA to attend what most gamer's in the country are dreaming about; the 2008 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). In the four days that we will be at E3 we'll be covering such a mass of games, attending many free dinners, and late drunken parties, followed by all-night writing sessions, that we are actually a bit nervous about the whole thing. This is the Super Bowl of our industry though, thus in the end our excitement to have a beer with Cliff Bleszinski outweighs the overall severity of our fear. These are only the announced games we can tell you about, even so this is more than enough reasons for you to come back and spend E3 2008 with us, here at PlanetXbox360.com by bookmarking either one of the two below links. See everyone from the show!

Fracture - Preview (Video)

Jun 25, 2008

Fracture Q&A (News)

Jun 6, 2008

Lucas Arts has released a Q&A for Fracture that goes into more depth about the game and what players can expect.

Varied system specs to blame for no Fracture on PC (News)

Jun 2, 2008

On the back of LucasArts deciding to develop Star Wars: The Force Unleashed only for consoles and not the PC, VideoGamer.com caught up with Fracture's assistant producer Jeffrey Gullett to find out if the company's other big action game for 2008 had a chance of a PC release. It seems not.

"We looked at the PC, but there were a few different issues when it came to PC, like the game is actually incredibly demanding for processing power and graphic power, so we really sort of require pretty much top of the line PCs to run it at the performance we would require it," said Gullett.

"So then it just kind of came down to like, is it really viable to do it? If it requires that high end of a machine, does it really make sense to do it or not? So we sort of decided against that and went for 360 and PS3."

George Lucas had lots to say about Fracture - Film making legend behind some of the changes to the game's main character (News)

Jun 2, 2008

Videogamer writes: "While EA has recently joined forces with film director Steven Spielberg, LucasArts has been making the most of film making legend George Lucas for years. Speaking to VideoGamer.com at a press event for terrain deforming action game Fracture last week, game producer Jeffrey Gullet revealed that the team got feedback from a lot of sources, including George Lucas. It seems much of the feedback centred on the game's main character.

"We got a lot of feedback from a lot of different places. Some of it from our own internal team, some of it from play testing that we did. Some of it came directly from George Lucas himself," stated Gullett. "We were sort of still in the process of creating him when we first announced the game, so that's a lot of why he's changed pretty dramatically from the first time we ever put him out there."

Fracture demo due in autumn (News)

Jun 2, 2008

LucasArts has told us that a demo of Fracture will be released simultaneously on PSN and XBL in "August or September."

The third-person shooter takes a punt at innovation with a terrain deformation system that allows you to literally morph hills and craters into the ground using a gun called the Entrencher.

LucasArts says that the demo would be the same as the version that games journos recently got a crack at ...

Darth Vader not playable character in Fracture (News)

Jun 2, 2008

Rounding off an interview with LucasArts assistant producer Jeffrey Gullett we managed to ask a few questions everyone is dying to know the answers to.

Fracture dev: "Wii does not have the processing power" (News)

Jun 1, 2008

Even though the Wii has seen a huge amount of success and currently leads the console war by a large margin, its hardware limitations do mean that it often misses out on the graphically rich games found on Xbox 360 and PS3.

Speaking to VideoGamer.com in London last week, LucasArts assistant producer Jeffrey Gullett confirmed what we already kind of knew about the reason behind no Fracture on Wii.

Fracture game engine built from scratch (News)

Jun 1, 2008

Speaking to VideoGamer.com at a Fracture press event in London last week, LucasArts assistant producer Jeffrey Gullett has revealed that developer Day 1 Studios had to create a brand new engine for forthcoming action game Fracture.

"It was a brand new concept so it wasn't really something we could just take an existing tech and modify it. It really had to be built from the ground up," said Gullett.

Fracture is one of an increasingly small number of next-gen games that doesn't use an off the shelf game engine, such as Unreal Engine 3.

PS3 Fracture: "challenging and scary at first" (News)

Jun 1, 2008

At an event for LucasArts' Fracture last week it didn't slip anyone's attention that the game was only playable on Xbox 360, but according to the game's assistant producer Jeffrey Gullett this wasn't to do with the PS3 game lagging behind in development.

Speaking about initial development of Fracture on PS3 Gullett said: "It was one of those things that was really sort of challenging and scary at first," but he went on to say that the team has "gotten over most of the major hurdles and now we've had them running side by side simultaneously, and they look flawless."

Fracture Community Site Launches; New Preview Tonight (News)

May 30, 2008

LucasArts' upcoming terrain-deforming FPS game, Fracture, has a new community website. The developers will be sharing exclusive videos and information on Fracture. You can check it out and join at community.fracturegame.com. There are desktop wallpapers, developer diaries and profiles, and more to be found on the game.

LucasArts also sent word that GameTrailers TV will have an exclusive preview of Fracture tonight (5/30/08) at 10 PM PT/1 AM ET.

Fracture demo due in autumn (News)

May 29, 2008

Lucas Arts has told CVG that a demo of Fracture will be released simultaneously on PSN and XBL in "August or September".

The third-person shooter takes a punt at innovation with a terrain deformation system that allows you to literally morph hills and craters into the ground using a gun called the Entrencher.

Fracture documentary to ship with 12-rated Force Unleashed in UK (News)

May 15, 2008

VG247: A BBFC rating of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed has shown that a Fracture documentary will ship with the game in the UK.

The footage of the action game is 7.28 minutes long.

Fracture "one of few" pushing PS3 & 360 limits (News)

Mar 19, 2008

Many games use the current gen consoles to make pretty pictures, but Fracture is "one of the few games" that really pushes the hardware on a gameplay front, LucasArts says. Fracture features an innovative Terrain Deformation system that allows players to use various unique weapons and tools to bend, warp and deform the ground below their feet. This, says LucasArts, was a challenge to get working, and pushes the high-performance consoles to their ...

Fracture "one of few" pushing PS3 & 360 limits (News)

Mar 19, 2008

Many games use the current gen consoles to make pretty pictures, but Fracture is "one of the few games" that really pushes the hardware on a gameplay front, LucasArts has told CVG.

Fracture features an innovative Terrain Deformation system that allows players to use various unique weapons and tools to bend, warp and deform the ground below their feet. This, says LucasArts, was a challenge to get working, and pushes the high-performance consoles to their limits.

GDC '08: Fracture (News)

Feb 23, 2008

Kotaku: After the Star Wars: Force Unleashed presentation, we sat tight in the Lucas Arts auditorium to check out some bits of their new game, Fracture. Lucas Arts has been working with Day One studios to create what they hope will be a fresh new IP in their corral. Unfortunately from what I saw it doesn't seem to be much of a contender, at least at this point.

LucasArts Shows off Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and Fracture at CES (News)

Jan 6, 2008

CNBC - Jim Goldman, Jan. 06:

At the Consumer Electronics Show, LucasArts is set to unveil two of the most anticipated titles that rely on technology never used in video games production before. "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed" uses DMM, or digital molecular matter. "Fracture" sets itself apart from all other games with Terrain Deformation.

Video Games: Electronic Gaming Expo winners named; Penny Arcade next (News)

Aug 10, 2007

Jon and Chip Carter of Tulsa World give their breakdown of the latest news happenings in the world of gaming. They let us in on the best of show winners from this year's E3, the happenings at the upcoming Penny Arcade Expo, the Square-Enix Fan Festival 2007 and the first North American winner of the professional Championship Gaming Series.

More after the jump...

E3 07: Part 1 (News)

Jul 17, 2007

E3 is the biggest event in the gaming community, it has all the ingredients to make for a great event: mega-games, exciting announcements, upcoming titles, console rivalry, and much more. Not surprisingly, E3 was a big this time as well; what made the extra special is the fact that Sony had a point to prove to the world.

E3 has brief description on each of it's announcements. Since it was a big event and thee were a lot of announcements E3 will be covering it in two parts. First part includes details on MGS4, Killzone 2, Halo 3, GT HD, Home and many more.

E3 07: Fracture hands-on (Preview)

Jul 13, 2007

Crazy-as-hell shooters are nothing new on 360 and PS3, but the earth-moving gameplay found in Fracture easily sets it apart from the rest of the pack. Almost every gun you have is built around upheaving and receding the ground around you. Even the everyday guns have alternate functions that burrow underground and detonate, blasting dirt and debris in all directions. If last year's Black was spanktastic for gun fans, Fracture is full-on dirt ...

E3 07: Fracture video interview (Preview)

Jul 13, 2007

We had a chance to speak with David Perkinson, producer of Fracture at LucasArts. The first time you see the game, you might wonder what's special about it. It becomes clear after a few moments. Hidden under its vaguely Halo-like exterior is a new type of gameplay. Your weapons can literally reshape the world of the game, raising hills or opening pits beneath your opponents. Want to know more? Watch the video! July 13, ...

Fracture revealed (Preview)

May 3, 2007

Whats your idea of the perfect handheld weapon? A gun? A bazooka? A glowing laser blade? Yeah, thats all pretty good; but the minds at publisher LucasArts and developer Day 1 Studios (they made the MechAssault games for Xbox) think they may have found something even better for Fracture, their new third-person shooter due mid-2008 for PS3 and 360 – how about a mountain? Okay, not exactly a mountain, but not far from it. In Fracture, you play Mason Briggs, a futuristic soldier whose ...

Achievement Guide (FAQ)

Nov 5, 2008

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Beat General Sheridan (Hint)

Oct 17, 2008

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Killing Hydras Easier (Hint)

Oct 17, 2008

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Unlock New Skins (Cheat)

Oct 9, 2008

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Achievements (Unlockable)

Oct 9, 2008

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