The US PlayStation Network update for this week is now available. And yes, finally, the Mercenaries 2 demo is live - they probably got stuck in traffic along the way - as well as the demo for Fracture. PSP owners also get two downloadable titles this week, both from D3 Publisher: PQ and Cube.

Heads up, gamers! LucasArts announced earlier today that  a demo for Fracture (PS3, Xbox 360) would be made available for download on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Marketplace on September 18. Learn more after the jump!

We all saw that Fracture (PS3, Xbox 360) World Exclusive trailer and it was pretty nice with all its futuristic action. In an event that LucasArts held for it, though, the media took notice that only the Xbox 360 version was playable. Is the PS3 version lagging behind? Is this a prelude to a "superior version" emerging? See what LucasArts has to say in the full story next up.

 It's finally here! LucasArts and Day 1 Studios have released the World Exclusive trailer for their anticipated game Fracture (PS3, Xbox 360). We'll all get a better idea of what the story holds and what the action will look like. Check out the full article for the clip.

We've got some interesting news for shooter fans out there. There's a demo for Day 1 Studios and LucasArts' Fracture (PS3, Xbox 360) coming, and it promises some sweet action for shooting fans to eat up. Learn more about it after the jump!

LucasArts was quite confident with how its upcoming title for the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 will be able to push the envelope of today's gaming standards and test the limits of the next-gen consoles. The developer promised that Fracture (PS3, Xbox 360) will go beyond mere visuals and show gamers a new level of gameplay for the shooter genre. More information in our full article.

Five new screenshots were unveiled to show us the world found within Fracture (PS3, 360). Being a product of the joint efforts of LucasArts and Day 1 Studios, the shots provide crisp graphics of the game. Even with only five screenshots, it's enough to leave people wanting more from the game.

Catch the latest screenshots of Fracture after the jump!

LucasArts is about to unleash two of its highly anticipated games for the season at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Get ready as LucasArts will unveil Fracture and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Details in the full article.

Explosions, destruction, mayhem! Any shooters won't go anywhere without these ingredients, and LucasArts clearly knows that. With the help of Day 1 Studios, Fracture will be hitting the PS3 and Xbox 360 with a promise of delivering everything that an outstanding action-packed game needs.

Here's the twist - explosions and destruction mean a lot different in Fracture. Grenades don't simply frag people, they make holes in the ground. Why destroy enemy structures with brute firepower when you can just flip them over with a bang?

Terrain deformation is where next-gen is at, or so LucasArts believes. Aiming to revolutionize how people look at action games, Fracture is set to be a complete package of adventure, shooter, and strategy genres. Here is Mike Webster, LucasArts product marketing manager, telling us all that plus more.

The new PS3, 360 shooter game from Day 1 Studios Fracture sounds ambitious enough to start a whole new genre of games. Fracture will be utilizing the new method of Terrain Deforming, which almost didn't make it into the original design because of some apprehensions to the concept.

The story of Fracture will be told through the eyes of soldier Mason Briggs. He is a soldier of the United States 150 years from now. Only in this universe, America is divided in two, the East and the West, hence "Fracture." One side is dedicated to using technology for the improvement of mankind, and the other side aims to advance genetic engineering. Now this isn't your average shooter game, this is going to be more a mix of adventure, shooter, and strategy thanks to the new terrain deformation system.

In an interview with GameInformer, Denny Thorley and Jon Kimmich of Day 1 Studios reveal how players will be using high powered weapons that, if used in real life, would really mess up the landscape - and that's what terrain deformation is all about in this game: to mess up the landscape, either to your tactical advantage or just for the heck of seeing a hole where a hill once was. The developers are aiming to make other games feel more static by comparison.

Players will get to have a whole arsenal of weapons to destroy everything in their path with, including a gun that shoots something underground and hurls things it sucks down into it. It was also revealed that the game will be using the SIXAXIS controls. The "how" of it wasn't said though. Also, there will be a single and multiplayer demo this coming E3.

For the full transcript of the interview, you can terrain-deform your way towards the Read link below!