Fuser Gets a Demo and a Content-Packed Update

Fuser Gets a Demo and a Content-Packed Update

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If ever you've wanted to live out your DJ dreams and haven't yet tried 2020's Fuser, now's your chance to play it for free with a new demo available on select platforms. The demo is available today across Switch, Xbox, PlayStation, and PC via Steam and introduces players to what Harmonix's biggest fans know as the evolution of DropMix, but what most everyone else who has played knows as "that really good DJ game from the Rock Band studio."

The demo includes tracks from just a few of the game's vast library of songs, including:

  • Bad Bunny “Yo Perreo Sola”
  • Billie Eilish “bad guy”
  • Cardi B “Bodak Yellow”
  • deadmau5 ft. Rob Swire “Ghosts ‘n’ Stuff”
  • Dua Lipa “Don’t Start Now”
  • Rage Against The Machine “Killing In The Name”
  • Smash Mouth “All Star”
  • Warren G and Nate Dogg “Regulate”

Harmonix has also detailed Update 1.3 which will arrive in "the coming weeks" and features new modes and quality of life improvements, among other changes. Here's what's new in the next update:

Live Set Events – These new events add a competitive flair to the recurring in-game events. Live Sets will present a challenge to all FUSER DJs, including leaderboards and prizes for reaching score tiers.

Customizing Freestyle Co-Op – Players will now be able to adjust the number of rounds and the length of rounds for public Co-Op Freestyle sessions.

Hot Clips – Hot Clips is a powerful new creative tool, which allows DJs to preview a disc before dropping it onto the decks, effectively adding a fifth loop to their mixes.

Finding the Right Mix – The update makes it easier to browse mixes players have liked through their profiles, as well as new sorting functions, including alphabetical, most liked/viewed, and date created.

Share with the World – This update adds several optimizations for sharing and streaming. Players can now share video from anywhere in the game using native console share functions, and DJs can now toggle an option to select only monetizable songs for streaming.

And More... – The 1.3 Update addresses bugs found by live players, adds in separate calibration profiles for docked and undocked mode for Nintendo Switch, UI improvements, and other quality of life improvements. 

New music is also on the way as paid DLC, including the following artists:

  • 24kGoldn
  • Bebe Rexha
  • Bell Biv DeVoe
  • BLACKPINK
  • DaBaby
  • David Guetta
  • Doja Cat
  • Dua Lipa
  • iann dior
  • Imanbek
  • Jason Derulo
  • Marshmello
  • Shaggy
  • Shawn Mendes
  • Sia
  • Usher
  • And More!

No specific date has been given for Update 1.3, but Harmonix says it's coming soon.

 

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