Harmonix is back with a brand new game announcement. The developers of Guitar Hero, Rock Band, and Dance Central are working on a new DJing-focused game, filled with a ton of great new music. The game’s name is Fuser and as the name implies it lets players mix and layer their favorite songs together. The mixes that Fuser players put together can then be shared online, or even remixed by other Fuser players across the world.
In Fuser, players take on the role of a DJ performing in front of a music festival. Players are given four different mix tracks to arrange, which can include vocals, drums, guitar, effects, trumpet, and more. Players will have a full library of songs and can switch out these layers entirely on the fly. Swap Lady Gaga’s vocals out for Lizzo’s or replace Post Malone’s drum track with Fatboy Slim - it’s up to the player to decide.
Over 100 songs are confirmed to be in the final version of Fuser. To kick things off, Harmonix revealed 16 of those songs as part of its initial gameplay reveal. The list included some recent #1 hits as well as some endlessly popular classics.
Fuser Confirmed Songs
50 Cent - In Da Club
Billie Eilish - bad guy
Blue Oyster Cult - (Don’t Fear) The Reaper
The Chainsmokers ft. Daya - Don’t Let Me Down
The Clash - Rock The Casbah
Fatboy Slim - The Rockafeller Skank
Imagine Dragons - Thunder
J. Balvin & Willy Williams - Mi Gente
Lady Gaga - Born This Way
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - Old Town Road (Remix)
Lizzo - Good As Hell
LMFAO ft. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock - Party Rock Anthem
Migos - Stir Fry
Post Malone - Better Now
Smash Mouth - All Star
Warren G & Nate Dogg - Regulate
Those worried that Harmonix might try and get away with less popular or older tracks clearly don’t have to worry. With talents like Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Post Malone, and others it’s clear that Harmonix plans to make this game representative of the modern music scene. Players will be able to mix songs that would fit in well at the club.
Harmonix fans won’t have to wait too long to play Fuser, either. According to the announcement trailer, Fuser is going to be released in fall 2020 and is already confirmed for PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch. The trailer leaves room for the game potentially coming to both current-gen and next-gen PlayStation and Xbox consoles without being explicit.
It’s exciting and interesting to see Harmonix putting out a big title like Fuser alongside the launch of next-generation consoles. In recent years, Harmonix has had serious financial issues, resulting in a significant amount of layoffs. In 2016 the studio failed to successfully crowdfund a PC port of Rock Band 4. This led to the 2018 announcement that Harmonix would be working with NCSoft on a new game, now confirmed to be Fuser. Fuser will hopefully be the success story that Harmonix needs to stay independent.
Fuser releases in fall 2020 on Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation, and Xbox.
