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For Immediate Release:
June 20, 2019
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FiXT Powers New Music Pack In Synth Riders VR Rhythm Game
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Los Angeles, California - FiXT has officially partnered with VR rhythm game Synth Riders, providing FiXT Essentials Vol. 1, a pack of 5 colossal electronic-rock tracks from the FiXT record label, joining the game's existing collection of 16 synthwave tracks.
The FiXT Essentials Vol. 1 Playlist includes:
- “Unshakeable" (Formal One Remix) by Celldweller
- “Enemy" (Gydra Remix) by Blue Stahli
- "Dust to Dust" (Zardonic Remix) by Circle of Dust
- “Wolves" by Voicians
- “Free" by Raizer
Synth Riders also features several songs from FiXT Neon, including tracks from Scandroid, 3FORCE and Sunset Neon, with more synthwave tracks coming from FiXT Neon in a future expansion pack for the game. The developer’s goal is to keep adding free songs from different music genres to further diversify the library of available tracks.
Yur.Fit Profile Integration, Oculus Quest Port In Development
In addition to the FiXT music pack, Synth Riders has announced the game as the world’s first native integration with a calorie counting and fitness tracking profile from YUR. The developer Kluge Interactive is also excited to announce that the Oculus Quest version of the game is in the advanced stage of development.
Synth Riders is a rhythm game that takes players on a journey into a stunning neon colored cyberpunk world with immersive stages straight from the ’80s and music from top synthwave artists. In this game, dancing is not optional but crucial for those who want to climb to the top of the leaderboard. Released in July last year, Synth Riders received a warm reception from the players with 98% positive reviews on Steam, and its fans have built up an active community with over 500 members on the modding Discord.
The free update also comes with native compatibility with the YUR.FIT Profile, which keeps track of player calories and highlights the fitness benefits of the game. YUR Fitness Profile is a combination of an in-game integration and YURfit mobile app that tracks the progress. More than 15,000 people from all over the world have already found use in YUR. Synth Riders is the first game with full native integration with YUR.
Watch The FiXT Essentials Vol. 01 Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d39GXuQj23s
“We are very excited about our partnership with YUR. Players love the fitness benefits of Synth Riders, which we continue to take advantage of by keeping them engaged through the YUR. This signals the beginning of what we believe to be a fruitful relationship to push VR fitness to new heights.” - Abraham Aguero, Creative Director at Kluge Interactive
FiXT Essentials - Vol 1 and YUR.fit integration are being delivered to all the owners of the game through a free update. Synth Riders in available on Steam (including WMR headsets), Oculus Store, and Viveport for $19.99 (currently with a -20% discount).
To find out more about the game, you can go to the official website:
www.synthridersvr.com.
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FiXT is an internationally recognized, 100% independent artist-owned record label. FiXT’s catalog of music has garnered over 1.5 billion online streams connecting with a core audience of gamers, sci-fi enthusiasts and comic book fans. Founded in 2006, FIXT has offices in Los Angeles and Iowa and serves a worldwide fanbase of customers in over 130 countries. FiXT’s label roster includes Celldweller, Blue Stahli, Circle of Dust, The Anix, Raizer, 3D Stas, Comaduster, Voicians, The Qemists, and I Will Never Be The Same.
In Fall 2018, FiXT launched a new Synthwave label division, FiXT Neon, with an expanding roster of artists, including Scandroid, The Bad Dreamers, Fury Weekend, LeBrock, PYLOT, 3FORCE, Mega Drive, Ace Marino, and Sunset Neon.
In early 2019 FiXT launched FiXT Gaming, a new division focused on connecting music & gaming fans. FiXT launched their own Twitch Stream Team, and has partnered with Pretzel Rocks to provide premium stream-safe music to live-streamers on Twitch, Mixer, Facebook & YouTube. FiXT Gaming has also forged partnerships with several eSports and Gaming teams/organizations, including Fade 2 Karma and Team ForKnife, with more to be announced throughout 2019.
FiXT’s music has received over 1,000 Film/TV/Video Game placements, including titles such as: Westworld, Power Rangers, Lexus, Suicide Squad, Iron Man, Robocop, Jack Reacher, Deadpool, Lucy, Pacific Rim, Call of Duty, Assassin’s Creed, Dead Rising, UFC, NFL, MLB and more.
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Synth Riders is a VR rhythm game that takes the player on a journey into a stunning neon colored cyberpunk world with beautiful stages straight from the 80’s and music from top synthwave and electro-rock artists from around the world.
Released in July last year, Synth Riders received a warm reception from the players and built an active community of fans. The game currently has a 98% positive reviews on Steam and over 500 members on the modding Discord.
Player’s goal is to hit different colored notes that fly according to the beat with the corresponding orb while dodging obstacles. Some notes come separately, others in long lines, some need to be hit with one specific orb, others with both orbs simultaneously.
The feature of Synth Riders that sets it apart is that in this game, dancing is not optional but crucial for those who want to climb to the top of the leaderboard. Handcrafted beatmaps are designed to make the players dance naturally, activating the whole body of the player. This makes for a great workout and relaxation when perfectly synced notes flow to the rhythm of electronic music.
Key features
- Unique gameplay and simple rules
- Good for workout and chill
- Active Modding Community
- 21 songs from top synthwave and electro-rock artists
- 6 beautiful hand designed scenarios
- Online leaderboards
- Avatars System and LIV integration
- Official Beatmap Editor (download)
Synth Riders was created by Abraham Aguero, the Creative Director at Kluge Interactive. Abraham had an unstoppable obsession with the 80’s; synth sounds, simple game mechanics and signature aesthetics impassioned him into a creative force born out of nostalgia. Abraham created RetroWaveVR, an instagram community with more than 35,000 followers, and a game series, which first launched Max, a homage to Space Invaders. It second title was Synth Riders, and it was soon pretty evident that this game had serious potential.
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For more information, promo or interview requests, contact:
Alicia Lovewell | FiXT
Publicist
email: alicia@fixtonline.com
office: (319) 208-7805
James Rhodes | FiXT
Vice President & Co-Founder
email: james@fixtonline.com
office: (319) 208-7805
Skype: fixtmusic
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