Month: November 2017

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Red Bull Music Academy presents the Diggin’ in the Carts X Street Fighter II remix project

Love the classic sounds of Street Fighter II? Red Bull wants you to add your own spin.

The original Street Fighter II soundtrack is one of the most iconic in gaming history, no question. To help celebrate Street Fighter’s 30th Anniversary and promote the weekly Red Bull Radio program Diggin’ in the Carts — which provides a closer look at classic video game tunes and their creators — the Red Bull Music Academy presents Diggin’ in the Carts X Street Fighter II: a remix project featuring the classic sounds of Street Fighter II.

Four tracks are available for your listening enjoyment right now on SoundCloud:

And if you want to try your hand at making your own, head over to Red Bull’s Street Fighter II Remix Challenge page to grab some samples and enter their contest. You’ve got from today to December 11th to craft and submit your own creation; three winners will be selected, and prizes are up for grabs for the best remixes.

Sources: Red Bull Music Academy (SoundCloud); Street Fighter (Twitter)

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The voice actor behind Dragon Ball’s Frieza, Christopher Ayres, is seriously ill

Sad news for Dragon Ball fans, especially for those looking forward to Dragon Ball FighterZ; the voice actor behind Frieza — certainly an important and much-loved character in the franchise — is suffering life-threatening health difficulties.

Veteran voice actor Christopher Ayres was hospitalized earlier this year in Houston, according to the actor’s YouCaring page. He was diagnosed with End Stage C. O. P. D. (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), which causes difficulty breathing and increasingly severe lung problems. Ayers is in need of therapy, surgery, and is looking to receive a transplant.

Other than Frieza, Ayers lent his voice to numerous anime and video game works, such as Dark Water, Speed Grapher, 5 Centimeters Per Second, Dragon Ball Super, and Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2. There are a few more details about his situation over at the YouCaring page, which asks for donations to support his treatment.

The SRK staff hopes for Ayers’ swift recovery.

Sources: @RPGSite; YouCaring