(Another) Michael Jackson video game on the way, scheduled for a 'holiday release'

Posted Jul 11th 2009 4:30PM by Ben Gilbert

After the King of Pop's passing last week, Joystiq has had an inordinately high volume of Michael Jackson-related stories. Day after day, the video game industry honored his passing -- free "Thriller" downloads on Xbox Live, Battlefield Heroes costumes, and a full on recreation of "Smooth Criminal" using Rag Doll Kung Fu's engine. Today, less than a full week after the singer's death, his production company (MJJ Productions) confirmed to MCVUK that a game starring Jackson and featuring his music has been in production at MJJ for "several months" and is purportedly on schedule to release "this holiday season."

Though no definitive "yes" or "no" has been given on the game's release (or any info on the developer, publisher, or the game itself), reports say the game contains recent voice recordings by the singer. The closest we get to actual information on the game's release window is, "I am sure it will still be released ... Michael loved games," by way of an MJJ Productions rep. Here's hoping it's more Moonwalker and less Space Channel 5 -- but then, that's just how we get down.

[Via Industry Gamers]

Tags: battlefield-heroes, king-of-pop, mcv, mcvuk, michael-jackson, mjj-productions, moonwalker, rag-doll-kung-fu, space-channel-5, thriller

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

abbas350 @ Jul 11th 2009 4:34PM

better have a hat throwing special attack... that thing did drain life though so that sucked

Sly @ Jul 11th 2009 4:36PM

i'm hoping for an HD moonwalker remake...

emirabal @ Jul 11th 2009 8:17PM

Sold

ArchiGamer [thephilosophyofgames.wordpress.com] @ Jul 11th 2009 4:36PM

Hey, I liked Ulala...

6_h!t-combo @ Jul 11th 2009 5:21PM

If she were homework, i'd do her on the table...

Anthology @ Jul 11th 2009 6:05PM

... I'd do her on the table anyway.

playwhutyalike @ Jul 11th 2009 8:28PM

I would pretend I'm a dog and eat said homework...

Shadsy @ Jul 11th 2009 4:42PM

Last week? It was half a month ago, and it's an ongoing event.

SecondTomorrow @ Jul 11th 2009 5:19PM

Yeah. Wow, Ben, do we need to buy you a new calendar? 18 days is hardly less than a week.

Jitaroo @ Jul 11th 2009 10:34PM

Wow, half a month and still no Guitar Hero: Michael Jackson/ Michael Jackson Rock Band

kingmohd84 @ Jul 12th 2009 5:51PM

Can they bring the arcade version back in HD. I thought that was better than moonwalker.

Mr Khan @ Jul 11th 2009 4:57PM

This story was floating about some weeks before he died, actually.

deanb @ Jul 11th 2009 6:33PM

But nobody cared until he died.
Kinda sad really.

Ethan @ Jul 11th 2009 8:51PM

Games are never reported on early unless they're a sequel, from a renowned dev, or being heavily hyped by the publisher itself. I think people passed it over because licenses are notoriously bad indicators of game quality.

Now if they'd given us some more idea of what it's going to be like, I expect more people would have listened.

Killjebus...PSN Killjebus @ Jul 11th 2009 5:00PM

Using the wiimote you can BE LIKE MIKE!!! Plastic surgery, sleeping with little boys, changing the color of the skin.....hmmmmm which one could it be?

Maybe all of the above.

Uncontrol @ Jul 11th 2009 5:06PM

haha sweet! you're a tool!

Sly @ Jul 11th 2009 5:19PM

you do know that the skin color changing thing was a condition, right? he didn't get it bleached or whatever. making fun of people's conditions isn't cool... especially not dead people.

VaultICEE @ Jul 11th 2009 5:24PM

Believing what the media feeds down our throats, are we?

6_h!t-combo @ Jul 11th 2009 5:25PM

If a pop star slept with your kid, and you sued said pop star, would you really settle out of court for 20 million dollars, or would you fight for your childs rights and expose the star for wrongdoing?
If you'd take the money, you were either lying about everything, or your childs pride means nothing to you.

ArchiGamer [thephilosophyofgames.wordpress.com] @ Jul 11th 2009 5:34PM

Wow, you are a loser.

HeXeN @ Jul 11th 2009 5:58PM

Do you have some pictures,videos or forensics of what you are claiming? if not you're a little tool like the rest of the 12 boys who say the same horse sh!t.

Snowblind @ Jul 11th 2009 7:31PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitiligo

VaultICEE @ Jul 11th 2009 5:04PM

All I can say is

I hope it doesn't suck!

Jrinswand @ Jul 11th 2009 5:07PM

I hope to God that this is a bigger lie than Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley's marriage.

t_m @ Jul 11th 2009 10:14PM

God is a bigger lie than Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley's marriage.

fixed.

Jrinswand @ Jul 11th 2009 11:25PM

I'm not religious, it is just a figure of speech.

Douchebag.

sony boy @ Jul 11th 2009 5:12PM

YOU BETTER have MECHA JACKSON!!!

Sinister Rouge @ Jul 11th 2009 5:14PM

Hah! Like a Michael Jackson Singstar type game? Sadly, I would buy it... Wait, not sadly! That would be friggin awesome!

Harod Burnett @ Jul 11th 2009 5:24PM

Same here .Say what you want about the man ,but the music was and still is great.I am just waiting to see who gets his music first Rockband or Guitar Hero .

VaultICEE @ Jul 11th 2009 5:26PM

Guitar Hero already nabbed Beat It, and Rock Band has the Alien Ant Farm cover of Smooth Criminal.

Hopefully we can see more Michael Jackson in Rock Band soon.

Jordan @ Jul 11th 2009 6:11PM

Rock Band Unplugged has "ABC" and LEGO Rock Band is going to have "I Want You Back." Here's hoping for more MJ love!

chaos123x @ Jul 11th 2009 5:23PM

I wan't "CAPTAIN EO" with Natal or motion controls. (maybe Mic and DDR Mat)

Dance and sing to change the universe by changing your evil enemies into 80's backup dancers.

We are Here to Change the World

Ehhh!!!! Heeeee!

solarshadows074 @ Jul 11th 2009 5:26PM

i will look forward if its a 3d side scrolling version of moonwalker or something. anything 3d sidescrolling is ALWAYS in my games list.

whylekat @ Jul 11th 2009 5:31PM

I would kill for an arcade cabinet of the 3-player moonwalker! Turning into a MJ robot = amazing!

Mazrael @ Jul 11th 2009 5:34PM

Think of the multiplayer! it's bound to have it.. they bolt it onto most games...
(shoot me now...)
but the character skins... can be.. Black or White.... ow...

Tegolin @ Jul 11th 2009 5:42PM

What about a Billy Mays game?

bongoes @ Jul 11th 2009 6:04PM

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Spike @ Jul 11th 2009 7:11PM

they couldn't, who would pitch it, vince?

invaderzimaus @ Jul 11th 2009 6:09PM

What consoles will it be released on? Xbox 360, PS3, Wii perhaps?

johnny @ Jul 11th 2009 6:30PM

its coming on apple igame, samsungs ultraHD 900, and collecovision 2010

Manly Mcbeefington (Mr. ESC) @ Jul 11th 2009 7:01PM

Don't forget the 3Do and game.com

Nerdy Desi @ Jul 12th 2009 1:17AM

PC!!!!!!!!!!!! : D

Manly Mcbeefington (Mr. ESC) @ Jul 11th 2009 6:57PM

His comment is So bad he had to post it TWICE.

Rodrigo @ Jul 11th 2009 7:02PM

Hey! Space Channel 8 (5+3 uh =P) would be a better game than moonwalker...

colvid18 @ Jul 11th 2009 7:49PM

http://www.pinsane.com/pinorama/events/MJ_09/kr/michael_jackson_arcade_entry.html

He was really into his games.

johnny @ Jul 11th 2009 9:39PM

i would just have a ps3 and xbox and stuff not all those stand up machines. if i was rich as him i would just sex a different girl every week till mr happy falls off