(Another) Michael Jackson video game on the way, scheduled for a 'holiday release'
by Ben Gilbert 
on Jul 11th 2009 4:30PM
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]
