Michael Jackson Gets an MMO

John Funk

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Michael Jackson Gets an MMO



The late King of Pop will soon be set to star in his very own MMO. Seriously.

There's something ironic in the fact that pop singer Michael Jackson's career is the healthiest it's been in a long time, announced a Michael Jackson-themed music game [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/92694-UPDATE-King-of-Pop-Michael-Jackson-Dies], which seems like a perfectly natural fit for the musician, no?

Today, another MJ game reared its head: Planet Michael, an upcoming ... MMO?

No, I'm being serious here. Planet Michael [http://www.planetmichael.com/], which bills itself as "The Ultimate Michael Jackson Online Game" (a fierce field of competition, I know), asks players to enter "a world inspired by the King of Pop's enduring artistry and heart. Make yourself a home on Planet Michael where old and new friends can appreciate the magic of his music and his commitment to spreading messages of love and peace."

Again, I swear I'm not making any of this up.

Still, developer SEE Virtual Worlds knows that it will catch some flak for this. "There is no doubt we will be open to people joking about it and criticizing it. We'll just have to roll with that as it comes, so to speak," developer Josh Gordon told USA Today [http://www.usatoday.com/life/lifestyle/2010-09-21-mjworld21_ST_N.htm]. "[Michael Jackson's] such a big name and he's such a big legend that no matter what we do, we are going to get a lot of people who are excited, and we are going to get people who criticize us. And we have just taken that as the way it is going to be."

The game will take place in locales inspired by Jackson's songs (like "Thriller" and "Billie Jean") and have gamers working to overcome challenges through the power of song and dance rather than violence.

So I guess it'll be kind of like Elite Beat Agents, then.

(Via Eurogamer [http://www.destructoid.com/michael-jackson-mmo-announced-184509.phtml])

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So they can make this but we can't have the Micheal Jackson zombie in Plants vs. Zombies?

Lame...

Also, what? [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FlatWhat]
 

Celtic_Kerr

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I can't say anything negative, But my disbelief is simply through the roof. I mean... I... Fuck it I'm speechless
 

archvile93

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This is just dumb. Wait, no, this is a great idea from a business standpoint. I'm sure there will be plenty of hungry sheep that eat this shit right up.
 

Jack and Calumon

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Well every good meme has been said above me to express my opinion, so I shall say a simple sentence.

This takes my "What the fuck" award of the year. Stealing it from Gal Gun.

Calumon: Do we get a mat with that?
 

snowman6251

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So yeah I thought it was a joke.

Then when John said "No seriously" I still thought it was a joke.

This is fucking weird.
 

imnot

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Christ, why is it as soon as he dies people care about him?
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The game will fail.
 

Evilsanta

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Really? A Micheal Jackson game? And a MMO to...I wont judge them but still what a silly game idea.
 

C95J

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Now I must admit, that I would have never seen that coming in a million years...

I mean, What the Fuck, who would have guessed?