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Michael Jackson Set to Rock All Consoles Holiday 2010

by VGChartz Staff, posted on 14 June 2010 / 1,113 Views

Ubisoft's press conference ended with a dance-off to Michael Jackson's "Beat It," with a mimed knife fight and everything.  While this is always a welcome way to end any conference, it also happened to coincide with the announcement of Ubisoft's upcoming Michael Jackson video game.  There is singing.  There is dancing.  There will be moonwalking.

So far they've confirmed both "Beat It" and "Billie Jean," but the game will include smash hits, dance moves, and performances from throughout his career.  Maybe you can moonwalk, but can you do it the way MJ did in 1983?

Ubisoft has the Michael Jackson Estate on board of course, and John Branca, one of the co-executors, added this in a press release: "Michael always pushed every limit when it came to technology to give his fans unforgettable entertainment experiences, whether it involved his videos, his recordings or his concerts.  Now, with this interactive product, we have the chance to bring Michael, the artist, into households around the world in a perfect match of Michael’s artistry and the family entertainment which he always highly valued."

Michael Jackson: The Game, will be coming to the DS, PS3, PSP, Wii, and XBox 360 this Holiday season.  It will also work with Microsoft's Kinect and Sony's Move controller.


12 Comments

Goddbless
Goddbless (on 27 June 2010)

If Microsoft bundles this game with Kinect they could sell loads.

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riders42
riders42 (on 15 June 2010)

This game if done right could be a lot of fun

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Mr.VideoGames09
Mr.VideoGames09 (on 15 June 2010)

This should be a great game. I'm looking forward to it.

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bloodcrust
bloodcrust (on 15 June 2010)

i think this will be best played on Kinect because you wont have to hold anything while singing or dancing.

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Wagram
Wagram (on 15 June 2010)

@ ACE. I believe they do, which means Sony is going to get profits from everything on this one.

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A_C_E
A_C_E (on 15 June 2010)

Isn't MJ signed under BMG which is owned by Sony???

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binary solo
binary solo (on 15 June 2010)

Be interesting to see whether a MJ Singstar might appear at a later date. As far as dancing like MJ is concerned, even though I can't stand his music, he must be acknowledged as one of the all time greatest pop dancers. Dance elements will be primarily for comedic value, seeing people trying and failing to dance like MJ.

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ssj12
ssj12 (on 15 June 2010)

@joel - yes, yes they will.

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SaviorX
SaviorX (on 15 June 2010)

All it has to do is work, and its a must have.

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Jedidiah-Rose
Jedidiah-Rose (on 15 June 2010)

to be fair,I wanted a Michael Jackson game on PS3,but I wanted a Singstar game.I'm not sure about this one.

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leo-j
leo-j (on 15 June 2010)

wait so.. does this mean SONY will get revenue from every copy of this game sold? Sadly?

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superchunk
superchunk (on 14 June 2010)

Mine. Only decision is to get it on PS3 or Wii. Have to wait and see the differences.

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