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IGN: Michael Jackson in Videogames

In addition to music and music videos, Jackson was also known as a fan of videogames. His Neverland Ranch had many arcade cabinets on free play. But Jackson did not just want to play games, he wanted to be in them, too. And so in 1990, Jackson teamed up with one of his favorite game companies, SEGA, to create the game Michael Jackson's Moonwalker for the arcade, Genesis, and Master System, as well as current personal computers at the time.

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Michael Jackson5434d ago

The original Moonwalker will never die...

May you rest in piece old friend... Now, you can really walk on the moon...

aaron58295434d ago

On the genesis again and again...

one of my favourite games of all time.

REST IN PEACE

:(

animboo5434d ago

Now you can be a child forever..

Mrs Helghast5434d ago

@Michael
Well said. I know you've had that account for a few years. A part of our cultural DNA has left us. I never would've imagined he would die so soon.

@aaron
I used to play Moonwalker too at the arcade. I remember playing it over and over again when I was a kid until my tokens ran out. That was definitely one of my most favorite games when I was little.

Michael Jackson5434d ago (Edited 5434d ago )

Since we can't physically toast one another..

Bubbles to everyone instead. It's on me. Cheers.
Rest in peace Michael.

edit: Bubbles to below too.

Boody-Bandit5434d ago

that was Micheal Jackson.
This is one sad day but try and grieve quick and learn to celebrate his life forever.

ID IR A G 0 N5434d ago (Edited 5434d ago )

i like how they say he was a gamer since he has arcade machines at his house. that almost made me die laughing. he has the arcade games not cause he was a gamer but a pedophile. he used those kind of things to lure little boys to him.

in my opinion the world is better off without michael jackson. honestly, who cares???? he hasnt been "the king of pop" for over 20 years. instead he was a child raping sideshow for the past 2 decades.

bloop5434d ago

Dragon, was that ever proven?? The short answer to that is, no.

ID IR A G 0 N5434d ago (Edited 5434d ago )

where the is smoke there is fire. michael jackson has enough money to make things like that go away.

remember O.J. got away with murdering his wife.

oh yeah... would you ever let any of your kids go to neverland ranch to hang out with michael? the short answer to that is, NO

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NateNater5434d ago

Too young and too soon. Another Legend is lost. God rest Michael Jackson's soul. Its so hard to believe that he is gone. My condolences go out to his family and other loved ones. Michael Jackson RIP you will be forever missed.

aaron58295434d ago

reminds me of the song , Gone Too Soon.

That song was written for Ryan White if i'm not mistaken ?

ID IR A G 0 N5434d ago

im sure you say god rest his soul. this man was a child molester!!!!!! he is not going to heaven.... oh wait priests rape kids too... maybe he will go to heaven.

Jamaicangmr5434d ago

I don't even know what to say, apart of me died with Michael today. Rest in peace Great 1.

Bubble Buddy5434d ago

Why do the good die young? : /

aaron58295434d ago

My guess is, that's how legends live their lives...

Erm, Elvis Presley, Bruce Lee ....

:(

Bubble Buddy5433d ago

Hendrix, Lennon, etc. :(. RIP to all.

Epic5434d ago

Moonwalker the game was memorable - just like the man.

The World kills its stars.

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Former Dragon Age lead writer David Gaider pours scorn on EA's AI dreams.

"They want you to believe the devs under them are super stoked to work generative AI into their processes," continued Gaider, "but I assure you what they took as excitement was really a veiled wail of despair not unlike the time that team was informed of their new 'really cool' live service mandate.".

LordoftheCritics1d 23h ago

Publishers see gaming as another stock market.

isarai1d 22h ago

I think anyone with some common sense knew this, im glad i don't support their games anymore, what a sh!t company.

Psychonaut851d 7h ago

Friends don’t let friends buy EA or Ubisoft.

Chocoburger1d 6h ago

I said this yesterday. AI isn't what we want when it comes to crafting artistry. Alas, these soulless corporate morons don't care about their work, only about cutting corners as much as possible.

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Phil Spencer and the Battle for Xbox’s Soul

Has the rapid growth of Xbox made the ship too heavy? Following the closures of Tango Gameworks, Arkane Austin, and Roundhouse, we explore what the future of Xbox could look like.

LG_Fox_Brazil2d ago

This ship was never meant to sail, this ship was made from the get go to sink as fast as possible. It almost feels that they want to lower the standards of quality in the industry so that they can fit in

rlow11d 10h ago

I disagree, Xbox from the get go innovated and changed the industry. They did a lot of firsts and standardized a lot of others. It wasn’t till the beginning of the Xbox1 era that things started to go south.

Stevonidas1d 5h ago

Yep, although I’d argue it started going to shit when they tried to hock Kinect on their audience instead of continuing to invest in their studios and IPs. 2001-2010 Xbox was peak gaming, though.

rlow11d 4h ago

@Stevonidas
I agree they never should have focused on it after the 360 era. But you do have to remember they were faked out by the huge volumes of Kinects sold. To quote info on Wikipedia, “Project Natal, It was first released on November 4, 2010, and would go on to sell eight million units in its first 60 days of availability.” So if your Xbox and see these huge sales on a peripheral where are you going to put some money? Criticism in hindsight is worthless…..if only we could all see our future. In other wards they had no way of knowing. Plus they had engagement numbers and a lot of signs pointed to people wanting it.

Their biggest mistake wasn’t the Kinect, but unlike Sony after the PS3 debacle. They didn’t double on down on exclusive good games. The other huge mistake was letting Call of Duty go to Sony.

Hedstrom1d 13h ago

Phil wants Xbox to be as soulless as him!

Tacoboto1d 12h ago (Edited 1d 12h ago )

Xbox has no soul and Phil has no confidence, and it's impossible to say either do when they killed Tango and Arkane Austin.

Everything they've said since has only made them look worse to a point that they're actually less competent than Embracer.

Markdn1d 12h ago (Edited 1d 12h ago )

Whe you release something like the series S and expect it not to hurt your business model, and developers have to have parity with games. Then you know Microsoft don't care. Series s is the final nail that broke developers,

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A Matter Of Trust: What The Game Industry Should Do To Win Gamers Back

Skewed and Reviewed have written an Opinion Piece covering issues in the gaming industry, how current issues were issues years ago, and what can be done to help restore consumer trust.

anast1d 22h ago

Nothing. It's up to the gamers to stop consuming content from companies that they don't agree with.

Garethvk1d 8h ago

How do you know if you agree with it or not unless you play it? Which without conventions forces gamers to rely on trailers. Perhaps Demos should be made more frequently. But companies need to do better as well.

anast1d 8h ago

Wait until release. Watch Gameplay. Exercise patience.

Garethvk1d 8h ago

But is that not what they have now? Tons of gameplay or are you talking about watching actual gamers play it versus the trailers and streams? The big issue is that some companies pay streamers and influencers and they create content but for me; that is hardly a fair, unbiased, and factual look at a game.

1nsomniac1d 12h ago

Get rid of the suits in the industry and job done!!

Garethvk1d 8h ago

They usually are attached to the money sadly. It would be nice to have gamers in charge but you have so much money invested that business people are needed. Hence the issue; you need people who know business but are also gamers who know have an eye to the community. It sounds simple in theory that if you give gamers quality games that they want to play; money will be made. But that is not always so.