Michael Jackson game to hit social network sites

To promote his forthcoming King of Pop album, released on August 25th, Michael Jackson is launching the first ever gaming contest to run across all of the three major social network sites.

Users who add the application on MySpace, Bebo or Facebook from August 22nd can compete with their friends on their own network, and with users on the other two.

The game will allow users to control Michael Jackson's dance moves as they aim to keep up with the steps during his tracks in a dance-mat style routine. Hand-and-eye co-ordination is the key to the game as arrows direct users to try and build up the biggest combo they can and see the King of Pop break out the trademark moves he made a worldwide phenomenon.

Prizes will be awarded for the highest hourly and daily scores, exclusive ringtones for hourly winners, and limited edition iPod Nanos for the daily winners. The overall top 5 scorers from each social network will then move on to a secret extra level. This level will pit the players against each other as they aim to be the lucky recipient of two round the world plane tickets (for players aged 18 and over), or a Sony Bravia 32" TV and a Playstation 3 (for players aged under 18).

King of Pop by Michael Jackson will be released on the 25th August 2008.

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