Da Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, afgik ved døden d. 25. juni, kom det som et chok for mange. Legenden der stod bag en række storsælgende albums, deriblandt Thriller og Bad, havde netop planlagt en ny række koncerter.
Udover musikken og dansen, har Michael Jackson igennem tiden også haft stor interesse i spil, og leverede ideer og musik til spillet Moonwalker, mens han havde flere små roller i andre spil, blandt andet Space Channel 5, Space Channel 5: Part 2 og Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2.
SEGA sendte naturligvis en sidste hilsen afsted til popstjernen, som vi gengiver herunder:
"We here at SEGA were very sad to hear about the passing of Michael Jackson. He was a true music legend whose songs touched each of us at some point in our lives. We are proud to have worked with him and included his music in some of our most well-remembered games and are sure that his genius will live on through his great body of work. We have no doubt that future generations will be moonwalking to all his greatest hits. "