PopCap Games, after a little objection by the Michael Jackson estate, will be patching current versions of Plants vs. Zombies to remove the "Dancing Zombie" that bears more than a striking resemblance to the late musician.
The update has already taken place on the iPhone and iPad versions of the game. Future versions, including the Xbox Live Arcade release, will already have the change in place. PC versions may be a little trickier to update.
The Estate of Michael Jackson objected to our use of the "dancing zombie" in Plants vs. Zombies based on its view that the zombie too closely resembled Michael Jackson. After receiving this objection, PopCap made a business decision to retire the original "dancing zombie" and replace it with a different "dancing zombie" character for future builds of Plants vs. Zombies on all platforms. The phase-out and replacement process is underway.
The update has already taken place on the iPhone and iPad versions of the game. Future versions, including the Xbox Live Arcade release, will already have the change in place. PC versions may be a little trickier to update.