While the company made news this week for the legal wrangling from the estate of Michael Jackson surrounding a lookalike character from Plants vs Zombies, Popcap is putting that episode behind them, introducing a new edition of the game as well as a replacement for the offending undead.

Popcap rolls out Plants vs Zombies Game of the Year edition, Michael Jackson zombie replacement

Shown at right is Plants vs Zombie’s new ‘disco zombie,’ created by Popcap to replace the ‘dancing zombie’ that recently raised the ire of the late Michael Jackson’s legal team. Instead of assuming the legal fees involved in defending their right to parody, Popcap instead devoted the time to creating a more broadly-lampooning design. What do you think of the new edition to the game?

If you’re not a fan of the latest addition to Popcap’s zombie army, Popcap has just released a ‘Game of the Year’ version of its tower-defense title with an addition to encourage creativity in crafting the undead. The new addition adds the ‘Zombatar’ creation tool that allows players to customize the look of the in-game ghouls. The new ‘Game of the Year’ edition also adds 20 more achievements without raising the $20 PC pricetag.

SOURCE: Meet the new disco zombie in Plants Vs Zombies [PC Gamer]

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