SEE Virtual Worlds and the Michael Jackson Estate announce Planet Michael, a massively multiplayer online virtual world based on the late king of pop set to launch in late 2011, which they call: "an innovative interactive gaming and social experience that celebrates Michael Jackson’s life as an artist and humanitarian." This is using the technology of MindArk's Entropia Universe, but it sounds like a standalone project, and like Project Entropia (and arguably unlike Michael Jackson himself), will operate with a real-world economy. Here's word:

Planet Michael is one of the first themed planets that SEE Virtual Worlds will publish for the Entropia Universe, a vast dynamic 3D environment created and provided to end users by MindArk PE AB. The Entropia Universe features several existing planets and combines a revolutionary cash economy with cutting-edge graphics. Although Planet Michael is a free-to-download world without monthly subscription fees, the real world in-game economy features gameplay monetization that allows players to take on dozens of different occupations and, in certain instances, contribute to a charitable cause at the same time.