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Microsoft tries yet again to go after Apple's iPod series with their new Zune HD which goes on sale today. The slick Flash hard drive based media player comes in 16 GB and 32 GB versions and a number of different colors. However, if you want even more customization, Microsoft is also offering some special engraving for your Zune HD that includes options for game images.

Naturally the images come from Microsoft's Xbox 360 library but two of the games are also out for the PC. You can get a Big Daddy image from BioShock or get the logo for Valve's zombie co-op shooter sequel Left 4 Dead 2 on your Zune HD. Best of all there's no extra charge for the engraving service when you buy your Zune HD from Microsoft's site.

[Via Kotaku]

XNA-based gaming could find its way to Microsoft's Zune as early as this month, according to a report on Engadget.

According to the report, Microsoft is aiming for a community technology preview of Zune gaming for release this month, and has at least four games currently running on the new portable platform: Hexic, Potato Chase, Zauri and Alien Takeover.

New details have emerged uncovering some secrets of the upcomnig device's capabilities. The Zune gives developers 16 Mb of RAM for software creation, does not support any 3D hardware acceleration and supports up to eight-player gaming via ad-hoc Wi-Fi connection.

Zune support is one of the highly touted features of Microsoft's XNA Game Studio 3.0, which is currently expected to launch by the end of the calendar year.

[via Develop Mag]