With the annual CES on the horizon, rumors bounced around the internet - with predictions as far fetched as the Zune phone finally being unveiled to the hopeful? claim that Microsoft:

will extend Zune services not only to Windows Mobile but to its Xbox 360 video game console, too

But, no deal - nada!

The only announcement of possible interest is the new Kodu software. Given the way Zune is marketed, it seems that Microsoft has worked out that the typical Zune buyer is both creative and adventurous. Which means that the new Kodu software unveiled on the 7th Jan may well be of interest.

Not just because it looks like fun and has been developed so that even a 12 year old can use it (see video below), but because we can design and build our own games and via the XNA software, play them on our zune. The software was demoed at the event:

We will be posting a tutorial on how to build a game for Zune - so bookmark this post if you want to see how easy this software is to work with. If you beat us to it, and build a game you would like to share - just send us the link in the comments section!

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