Remember that Game Studio software Microsoft released a while ago that let anyone develop games for the XBox 360? Believe it or not, they just released 3.0 beta that lets anyone write games for the Zune as well! This tutorial is going go through all of the software needed and then demonstrate how to create a simple 'Hello World' application that will run on your Zune device.

Microsoft has undoubtedly made some top notch developer tools over the years. Besides Visual Studio, .Net Languages, and the new Sliverlight, Microsoft has also jumped into gaming. We all know and love the Halo series, but what is slightly lesser known are the XNA code libraries. Microsoft has made some pretty sweet games, but with the still fresh XNA you have the chance to grab the reins and make your own games.