juegos - games: The first games created for the newest Zune are arriving today

The first games created for the newest Zune are arriving today, and you can pick up all six of them--including a new Project Gotham game, for free!

From left- PGR: Ferrari Edition, Vans SK8, Audiosurf Tilt, & Lucky Lanes Bowling

Earlier today, Microsoft released the first six Zune HD games, some of which are shown above, and all of which are detailed on the official Zune site. While these aren't the first games to appear on the Zune platform--Hexic and Texas Hold 'Em were among the handful of games to appear on previous iterations of the device--these are the first to be created for the Zune HD's more powerful hardware.

The new games include a portable version of the Xbox's popular Project Gotham Racing franchise, a 3D skating game, as well as Audiosurf-- a music-interpreting game that previously was released on the PC.

Engadget has previously noted that the Zune's games and apps (soon to include Facebook and Twitter) are all developed in-house. While that may not allow for a full marketplace like the iPhone's, it may help when it comes to creating cross-platform games with the Xbox 360. Hopefully.