The team has been doing a little extra work heading into the holiday season; in fact this week is a busy one. You are going to see some pretty cool things coming for Zune that we thinks you'll enjoy…Aside from the sweet Common commercial – Afrika Bambaataa ! Starting today, Zune gets a little update which will bring a handful of free games, a refresh to Zune Social and incremental improvements to the software. On the games front, we are giving away three new additions, Checkers,...

When you log into Zune Marketplace after the Fall Update Tomorrow, one of the new area you’ll see is Picks. Picks takes note of the music that you’re playing on your Zune and will suggest artists, albums and songs to you that you might like. Built on powerful algorithms that pay attention not only to your listening habits, but to those of the Zune online music community. Whereas Mixview will pivot based on a specific song, album, or Zunecard, Picks is a collection of recommendations that...