Gears of War Zune the latest MS franchise to get Zune'd

Just in case your Halo Zune isn't doing it for you, you can now pick up one that's branded with the Gears of War insignia. In our opinion, the smartest move for Microsoft would be to get Nintendo's permission to use Little Mac from Punch-Out!!, and photoshop a picture of an iPod onto King Hippo's face. Not only is it nostalgiac, but it's an appropriate analogy.

Is Microsoft working its way down the list of possible game franchise brands? Will we see a Fable-branded Zune? Really, the only Microsoft game branding that would spur us towards a purchase would be the Microsoft Entertainment Center Zune. We want our case blinged out with a mural that includes Chip from Chip's Challenge high-fiving the rat from Rodent's Revenge, while the yeti from SkiFree sneaks up behind them throwing JezzBalls. We'd buy that.

[Via Gizmodo]