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Morrowind, PGR2 headline 360 BC update

Microsoft updates backward-compatibility list with more than 60 games, 300-game milestone surpassed.

Amid the hubbub surrounding the upcoming games being shown at this week's E3 Media and Business Summit, Microsoft is also catering to nostalgic gamers looking for more from their last-generation collections. The publisher updated its backward-compatibility list with more than 60 games, bringing the total list above the 300 mark.

While many games added are of less-than-stellar quality, Microsoft's back-playable catalog did receive a few worthwhile additions. A few highlights from the list include The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Mech Assault II, and Outrun 2006: Coast to Coast. The update also includes two from a series that has prominently been absent from prior updates, Project Gotham Racing and Project Gotham Racing 2.

See below for a complete list of newly added backward-compatible games. A full list of games is available on the Xbox's Web site.

New
America's Army
Auto Modellista
Bass Pro Shops Trophy Hunter 2007
Blinx 2
Bloodrayne 2
Burnout
Crash Bandicoot 4
Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil
Drive to Survive
Drive to Survive
ESPN College Hoops
ESPN NHL 2K5
Evil Dead Regeneration
Exaskeleton (Japan only)
FIFA Street 2
Full Spectrum Warrior: 10 Hammers
GUILTY GEAR XX #RELOAD
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge
Justice League: Heroes
King Arthur
Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders (No Live Access)
Magic: The Gathering: Battlegrounds
Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects
Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Mech Assault 2
MLB Slug Fest 2003
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
MotoGP2
Myst III: Exile
NBA Live 2002
NCAA Football 06
Nobunaga no Yabou Ranseiki (Japan only)
Outlaw Golf: 9 More Holes of X-mas
Outlaw Volleyball: Red Hot
Outrun 2
Outrun 2006: Coast to Coast
Pac Man World 3
Panzer Elite Action: Fields of Glory (Europe/Middle East/Africa only)
Pro Cast Sports Fishing
Project Gotham Racing
Project Gotham Racing 2
RoadKill (No Live Access)
Sega GT Online
Shadow Ops
Showdown: Legends of Wrestling
Silent Hill 2: Dreams (US/EMEA only)
Sponge Bob Square Pants: Lights, Camera, Pants!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Melee
The DaVinci Code
The Sims 2
The Urbz: Sims in the City
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2X
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
Transworld Surf
Trivial Pursuit Unhinged
Winning Eleven 8
Without Warning
WWE Raw
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dawn of Destiny

Updated
Crash Bandicoot 5: Wrath of Cortex
Jet Set Radio Future
Rogue Ops
Sega GT 2002

162 Comments

  • Percypoo

    Posted Nov 18, 2007 11:08 am PT

    oh ffs what resolutions can they run on?!

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  • guitarfreak846

    Posted Jul 22, 2007 12:12 pm PT

    YAY!
    lol I got Morrowind GOTY when I bought my 360 and I didnt know at the time that it was not BC.....now I can actually play it!!!!! *runs to room with excitement!*


    mb I can go get Doom 3: ROE later this week.

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  • A_ShooK_One

    Posted Jul 20, 2007 10:51 am PT

    i think its obvious no matter how many new titles they add someone will feel left out with their favourite game. i know theirs a new burnout revenge but i dont want to pay 40 euros just to play it in hd. im still waiting for its bc update but most likely it aint gon happen. nice to see their still workin at it tho

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  • Toobad4u

    Posted Jul 18, 2007 3:36 am PT

    I wish they would make Phantasy Star Online Backwards Compatible and Chronicles of Riddick Escape from Butchers Bay.

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  • kingcow2064

    Posted Jul 17, 2007 8:28 pm PT

    OTOGI, WHY!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • R3DN1N3

    Posted Jul 17, 2007 6:02 pm PT

    Oh yes!
    I think I'll go to gamestop today and pick me up a copy of the Elder Scrolls Morrowind

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  • lamprey263

    Posted Jul 17, 2007 5:07 pm PT

    Hmm... that's a big list, but I really only care for Marvel vs Capcom 2.

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  • darthzew

    Posted Jul 17, 2007 3:45 pm PT

    Mercenaries? Riddick? Some of the best games still aren't there. I'd easily buy Mercenaries again just to play it some more.

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  • rycerer

    Posted Jul 17, 2007 3:36 pm PT

    what about an update to the KotORs? I hate the choppiness of the gameplay.

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  • s0uper

    Posted Jul 17, 2007 2:28 pm PT

    I can't believe there's still no Hitman 2.

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  • thomas10soa

    Posted Jul 17, 2007 12:43 pm PT

    wot about ODDWORLD

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  • DEMONiAM

    Posted Jul 17, 2007 7:22 am PT

    Please, oh please, add THE WARRIORS.....NOW!! I just bought it, and really wanna play it!

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  • Colorwind

    Posted Jul 16, 2007 11:36 pm PT

    Alright! Guilty Gear XX#Reload! Finally! I even wrote to Microsoft asking them to get it to run. Totally awesome! Oh and BadMunky, I agree. They need to show some Metal Gear love.

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  • Carpe_Noctum

    Posted Jul 16, 2007 6:56 pm PT

    Still no NFL 2K5? They just can't get that thing to run right it seems. All Pro Football tomorrow so I think I may finally not care.

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  • thaflu

    Posted Jul 16, 2007 5:25 pm PT

    THANK YOU Microsoft. I hope Timesplitters and NFL 2K5 is on the list one day though.

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  • beprice3

    Posted Jul 16, 2007 3:55 pm PT

    Deus-Ex 2 please.Jesus,with the crap that is b.c. now,why cant I play Deus-Ex.

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  • xboxdudeman800

    Posted Jul 16, 2007 2:51 pm PT

    Finnally I can play some morrowind!

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  • southy787

    Posted Jul 16, 2007 12:24 pm PT

    Nice to see them updating the backwards compatability of the next-gen consoles. So often it is something that is overlooked...

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  • BadMunky

    Posted Jul 16, 2007 11:42 am PT

    DAMN!!!! ill i want is for them to port of metal gear solid 2 over!!!!


    but this is still good

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  • easteast

    Posted Jul 16, 2007 11:40 am PT

    I hope they can get all of their past games able to play on the 360, but this is a good start.

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  • crazy_boy166

    Posted Jul 16, 2007 10:55 am PT

    damm looks like micrsoft keep their word!!!
    Keep it up Mircro

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  • Agermemnon

    Posted Jul 16, 2007 9:32 am PT

    Does Pazer Dragoon work fully now regardless of what version one may own ?

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  • Poshkidney

    Posted Jul 16, 2007 7:50 am PT

    mercenaries is very buggie i want them to sort it out

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  • Gigatron

    Posted Jul 16, 2007 7:46 am PT

    Ahhh the compatability update... gotta love it.

    some gems (Morrowind, Marvel vs. Capcom 2),
    mixed with decent ones (Bloodrayne 2, Evil Dead),
    and a whole lotta crap! (Marvel Nemesis, DaVinci Code)

    and life goes on as it should... sunrise, sunset.

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  • Edgemaster666

    Posted Jul 16, 2007 2:17 am PT

    And still the eggheads haven't patched Republic Commando. AND they haven't bothered to properly patch Soul Calibur 2 so that it actually lets you start a battle.

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  • ElitesIgnorance

    Posted Jul 16, 2007 12:18 am PT

    FINALLY! I can finally play MORROWIND! DAMN YOU Oblivion! You could have been more longer... and yet more time consuming!

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  • jcloverboy

    Posted Jul 15, 2007 11:45 pm PT

    Still no X-Men Legends I and II

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  • kylekatarn08

    Posted Jul 15, 2007 6:59 pm PT

    The rest of you may not agree with me but it kinda sucks that The Warriors wasn't on that list. I love that game

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  • S_Pac_316

    Posted Jul 15, 2007 3:33 pm PT

    The only game that I'm happy to see compatible on that list is GGX2 #reload. Cool! And it's nice that they updated JSRF as well.

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  • Crazyplayer042

    Posted Jul 15, 2007 12:55 pm PT

    Most the games people are mentioning (battlefield 2 for example) will never be BC, because they already re-made it on the 360

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  • HAMMER261266

    Posted Jul 15, 2007 11:57 am PT

    2 years in and 300+ of 800+ games are BC? Will Microsoft ever finish before the end of the 360's life cycle?

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  • Riverwolf007

    Posted Jul 15, 2007 10:09 am PT

    Still no Rallisport challenge 2... And do you know why? Because it's still more fun to play than any "next gen racer" and looks almost as good. Why buy Forza, Dirt, PGR, NfS or any of the rest if it was avalible?

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  • nintendo_fan675

    Posted Jul 15, 2007 9:41 am PT

    Lots of games I see

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  • AceCometh

    Posted Jul 14, 2007 10:20 pm PT

    A ton of EA games? It sure is. Even though EA is one of the biggest publishers of games in the industry, they're also the maker of the most mediocre titles in the industry. Let them take a back seat and release backwards compatibility updates for games made by other studios!

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  • westsidejedi360

    Posted Jul 14, 2007 7:30 pm PT

    Why stll no Brothers in Arms!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • absolut_wisted

    Posted Jul 14, 2007 7:16 pm PT

    NO NFL ESPN 2k5 ---

    I wish Gamespot would get some balls and point-blank ask Microsoft about the suspicious ... no, wait.. it's more than suspicious -- the downright conclusive evidence that Microsoft is pandering to EA, the biggest wuss in the industry.

    Any thoughts, gamers?

    Personally, I think it's sickening. Everyone knows 2k5 was the best football game for not only 2k5 but for 2006 and maybe even 2007...

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  • Jebril

    Posted Jul 14, 2007 7:01 pm PT

    GUILTY GEAR!?

    MARVEL VS CAPCOM 2!!!

    Thank You MICROSOFT!!! Thank sweet Jesus I didn't want to play the Dreamcast Marvel vs. Capcom.

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  • Spartan1017

    Posted Jul 14, 2007 6:50 pm PT

    glad to see they're continually updating the list but i'm still waiting for advent rising

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  • Dreski83

    Posted Jul 14, 2007 2:31 pm PT

    Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders (No Live Access)

    POOP!

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  • sikboy1029

    Posted Jul 14, 2007 12:23 pm PT

    still waiting for hunter the reckoning redeemer

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  • NinjaFoot

    Posted Jul 14, 2007 11:25 am PT

    "Why won't they just add ALL the games to an update for once instead of doing it a few at a time? And WHY can't I play The Warriors yet!?"

    You obviously dont understand how emulation works. If only it were that easy. Which is exactly the reason why I hate using emulation to do BC.

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  • ssjdagas

    Posted Jul 14, 2007 10:34 am PT

    Not the games I wanted =(

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  • Jedilink109

    Posted Jul 14, 2007 10:21 am PT

    Why won't they just add ALL the games to an update for once instead of doing it a few at a time? And WHY can't I play The Warriors yet!?

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  • 007ybse04

    Posted Jul 14, 2007 8:01 am PT

    Still no Rallisport Challange 2

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  • msudude211

    Posted Jul 14, 2007 7:52 am PT

    Nice list! I'm glad we've been updated...

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  • magicmo

    Posted Jul 14, 2007 7:05 am PT

    Wow, that sure is a lot of games.

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  • dryden555

    Posted Jul 14, 2007 6:50 am PT

    geez -- finally project gotham! that should have been there at launch

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  • shinian

    Posted Jul 14, 2007 4:37 am PT

    It's nice to hear that Microsoft didn't forget about Backward Compatibility

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  • sonnyfromda02

    Posted Jul 14, 2007 1:06 am PT

    I'm glad to see Marvel vs. Capcom 2 on there....too bad it runs slow and the characters are distorted when you're fighting.

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  • glhx1rush

    Posted Jul 14, 2007 12:56 am PT

    sweet, I just ordered Elder Scrolls III !

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