Conker and Jade Empire coming to Xbox Originals?

Source: Over the weekend, writers for Destructoid, Gaming Today, Xbox 360 Fanboy, and a handful of others spotted newly added press assets for Conker: Live and Reloaded and Jade Empire on Microsoft's press Web site. Then they reported the update as a sign that these games will be headed for Microsoft's downloadable game program Xbox Originals.

What we heard: While none of the aforementioned sites reported the appearance of press assets as absolute confirmation that Jade Empire and Conker were coming to the Xbox Live Marketplace, they didn't hesitate to connect the dots. After all, updated assets on a press site for games that are several years old could indeed be a precursor to a rerelease of some sort. And given Microsoft's recently launched Xbox Originals program, a rerelease of games the company previously published is well within the realm of possibility.

However, if the presence of assets for these games on the press site means they're coming to Xbox Originals, one would expect the site to host assets for November's debut wave of Xbox Originals. But of the initial lineup, only assets for Fable are hosted, and they were also added over the weekend, around the same time the Jade Empire and Conker assets went up. Looking through the list, the weekend also saw updates to Kameo and Perfect Dark Zero, Xbox 360 launch titles that likely aren't part of any rerelease plans.

Microsoft reps did indeed add assets for Jade Empire and Conker to its press site over the weekend, but they didn't do it to promote Xbox Originals releases for those games. They did it because a member of the press asked them to.

As associate content editor for the upcoming video game section of trivia site Kwanzoo, Tom Mc Shea preps quiz questions for games of all ages. That means he has a use for press assets related to older games like Jade Empire and Conker, and Microsoft would have a reason to dust those off and throw them back online.

"Conker and Jade Empire's assets were uploaded on Microsoft's server as a favor to us," Mc Shea told GameSpot. "We just needed screenshots and they were happy to accommodate us."

The official story: As of press time, Microsoft had not returned a request for comment.

Bogus or not bogus?: There's a good chance they'll show up eventually, but for now this is bogus.

98 Comments

  • ayala2468

    Posted May 30, 2009 6:29 pm PT

    can you make it on ps3 also

  • Yomamathe4th

    Posted Feb 7, 2008 11:26 am PT

    ...god damnit

  • coyote57

    Posted Feb 5, 2008 3:02 pm PT

    i loved conker on N64 and i always wanted the update i hope this is true even if i already have jade empire it still is a great game

  • Megavideogamer

    Posted Feb 5, 2008 11:10 am PT

    The Xbox originals download service would only interest me if I couldn't find a Xbox title at EB games that I just had to have. Ikuraga was one game I could never find when I had the Nintendo Gamecube. I tried really hard to find that game. Currently there is No Original Xbox title that I haven't been able to find. EB and other used game stores have lots of Xbox games. I'd rather build my Xbox 360 collection then download/buy Xbox 1 games at the moment.

  • PhilElsen

    Posted Feb 5, 2008 10:50 am PT

    I would pay to play:
    Conker: Live and Reloaded
    and Black. loved those games.

  • ashuncc2

    Posted Feb 5, 2008 9:52 am PT

    Jade Empire was one of my favorite XBOX games. I never played Conker, so I might have to check it out.......Good additions to XBOX Originals.

  • thomas10soa

    Posted Feb 5, 2008 9:18 am PT

    conker was probobly the funniest game i evr played

    PLEASE MICROSOFT ADD ACHIEVEMENTS TO XBOX ORIGINALS, AND I WILL BUY CONKER AGAIN PLEASE

  • omari5

    Posted Feb 5, 2008 9:11 am PT

    Conker is a good game.

  • stormwalkerx

    Posted Feb 5, 2008 9:03 am PT

    I loved conker for the laughs I got, I hope it comes..

  • cooldude03

    Posted Feb 5, 2008 8:58 am PT

    I bought the Halo Xbox Original. Unlike the Xbox Arcade games I can only play Halo while on Xbox Live. Microsoft says it my problem. For this reason I refuse to buy any Xbox Originals especially for $15. Jade Empire and Conker are both awesome games and I'm glad to see Microsoft is using the Xbox Originals to spred gaming goodness. Anyone who hasn't played these games I recommend it.

  • ne0man

    Posted Feb 5, 2008 8:55 am PT

    I don't understand what all people are talking about xbox live arcade games being unplayable offline. I have Hexic and Undertow and I can play them offline

  • martinscesar

    Posted Feb 5, 2008 8:49 am PT

    thekey said : I'm with nate1222 .(ecept the trade in for a Wii part I would much rather trade it in for PS3) Anyways I'm pissed off @ MS and XBL. I down loaded (and paid for a bunch of XBLA games only to find that after my "gold suscription" ran out so did my XBL arcade games!) If it weren't for games like Gears of War, Masseffect, Halo 3, I would have ditched 360 a long time ago. I can't wait for my 2nd 360 to die so I can have it fixed/replaced on MS tab.

    This is the most ridiculous thing i ever heard.........lolololololol

  • Gedden

    Posted Feb 5, 2008 8:49 am PT

    Generic_Dude-- "Good games, but both still readily available at retailers... in hard copies that still work if Xbox Live is down and the console that you purchased it on self-destructed. Reactionary DRM policies FTL.
    _____________

    That's weird, I got the RROD before and bought every DLC for Oblivion and when M$ sent me a new box all of my DLC worked just fine.

    @Boogiemanzero: It's not just arcade games. I can't play Oblivion because I bought every piece of DLC except the horse armor and then got an RROD."

  • SnuffDaddyNZ

    Posted Feb 5, 2008 8:43 am PT

    Kotor should be first on their lists.

  • -HCMF-

    Posted Feb 5, 2008 8:11 am PT

    sounds good. Conker was dumb fun, and jade is a balanced rpg

  • Poltergeist13

    Posted Feb 5, 2008 7:14 am PT

    Well maybe Conker and Jade Empire are down the pipeline for Xbox Originals, but on 02/11/08, Sid Meier's Pirates!, Ninja Gaiden Black, and Black are gonna be up for download. Check out marketplace.

  • VolcanoMan001

    Posted Feb 5, 2008 7:10 am PT

    Yes... more originals! But I want Gladius please!!! Good, multi player fun happy time!

  • uklegendkiller

    Posted Feb 5, 2008 6:49 am PT

    I loved the N64 version and i was disappointed with the XBox version it was far to censored.
    So i'm not going to be bothered if it comes or not

  • 02cfranklin

    Posted Feb 5, 2008 6:34 am PT

    > Pazy160

    it does run on 360 now and has done for about 6 months now. an update was released, MS have got a list of all games that are compatible on the xbox.com site

  • ftjx

    Posted Feb 5, 2008 6:18 am PT

    Ive allways wanted to play conker, never got to try the origignal n64 version either.

  • aka1986

    Posted Feb 5, 2008 6:04 am PT

    add MGS2substance to back comp or originals already!

  • VirtuaCast

    Posted Feb 5, 2008 5:58 am PT

    Jade pls

  • fradog23

    Posted Feb 5, 2008 5:10 am PT

    just please bring KOTOR to the xbox originals. thats the only one i want. i cant even find it used right now.

  • thekey

    Posted Feb 5, 2008 4:39 am PT

    I'm with nate1222 .(ecept the trade in for a Wii part I would much rather trade it in for PS3) Anyways I'm pissed off @ MS and XBL. I down loaded (and paid for a bunch of XBLA games only to find that after my "gold suscription" ran out so did my XBL arcade games!) If it weren't for games like Gears of War, Masseffect, Halo 3, I would have ditched 360 a long time ago. I can't wait for my 2nd 360 to die so I can have it fixed/replaced on MS tab.

  • deviousdeviousd

    Posted Feb 5, 2008 4:20 am PT

    How bout a new version of both games insted of this useless re-release crap. Conker360!

  • Dav_id83

    Posted Feb 5, 2008 3:55 am PT

    Whats that about updates to Perfect Dark Zero???

  • notoriousbull70

    Posted Feb 5, 2008 3:26 am PT

    I think that there should be some sort of way that the users can vote for the games that come out on xbox originals

  • sickside6

    Posted Feb 5, 2008 1:25 am PT

    Man this just keeps getting better. buying the 360 was the best thing i ever did.

  • freek666

    Posted Feb 5, 2008 1:01 am PT

    Times like these i wish i had a 360, but then i realise i already have conker on the N64, but ive always wanted to play Live and Reloaded just to see how much different it was.

  • gandalf_storm

    Posted Feb 5, 2008 12:46 am PT

    conker rocks but the xbox version was a dissapointment, looked pretty but they cut out the language when it was supposed to be an 18, even the minor stuff was missing, the N64 version remains supreme.

  • bubnux

    Posted Feb 4, 2008 11:33 pm PT

    Sweeeeet. Oh wait, who cares?

  • IIBlackknightII

    Posted Feb 4, 2008 11:12 pm PT

    Its Bogus.

  • Dan2002sk8er

    Posted Feb 4, 2008 10:46 pm PT

    They should add achievements to the older games and I would definitely download them but for now I'd rather Buy Fable and Save the Hard Drive Space, but not like it's easy to fill 120 gig but I'm thinking of the future.

  • DocGonzo1971

    Posted Feb 4, 2008 10:05 pm PT

    I hope this turns out to be true

  • RockmanSRD

    Posted Feb 4, 2008 9:49 pm PT

    If it's the Special Edition release of Jade Empire, then I'll definitely get it.

    However, since they only released the regular Fable, they'll probably take the same route here.

  • PlasmaBeam44

    Posted Feb 4, 2008 9:47 pm PT

    I've never played Conker and I want to really bad because I'm a huge fan of Rare. But the problem is that I can't find a copy of the Xbox game anywhere. So if this game gets posted soon I'll buy it ASAP.

  • alegare

    Posted Feb 4, 2008 9:39 pm PT

    Next Monday, Feb. 11, Black, Ninja Gaiden Black and Pirates are coming to the VC, according to the info on the Marketplace itself.

  • blaqhart

    Posted Feb 4, 2008 9:34 pm PT

    I'm personally waiting for Halo 2...

  • gr8jedimaster

    Posted Feb 4, 2008 9:22 pm PT

    They need to make these babies $10. There's no excuse.

  • Pete5506

    Posted Feb 4, 2008 9:13 pm PT

    Sweet both are good games

  • x-2tha-z

    Posted Feb 4, 2008 8:02 pm PT

    The only extra censoring on the Xbox was the Mighty Poo's song. Everything else was the same. People act like the N64 version was uncensored or something. The N64 version was censored. The mighty Poo's song wasn't however.

  • Icehearted

    Posted Feb 4, 2008 7:58 pm PT

    The n64 version was a fantastic game, the Xbox version was castrated, though the worst offense to me (other than the censorship) was the removal/replacement of it's addictive multiplayer content. It's a good reminder, though, of a game that more than deserves a sequel.

  • X-RS

    Posted Feb 4, 2008 7:49 pm PT

    LONG LiVE THE KING!!!

  • Mattyrock

    Posted Feb 4, 2008 7:48 pm PT

    I'd so get that game on either Xbox Originals or Virtual Console!

  • X-RS

    Posted Feb 4, 2008 7:42 pm PT

    LONG LIVE THE KING!!!

  • bourne230

    Posted Feb 4, 2008 7:32 pm PT

    That is all nice and well cause i love conker but when are they gonna put something like kotor up???

  • grungehead1991

    Posted Feb 4, 2008 7:31 pm PT

    yeah for jade empire!

  • twiztdmike

    Posted Feb 4, 2008 7:29 pm PT

    I just checked to be sure and YES you can play both games offline with no problems and without doing anything special.

    Not trying to rub it in but...Heres the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du6H0pss2fo

  • LordSpleach

    Posted Feb 4, 2008 7:17 pm PT

    We need Conker on the VC!

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