Microsoft Updates Xbox 360 Backward Compatibility List

An official notice from Larry 'Major Nelson' Hryb has revealed a major update to the Xbox 360's backward compatibility list, including newly working Xbox titles such as Psychonauts and Shenmue 2. The full list of December 2006 Back Compatible titles added or updated are as follows: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Burnout 3: Takedown UPDATED Conker: Live and Reloaded Dead Or Alive Ultimate Destroy All Humans! Dynasty Warriors 4 / Shin Sangokumuso3 Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick Ex Chaser (Japan Only) Family Guy Far Cry: Instincts Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy I-Ninja Leisure Suit Larry: Magna *** Laude Mortal Kombat: Armageddon MotoGP Incredibles/ Mr. Incredible (J) Muzzle Flash (Japan Only) MX Unleashed Open Season Pariah Plus Plumb 2 (Japan Only) Psychonauts Psyvariar2 Extend Edition (Japan Only) Rainbow Six: Lockdown Rapala Pro Fishing Rent-A-Hero No. 1 (Japan Only) Scarface Shark Tale Shenmue II Soul Calibur 2 North America only Splinter Cell: Double Agent Tenerezza (Japan Only) The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Ultimate Spider-Man Wakeboarding Unleashed: Featuring Sean Murray Whacked! Winback 2: Project Poseidon Xiaolin Showdown The update to allow more Xbox games to run on Xbox 360, which is now available over Xbox Live, was heavily rumored after being accidentally posted on the UK version of Xbox.com. That notice was posted and then removed, without the actual software update being available, but both confirmation and the code update is now live and downloadable.