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Xbox One’s upcoming update is their best to date, promising an interface that makes sense and speedier access to information. The most interesting feature, though, is backwards compatibility with certain Xbox 360 games.

Related reading: What to expect from Xbox One’s home screen post-update.

The library of compatible games is expected to grow over the next several months, but for now there are a grand title of 104 titles that will be playable once the update is released later this week. Games of note include Assassin’s Creed II, Borderlands, Fallout III, LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean (don’t laugh), Mirror’s Edge, Perfect Dark, South Park: The Stick of Truth, Super Meat Boy, and both Viva Piñata and its sequel.

Here’s the full list:

1. A Kingdom for Keflings
2. A World of Keflings
3. Alien Hominid HD
4. Assassin’s Creed II
5. Asteroids & Deluxe
6. Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
7. Banjo-Kazooie
8. Banjo-Tooie
9. BattleBlock Theater
10. Bejeweled 2
11. Bellator: MMA Onslaught
12. Beyond Good & Evil HD
13. Blood of the Werewolf
14. BloodRayne: Betrayal
15. Borderlands
16. Call of Juarez Gunslinger
17. Castle Crashers
18. CastleStorm
19. Centipede & Millipede
20. Condemned: Criminal Origins
21. Crazy Taxi
22. Deadliest Warrior: Legends
23. Defense Grid: The Awakening
24. DiRT 3
25. DiRT Showdown
26. Discs of Tron
27. Doom
28. Doom II
29. Dungeon Siege III
30. Earthworm Jim HD
31. Fable II
32. Fallout 3
33. Feeding Frenzy
34. Feeding Frenzy 2: Shipwreck Showdown
35. Gears of War
36. Gears of War 2
37. Gears of War 3
38. Gears of War: Judgment
39. Golden Axe
40. Halo: Spartan Assault
41. Hardwood Backgammon
42. Hardwood Hearts
43. Hardwood Spades
44. Heavy Weapon
45. Hexic HD
46. Ikaruga
47. Jetpac Refuelled
48. Joy Ride Turbo
49. Just Cause 2
50. Kameo: Elements of Power
51. LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game
52. LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
53. Lode Runner
54. LUMINES LIVE!
55. Mass Effect
56. Metal Slug 3
57. Metal Slug XX
58. Might & Magic Clash of Heroes
59. Mirror’s Edge
60. Missile Command
61. Monday Night Combat
62. Monkey Island 2: Special Edition
63. Monkey Island: Special Edition
64. Ms. Splosion Man
65. Mutant Blobs Attack!!!
66. N+
67. NBA JAM: On Fire Edition
68. NiGHTS into dreams…
69. Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
70. Pac-Man: Championship Edition
71. Pac-Man: Championship Edition DX+
72. Perfect Dark
73. Perfect Dark Zero
74. Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds
75. Pinball FX
76. Plants vs. Zombies
77. Prince of Persia
78. Putty Squad
79. R-Type Dimensions
80. Rayman 3 HD
81. Sacred Citadel
82. Sega Vintage Collection: Alex Kidd & Co.
83. Sega Vintage Collection: Golden Axe
84. Sega Vintage Collection: Monster World
85. Sega Vintage Collection: Streets of Rage
86. Shadow Complex
87. Sonic CD
88. Sonic The Hedgehog
89. Sonic The Hedgehog 2
90. Sonic The Hedgehog 3
91. South Park: The Stick of Truth
92. Super Meat Boy
93. Supreme Commander 2
94. Tom Clancy’s RainbowSix Vegas
95. Tom Clancy’s RainbowSix Vegas 2
96. Torchlight
97. Toy Soldiers
98. Toy Soldiers: Cold War
99. Tron: Evolution
100. Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon
101. Viva Piñata
102. Viva Piñata: Trouble In Paradise
103. Wolfenstein 3D
104. Zuma

What about notable games the list is missing (*cough* NIER *cough)? We hope to see them soon!

– Lindsay M.
News Editor