Today during Microsoft’s 20th anniversary Xbox event, the company announced that 76 new games are being added to the Xbox backwards compatibility library, including the entire Max Payne franchise, F.E.A.R series, multiple Star Wars games, and more. Xbox also announced that some of these classics will support FPS boost and all of them will benefit from Auto HDR.

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During today’s event, Peggy Lo, compatibility program lead at Xbox, announced that Microsoft was bringing more games to the Xbox backwards compatibility program. This is a bit of a surprise because in 2019 Xbox announced it had no further plans to expand the back compat library. However, it seems that continued community requests for some older games and the big 20th-anniversary celebration helped convince Microsoft to open the floodgates one more time.

Here’s the full list of games that you can now play on Xbox One or Xbox Series X/S:

50 Cent: Blood on the SandAces of the GalaxyAdvent RisingAdventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless KingdomAre You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Make the GradeAvatar: The Last Airbender – The Burning EarthBankshot Billiards 2Beautiful KatamariBinary DomainBlack College Football Xperience: Doug Williams EdCloning ClydeConanDarwinia+Dead or Alive UltimateDead or Alive 3Dead or Alive 4Death by CubeDisney UniverseDisney’s Chicken LittleElements of DestructionF.E.A.R.F.E.A.R. 2: Project OriginF.E.A.R. 3F.E.A.R. FilesThe First TemplarGladiusGunvalkyrieIslands of WakfuLego The Lord of the RingsManhuntMax PayneMax Payne 2: The Fall of Max PayneMax Payne 3Mini NinjasMortal KombatMortal Kombat vs. DC UniverseMX vs. ATV AliveMX vs. ATV UntamedNIERNovadromeOddworld: Munch’s OddyseeOnechanbara: Bikini Samurai SquadOtogi: Myth of DemonsOtogi 2: Immortal WarriorsThe OutfitOutpost Kaloki XQuake Arena ArcadeR.A.W. – Realms of Ancient WarRed Dead RevolverResident Evil: Operation Raccoon CityRidge Racer 6RioRisenRisen 2: Dark WatersRock of AgesSacred 2: Fallen AngelScrambleScrewjumper!Secret Weapons Over NormandySkate 2SpongeBob SquarePants Underpants Slam!SpongeBob’s Truth or SquareStar Wars Starfighter: Special EditionStar Wars: Episode III Revenge of the SithStar Wars: The Clone WarsStar Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi OutcastSwitchballThrillvilleThrillville: Off the RailsTime PilotTimeSplitters 2TimeSplitters: Future PerfectToy Story Mania!Vandal Hearts: Flames of JudgmentViva Piñata: Party AnimalsWarlords

Some games from the list that caught my attention include all of the Max Payne series, Timesplitters and its sequel Future Perfect, 50 Cent: Blood On The Sand, Manhunt, Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe, and Skate 2. Sadly, at least as of now, you still can’t buy 50 Cent: Blood On The Sand via the old Xbox marketplace. But at least if you get a disc copy you can now play it on your Xbox Series X.

All of these games will support Auto HDR on Xbox Series X/S consoles and resolution boosts across all modern Xbox consoles, including Xbox One.

Also announced today, 37 classic Xbox and Xbox 360 games are getting FPS Boost support, including some older back compat titles like all of the previous Gears of War games on Xbox 360, Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, and Fallout: New Vegas. And, interestingly, some of these games will support FPS Boost via cloud streaming. As always, Auto HDR and FPS Boost can be toggled on or off via the game’s compatibility settings in the Xbox dashboard. Here’s the full list of games getting FPS Boost support.