Christmas comes early this year for Xbox Live members. The inclusion of original Xbox titles has been announced today, along with the news that long time Live members will receive 500 free Microsoft Points. The titles available for download include Halo, Psychonauts, Crimson Skies, and Fable.

The update hits consoles December 4th, with each title costing 1200 Microsoft Points ($15). No word yet on if the new titles will feature achievement points. In addition to the Original titles, the Xbox Live Arcade game Carcassonne will be available free of charge for the first 48 hours, starting November 15th.

ShackNews reported earlier today that they received info about other titles in the works for Microsoft’s new download model. The titles they mentioned are Indigo Prophecy, Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of the Cortex, and Burnout 3, all said to be released in the near future. As if we didn’t have enough to buy this holiday season, what’s a couple more MS points between friends — Thanks Microsoft!

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2 Comments » Anthony Perez on November 14, 2007 12:34 pm I received this press release last night myself and the first thing I looked for in the list of Xbox Classic titles was Psychonauts. I never got to play the game when it originally came out, though I did play a demo on the PC. It was a hell of a lot of fun and now I can get it on my 360. Just a couple of nights ago my roommate and I were talking about how much it sucked that some games weren’t backwards compatible and the one we thought mentioned most was Psychonauts. Tim Schafer is a brilliant game designer. Spinal on September 8, 2009 5:24 pm Wow, missed out on this a while ago lol. RSS feed for comments on this post. Comment Now Note: Commenting on Ripten does not currently require registration, however to be eligible for contests on the site, you must be a registered user. Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Commenting Rules: No hate speech allowed. If you must argue, please debate intelligently. Comments containing selected keywords or outbound links will be put into moderation to help prevent spam. Ripten reserves the right to delete comments and ban anyone who doesn't follow the rules. Thanks. Notify me of followup comments Tired of the Goomba? Upload your own custom comment avatar.