Xbox Live Downloads - December emulation profiles. new Marketplace content

Microsoft announced Xbox 360 emulation for a number of under-prioritized UbiSoft Tom Clancy titles in its December update. Joining the original Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six 3 emulation profiles are:

• Ghost Recon 2
  
• Ghost Recon 2 Summit Strike
  
• Rainbow Six 3 Black Arrow
  
• Splinter Cell
  
• Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
  
• Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

In addition, the limited edition Jade Empire bonus disc is now supported. NOTE: Can't get the update? It was pulled without warning shortly after release due to an error in the Halo 2 profile. It should be back later today.

For those keeping score, the backward compatibility list also has suffered a few stealth deletions due to some promised profiles not actually being ready:

• Catwoman
  
• Codename: Kids Next Door
  
• Curse: The Eye of Isis
  
• Freedom Fighters
  
• Mortal Kombat: Deception (this one actually works though!)
  
• NBA LIVE 2003
  
• Sid Meier's Pirates!
  
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Microsoft also clarified that only the offline version of Tetris Worlds works with the 360 at this time. Technically, with the deletions, the launch total was only about 199. And this list may still be inaccurate - Tecmo Classic Arcade, for one, has been listed since the beginning but doesn't seem to work even with the CD-burnable profiles.

There are also a few new Marketplace additions, incuding a free X3 movie trailer, a Madden 2006 demo and three new Xbox Live Arcade games (each with try-before-you-buy demos): Hardwood Backgammon, Hearts and Spades...