Last year, EA made a huge 180, and not just with the parkour running lead character of Mirror's Edge, but they managed to pump out seemingly decent titles along with risky new IP's during a harsh season filled with blockbuster sequels and other new rival games. Instead of being the EA of old - hashing out half-assed sequels with professionals on the front with a fake smile, EA  decided to put out the EA DICE developed, Unreal Engine 3 powered, free-running centered first person action-adventure game Mirror's Edge to much attention of the gaming press and public.

Last September I had a look at the NeoGeo classic, Garou: Mark of the Wolves - SNK's answer to the technically astounding Street Fighter III. Marking the end of the Garou series, a staple of the NeoGeo console, SNK Playmore have re-released it on Xbox Live Arcade complete with online play, achievements and a little bit of Engrish. The game is known for pushing the boundaries of the Neo Geo and setting the framework for both future SNK fighting games and technically advancing the gameplay aspects of the genre as well as showing future games how important a fully balanced roster of characters is to a fighting game.