The Line Drive for January 4
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The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings.
♦Heading into the last week for the Pastapadre Community Awards. Make sure to cast votes for Gameplay – Franchise – Career –Presentation – Online – Most Disappointing Game –Post-Release Support – New Feature – Best Mobile Game.
♦Seems that EA Sports is hinting at one more gameplay patch on the way for UFC.
♦Now two weeks w/o Madden NFL 15 roster update – should get a new one this week.
♦NBA 2K15 for $40 at Amazon comes with bonus $20 of VC and MyTeam Packs.
♦No changes to player ratings in NBA 2K15 roster updates within the last two weeks.
♦2K has acknowledged issues with NBA 2K15 MyPark and are looking into them.
♦EA posted an NHL 15 infographic to make it seem as though the game is popular.
♦The latest Press Row Podcast talks with friends of the show about 2014 favorites.
♦Sony is extending PS+ subs five days and giving 10% coupon for recent downtime.
♦The first trailer for Ant-Man, check out a quick teaser here, will arrive Tuesday.
♦Blu-ray releases this week headlined by Boyhood and many seasons of TV shows.