The Line Drive for January 3
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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.
♦NCAA Football 14 went 6-2 in the NYE/NYD games in its simulation predictions.
♦Revisiting the biggest sports gaming stories of 2015 that will have lasting impact.
♦Make sure vote in any of the nine categories open in the PP Community Awards.
♦Madden NFL 16 roster updates should be back on schedule this coming week.
♦After being forced to keep them on longer 2K has shut down NBA 2K14’s servers.
♦It’s possible some MLB The Show 16 news or a trailer comes out of CES this week.
♦I’ll be taking over the reigns of the Press Row Podcast as host going forward.
♦PS+ members on PS4 can get NHL 16 for $24 and NBA Live 16 for $16.
♦Gold members on Xbox One can get FIFA 16 for $24.
♦Blu-ray releases this week include True Detective S2 and Sicario.