The Line Drive for December 18

The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings.

♦MLB The Show 16 was named Sports Game of the Year by the Press Row Podcast.
♦The latest podcast is also available on Youtube for those who’d prefer to listen there.
♦Put together a Holiday Gift Guide with gaming ideas for sports fans.
♦Some off-screen footage of Super Mega Baseball 2 captured at PlayStation Experience.
♦Eight NFL teams are involved in the Madden NFL Club Series that begins next month.
♦The next sequence of Ultimate Freeze Solo Challenges goes live today in Madden 17.
♦2K Sports released details on the upcoming All-Star Tournament held with NBA 2K17.
♦More stat missions have been added for Diamond Dynasty in MLB The Show 16.
♦EA Sports detailed the specifics of the FUTmas program for FIFA 17 Ultimate Team.
♦The content schedule for NBA Live Mobile has been laid out for the holidays.
♦NASCAR Heat Evolution latest update adds beer sponsor schemes for age 21+.
♦HB Studios released details on the latest patch to The Golf Club VR.
♦Details were released on the latest update to go out for Franchise Hockey Manager 3.
♦Burnout Paradise with backwards compatibility now free on Xbox One with Gold subs.
♦Blu-ray releases this week headlined by Sully and The Magnificent Seven.