The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings.
♦Reviewed both NBA 2K19 and NBA Live 19 this week for Sporting News.
♦FIFA 19 should go live on EA Access and Origin Access this Wednesday.
♦Details on how the Chemistry feature will work in FIFA 19 Ultimate Team.
♦The complete list of licensed and generic stadiums featured in FIFA 19.
♦Cast votes for the MLS player that should be on a custom cover for FIFA 19.
♦EA attempts to justify why few resources have gone into Career Mode in FIFA.
♦The top rated players from Major League Soccer listed for FIFA 19.
♦Belgium is considering criminal charges over loot boxes in EA Sports FIFA.
♦Meanwhile 2K is hoping fans in Belgium will demand the return of loot boxes.
♦Details on a minor patch that went out for Pro Evolution Soccer 2019.
♦A future update will address issues with transfers in Pro Evolution Soccer 2019.
♦Details on changes with the latest content update for NBA Live 19.
♦Details on a minor patch that went live last week for MLB The Show 18.
♦The Sept. 1st quickstart option and new rosters went live in OOTP Baseball 19.
♦The top 10 legends ranked by Overall Rating found in NHL 19.
♦The top 10 rookies ranked by Overall Rating found in NHL 19.
♦PlayStation VR will be getting Everybody’s Golf sometime in 2019.
♦Check out a new map that will be coming soon to Disc Jam.
♦Blu-ray releases this week include Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.