The Line Drive for September 23

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

♦Madden NFL 19 had its best August launch month in sales numbers since 2010.
♦Means little though since Madden 11 (2010) was when they last released in early Aug.
♦The retail Dynasty Edition of Mutant Football League will release in time for Halloween.
♦Opening up giveaway for FIFA 19 on PS4 through pastapadre Twitter on Monday.
♦The FIFA 19 web app for its Ultimate Team mode has gone live.
♦Complete list of teams and leagues licensed for inclusion in FIFA 19.
♦How to play FIFA 19 early with EA/Origin Access and its demo all available.
♦Details on all the early content being provided in FUT with FIFA 19.
♦Details on the latest gameplay tuning update to have gone out for NHL 19.
♦Earlier reviewed both NBA 2K19 and NBA Live 19 for Sporting News.
♦Reviews of FIFA 19 and Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 will be coming this week.
♦Embarrassingly NBA Live 19 had used the standings from 2009 for the team rankings.
♦Details on a new patch that went out at the end of the week for NBA Live 19.
♦That NBA Live 19 patch followed on the heels of another earlier in the week.
♦MLB The Show 18 is included in PlayStation’s flash sale that ends Monday AM.
♦Details on the latest content for Diamond Dynasty in MLB The Show 18.
♦Rocket League reached another major milestone by passing the 50 million player mark.
♦The Best of Bond Car Pack will be available day one for Forza Horizon 4.
♦Details on the latest patch to have gone out for F1 2018.
♦The Press Row Podcast can now be found among the featured podcasts on Spotify.
♦Blu-ray releases headlined by Solo: A Star Wars Story and on digital Skyscraper.