The Line Drive for November 18

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

The Jimmy Butler trade will pay off for the 76ers if NBA 2K19 is to be believed.
♦Early Black Friday sales from Microsoft and Sony will run through the week.
♦12 month subscription to PlayStation Plus now on sale for just $40.
♦12 month subscription to the PlayStation Now service is on sale for $80.
♦Look for this year’s full Black Friday deals post to go up Wednesday.
♦An MVP candidate from last season has been kicked out of the NBA 2K League.
♦Details on the second roster update with ratings changes for NBA 2K19.
♦Xfinity customers can claim some bonus VC for NBA 2K19.
♦Details on the Thanksgiving-themed program now live in MUT 19.
♦A very minor patch affecting MUT content delivery went out in Madden NFL 19.
♦Archived walkthrough video of the new Perfect Team mode in OOTP Baseball 19.
♦Details on the latest content for Diamond Dynasty in MLB The Show 18.
♦EA launched special digital ed. of NHL 19 (XB1/PS4) honoring Wayne Gretsky.
♦The special digital jersey designs goes out to everyone Monday in NHL 19.
♦Details on the latest patch that went out last week for NBA Live 19.
♦The latest in the Draft Day Sports Pro Basketball series released last week.
♦Controversies involving NFL unis in Fortnite may have led to a pause in the deal.
♦With Sony leaving E3 the always anticipated annual gaming event is all but dead.
♦All the nominees have been announced for The Game Awards airing on Dec. 6.
♦Press Row Podcast this week featured wide-ranging discussion with Kat Bailey.
♦The Press Row Podcast can now be found among the featured podcasts on Spotify.
♦Blu-ray this week includes Crazy Rich Asians, digital Mission: Impossible – Fallout.