The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. Backbreaker demo videos posted earlier today. Full impressions posting and discussion on the Padrecast coming tomorrow. Two additional NHL 11 screenshots have been added to the gallery. More details on NBA Jam in a big IGN preview including over 100 unlockables, hidden characters, boss battles, and still no determination regarding online play. E...

The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. Worldwide the FIFA series is far and away the best selling sports title on the market. EA recently announced that FIFA 10 has sold over 10 million copies and the recently released 2010 FIFA World Cup is already over 2 million. The latest UFC 2010 developer blog addresses more questions that have been submitted about the game and responds to some concerns based...

The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. The next patch for MLB 2K10 has reached certification and should be out within the next two weeks. 350K people played Madden 10 online once and then never again. That is a large number but probably not as significant as it sounds. The latest UFC 2010 developer blog answers some questions submitted in relation to the demo. The latest Backbreaker vide...

The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. Leak for NHL 11 reveals the game will include the Canadian Hockey League. A patch is on the way for Tecmo Bowl Throwback to fix an online issue with recording wins and losses in situations where one side disconnects. The latest in the way of news mascots for NCAA Football 11 include Texas Tech's "Raider Red" and Houston's "Shasta". EA has also releas...

The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. A bunch of hands-on previews recently hit for NCAA Football 11: Op Sports - DToid - IGN - Gamespot Kotaku details the mini-golf mode added to Tiger Woods 11 on the Wii Owen Good at Kotaku checks in with his weekly sports gaming related column this time following his Road to the Show and addiction to paying for attribute boosts. The PS3 is recei...

The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. Owen Good at Kotaku digs into MLB 2K10 to provide camera settings to match the look of broadcasts for each individual stadium. MLB 2K10 (360 version) ended up settling for 14th in sales for March. Make sure to check out the article covering full sales analysis for the month. Lists of Xbox 360 Achievements are out for Backbreaker and Tecmo Bowl Throwbac...

The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. A Strikeforce event will be taking place on June 16th in LA to coincide with E3. That is a strong indication that EA Sports MMA will be heavily promoted at the gaming convention. Whether it will be playable on the show floor is still unknown. A new community Q&A blog has been posted for UFC Undisputed 2010 which discusses aspects of the game such as attr...

The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. I did an interview with Stick Skills. Head over and check it out. Kotaku got ahold of a prototype image (pictured above) from the basketball game being built before it was turned into NBA Jam. ESPN goes in-depth on the visual style of NCAA Football 11. Another new mascot for NCAA Football 11 revealed with Wake Forest's Demon Deacon. The image can be ...