The Line Drive for January 11

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

♦Still can get votes in for the following Pastapadre Community Awards with winners announced early this coming week: Best Sports Game of 2014 – Best New or Non-Yearly Sports Game – Best Mobile Game – Best New Feature – Most Disappointing Sports Game
♦Make sure to check out the articles I wrote for Sporting News this last week.
♦A minor patch for The Golf Club is out for PC and will be soon for PS4/XB1.
♦Metalhead Software is beginning to work on a patch for Super Mega Baseball.
♦The digital-only “Holiday Edition” of FIFA 15 is on sale for $30 on Xbox One.
♦Night Train Lane and Steve Smith are new legends for Madden Ultimate Team.
♦EA instituted changes to MUT and then reverted back to the original settings.
♦EA listed the top 20 player transfers that have occurred in FIFA Ultimate Team.
♦New tutorial video goes over basic and advanced defending in FIFA 15.
♦A first look at new LA Galaxy member Steven Gerrard through FIFA 15.
♦EA finally released a roster update for NBA Live 15 that includes recent trades.
♦The latest Press Row Podcast features discussion on old-school baseball games.
♦The latest episode of Breaking Madden is another classic.
♦Check out the jerseys that’ll be worn in the upcoming NHL All-Star game.
♦Sony released details on a subscription service with PlayStation Now.
♦SlingTV service is coming to the Xbox One for $20 a month.
♦Marvel released the first trailer for Ant-Man due out July 17.
♦Blu-ray releases this week headlined by Gone Girl and Boardwalk Empire S5.