The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •New preview video went up for SSX. •For Thanksgiving a new team (The Gobblers) has been added in the store for NBA Jam: On Fire Edition going for 5000 "Jam Bucks". •Cyber Monday is nearly here and a roundup of deals will be posted tomorrow. Right now EA is offering 50% off games at their Origin site by using code SLICKDEALS50 (only seems to qualify for free ship...

The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •New baseball-related sounds were recorded for MLB 12: The Show. •Safe to say the phrase "hide the children" will be removed from NCAA Football 13. •FIFA 12 sim predicts the LA Galaxy to beat the Houston Dynamo in the MLS Cup tonight. •Android version of Madden NFL 12 got a new roster update and gameplay enhancements. •In addition to the WWE 12 deal today sa...

The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •The third producer video for SSX showing off the 'massive world'. •Referee Clete Blakeman will be featured in the NCAA Football and Madden series. •Amazon deal for today on "bundles" includes Buy 2 Get 1 Free EA Sports games featuring choices of Madden NFL 12, FIFA 12, NHL 12, NCAA Football 12, and Tiger Woods 12. •Amazon deals for releases this week include ...

The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •The next big patch for FIFA 12 is expected out as early as this coming week. •FIFA 12 for Android is coming - but will be exclusive to Xperia Play. •Another new producer video for SSX showcasing the "massive world". •Amazon deal for Modern Warfare 3 (360 - PS3) has $3 cut on the price, $25 credit towards Xbox Live 12 month subscription, $10 towards a headset, ...

The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •EA reports shipped in Q2 nearly 8 million FIFA 12 and over 3 million Madden NFL 12. •Forza 4 'Speed Pack' DLC will be out on Tuesday November 1st. •THQ has detailed plans for the first WWE 12 DLC pack. •If you missed out on the $10 promo credit that came with NBA 2K12 at release - the price has dropped to basically the equivalent level now (360 - PS3). Side-b...

The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •The Gaming Tailgate is running their yearly NCAA Football wishlist tournament. •NHL 12 recently received a tuner update (details here). •There will be no demo released for WWE 12 - generally that's not a good sign. •Kinect Sports: Season Two releases Tuesday - Amazon is offering w/$10 promo credit. •Battlefield 3 just had a $20 promo credit added for pre-o...

The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •Brock Lesnar has been added to the roster of WWE 12. •EA Sports lottery tickets debuting in Oklahoma this week. •Grand Slam Tennis 2 won't have Kinect for Xbox 360 functionality. •If you plan to pick up Batman: Arkham City (getting spectacular reviews) Amazon has it with a $10 promotional credit with release day shipping (360 - PS3). Side-blogs on Google Plus...

The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •The first patch for FIFA 12 is expected within the next few weeks. •NaturalMotion, developers of the Backbreaker series, no longer plan to make games for consoles and will instead continue to focus on mobile gaming. •Bill Russell is suing the NCAA and EA Sports over his likeness being included in past college basketball games. His action is likely to be merged with...

The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •EA Mobile released an update for Madden 12 on Android - as mentioned recently the game this year has been getting terrible response. With the update now it won't even load. •NBA 2K12 through Amazon can be ordered all the way through Monday afternoon and get the deal along with it delivered on Tuesday (360 - PS3). •Kotaku talks about 2K Sports decision to begin offer...

The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. •Tiger Woods 12 for iPhone/iPod touch/iPad is free through the weekend. •Accepting the latest user agreement for EA games means waiving the right to sue. •Check out the embarrassing trailer for the upcoming Michael Phelps Kinect game. •New Madden Moments following NFL week two feature Eagles vs Falcons and Bucs vs Vikings. •The Amazon deal for FIFA 12 - which ...