The Line Drive for July 10

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

♦Put together a step-by-step walkthrough for getting updated rosters in NBA 2K16.
♦The roster with rookies/trades/signings (PS4 pastapadre) is up-to-date in NBA 2K16.
♦The Golden State Warriors will open as the best team of all-time in NBA 2K17.
♦Make sure to catch the inaugural Bullpen Banter HR Derby live on Monday night!
♦You can still sign-up for the online beta of NHL 17 that begins late this month.
♦MLB The Show 16 is still on sale for $40 or $35 w/Amazon Prime for the PS4 version.
♦Limited time deal on Out of the Park Baseball 17 for just $20 through the Steam sale.
♦Pre-orders of NBA 2K17 are 20% off for Amazon Prime members including the $100 edition.
♦Pre-orders of Madden NFL 17 are live and 20% off for Amazon Prime members.
♦Pre-orders of FIFA 17 are live and 20% off to Amazon Prime members.
♦Recent blog details the process of creating new clothes and gear in Madden NFL 17.
♦Developer answers some questions related to the set piece rewrite done for FIFA 17.
♦EA Sports has entered a marketing partnership with Juventus for the FIFA franchise.
♦EA Sports has answered more user-submitted questions about NHL 17.
♦Details on the latest Ultimate Team transfers made in FIFA 16.
♦Video blog series begins on getting the license back to make Nascar Heat Evolution.
♦The Need for Speed reboot will make it into the EA Access Vault for XB1 on July 12.
♦Super Stickman Golf 3 has released to both the iOS and Android app stores.