The Line Drive for April 16

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

♦NBA 2K17 predicts there will be a major upset in the first round of the NBA Playoffs.
♦Looking at my early season Diamond Dynasty heroes in MLB The Show 17.
♦Leaked image shows the WNBA will be included in the theoretical NBA Live 18.
♦The Start Today feature broken since end of regular season in NBA 2K17 is still not fixed.
♦Yet another adjustment was made this last week to the shooting in NBA 2K17.
♦2K seeking suggestions of new signature rituals and celebrations for NBA 2K18.
♦The latest roster update for NBA 2K18 has removed injuries from non-playoff teams.
♦Mutant Football League showed off screenshot of a stadium earned with KS stretch goal.
♦James Paxton’s hot start has his Diamond Dynasty value rising from upgrade anticipation.
♦OOTP Baseball announced a working partnership with the AA club Trenton Thunder.
♦Details on the latest patch to have gone out for Out of the Park Baseball 18.
♦Rocket League blog spotlights a number of suggested custom training sequences.
♦Microsoft now has the Porche license for the next six years for use in Forza franchise.
♦Digital Foundry with a video on how the Forza engine runs on upcoming XB1 Scorpio.
♦Xbox One spring sale includes discounts on Forza, FIFA 17, NBA 2K17 until Tuesday.
♦Blu-ray releases are headlined by Split and Sleepless for this coming week.